Hela Wigmen

PNG Football Stadium

CompetitionPNG NRLRecordsPremierships3 (2014, 2020, 2022)Runners-up1 (2019)

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 Tari, the capital of Hela Province.

In 2014, they won the Digicel Cup, beating the Rabaul Gurias 34-8 in the grand final in Lae.^[2] They won their second premiership title in 2020 defeating Lae Snax Tigers 14-6 in the grand final in POM.^[3] They won their third premiership title in 2022 defeating Rabaul Gurias 8-6 in the grand final in POM.^[4]

In 2023, the Kroton Hela Wigmen ensured that the Melanesian Club Championship remained in Papua New Guinea following a 28 – 18 win over the Western State Maroons in Lautoka, Fiji.^[5]

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 Charlie Wabo Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) Updated: 06 May 2021 Source(s): ^[6]

Honours

League

PNGNRL Digicel Cup

Winners (3): 2014, 2020, 2022,

Runners up (1): 2019,

References

^ "Hela Wigmen to have a stadium by next year". the National.
^ "Hela Wigmen crowned 2014 Digicel cup champions". PNG Hunters.
^ "PNG rugby league ends disrupted 2020 season with a bang". RNZ. 20 October 2020.
^ League, Asia Pacific Rugby (24 September 2022). "Hela Wigmen claim 2022 PNG Digicel Cup title in 98 minute thriller". Asia Pacific Rugby League.
^ League, Asia Pacific Rugby (25 March 2023). "Hela Wigmen claim Melanesian Club Championship".
^ "Hela Wigmen announce co-captains for '21". www.thenational.com.pg. 30 April 2021.