PNG clean sweep Rugby 9s at 2015 Pacific Games

Papua New Guinea added another gold medal to its tally, after a clinical clean sweep of the Rugby League 9s tournament at the Port Morsby 2015 Pacific Games. Team PNG led by experienced PNG Hunters players held off  Rugby 9s competing teams, Tonga, Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, Solomon Islands. PNG took on Samoa in the gold medal play off beating them 32 - 4. Samoa got the silver medal while Tonga down Fiji to snatch the  bronze medal

PNG Hunters hooker, Wartovo Puara Jnr took out player of the tournament award

The PNG team of the tournament included
- Wartovo Puara Jnr (PNG)
- Israel Eliab (PNG)
- David Lapua (PNG)
- Chedyn Mani (Cook Is)
- Ase Boas (PNG)
- Sailas Gahuna (PNG)
- Etika Rokobuli (Fiji)
- Ionataga Tino (Samoa)
- Tino Tiingia (SI)