BY FIDELIS SUKINA
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| Andrew Hill CEO of RLWC2017 |
Andrew Hill CEO of Rugby League World Cup 2017 announced
that all games for the Women teams will be held at the Southern Cross Group
Stadium in Cronulla in Sydney.
Hill made this announcement at the launching of the Oil
Search PNG Orchids team on Tuesday.
“This World Cup will be the fifth edition and the first ever
fully funded Women’s World Cup with all 11 games to be played at the Southern
Cross Group Stadium in Cronulla in Sydney.
“With less than 100 days remaining we will see Papua New
Guinea, Canada, Cook Islands, New Zealand, England and defending Champions
Australia play three triple header matches on 16 November, 19th
November and 22nd November, with the finals on 26th
November.
“On second December all eyes will be on Brisbane when a
capacity crowd of 52, 500 people and more than 20 million viewers World Wide
will be watching the first ever double header World Cup Grand Final where two
world champions will be crowned for the Men and Women,” Hill said
The Oil Search PNG Orchids will play their first game on the
16th of November against England; on 19th November they
will play Canada and on 22 November play New Zealand.
PNG are in Pool B with New Zealand and Canada with
Australia, England and Cook Islands in Pool B.
Lynda Babao-O’Neill wife of Prime Minister Peter O’Neill who
revealed the Womans National team name and logo said the participation of the
Orchids shows progress in Women’s Rugby League in Papua New Guinea.
“The involvement of the Women team presents the progress and
potential of Women Rugby League in Papua New Guinea, the international games
can only strengthen and develop the Sports.
“It’s a male dominant sport male with the male athlete
getting most of the funding and I am ecstatic to see a renewed effort to bring
women’s rugby league to the fore front,” she said
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