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 MINISTER POLYE USES SPORTS TO PROMOTE PNG PRODUCTS OVERSEAS The PNG Kumuls are not only worthy ambassador of the country in the rugby league space but also in trade and promoting PNG products overseas, says Sports Minister Don Pomb Polye. Taking a cue from Prime Minister, James Marape's recent four-nation tour, Minister Polye is integrating sports, higher education, trade and economic development for the country's progress in his ministerial engagement overseas.  Using sports as a platform, PNG Coffee has been promoted in the UK market, he said. He is in the United Kingdom with the Kumuls team. Polye clarified that he was not duplicating duties of other fellow ministries, saying sports and trade are related. He said PNG's acting High Commissioner to UK, Mr Joseph Varo and him were treated to a PNG coffee tasting program. "Our PNG coffee promoter and CIC overseas Representative, Mr Mick Wheeler sponsored by International Trade Centre (ITC) - UN and UKAID had arranged U...

Warrington Community Gives Grand Welcome To Each Player of PNG KUMULS RLWC TEAM 2022 Video credited to Warrington Wolves Visit Warrington Wolves here: warringtonwolves.com

PNG KUMULS RUGBY LEAGUE WOLRD CUP 2022 UPDATE "PNG BOYS ARE LIKE BRICKS & ROCKS" Jason Taumalolo and Tongans Wanted To Know What PNG Kumuls Eat and what makes them tackle so hard. WATCH Tiktok video interview below and listen to what Tongan boys are talking about PNG boys. link The idea of a rugby league World Cup tournament was first mooted in the 1930s with the French proposal to hold a tournament in 1931, and again in 1951.[2] The tournament's structure, frequency, and size has varied significantly throughout its history.[3] The winners are awarded the Paul Barrière Trophy, named after Paul Barrière, the French Rugby League President of the 1940s and 1950s. Three nations have won the tournament; Australia eleven times, Great Britain three times, and New Zealand once. he Rugby League World Cup was an initiative of the French who had been campaigning for a competition since 1935. The idea was raised in 1951 by Paul Barrière, the President of the French Rugby Leagu...

Wong: Attendance at rugby match beneficial 👀 Source: Loop PNG The Prime Minister and his delegation's recent attendance at the traditional PNG Vs Australia PM's 13 rugby league match recently was also part of a bilateral program. Minister for Fisheries and Marine Resources, Jelta Wong said the visit involved meetings between both Prime Ministers and senior ministers, where they discussed economic, educational and sporting co-operation prior to the match.  He was disappointed that certain media outlets got the numbers all wrong and should think twice in the future and check their facts before misleading the nation. “Rugby League is potentially a massive economic sector in PNG, but we need to promote it and better our players and teams in overseas competitions.  PNG is the number one rugby league country in the world with a greater proportion of rugby league fans per population than any other country,” said Minister Wong. Minister Wong added, "We want to get a team in the N...

IN PNG, THERE IS NO FUTURE FOR RUGBY PLAYERS. by PNG HAPPENINGS TODAY  - Standard Talia. Brothers, Education must come first. Ol meri igat haus stap pinis. Someone is working hard for them. Yumi ol man nogat.  Tomorrow someone will send their hardly raised daughter to you to meet all her needs.  Yumi kam lo hauslain where contribution lo heavy is part of our culture.  Bai yumi ino contributim rugby ball. Whether we like it or not, we will contribute money to protect our integrity and family reputation. Unless you find your way out just like others !! But even you play out of the country and your form drops or get injured,  bai you come back na  stap unemployed.  This is PNG.  Unless government do something for our Sports man/woman who represents PNG in all  types of Sports! Some hardworking man and woman who had contributed to put our flag on the World Map before just disappeared without any trace 😭 Someone has got that right ✅ RELATED STORY...

PNG KUMULS WORLD CUP SQUAD ANNOUNCED: With great pride, we are now able to announce our squad heading over for the World Cup. The Kumuls will name an extraordinary mix of talented young up-and-coming players blended into an experienced squad with a total of 70 test appearances between them. The Kumuls will come into the World Cup confident that they will have some of the most in-form players to date. The Kumuls World Cup squad will have NRL's premier finisher, Alex Johnston, who this year has been awarded the Ken Irvine Medal for the third year in a row. - PNG Kumuls. by PNG Kumuls   ·  PAPUA NEW GUINEA WORLD CUP SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT This year's postponed Rugby League World Cup is shaping up as the most competitive in history, with high-profile players littered across the competing nations. After an impressive win over the Fiji Bati at the Pacific Test and with the Prime Minister's XIII all wrapped up, the dust has now settled, and it's left the Papua New Guinea Kumuls sq...