Friday 3 May 2013

Tabubil Cat makes Pukpuk Team

Tabubil Rugby received some exciting news recently when the first Tabubil Cats player was selected into Papua New Guinea (PNG)'s national rugby union representative side, the Pukpuk squad, to the Oceania Cup.

Christian Aruha (left) with Ryan Sambath (right)
at the recent 2013 Bondi Tens Tournament.

Ryan Sambath, of Enga and Jiwaka parentage, is a third-year Architecture student at the PNG University of Technology in Lae.

The 22-year-old Tabubil resident and Unitech Reds player was first selected into the Tabubil Cats representative side to the 2011 Fi-Ta Bondi Tens played in Sydney, Australia.

Sambath has since toured with the team to the 2011 NGCB Kalibobo Lighthouse Sevens and most recently, the 2013 Bondi Tens where he was named Co-Vice Captain.

A soft-spoken and humble young man, Sambath is a talented player who has leadership qualities and maturity and has a thorough knowledge of rugby union. He has been an integral of the development of rugby union in Tabubil where he is always on hand to assist as a referee and technical advisor during rugby tournaments.

Tabubil Rugby congratulates Ryan Sambath for making it into the PNG Pukpuks Team. You have made the people of Tabubil and Tabubil Rugby proud. Well done!

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