Douglas Tomuriesa, Pope Francis and James Marape

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  Opposition Leader Douglas Tomuriesa said he is disappointed and embarrassed over the way His Holiness Pope Francis was treated by Prime Minister James Marape over the last three-days during the Papal visit, and the lack of courtesy and respect shown by the Prime Minister. He said the Prime Minister continuously declares PNG as a ‘Christian country’ and prides himself on being a religious individual but he was surprised when the Pope was continuously snubbed by the PM over the weekend since the Pope’s arrival on Friday. “The Pope is the head of the Catholic church, the largest Christian church in the world and he is also a head of state. “PNG not only being a Christian country, but a country that prides itself as a ‘friend to all, enemy to none’, the PM should be according the Pope with the highest level of respect,” Tomuriesa said. The Opposition Leader pointed out that on Friday, the Prime Minister did not welcome the Pope at the airport, a tradition he had accorded to many othe...

Hunters say Rau failed to impress

 


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By ROBINSON LEKA
INCUMBENT winger Junior Rau was overlooked for the final SP Hunters squad after he failed to impress on a train-and-trial deal, according to the Hostplus Cup side.
Hunters head coach Matthew Church told The National on Monday that the flyer had been given an opportunity to prove himself during pre-season training prior to Christmas.
“Junior was informed that he would have the pre-Christmas training block to impress the coaching staff to retain him after Christmas,” he said.
“He didn’t meet the training level required of him by the coaching staff and was told that he wouldn’t be returning in the New Year.”
Church said Rau was among eight players who had been offered train-and-trial deals.
“He was released at the end of the pre-Christmas training block,” he said. “He was one of eight players from the 2021 squad who were only offered train-and-trial deals.
“The other 13 returning players were offered 12-month full-time contracts – a first in the Hunters’ history.
“Train-and-trial deals were offered to returning players whose attitudes needed some adjustment.
“If they accepted the offer, it was an opportunity for each individual to prove that they could correct their habits and fit into the values of the Hunters.”
Meanwhile, Church said the squad kicked off their pre-season preparations at Runaway Bay on the Gold Coast on Monday.
“We’re working on combinations, starting the framework for our game plan and challenging the players to see who wants to be selected for round one,” he said.

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