PNG Hunters
The Papua New Guinea Hunters (PNG Hunters) are a professional rugby league football club based in Papua New Guinea. They were formed in December 2013 and currently compete in the Queensland Rugby League, currently called the Hostplus Cup, a second tier of rugby league in Australia. The Hunters are the second Papua New Guinean side to enter the Queensland Cup following the Port Moresby Vipers who competed for two seasons in 1996 and 1997. Every Hunters match is shown live on national free-to-air television. The Hunters' home ground is the National Football Stadium in Port Moresby and their team colours are red, black and gold. The Hunters won the Intrust Super Cup in Queensland in 2017. Papua New Guinea NRL Bid 2025 The Australian Labor Party have pledged their support behind the PNG Hunters entering the National Rugby League competition. Papua New Guinea have introduced a National Schools Rugby League Championships which started in 2019 to prepare its junior rugby league talent ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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PNG Hunters
The Papua New Guinea Hunters (PNG Hunters) are a professional rugby league football club based in Papua New Guinea. They were formed in December 2013 and currently compete in the Queensland Rugby League, currently called the Hostplus Cup, a second tier of rugby league in Australia. The Hunters are the second Papua New Guinean side to enter the Queensland Cup following the Port Moresby Vipers who competed for two seasons in 1996 and 1997. Every Hunters match is shown live on national free-to-air television. The Hunters' home ground is the National Football Stadium in Port Moresby and their team colours are red, black and gold. The Hunters won the Intrust Super Cup in Queensland in 2017. Papua New Guinea NRL Bid 2025 The Australian Labor Party have pledged their support behind the PNG Hunters entering the National Rugby League competition. Papua New Guinea have introduced a National Schools Rugby League Championships which started in 2019 to prepare its junior rugby league talent ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rugby League World Cup 2017
The 2017 Rugby League World Cup was the fifteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup tournament and took place in Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea between 27 October and 2 December 2017. The tournament featured the national teams of 14 Rugby League International Federation member countries who qualified through either standing in the previous tournament or a series of qualification play-off matches. In the final, defending champions Australia, playing in their 14th consecutive final, defeated England at Brisbane's Lang Park. Host selection At the 2010 Rugby League International Federation executive meeting, the New Zealand Rugby League made an early submission to co-host the 2017 tournament with Australia. The Rugby League World Cup was last held in Australia in 2008. Two formal bids were subsequently received by the RLIF before a November 2012 deadline; the co-host bid from Australia and New Zealand and a bid from South Africa. On 19 February 2014, it was announc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Paul Aiton
Paul Aiton (born 1985) is a Papua New Guinean former professional rugby league footballer who is the current assistant coach of both the PNG Hunters in the Queensland Cup and the PNG Kumuls. A Papua New Guinea international representative , Aiton played for the Penrith Panthers and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL, and the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, Leeds Rhinos and the Catalans Dragons in the Super League. Early life Born in Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea to a Papua New Guinean mother, Anne, and an Australian father, John, Aiton moved to Caboolture, Queensland, Australia with his family at a young age. He played his junior rugby league for the Caboolture Snakes and attended Morayfield State Primary School before joining the Wests Panthers in Brisbane, where he was signed by the Penrith Panthers in 2003. Playing career Penrith Panthers After playing for Penrith's second-tier team, the St Mary's Cougars, in the NSWRL Premier League, Aiton was called upon to make hi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Epel Kapinias
Epel Kapinias is a Papua New Guinea international rugby league footballer who plays as a for the PNG Hunters in the Hostplus Cup. Career Kapinias made his international debut for Papua New Guinea in their 24-14 victory over Fiji Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists ... in the 2022 Pacific Test. References External linkswynnum profile 1998 births Living people 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 props Rugby league forwards Wynnum Manly Seagulls players Place of birth missing (living people) {{PapuaNewGuinea-rugbyleague-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Wesser Tenza
Wesser Tenza (born 19 August 1992) is a Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Papua New Guinea Hunters in the Queensland Cup and Papua New Guinea at international level. Background Tenza was born in Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. Playing career Club career Tenza debuted in the 2022 Queensland Cup for the PNG Hunters. International career In 2022 Tenza was named in the Papua New Guinea squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. In October 2022 he made his international début for Papua New Guinea against Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the .... References External linksPapua New Guinea Hunters profile [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Emmanuel Waine
Emmanuel Waine (born 6 October 1996) is a Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer who plays as a and for the London Broncos in the Betfred Super League and Papua New Guinea at international level. Career Waine made his international debut for Papua New Guinea in their 24-14 victory over Fiji in the 2022 Pacific Test. On 15 October 2023, Waine played in the London Broncos upset Million Pound Game victory over Toulouse Olympique Toulouse Olympique or TO XIII is a professional rugby league club in Toulouse, south-west France. Founded in 1937, two years after the French Rugby League Federation, the club is a six-time winner of the French Rugby League Championship. The cl .... References External linksPNG Hunters profile 2021 RLWC profile 1 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Solo Wane
Solo Wane is a Papua New Guinea international rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Papua New Guinea Hunters in the Queensland Cup. He is from Mendi Southern Highlands Province . Career Wane made his international debut for Papua New Guinea in their 24-14 victory over Fiji Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists ... in the 2022 Pacific Test. References External linksPNG Hunters profile 2000 births Living people Papua New Guinea Hunters players Papua New Guinea national rugby league team players Papua New Guinean rugby league players Rugby league wingers Place of birth missing (living people) {{PapuaNewGuinea-rugbyleague-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rodrick Tai
Rodrick Tai is a Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Warrington Wolves in the Super League and Papua New Guinea at international level. Career Tai made his international debut for Papua New Guinea in their 24-18 loss to Tonga in the 2021 Rugby League World Cup The 2021 Rugby League World Cup (RLWC2021) was a collection of world cups in the sport of rugby league, held in England from 15 October to 19 November 2022. England won hosting rights for the competition on 27 October 2016. The bid received £2 .... References External linksPNG profile PNG Hunters profile 1998 births Living people< ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Brandon Nima
Brandon Nima is a Papua New Guinea international rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Papua New Guinea Hunters in the Queensland Cup. He was the vice captain for the PNG Hunters team for the 2022 season. His wife, Belinda Gwasamun plays as a for the Papua New Guinea Orchids and Norths Devils in the QRL. Career Nima made his international debut for Papua New Guinea as 18th man in their 24-6 defeat by Samoa Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa; sm, Sāmoa, and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands (Manono Island, Manono an ... in the 2019 Oceania Cup. References External linksPNG Hunters profile PNG Kumuls profile [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Edene Gebbie
Edene Gebbie (born 6 May 1995) is a Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer who plays as a and er for Whitehaven in the Betfred Championship and Papua New Guinea at international level. He previously played for the PNG Hunters, Wynnum Manly Seagulls and Townsville Blackhawks in the Hostplus Cup. Background Gebbie was born in Sogeri, Papua New Guinea. Career Gebbie made his international debut for Papua New Guinea in their 24–6 defeat by Samoa in the 2019 Oceania Cup. 2018 In 2018, Gebbie was named rookie of the year for the Papua New Guinea Hunters. Gebbie finished with 10 tries from 15 games that season for the Hunters. 2019 In July 2019 the South Sydney Rabbitohs announced they had signed Gebbie for the 2020 and 2021 seasons. "Edene is an exciting prospect and we're looking forward to seeing him develop his skills over the next two years under the guidance of our coaching staff", Rabbitohs' football manager Shane Richardson said, "He has scored 19 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |