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Rugby League Nines At The 2015 Pacific Games
Rugby league nines at the 2015 Pacific Games was held from 11–12 July 2015 at Sir John Guise Stadium. Hosts Papua New Guinea won the gold medal, defeating Samoa in the final by 38–10. Tonga took the bronze medal, defeating the Cook Islands by 16-14 in the third place match. PNG's Wartovo Puara Jr was named Player of the Tournament. Medal summary Medal table Results Teams Matches Preliminary round Finals Rankings See also * Rugby league at the Pacific Games Rugby league was introduced to the Pacific Games in 2007 at Apia in Samoa. Rugby league nines is the form of the game currently played at the Pacific Games. The 7-a-side version of the game was played at the 2009 Pacific Mini Games. Pacific Ga ... References {{2015 in rugby league 2015 Pacific Games 2015 2015 in rugby league Rugby league nines 2015 in Papua New Guinea rugby league ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir John Guise Stadium
The Sir John Guise Stadium is a multi-sport and athletics venue located in Port Moresby, the capital city of Papua New Guinea, and is part of the larger Sir John Guise Sports Precinct which also includes an indoor arena, beach volleyball/hockey court, and aquatics center. The stadium is named after Sir John Guise, the first Governor-General of Papua New Guinea. History Foundation The stadium was opened in 1991 to host the South Pacific Games that year. The stadium had an original capacity of approximately 5,000 spectators. Redevelopment On 27 September 2009, Papua New Guinea was chosen to host the 2015 Pacific Games. The stadium was chosen, along with Lloyd Robson Oval, Taurama Swimming Pool, and the new Konedobu Stadium, as venues for the games. Renovations to the facility included: renovation and expansion of the existing grandstand, new player facilities, offices and lounges, locker rooms, media centre, medical stations, an increase in seating from approximately 5,000 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israel Eliab
Israel Eliab (born 16 January 1991) is a Papua New Guinea professional rugby league footballer who played for the PNG Hunters in the Queensland Cup. A Papua New Guinea international, most notably at the 2013 World Cup. Eliab previously played for the London Broncos in the Championship. Background Eliab was born and raised in the small town of Kokopo in the East New Britain Province of Papua New Guinea. He comes from a mixed parentage of East New Britain and Manus. Playing career He started off playing in the domestic competition (Digicel Cup) in PNG for the Rabaul Gurias. Israel previously played for the Port Moresby Vipers with whom he won a premiership title in 2013. He then played for the Papua New Guinea Hunters in the Queensland Intrust Super Cup competition, for which he is also the captain. His position is at five-eighth, but has also played at halfback and centre as well. Eliab captained PNG's rugby league nines side at the 2015 Pacific Games. He captained the 13-a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby League At The Pacific Games ...
Rugby league was introduced to the Pacific Games in 2007 at Apia in Samoa. Rugby league nines is the form of the game currently played at the Pacific Games. The 7-a-side version of the game was played at the 2009 Pacific Mini Games. Pacific Games Men Women Medal table The all-time medal standings for rugby league at the Pacific Games, including the South Pacific Games, from 2007–present is collated in the table below. This includes both men's and women's events. Pacific Mini Games Men's tournament References {{Pacific Games Pacific Games Rugby league in Oceania Pacific Games The Pacific Games (French: Jeux du Pacifique), is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from Oceania. The inaugural Games took place in 1963 in Suva, Fiji, and most recently in 2019 in Apia, Samoa. The Games we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taufa Fukofuka
Taufa Fukofuka (born October 22, 1979) is a Tongan rugby league footballer who plays as a five-eighth for the Mu'a Saints in the Tonga National Rugby League competition. Background Fukofuka was born in Tonga. Career Fukofuka has also appeared on several occasions for the Tonga national rugby league team with his most recent international games coming during the 2006 Federation Shield competition. He coached Tonga's Rugby League 9's team at the 2015 Pacific Games The 2015 Pacific Games, also known as Port Moresby 2015 or POM 2015, was held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, from 4 to 18 July 2015. It was the fifteenth staging of the Pacific Games as well as the third to be hosted in Port Moresby. More tha .... In 2016 he sued Tonga National Rugby League over its failure to audit its accounts, and to require it to hold board elections. References 1979 births Living people Rugby league five-eighths Tongan rugby league players Tonga national rugby league team p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Marum
Michael Marum (born 8 October 1973) is a Papua New Guinean rugby league coach and former player who was the first head coach of the Port Moresby-based PNG Hunters in the Queensland Cup and the Papua New Guinea national team. During his playing career, Marum represented Papua New Guinea at the 2000 World Cup. He is the nephew of Skerry Palanga, who coached Papua New Guinea in the 1980s and 1990s. Playing career Marum played for the Port Moresby Vipers and then went on to captain, the Agmark Rabaul Guria's and played four tests for Papua New Guinea, including one at the 2000 World Cup. Coaching career Some of Marum's earliest coaching roles were as an assistant for the PNG national side at the 2008 World Cup and 2010 Four Nations. His first head coach role was with the Agmark Gurias in the PNG domestic competition in 2012. Marum has also served as the competition director to the local Agmark nines tournament. He coached Papua New Guinea rugby league nines side at the 2015 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Havea
