Marape applauds Gurias’ grand final victory and commends Muruks for sportsmanship
<figure><img width="800" height="600" src="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PM-ON-GURIAS.png?w=800" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PM-ON-GURIAS.png 800w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PM-ON-GURIAS.png?resize=768,576 768w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PM-ON-GURIAS.png?resize=600,450 600w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PM-ON-GURIAS.png?resize=400,300 400w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PM-ON-GURIAS.png?resize=200,150 200w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PM-ON-GURIAS.png?resize=780,585 780w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PM-ON-GURIAS.png?resize=300,225 300w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PM-ON-GURIAS.png?resize=706,530 706w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PM-ON-GURIAS.png?resize=150,113 150w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="706863" data-permalink="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/marape-applauds-gurias-grand-final-victory-and-commends-muruks-for-sportsmanship/pm-on-gurias/" data-orig-file="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PM-ON-GURIAS.png" data-orig-size="800,600" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-title="PM ON GURIAS" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PM-ON-GURIAS.png?w=800" /></figure> <div class="content-preview"> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Prime Minister James Marape has congratulated the Rabaul Gurias on their 26–14 victory over the Mendi Muruks in the 2026 Digicel ExxonMobil Cup Grand Final, while paying special tribute to the Muruks players and supporters for accepting the result in the true spirit of sport.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Prime Minister Marape said the Grand Final, coming just three days before Papua New Guinea celebrates its 51st anniversary of Independence on Wednesday, 16 September, was a powerful reminder that Papua</p> </div> <div class="woocommerce"> <div class="woocommerce-info wc-memberships-restriction-message wc-memberships-message wc-memberships-content-restricted-message"> To access this post, you must purchase <span class="wc-memberships-products-grant-access"><a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web/">Web</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web/?attribute_duration=One-Day">Web – One-Day</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web/?attribute_duration=14-Day">Web – 14-Day</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web/?attribute_duration=One-Month">Web – One-Month</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web/?attribute_duration=Three-Month">Web – Three-Month</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web/?attribute_duration=Six-Month">Web – Six-Month</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web/?attribute_duration=Annual">Web – Annual</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web-ebook/">Web & eBook</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web-ebook/?attribute_duration=One-Day">Web & eBook – One-Day</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web-ebook/?attribute_duration=14-Day">Web & eBook – 14-Day</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web-ebook/?attribute_duration=One-Month">Web & eBook – One-Month</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web-ebook/?attribute_duration=Three-Month">Web & eBook – Three-Month</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web-ebook/?attribute_duration=Six-Month">Web & eBook – Six-Month</a> or <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web-ebook/?attribute_duration=Annual">Web & eBook – Annual</a></span>. </div> </p></div> <p>The post <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/marape-applauds-gurias-grand-final-victory-and-commends-muruks-for-sportsmanship/">Marape applauds Gurias’ grand final victory and commends Muruks for sportsmanship</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg">Post Courier</a>.</p>