Joe Tokam is a Papua New Guinean rugby league coach and administrator who coached Papua New Guinea at the 1995 World Cup.
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| Full name | Joe Kuman Tokam | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Papua New Guinea | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 4 February 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career
editTokam retired from playing in 1983.[2]
Coaching career
editTokam coached Papua New Guinea in the 1995 World Cup. The team drew with Tonga and then lost to New Zealand. His one win was v Fiji on 19 Jun 1993, beating them 35-24 in Port Moresby[1][3]
Administration career
editIn 2009 he worked as the operations manager for the bemobile Cup.[2]
In 2011 Tokram worked as the PNGRFL Highlands regional development officer.[4]
Tokram, along with Ivan Ravu, was appointed a caretaker manager of the Papua New Guinea Rugby League after the districts failed to meet the quorum to hold an AGM in early 2012.[5]
In mid-2012 he was involved in legal action against the PNGRL. The court ruled the legal action invalid and ruled that he was no longer an employee of the PNGRL.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b Joe Tokam rugbyleagueproject.org
- ^ a b Joe Tokam quietly keeps bemobile Cup wheels turning The National, 16 October 2009
- ^ "PNG 35 - Fiji 24". Rugby League Project. 19 Jun 1993. Retrieved 4 Feb 2021.
- ^ Juffa, Kuman vie for chairman Archived 2013-04-17 at archive.today postcourier.com.pg, 25 January 2012
- ^ League AGM deferred Archived 2013-04-16 at archive.today postcourier.com.pg, 15 February 2012
- ^ PNG Rugby League can now move forward with court ruling pina.com.fj, 31 July 2012