Team

About

COACH

Charlie Wabo is a Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer who played as a hooker for the Newcastle Thunder in Kingstone Press League 1. He is a Papua New Guinea international.

Wabo is from the Okapa District of the Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea.

In August 2008, Wabo was named in the Papua New Guinea training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup[2] and in October he was named in the final PNG squad.[3]

Wabo was named in the interchange in each of PNG’s three games in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.

When 2020 Digicel Cup competition season was about to begin, he was appointed as the Head Coach for Kroton Hela Wigmen. During his first year tenure as Head Coach, he successfully delivered another trophy for the Wigmen after his team defeated the Lae Snax Tigers in the grand final in front of sold-out crowd at the National Football Stadium. To add on to his achievement, he was awarded the Coach of the Year award by the PNGRL.

Team Members

Allen Simberi

Halfs/Back

ALLEN SIMBERI

Nationality: Papua New Guinea
Team: Hela Wigmen
Age: 25
Height: 175cm
Weight: 85kg
Field Position: Halfs/Back
First Professional Club: Rabaul Gurias

Anderson Benford

Backs/Wing

ANDERSON BENFORD

Nationality: Papua New Guinea
Team: Hela Wigmen
Age: 25
Height: 179cm
Weight: 92kg
Field Position: Backs/Wing
First Professional Club: Snax Tigers

Atua Joshua Nogoya

Forward

ATUA JOSHUA NOGOYA

Nationality: Papua New Guinea
Team: Hela Wigmen
Age: 24
Height: 176cm
Weight: 95kg
Field Position: Forward

Benard Lai

Half back

ALLEN SIMBERI

Nationality: Papua New Guinea
Team: Hela Wigmen
Height: 178cm
Weight: 84kg
Field Position: Half Back

Gordan Bal Issac

Prop/Lock

ANDERSON BENFORD

Nationality: Papua New Guinea
Team: Hela Wigmen
Age: 29
Height: 178cm
Weight: 95kg
Field Position: Prop/Lock
First Professional Club: Enga Mioks, Gurias

Gori Akuni

Full back/Winger

ATUA JOSHUA NOGOYA

Nationality: Papua New Guinea
Team: Hela Wigmen
Age: 22
Height: 173cm
Weight: 82kg
Field Position: Full Back/Winger

Ikiboi Lawrence

Prop/Lock

IKIBOI LAWRENCE

Nationality: Papua New Guinea
Team: Hela Wigmen
Age: 24
Height: 178cm
Weight: 81kg
Field Position: Prop/Lock

Iso Kita

Second Row/Prop

ISO KITA

Nationality: Papua New Guinea
Team: Hela Wigmen
Age: 27
Height: 166cm
Weight: 90kg
Field Position: Second Row/Prop

Jeffrey Robert

Second Row/Prop

JEFFREY ROBERT

Nationality: Papua New Guinea
Team: Hela Wigmen
Age: 23
Height: 183cm
Weight: 96kg
Field Position: Second Row/Prop

Junior Igila

Centre

JUNIOR IGILA

Nationality: Papua New Guinea
Team: Hela Wigmen
Age: 23
Height: 170cm
Weight: 86kg
Field Position: Centre

Junior Mel Jeff

Second Row

JUNIOR MEL JEFF

Nationality: Papua New Guinea
Team: Hela Wigmen
Age: 26
Height: 183cm
Weight: 97kg
Field Position: Second Row

Justin Meketa

Winger

JUSTIN MEKETA

Nationality: Papua New Guinea
Team: Hela Wigmen
Age: 21
Height: 168cm
Weight: 86kg
Field Position: Winger

Kobu Piju

Utility/Lock

KOBU PIJU

Nationality: Papua New Guinea
Team: Hela Wigmen
Age: 26
Height: 175cm
Weight: 93kg
Field Position: Utility/Lock

Manu Kame

Second Rower/ Prop

MANU KAME

Nationality: Papua New Guinea
Team: Hela Wigmen
Age: 28
Height: 176cm
Weight: 90kg
Field Position: Second Rower/Prop
First Professional Club: Vipers

Missach Welen

Utility

MISSACH WELEN

Nationality: Papua New Guinea
Team: Hela Wigmen
Age: 25
Height: 170cm
Weight: 89kg
Field Position: Utility
First Professional Club: Enga Mioks