Hela Wigmen

The Kroton Hela Wigmen is a semi professional Papua New Guinean rugby league team from Hela Province. They currently compete in the Papua New Guinea National Rugby League Competition. They have been playing their home games in Port Moresby while waiting for their new stadium to be completed in 2022,[1] the New stadium will be based in the Hela Province capital of Tari.

Kroton Hela Wigmen
Current details
Ground(s)
  • Lae League Oval
CompetitionPNG NRL

In 2014, they won the Digicel Cup, beating the Agmark Gurias 34-8 in the grand final in Lae.[2] They won their second premiership title in 2020.[3]

2022 squad
Kroton Hela Wigmen
First team squad Coaching staff
  • Junior Bobby – FB
  • Nanduka Rame – WG
  • Stanford Talita – CE
  • Tony Wemin – CE
  • Bob Nale – WG
  • Eddie Timuku – SO
  • Allan Simbiri – HB
  • Tommy Moide – PR
  • Patrick Morea – HK
  • Valentine Culligan – PR (c)
  • Daniel Pai – SR
  • Junior Igila – SR
  • Philemon Taime – LK
  • Willie Wala – HK
  • Darius Balupa – PR
  • Junior Hoki – SR, CE
  • Siki Konden – SR, CE
  • Roger David – LK
  • Peter Pakali – FB
  • Ian James – SR
  • Bernard Lai – HB
  • Atua Joshua – WG
  • Kennedy Telege – CE, FB
  • Manu Kame – PR, LK
  • Jordan Steven – CE
  • Cliff Denge – HK
  • Lape Peape – SO
  • Peter Jeffrey – PR
  • Alois Topai – SR, CE
  • Jack Alu – CE
  • Messach Wallen – LK
  • Gori Akuni – FB
  • Ham Tina – SR
  • Kobu Piju – HB

Head coach


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice captain(s)

Updated: 06 May 2021
Source(s): [4]

Honours

League
Winners (2): 2014, 2020,
Runners up (1): 2019,

See also

References
  1. "Hela Wigmen to have a stadium by next year – the National".
  2. "The National – Your Number One Daily!".
  3. "PNG rugby league ends disrupted 2020 season with a bang". Radio New Zealand. 20 October 2020.
  4. "Hela Wigmen announce co-captains for '21". www.thenational.com.pg. 30 April 2021.
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