The players were encouraged by PNG Pepes team captain Lua Rikis during their farewell today by the High Performance Sport Southern Centre for Excellence.
Palais depart the country this week to play at two events at Fiji in November.
The 15s team will play against Fiji on November 5 to qualify for the World Cup Qualifier.
The 7s team will participate at the Oceania Sevens Championship from November 11-12 against Fiji, Australia, Samoa, Cook Islands, Tonga and the Solomon Islands.
