By MATTHEW VARI
Sunday, April 13, 2014 (Sunday Chronicle, PNG)
MINISTER for Sports and Pacific Games 2015, Justin Tkatchenko apologized to the rugby league fraternity for taking up venues in the nation’s capital- that have seen the Port Moresby Vipers and the Gulf Isapeas without a venue for their home games.
He made the apology on behalf of the government during the official launch of the Digicel Cup season 2014 at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Port Moresby.
In response to the comments from the Chairman of the Papua New Guinea National Rugby League (PNGNRL) Board, Sudhir Guru, on the problem of playing ground availability for the 2014 season.
The Minister said that rebuilding of the Loyd Robson Oval was a minor sacrifice compared to the benefits the game would receive from the new venue.
“I’d like to firstly apologize on behalf of the government to the Digicel Cup for taking over all your facilities here in Port Moresby for the Pacific Games,” Tkatchenko said.
“But at the end of the day it is a short term sacrifice for a long term gain, because the facilities that this government will be building for you will be the state of the art.”
“We will have some of the best stadiums that you have ever seen in the Pacific.”
He said that with the new facilities built through the government- they would be able to ensure that the Digicel competition would be bigger and better than it had ever been before.
Prior to the unavailability of the said ground, the traditional format saw Mioks, Vipers, and Isapeas hosting nine games each.
With the changes the competition has adopted a pooled format that will see the ten teams divided into two pools of five teams each based on the ranks of the 2013 season.
Sunday, April 13, 2014 (Sunday Chronicle, PNG)
MINISTER for Sports and Pacific Games 2015, Justin Tkatchenko apologized to the rugby league fraternity for taking up venues in the nation’s capital- that have seen the Port Moresby Vipers and the Gulf Isapeas without a venue for their home games.
He made the apology on behalf of the government during the official launch of the Digicel Cup season 2014 at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Port Moresby.
In response to the comments from the Chairman of the Papua New Guinea National Rugby League (PNGNRL) Board, Sudhir Guru, on the problem of playing ground availability for the 2014 season.
The Minister said that rebuilding of the Loyd Robson Oval was a minor sacrifice compared to the benefits the game would receive from the new venue.
“I’d like to firstly apologize on behalf of the government to the Digicel Cup for taking over all your facilities here in Port Moresby for the Pacific Games,” Tkatchenko said.
“But at the end of the day it is a short term sacrifice for a long term gain, because the facilities that this government will be building for you will be the state of the art.”
“We will have some of the best stadiums that you have ever seen in the Pacific.”
He said that with the new facilities built through the government- they would be able to ensure that the Digicel competition would be bigger and better than it had ever been before.
Prior to the unavailability of the said ground, the traditional format saw Mioks, Vipers, and Isapeas hosting nine games each.
With the changes the competition has adopted a pooled format that will see the ten teams divided into two pools of five teams each based on the ranks of the 2013 season.
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