Papua New Guinea's national rugby league team has forged a new partnership with NRL Grand Final runners-up the Brisbane Broncos as they continue their build-up to the new season. As part of the agreement, the Hunters' coach Michael Marum will spend a week being mentored by NRL premiership coach Wayne Bennett next month. Former PNG Kumuls coach, Bob Bennett, told Radio Australia's Pacific Beat that his brother was happy to host the PNG Hunters at Red Hill. Media player: "Space" to play, "M" to mute, "left" and "right" to seek. 00:00 00:00 AUDIO: Hunters-Broncos partnership on cards, but no Kumuls mentoring role for Wayne Bennett (Pacific Beat) "It will just be Wayne's normal training week and Michael will just hang around with him and see how it's done and the professionalism that Michael's got in place [in PNG]," Bennett said. "He's going to come down to the Broncos and see what they do, the facilities, giving him some ideas, and just see where they go from there. "Wayne's got a bit of soft spot for PNG and I suppose that's through my connection and also just PNG in general so therefore he always helps out when he can." However, Bob Bennett has rule out the possibility of any permanent PNG role for his brother. "I think Wayne is too busy and I don't think that would be possible," he said. "Sometimes you've got to understand the PNG players as well and Michael does that very well. And Wayne will always be a contact for him to talk to - and that will be good - but no, I don't think Wayne will go to PNG." Under the agreement, the Hunters will also use the Broncos' facilities as their training base when they travel to Queensland to play Intrust Super Cup matches next season. "It will be good that every time they come to Brisbane and they know that they want to do weights or they want to do something they can just do what they want," Bennett said. "Most of the time I'd say the Broncos would be away too, so the Hunters will have the field and facilities without too many problems." Source: ABC News
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