![]() ![]() Ipape, whose hopes of landing a deal with NRL team Manly Sea Eagles were scuppered when a trial spell was halted by the pandemic, has long been on the radar of Leigh coach and his compatriot Adrian Lam. He has made three international appearances, including the 28-10 win over Great Britain in Port Moresby in 2019, when he scored a sparkling solo try to spark a fightback by his side. Ipape, who is contracted to Leigh until 2025, played for Wynnum Manly Seagulls as well as the Hunters in the Queensland Cup, having first emerged with Lae Tigers, who play in PNG’s domestic league, the Digicel Cup. ![]() He scored two more in the 70-10 play-off win over York, which set up a home Championship Grand Final promotion decider against Batley, having also crossed in the 1895 Cup final victory over Featherstone, when he took the man-of-the-match prize. Ipape, from Mount Hagen in PNG’s Western Highlands province, 300 miles North-West of capital Port Moresby, claimed 20 tries during Leigh’s table-topping league campaign. The 23-year-old Kumuls international took the award ahead of team-mate and forward John Asiata and their fellow nominees Theerapol Ritson, the Barrow winger, and Halifax halfback Joe Keyes. LEIGH CENTURIONS hooker Edwin Ipape’s stellar first campaign in the European game after switching from PNG Hunters was reflected by his success in the Championship Player of the Year poll. ![]()
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