Michael Marum

Michael Marum
Personal information
Born (1973-10-08) 8 October 1973
Papua New Guinea
Playing information
Position Hooker
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2000–01 Papua New Guinea 4 1 0 0 4
Coaching information
Representative
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2016 Papua New Guinea 1 1 0 0 100
Source: [1]

Michael Marum is a Papua New Guinean rugby league player who represented his country in the 2000 World Cup.

Playing career

Marum played for, and captained, the Agmark Rabaul Guria's and played four tests for Papua New Guinea, including one at the 2000 World Cup.[1][2]

Coaching career

He coached the Agmark Rabaul Guria's in the 2012 Digicel Cup.[3]

Marum has also been involved with coaching the Papua New Guinea side, working with Adrian Lam and Stanley Gene at the 2008 World Cup and 2010 Four Nations.[4][5]

Marum has also served as the competition director to the local Agmark nines tournament.[6]

He coached Papua New Guinea rugby league nines side at the 2015 Pacific Games.[7]

In 2016 Marum was appointed the coach of the 13-aside Papua New Guinea national rugby league team after Mal Meninga left to coach Australia.[8] His first game as coach of the Kumuls was against Fiji in the 2016 Melanesian Cup. Coaching the Kumuls to a 24-22 win over Fiji.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 Michael Marum rugbyleagueproject.org
  2. New Guria ready to rock postcourier.com.pg, 26 January 2012
  3. Marum’s hit squad postcourier.com.pg, 22 March 2012
  4. Lepa puts hands up for Pres 13 coaching job postcourer.com.pg, 17 August 2011
  5. Off with their heads, PNG sports minister warns pina.com.fj, 9 November 2010
  6. Tough battle expected in Agmark rugby league Nines postcourier.com.pg, 20 January 2012
  7. "PNG Rugby League Nines coach Michael Marum names squad". 10 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  8. "Sport: Michael Marum appointed PNG Kumuls coach". 26 February 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  9. Walter, B, 2016,Fiji Bati unearth new wing star as PNG Kumuls secure historic Test win, viewed 8 May 2016 <http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-match-report/fiji-bati-unearth-new-wing-star-as-png-kumuls-secure-historic-test-win-20160507-goowy0.html>
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