Willie Minoga

Willie Minoga (born 17 September 1987) in Wapenamanda, Enga Province is a Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer who played for the Barrow Raiders in the Betfred Championship. He rejoined the Papua New Guinea Hunters at the end of 2016 after spending one season playing for the Townsville Blackhawks in the same competition. A Papua New Guinean national representative, Minoga was selected in PNG's squad for the 2017 World Cup.

Willie Minoga

Personal information
Full name	Willie Minoga
Born	(1987-09-17) 17 September 1987 Wapenamanda, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	100 kg (15 st 10 lb)
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2014–15 PNG Hunters 40 0 0 0 0 2019–2019 Barrow Raiders 11 0 0 0 0 Total 51 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2015– Papua New Guinea 5 0 0 0 0
As of 11 January 2019
Medals Men's rugby league nines Representing  Papua New Guinea Pacific Games 2015 Port Moresby Team

At a very early age, he used to play for his school boys rugby team while he was attending St.Paul's Lutheran Secondary School in the Minamb Valley,Enga Province in the years 2010-2012. He then joined Timin Tara, a local rugby team in the Minamb Rugby League. From there, he was directly invited by the Lae Snax Tigers coach Stanley Tepend for training. He played with the Lae Snax Tigers before he was selected for the PNG Hunters. Story by: Kawaii Stan (Kepaku Warriors)