Cats win inaugural tourney

By The National Newspaper

The Tabubil Cats took out the inaugural North Fly Sevens Cup recently.

The Cats beat hosts Kiunga Team One 15-7 to win the Cup and K500 in cash prize for their efforts.

The one-day tournament played amid humid conditions in Kiunga Town earlier in the month, brought on the excitement sevens rugby attracts to the local community who turned out in numbers, said Kiunga Rugby Union secretary Oral James.

“This is a first for Kiunga town and definitely there will be more,” James said.

OTML Schoolboys qualify

The young cubs of Tabubil – the OTML Schoolboys Rugby Sevens team successfully returned from their second annual tour to the 2014 Scots College Schoolboys International Rugby Sevens Tournament held in Sydney, Australia during the first weekend of April.

The OTML schoolboys again did exceptionally well qualifying for the Plate Final for the second year running and were favourites to retain the title but this time were unable to hold out a fast finishing Canberra Grammar School 14-36 after leading at the interval.

Cats win inaugural 2014 Kiunga Easter Rugby 7s Tournament

The OTML Tabubil Cats have won the inaugural 2014 Kiunga Easter Rugby 7s Sevens tournament held in Kiunga on Saturday 19 April.


The 2014 Kiunga 7s winners - Photo by K. Kesawe

The Cats won all three pool games including a nervous semi-final game which secured them a Cup Final play-off against the home side’s top team in Kiunga One.

The lack of crowd support in hostile territory did little to dampen the spirits of mainly a development outfit that set out to win the tournament.

Despite the taxing turnaround of games with limited playing personnel, the Cats managed to utilise their experience well and maintained consistency throughout their games and secured the Cup final victory with a 15-7 score line against Kiunga One.


Kiunga to host sevens cup

By The National Newspaper

KIUNGA is set to stage its inaugural North Fly sevens rugby union tournament over the Easter weekend.

The North Fly mining township of the Western province is continuing to grow in its second year of existence.

Kiunga rugby spokesman Oral Michael yesterday confirmed that the staging of the sevens tournament is a celebration of their second year as a competition.

He explained that teams within Tabubil and Kiunga will be taking part. Both townships will jointly host the event.

OTML Schoolboys Results - 2014 Scots College Schoolboys 7s

Tour Number: 17
Date: April 5, 2014
Venue: The Scots College, Sydney, Australia

Plate Finalists

Team:
Shane Auakai (Captain), Lachlan Aruha (Vice Captain), Jim Gissua, David Iveho, Karl Wanjiman, Issachar Kara, Benaiah Kambanei, Daniel Akonda, Daula Ellison, Micah Tongamp, John Beith (Scots), George Shannon (Scots), Max Cowley (Scots), Harry Licence (Scots), Shane Haro (Travelling Reserve), Sauto Yokim (Travelling Reserve), Oala Rarua (Manager), Anthony Aruha (Coach), Stephen Malum Jnr (Trainer).

OTML Schoolboys lose in Scots 7s Plate Final

The OTML Cats Schoolboys rugby sevens team have returned to Tabubil after losing to Canberra Grammar School 14-36 in the Plate Final of the Scots College Rugby Sevens tournament, held on Saturday 5th April in Sydney, Australia.
 

A photo session before the matches - Photo by J. Schulze

A total of twelve teams competed in the fifth annual international schoolboy rugby sevens tournament hosted by the college.

Teams from around Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Canberra, Singapore, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea converged onto the Scots College rugby oval to vie for the cup.

The tournament structure ensured that teams competed in four finals divisions: Shield; Bowl; Plate; and Cup.

Top Schoolboy sevens talent on show this Saturday

The Scots College will tomorrow play host to the 2014 Schoolboys Rugby Sevens Tournament, with 12 teams set to battle it out for the coveted title of 2014 Cup Champion. 

The Bellevue Hill main oval will see over 25 games of great seven-a-side action, with an exciting line up of international and Australian talent.