September 20, 2024

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Sivo fever sweeps Papua New Guinea

Hey everyone, Maika Sivo is in the house!”

Literally!

Sivo fever is so big in Papua New Guinea that officials had to secret him into a house opposite the Hohola Flies ground, while his Bati team-mates conducted a coaching clinic, to ensure they were able to maintain control.

Fiji squad swamped at community visit

With the announcement of Sivo’s arrival at the end of the session, fans rushed for a glimpse of the Fiji superstar and stood outside chanting his name after the team returned to the house.

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Students at the school next door came to the fence overlooking a courtyard where the Fiji players were now gathered and also began chanting “Sivo, Sivo” after they spotted the 30-year-old.

“I don’t think Sivo can go out there now, it is a bit too packed there at the moment,” Blake said. “Everyone is just shouting ‘Sivo’ everywhere we go. As soon as they see him they start the Sivo chant. I thought I was back at CommBank.

Blake was stunned that fans were also chanting his name at the school coaching clinic, which attracted a crowd of about 2000 to see the Fijian team, who play the Kumuls on Sunday at Santos National Football Stadium.

SIVO FEVER GRIPS PNG AS BATI EMBRACE SUPPORT – PNG Haus Bung

Before the session, on a rock-hard dirt field where the local grand finals will be played on Sunday, the students had sung “Happy Birthday” to the Parramatta centre, who turned 29-years-old.

“I have never seen anything like it before,” Blake said. “Being in the NRL, you hear all of the stories, but I couldn’t believe that a lot of them knew my name and they sang me ‘Happy Birthday’.

SIVO FEVER GRIPS PNG AS BATI EMBRACE SUPPORT – PNG Haus Bung

“It is crazy how big rugby league is in this country, we just got swamped, and I wouldn’t mind something like this happening in Fiji. It just shows that PNG deserves to have a team in the NRL.

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