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John Wagambie

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John Wagambie
Personal information
Full nameJohn Pius Wagambie[1]
Playing information
PositionFive-eighth, Lock
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1977–82 Papua New Guinea 3 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Representative
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1992 Papua New Guinea 4 0 0 4 0
1996 Papua New Guinea (NRL) 1 0 0 1 0
Source: [2][3]

John Pius Wagambie is Papua New Guinea Kumul (#14) and coached the Papua New Guinea Kumuls in the 1980s.[4]

Wagambie came to prominence in May 1977 when he captained Papua New Guinea in a historic 37–6 win against France.[5] A few weeks later, he had initially declared himself unavailable for the upcoming 1977 Pacific Cup, as he was training to become a police officer,[6] but was later selected after being granted leave by the police commissioner to play in the tournament.[7] Although the team failed to reach the final, Wagambie was named as the player of the tournament.[8] Later that year, he was also named as Papua New Guinea's Sportsman of The Year.[9]

References

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  1. ^ Todagia, Kelola; Kaniniba, Alfred (2011-02-07). "Former Kumul gunned down". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier. Archived from the original on 2013-04-16. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
  2. ^ "John Wagambie - Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
  3. ^ "John Wagambie - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
  4. ^ "Marum is Kumuls coach". Post Courier. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  5. ^ Anio, Pama (30 May 1977). "France thrashed by underdogs". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier. p. 20 – via Trove.
  6. ^ "Wagambie puts job before tour". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier. 17 June 1977. p. 56 – via Trove.
  7. ^ "Tour selection upsets Tigers coach". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier. 1 September 1977. p. 24 – via Trove.
  8. ^ "League cup to Maoris". The Press. Christchurch. 30 September 1977. p. 28 – via Papers Past.
  9. ^ "Wagambie top sportsman". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier. 8 December 1977. p. 24 – via Trove.