ly are second in the Digicel Cup

Competition based on points.

Coach Stanley Tepend believes

that his team of young players

have what it takes to take them

all the way to finals.

With the inclusion former Ku-

muls and Hunters second rower

on board the team, David Loko

ahs led by example by leading in

the try assists and line breaks.

Lae Snax Tigers is a Rugby

League Team that participates in

the Digicel cup in Papua New

Guinea. It has made its debut

into the Digicel Cup Competi-

tion early 2011. With its home

grown players from mostly Lae

area, it has looked to produce

potential representative players

to play for the Papua New

Guinea national team, the KU-

MULS and Hunters.

With the inclusion of their own

Tigerines and Mascot, it is the

first team ever in the history of

Papua New Guinea Rugby

League to have it. This has thus

brought a new level of enter-

tainment to the game itself. And

also, attracting more people to

come watch the game and enjoy

the entertainment.

It is promised that 2015 will be

the year of the Snax Tigers. The

coaching Staff have brought in

the team earlier this year to

train in advance before the

Digicel Cup kicks off.

They are very confident that the

breed of young talented players

can take the team all the way to

the finals and even possible,

winning the GRAND FINAL.

So far Tigers have started 2015

fresh with already having

achieved five wins and one loss

under their name. They current-

In 2011, Lae Biscuit Company

became a Franchise owner of

Lae Snax Tigers. With its inclu-

sion of cheerleaders, its own

mascot and the promotional

team, it has taken the Rugby

League venture in Papua New

Guinea to a whole new different

level.

There are also several business

firms that lend a hand in Spon-

soring the Snax Tigers. They are

Flame, Seeto Kui, Niugini Oil

Company, Wenet Building and

Construction, 100 Plus Logo,

Golden Rooster, Hawke Eye

Security Professionals, Neptune

Fishery and Prima Small Goods

Welcome

I N S I D E

T H I S I S S U E :

Rep Duties 2

Player Pro-

file

2

News 2

Coach 3

Latest Re-

port

4

Escape 5

2015 Draw 6

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S P E C I A L

P O I N T S

O F I N T E R -

E S T :

Snax Tigers

have won

three games

so far.

Inclusions of

SP Hunters

and Kumul,

David Loko.

Player statis-

tics for 2015

Several play-

ers in Snax

Tigers have

been called

on for Repre-

sentative

duties.

2015 Snax Tigers Team

P A G E 2

“ Playing with

Tigers has given

me opportunities

to reach different

levels….”

Noel Joel

Star Player

Player Profile

Representative Duties Several Players from the Lae

Snax Tigers have been select-

ed to play for the Kumuls and

the PNG Hunters in Queens-

land Intra City Cup.

Thus our favourite products

who is now Playing for Ku-

muls and SP Hunters is Jason

Tali

Rated as one of the best

Centres in the Queensland

Cup and is also nominated

for the SP Awards Sportsman

of the year.

Due to his remarkable speed

and offloads and defence, he

was then Selected to play in

England.

He now lives in England and

plays for Newcastle Thunder

as centre.

Date of Birth: 07-07-1987

Height:178cm

Weight:95kg

Position: Centre

Rep. Honours: Kumuls,

Hunters

Representative Duties:

2006 School boys Zones

championships, 2008 Zones

Championships, 2010 PNG

Games Rugby 9s, Lae Snax

Tigers

Education Background:

Tabubil Primary School, Lae

Secondary School, National

Our Player Profile for today is

Bernard Lama. He has been

our best second rower this

season.

Name: Bernard Lama

Future Plan: Represent

PNG in Kumuls team. And

giving a crack at NRL.

Town Comp: Lae League

Polytechnic Institute of PNG.

Hobbies: Listening to Music

and watching movies

Relationship: Single

What do you want to do

after you leave rugby?

Become a Mechanical Engi-

neer.

Our weekend game will be

against the Goroka Lahanis

and we hope that Noel will

lead us with his budging runs

and freakish offloads and

dummy plays.

We wish him all the best this

year.

Noel Joel has been our major

attraction for 2015. The

standby hooker for Kumuls

and Hunters, has been a ma-

jor contributing factor in our

two wins.

We are so grateful to have

him on board our team.

2015 is looking more promis-

ing and we are pleased that

Noel Joel is in our Team.

T I G E R S N E W S L E T T E R

Jason Tali

Bernard Lama

Noel Joel

NEWS: Tigers vs Gurias

P A G E 3 V O L U M E 9 , I S S U E 9

Tigers were too good against

the Rabaul Gurias over last

weekend. Even defeating them

on their on Home Soil in

Kalabond oval in Rabaul.

It was an intensive touch

match between the two

teams.

Tigers however came victori-

ous over the Rabaul Gurias

beating them 31 to 18.

Tigers coach Stanely Tepend

was pleased with the boys

performance and promised

that they will maintain the

winning streak all through this

season.

They now will go up against

the Prima Isapeas in Port

Moresby. All the best for

next weeks’ game.

GO TIGERS!!!!

Pacific baton to the other respec-

tive people.

Over the BYE period, the boys

where more then pleased to be

involved with the passing of the

South Pacific Games Baton.

All the boys got the chance of

touching the South Pacific Games

baton.

Captain Ishmael Balkawa led the

team as they hand over the South

the Tigers games.

Stanley Tepend is current coach of

Snax Tigers. He is a former SP

Cup player and a Kumul. With all

the heavy weight experiences

under his belt, he has so for led

the team to two consecutive fi-

nals.

He has stated that this year is the

year of the Tigers and he believes

that the team can take it all the

way to the finals. He is the brain

behind every game plan behind all

Coach

Latest Report

“This year is

the year of

the Tigers. We

believe we can

take it all the

way to the

Finals”

Tigers beat Gurias

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