The Wests Tigers playmaker was flown by private jet to Port Moresby, where he met PM James Marape to watch the final round of the PNG Open on Sunday.

The first some Tigers officials knew that Jarome Luai was in Port Moresby was when photos appeared on social media of their captain with the Papua New Guinea prime minister.

Tigers officials confirmed on Sunday Jarome Luai would require scans for a lower-leg injury. By that afternoon, he was at a Port Moresby golf course.