 |
| The trophies with the Jonah Lomu Cup logo will be given to the winners Picture by Post Courier Photographer Mark Talia |
By FIDELIS SUKINA
The management committee revealed the trophies, announced ticketing and the winning categories of the tournament at the New Zealand High Commission in Port Moresby.
The tournament is slated for December 9-12 at the new Bava Park Stadium in Port Moresby.
Tournament director Billy Rapilla said the competition is aimed at continuing the legacy of the late New Zealand All Black legend Jonah Lomu and importantly creating a pathway for junior and grassroots rugby union development in Papua New Guinea with the help of the New Zealand High Commission.
The tournament is the first after Lomu’s passing last year.
Rapilla said there will be two divisions for the men and women, with clubs from Port Moresby’s Capital Rugby Union (CRU) and visiting teams from outside provinces take part.
“There will be no prize money, but trophies handed out for the Cup, Plate and Bowl category winners.
“It will be a 16 men and eight women team competition,” he added.
He said there will be 11 Capital Rugby Union teams, four visiting teams,( Madang Madgauns, Lae Hammer Heads, Kimbe Rebels and Autonomous Region of Bougainville (AROB) Black Orchids), and an invited team Hakatautai from the Mortlock and Tasman area of the Bougainville, that will be playing in the men’s category.
“The womens teams will see seven capital rugby union teams and the women’s Black Orchid team, from AROB, The men’s teams will be put into four pools and the women in two pools,” Rapialla added
He also added that the tournament will feature eight capital rugby union U19 teams that will play four games during the break intervals of the three day tournament, and an inclusion of two Brisbane based referees to ref and give the international field.
“There is a lot of excitement about the tournament with also the inclusion of eight U19 teams, we also will be brining p two referees from Brisbane to help with improving the standard of the game, and will be running a workshop for referees, as a refresher before the start of the tournament,” Rapilla said
The gate fee for the tournament will be K5 for Adults and K2 for Children
1 comment:
Wao, That's cool! So my brother when you need any font family for designs then find from there;
Royalty Free Fonts
Post a Comment