“Intrust Super Cup Comp Tough”

SP PNG Hunters hooker, Wartovo Puara Jr says advancing from the Digicel Cup competition to the Intrust Super Cup is tough.

Puara said for players that are transitioning from playing in the Digicel Cup to playing for the Hunters is hard. Having come through the same pathway, Puara said it takes time, but sometimes it turns out that player show confidence and a take a step forward to advancing into playing a different level of rugby league.

“As easy as it sounds, although players have come from Digicel Cup, it’s not easy at the start but player slowly adapt to the level of game the hunters play. Transitioning from one competition to another is very different” said Puara.

Puara said considering the number of new players that recently joined the hunters train on squad has a lot of talent.

He said the new players are bonding well and taking every piece of advice from the coaching staff.

Puara said currently with training, the new players have really stepped up to prove their worth but the decision of cutting down the team is always a hard one to make, especially when you know that everyone has worked hard for a spot in the final team.

“Training with the juniors is great and we have some very good talented players come from the digicel cup. It’ll be a tough one to see what happens after the team is cut down. For now the advice is for the all players to give their best during the training sessions” said Puara.

The team will be narrowed down toward the end of December and staring of January 2022, where the final squad for the 2022 season will be announced.

Hunters will again base for the season next year in Queensland, where they will be away from their families and friends for the entire duration of their competition.

Author: 
Godwin Eki