Subcity Raiders

Storms claim JT 9s cup

Apart from winning the Cup, Storms walked away with the major cash prize of K20,000.

What better way to celebrate the 13th edition of the JT Super 9s tournament on Sunday then having an all Moresby South affair fighting it out for this year’s prestigious JT9s Cup and a whopping cash prize K20,000.

Subcity Raiders one of the foundation clubs of the old Moresby South off-season rugby league competition took on the big challenge from new kids on the block, Border Storms also an offspring from the Moresby South electorate for the right to claim the major silverware.

Sabama team upset Ave

Both teams were tied at 4-all after regulation time, forcing the contest into golden point time to decide the winner.

Ave had the services of current Orchids, Vero Waula and the Malabag sisters, Lilah and Rose up against an unknown Raiders outfit who scored the winning try in golden point time to shock their more fancied opponents 8-4 at fulltime.

The Ave women’s team is from the Gordons suburb with bulk of the women are seasoned players from the Port Moresby rugby league competition.