Palais

Palais named for Sydney 7s

The final team will now prepare for the HSBC Sydney sevens tournament in Australia from the 26th to the 28th of January.

Palais Team for Sydney Sevens

Palais named for Sydney Sevens tournament

The 12 member squad will travel to Sydney on Tuesday for the tournament, scheduled from February 3-4.

The team comprises of youth and experience and is boosted with regulars Kymlie Rapilla, Joanne Lagona and captain Lynette Kwarula.

The team includes three debutants namely Mavis Mitaharo, Fatima Rama and Cathy Puro, who are hoping to prove their worth on world stage.

The squad has been in training camp for three weeks in Port Moresby following a 10-day camp in December 2016.

Palais get help from Pacific Industries

This is all thanks to Pacific Industries who delivered cartons of water enough to last for three weeks of training before they depart this month to play in qualification tournaments.

President of the PNG Rugby Football Union, Steven Kami thanked Pacific Industries for their timely sponsorship.

“This will lead to better training for the team and getting fit. Pacific Industries is one of the first sponsors to come in as the team prepares to travel overseas. Thank you to Pacific Industries,” said Kami.

PNG 7s team thrash American Samoa

Despite their 54-0 loss against Fiji in the opening match on Thursday, the PNG women have bounced back to win the other three matches against Nauru, Tonga and American Samoa.