Papua New Guinea Rugby Football Union

Conflicting groups to meet with mediators

Minister for Sports Justin Tkatchenko said they have planned a meeting with mediators and are waiting for confirmation from the World Rugby Union.

Tkatchenko urged both parties to come together to resolve the issue once and for all.

The mediators, two mediators will be from the PNG Olympic Committee while another will be from World Rugby Union.

Tkatchenko said they will come up with a sensible outcome that both parties can agree upon and then move on in the name of the game.

PNGRFU thanks PNGSF for new stadium

Kami claims that by listening and talking to FIFA, the state of the newly furnished and upgraded Bava Park pitch was better than the state of the pitch in New Zealand when they played the FIFA U20 men’s World Cup.

“With these new facilities available for Rugby Union, it will help boost the standard and elevate it to the next level as we are already starting to see  success with the recent Jonah Lomu Legacy Cup,” Kami said.

Rugby gets K400,000 for national tournament

This sponsorship is focused on building the game at a provincial level through two channels, namely the Export Rugby Championships and the Export Rugby Sevens Series.

SP Brewery marketing manager Roger Harwood said  SP under the brand South Pacific Export Larger is delighted to have an ongoing association with rugby union in PNG.

“Our association to the code started in 2005 and has included the sevens and fifteens format of the game focused on developing the code locally,” he said.