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and List of cities in Oceania by population, Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountains (New South Wales), Blue Mountains to the west, City of Hawkesbury, Hawkesbury to the north, the Royal National Park to the south and Macarthur, New South Wales, Macarthur to the south-west. Sydney is made up of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Residents of the city are known as "Sydneysiders". The 2021 census recorded the population of Greater Sydney as 5,231,150, meaning the city is home to approximately 66% of the state's population. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2017. Nicknames of the city include the 'Emerald City' and the 'Harbour City'. Indigenous Australians, Aboriginal Australians have inhabited the Greater Sydney region for a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ionatana Tino
Ionatana Tino is a Samoan rugby league and rugby union footballer who represented Samoa in the 2013 World Cup. Playing career A player for the Apia Barracudas in the Samoan local competition, Tino played for the Parkes Spacemen in the Group 11 Rugby League competition during the 2013 season. In 2013, Tino was named in the Samoa squad for the World Cup. ''rlwc2013.com'', 9 October 2013 He played for the Samoan rugby league nines side at the 2015 Pacific Games The 2015 Pacific Games, also known as Port Moresby 2015 or POM 2015, was held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, from 4 to 18 July 2015. It was the fifteenth staging of the Pacific Games as well as the third to be hosted in Port Moresby. More tha .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Tino, Ionatana Living people Parkes Spacemen players Rugby league hookers Rugby league locks Samoa national rugby league team players Samoan rugby league players Samoa international rugby union players Place of birth missing (living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adex Wera
Adex Wera (born 1990) is a Papua New Guinean former professional rugby league footballer who last played for and captained the Papua New Guinea Hunters in the Queensland Cup. He has represented the Papua New Guinea national team. Wera played for the PNG Hunters in their first match in the Intrust Super Cup The Queensland Cup, currently known as the Hostplus Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the highest-level regional rugby league football competition in Queensland, Australia. It is run by the Queensland Rugby League (QRL) and is contested by fou ... in 2014 (against Redcliffe Dolphins). In 2018, he became second player at the Hunters to reach 100 appearances in the competition. References 1990 births Living people Papua New Guinea Hunters captains Papua New Guinea Hunters players Papua New Guinea national rugby league team players Papua New Guinean rugby league players PNG Prime Minister's XIII players Rugby league centres Place of birth missing (living pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Wan
Henry Wan Noki (born 23 July 1991) is a Papua New Guinean rugby league footballer who plays for the Papua New Guinea Hunters in the Queensland Cup. He has also represented Papua New Guinea Kumuls The Papua New Guinea national rugby league team represents Papua New Guinea in the sport of rugby league football. In Papua New Guinea, Rugby League is a highly popular sport and is regarded as the country's national sport. The national side ar .... References 1991 births Living people Limoux Grizzlies players Papua New Guinea Hunters players Papua New Guinea national rugby league team players Papua New Guinean rugby league players Rugby league props Rugby league players from the Western Highlands Province {{PapuaNewGuinea-rugbyleague-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thompson Teteh
Thompson Teteh (born 12 July 1989) is a Papua New Guinea rugby league footballer who played for Featherstone Rovers in the Betfred Championship. Teteh previously played for the PNG Hunters and the Redcliffe Dolphins in the Queensland Cup in Australia, and has represented the Papua New Guinean national team. Background Teteh was born in Lae, Morobe, Papua New Guinea. Playing career Teteh trained with the South Sydney Rabbitohs on a six-week trial contract during the 2015 pre-season. After playing 50 games for the PNG Hunters, Teteh joined the Dolphins at the start of the 2017 season. and returned to the PNG Hunters in 2018 due to visa renewal issues. References External links2017 RLWC profile 1989 births Living people Featherstone Rovers players Papua New Guinean rugby league players Redcliffe Dolphins players Papua New Guinea Hunters players Papua New Guinea national rugby league team players Rugby league centres {{PapuaNewGuinea-rugbyleague-bio- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wartovo Puara
Wartovo Puara Jr (born 24 June 1990) is a Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Sepik Pride Rugby League Football Club in the PNGNRL. He previously played for the Barrow Raiders in the Betfred Championship. He has represented the Papua New Guinean national team, most notably at the 2017 World Cup. Early life Puara was born in Kokopo, Papua New Guinea, and played his junior rugby league for the Kokopo Muruks. Playing career Puara joined the PNG Hunters in 2014 for their inaugural season in the Queensland Cup. He trained with the South Sydney Rabbitohs on a six week trial contract during the 2015 pre-season. In 2019 Puara signed for the Barrow Raiders he enjoyed a great first season and was tipped by Barrie McDermott as one of 6 potential championship players that could play in super league. His form earned him a place in the PNG international side that took on Great Britain and won. In 2020 Puara signed a two-year contract extension ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
