People's Choice Award

“Such recognition at the national level reflects the commitment and discipline imparted by the coaches, team management and stakeholders into the development of sporting talents in Lae, especially at the community level in rugby union,” said Rosso.

“I am proud that PC Ravens represented my beloved Papuan Compound suburb and Lae City as a whole, and coming out champions at various tournaments, including the 2022 Trans Highway Rosso Cup Tournament in Lae.

The People’s Choice Award is the 12^th category of the SP Sports Awards.

This is the third year running where voting is open to the public to vote to decide the winner.

Chairperson, Andrew Lepani said voting will run starting today and will close on June 1.

“Finalists for this award are from the top four categories- Male Athlete, Female Athlete, Team of the Year and National Performance of the Year.

“The public can text to 1610 and select your candidate by following the prompts. You can vote as many times as you want,” said Lepani.