Bruce Mamando

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Bruce Mamando
Personal information
Born	(1974-01-20) 20 January 1974 Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea
Playing information
Height	189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	102 kg (16 st 1 lb)
Position	Prop, Second-row
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1994–1996	Canberra Raiders	14	3	0	0	12
1997–1998	Adelaide Rams	16	5	0	0	20
2000–2001	Nth Qld Cowboys	2	0	0	0	0
	Total	32	8	0	0	32
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1995–2000	Papua New Guinea	6	0	0	0	0
Source: RLP

Bruce Mamando (born 20 January 1974 in Mount Hagen^[1]) is a Papua New Guinean rugby league player who represented his country in the 1995 and 2000 World Cups.

Playing career

Mamando, who played at Prop and in the Second-row, made his debut for the Canberra Raiders from the bench during Round 2 of the 1994 NSWRL season, a 46-16 win over the South Sydney Rabbitohs at Bruce Stadium in Canberra (his only first grade game of the season). He went on to play in fourteen matches for the Raiders over the next three seasons, scoring 3 tries, but struggled to cement a place in the Raiders forward pack which included Bradley Clyde, John Lomax, Quentin Pongia, Jason Croker, and David Furner. In 1995 he was selected for the Papua New Guinea Kumuls squad for the 1995 Rugby League World Cup.

He then joined the new Adelaide Rams franchise in 1997 and was in their inaugural side for their match against the North Queensland Cowboys in Townsville on 1 March 1997 for the new Super League season. He spent two years at the ill-fated club, becoming a favorite with the Adelaide fans for his never say die attitude in a team mostly made up of some talented juniors and off-casts from other clubs. As a PNG test player, Mamando was one of the Rams few high profile players, alongside team captain and former Australian test player and Brisbane Broncos premiership Hooker Kerrod Walters. He played 16 games for the Rams, scoring 5 tries.

In 2000 Mamando again represented Papua New Guinea at a World Cup. Earlier that season he had joined North Queensland. In 2001 he withdrew from the Papua New Guinea side, citing concerns over selection policies.^[2]

References

↑ Bruce Mamando rugbyleague.co.nz
↑ Mamando: Selection fine, criteria unfair postcourier.com.pg, 25 September 2001

v t e Papua New Guinea squad – 1995 Rugby League World Cup

Lam (c) Angara Bai Biri Buko Evei Gene Gomia Kops Kouoru Mamando Okul Paiyo Reeka Solbat Tela Tiri Westley Yer Coach: Tokam

v t e Papua New Guinea squad – 2000 Rugby League World Cup

Lam (c) Aila Aizue Bai Buko Gene Justine Kahl Krewanty Mamando Marum Mom Mondo Na'awi Norman O'Reilly Paiyo Solbat Songoro Wilshere Coach: Bennett

v t e Inaugural Adelaide Rams side

v North Queensland Cowboys, Stockland Stadium, 1 March 1997

3. Michael Maguire 22. Wayne Simonds 25. Solomon Kiri 4. Elias Paiyo 44. Joe Tamani 33. Kurt Wrigley 7. Stuart Topper 11. Andrew Hick 27. Kerrod Walters 10. Marty McKenzie 13. Dave Boughton 12. Brett Galea 10. Cameron Blair 36. Kevin Campion 6. Chris Quinn 9. Steve Stone 17. Bruce Mamando Coach: Rod Reddy

Persondata
Name	Mamando, Bruce
Alternative names
Short description	Rugby league player
Date of birth	20 January 1974
Place of birth	Papua New Guinea
Date of death
Place of death

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