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Demetriou lauds PNG's NRL entry but coy on coaching gig

Jason Demetriou's focus is on the Kumuls at national level not with coaching their team in the NRL. (HANDOUT/PAPUA NEW GUINEA RUGBY FOOTBALL LEAGUE)

Jason Demetriou says his immediate focus is on growing Papua New Guinea rugby league through the national team not putting his hand up to lead the country's forthcoming NRL side.

After two years of planning, the NRL's PNG team is expected to be rubber-stamped at a meeting in Sydney next week in what Demetriou called "a huge milestone" for rugby league in the Pacific nation.

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