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Oil Search PNG Orchid Freda Waula (left) Lynda Babao O`Neill and Orchid player Cathy Neap with the new logo
for the PNG National women’s Rugby League team and the two jerseys to be
used in the match against the Jillaroos
(right) and the World Cup. (Picture by Mark Talia Post Courier Photographer)
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BY FIDELIS SUKINA
The PNG National Women’s team for the Women’s Rugby League World Cup has been named the Papua New Guinea Orchids after a nationwide survey was done says Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League (PNGRFL) Chairman Sandis Tsaka.
The Women’s World Cup will be played alongside the Men’s World Cup in October.
The logo and jerseys for the Prime Ministers IIIX curtain raiser against the Australian Jillaroos in September and the World Cup in October was launched at the Naked Fish in Port Moresby yesterday.
The orchids will play their first game as a team against the Australia’s Harvey Noram Jillaroos as part of a “triple-header” on September 23, alongside the Prime Minister’s XIII and Kumuls clash and a match between a NSW Young Achievers side and PNG.
Lynda Babao-Oineil wife of Prime Minster of Papua New Guinea Peter O’Neil revealed the name and the logo for the Womens National Team.
Tsaka said the team has never had a formal name with the Orchids name symbolizing the woman folk of PNG.
“The PNG Rugby League Woman’s team has never had a formal name and as a matter of a fact has never played an international match before.
“The board after running a nationwide survey to find a name decided on a name the reflected a symbol that was indigenous to PNG and reflected the National Diversity and riches in our environment in this case of flora that will be culturally and nationally identifiable with the women folk in Papua New Guinea.
“After a process that raised many questions as much as answers the board settled on what we believed is a name that identifies with our PNG Identity and infect represent our woman and girls in PNG,” Tsaka said
The Orchids team was also announced after the Confederate National Championships in Lae on Tuesday 15th August, with a 30 women squad announced at the Launch, the team will assemble to take on the Jillaroos and onto the World Cup in October.
30 train on squad woman’s world cup
Barbar Selsel – Highlands
Carol Humeu – southern
Cathy Neap – southern
Elvina Aaron – Southern
Freda Waula – Southern
Grace Mark – Northern
Janet Michael – Southern
Joan Kuman – Southern
Maima Wae – Southern
Margaret Papo – Highlands
Martha Karl – Northern
Naomi Kaupa – Southern
Shirley Joe – Northern
Akosita Baru – Northern
Anna Oiufa – Highlands
Brenda Goro – Southern
Christy Roulage – Highlands
Della Audama – Southern
Elava Turpa – NGI
Gloria Kaupa – Highlands
Helen Abau – Southern
Jacobeth Ware – Northern
Shirley Jerry – Highlands
Vero Waula – Southern
Shadow players
Anas Lingiliket – NGI
Atua Arek – Northern
Barbra Andrew – Northern
Fay Sogavo – Highlands
Mala Mark – Highlands
Melisa James – Highlands
Coach: Dennis Miall
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