Papua New Guinea on song against hapless USA

PAPUA New Guinea completed the preliminary rounds with a record-breaking spree against the USA before another capacity crowd at Port Moresby’s National Stadium. A week after their mistake-riddled performance against Ireland, the Kumuls were back to their best against the Hawks, running in 11 tries against an opposition that struggled to contend with the sapping conditions and the speed of PNG’s play. Even without the power running of Wellington and Stanton Albert, who were rested, the Kumuls tore through the Hawks’ defence at will. Burleigh prop Luke Page took it upon himself to lead the forward charge and generated the momentum for James Segeyaro to have a field day from dummy-half. Segeyaro burst through the heart of the Hawks’ ruck to set up five-eighth Lachlan Lam for the opening try and he picked…

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Official Rugby League Annual (Digital) - 1 Issue, 2017

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