Rugby League Nines At The 2015 Pacific Games

	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 Sport of athletics, 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 John Guise (governor-general), Sir John Guise, the first Governor-General of Papua New Guinea. History Foundation The stadium was opened in 1991 to host the 1991 South Pacific Games, 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 cent ... [...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 were ... ... [...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]