PNG SP Hunters prodigal son, Edene Gabby has admitted his support to Koiari rugby league in Central province.
In an interview with Sunday Bulletin, the former Townsville Blackhawk admitted, it was not a mistake to support the very league that made him become a professional player in his career.
The Kumul number 287 is back with the Hunters pre-season training camp for the 2023 season, and staying closer to home, gives him the opportunity to support the league financially and impart skills development towards young aspiring players who takes part in the league.
He expressed that he owes the league big time that had groomed his professional career in the game and he believes there are talents like him that needs to be exposed, and the only way forward is through skills development.
He said without the local Koiari league, he would not be where he is today and takes his hat off to the league that groomed him in his early childhood days.
Tribesman and former Kumul and PNG Power CEO Obert Batia and 2013 World Cup fullback Josiah Abavu said the league has set the bench mark and giving back to such initiative is a bonus.
Moreover, one of the best performing Kumul back in the days, Tuksy Tuti Karu from Gulf province says he admire the Koiairi Rugby league that had grown from strength since its establishment in 1990, after converting from soccer back in the years.
He recalled the days of the Southern Region ‘’Pepsi Cup’’ that Koiari stood out amongst the rest in the 1990s competition.
Another former Kumul hard man from Gulf in the 1980’s, Bobby Ako, says Koiari will still produce the best and it’s about devouring the right combination of support that can make it work for the league.
