KPHL renews K3.3 million platinum sponsorship with PNG Kumuls

Kumul Petroleum Holdings Limited [KPHL] today announced its renewal of a 3-year sponsorship to the Papua New Guinea national men’s rugby league team, the PNG LNG Kumuls.

The K3.3 million platinum sponsorship over three years will cover the Kumuls international matches in the annual Prime Minister’s XIII and the Pacific Championships.

Chief Executive Officer of Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League [PNGRFL], Stanley Hondina, thanked KPHL for their sponsorship renewal of our national men’s team.

“On behalf of our Chairman Sandis Tsaka and the PNGRFL board, we’d like to thank KPHL, through their Managing Director, Wapu Sonk, for this sponsorship renewal.”

“To assemble a national team like the Kumuls with most of its players playing overseas is a costly exercise and this sponsorship from KPHL will go a long way in assisting with travel, accommodation, playing & training gear, back-office support and administration.” Said Mr Hondina.

KPHL has been a platinum sponsor of the PNG LNG Kumuls since 2022, and has played a major role in the development of rugby league through its sponsorship of the School Rugby League Competition and the recent Elite Youth Rugby League Competition. These programs have helped young boys and men around the country who hope to one day don the Kumul jumper.

Managing Director of Kumul Petroleum Holdings Limited, Wapu Sonk, said that KPHL was happy to renew as a platinum sponsor of the Kumuls for another three years, reaffirming its commitment to national pride, youth development and community engagement.

“We believe that through our support, we can empower national identity and promote international visibility through Rugby League.”

The PNG LNG Kumuls will play in the Pacific Bowl Championships this October and November versus the Cook Islands and Fiji on 25 October and 1 November respectively, with the Prime Minister’s XIII against Australia to be played on 12 October.