Ben Frame is still president, says PNGRFU general manager (Post Courier 8/12/16)

Left PNGRFU general manager Frank Genia and PNG National Sevens team coach Douglas Giuse 

By FIDELIS SUKINA

The Papua New Guinea Rugby Football Union (PNGRFU) is still headed by interim president Ben Frame.

This was made clear by PNGRFU general manager Frank Genia.

Genia made the clarification during a press conference at the PNGRFU headquarters in Port Moresby yesterday.

“At the end of the day the PNGRFU office reports to one board that is recognized by World Rugby, International Rugby Board (IRB) and the Investment Promotion Authority (IPA).

“The board consists of current president Ben Frame, treasurer Leon Buskins and their other executives, and until such time at the Annual General Meeting in January 2017 when the new executives are elected in, it will be business as usual,” Genia said.

Genia said he did not want to make comments without legal clarification from the IRB and the PNGRFU lawyers.

“The PNGRFU Board will make an official statement in due course after reviewing the legal advice from the World Rugby (IRB) lawyers and our lawyers so I cannot comment any further on this until we have spoken to our lawyers.

“The last thing we want to do is continue on with this media circus and ultimately risk PNGRFUs membership to IRB which will mean no funding and competitions and we don’t want that,” Genia said.