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QUEENLAND Cup general manager Jamie O’Connor is set to meet with the Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League board next week in the build up to the country’s inclusion in the state competition.
PNGRFL acting chief executive officer Brad Tassell said O’Connor was scheduled to meet with the board on Monday and would visit Kokopo, East New Britain, to inspect the Kalabond Oval, which will be the home ground of the local team. On O’Connor’s itinerary will be a meeting with representatives of the two television stations, Kundu2 and EMTV, to discuss coverage and rights for matches in Pthe country. The official participation agreement will be signed on November 28 to allow PNG to field a side in the competition for the next five years starting next year. Tassell said previous media reports that the country’s Q-Cup inclusion had not been confirmed were incorrect. He said the Australian Rugby League had only required a report on its second tier competitions to be completed as a matter of procedure before any announcement. “The ARL only required a report on its second tier competitions as a formality, but other than that PNG will have a team in the Queensland Cup in 2014,” Tassell said yesterday. He said the coach’s job plus other staff positions will be advertised but preferably the coach would be a someone from PNG. “The coach of this Q-Cup side will be a Papua New Guinean. I’m not saying who it is and that will be revealed soon.” The PNGRFL board will meet on Saturday in Port Moresby ahead of O’Connor’s arrival. Apart from the Queensland Cup, the annual general meeting scheduled for Nov 30 in Lae, Morobe, is the other item that is likely to be discussed. Tassell stressed that the Q-Cup team was only one aspect of rugby league development in the country. He said developing junior rugby league and strengthening capacity and expertise were still the major focus of the PNGRFL and Team Kumul Comments are closed.
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