Willie Minoga
Willie Minoga (born 17 September 1987) in Wapenamanda, Enga Province is a Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer who played for the Barrow Raiders in the Betfred Championship. He rejoined the Papua New Guinea Hunters at the end of 2016 after spending one season playing for the Townsville Blackhawks in the same competition. A Papua New Guinean national representative, Minoga was selected in PNG's squad for the 2017 World Cup.
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| Full name | Willie Minoga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 September 1987 Wapenamanda, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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At a very early age, he used to play for his school boys rugby team while he was attending St.Paul's Lutheran Secondary School in the Minamb Valley,Enga Province in the years 2010-2012. He then joined Timin Tara, a local rugby team in the Minamb Rugby League. From there, he was directly invited by the Lae Snax Tigers coach Stanley Tepend for training. He played with the Lae Snax Tigers before he was selected for the PNG Hunters. Story by: Kawaii Stan (Kepaku Warriors)
Playing career
Minoga scored the match-winning try for the PNG Hunters in the 2017 Queensland Cup Grand Final against the Sunshine Coast Falcons.[1]
References
- Arnold, Rikki-Lee (24 September 2017). "PNG Hunters win their first Intrust Super Cup grand final with dramatic 12-10 over the Sunshine Coast". Courier Mail.