Post subject: Easy Does It for England Over The Kumuls
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2022 4:22 pm
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Easy Does It for England Over The Kumuls
Following a comprehensive win for the Women over Canada in their group match it was the turn of the men to impress on the great surface at the DW Stadium as they took on Papua New Guinea in their quarter final match with the prize on offer a semi-final against either Tonga or Samoa.
It was Papua New Guinea´s fifth game against England with them having lost on every previous occasion, PNG did however beat a Great Britain Lions side in 2019 when they met them in Port Moresby in a tour match.
England were big favourites for the win, The Kumuls getting a twenty-four-point lead on the coupon, but Shaun Wane wasn´t taking the challenge lightly. An England loss was surely unthinkable.
Following a comprehensive win for the Women over Canada in their group match it was the turn of the men to impress on the great surface at the DW Stadium as they took on Papua New Guinea in their quarter final match with the prize on offer a semi-final against either Tonga or Samoa.
It was Papua New Guinea´s fifth game against England with them having lost on every previous occasion, PNG did however beat a Great Britain Lions side in 2019 when they met them in Port Moresby in a tour match.
England were big favourites for the win, The Kumuls getting a twenty-four-point lead on the coupon, but Shaun Wane wasn´t taking the challenge lightly. An England loss was surely unthinkable.
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Post subject: PNG Orchids Book Semi Spot in Second World Cup
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2022 6:50 pm
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PNG Orchids Book Semi Spot in Second World Cup
Papua New Guinea's men had a shock against England in Wigan, but no-one expected the Orchids women's team to do anything other than march over newcomers Brazil in the first game of the Hull double header - despite having no World Cup win to their credit before this tournament.
It was the women from PNG who had been the newcomers in the last World Cup, back in 2017, but their 34-12 win of Canada - semi finalists in '17 tournament - in the last round.
After a baptism of fire against England in the first round, the Amazonas made a number of changes, bringing in new players to the match day 17 and moved others around, particularly looking at strengthening their edge defence.
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PNG Orchids Book Semi Spot in Second World Cup
Papua New Guinea's men had a shock against England in Wigan, but no-one expected the Orchids women's team to do anything other than march over newcomers Brazil in the first game of the Hull double header - despite having no World Cup win to their credit before this tournament.
It was the women from PNG who had been the newcomers in the last World Cup, back in 2017, but their 34-12 win of Canada - semi finalists in '17 tournament - in the last round.
After a baptism of fire against England in the first round, the Amazonas made a number of changes, bringing in new players to the match day 17 and moved others around, particularly looking at strengthening their edge defence.
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Post subject: New Zealand Scramble Into Semis After Fijian Scare
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2022 9:29 pm
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New Zealand Scramble Into Semis After Fijian Scare
New Zealand - ranked No 1 in the world - took on Fiji in the third rugby league World Cup quarter final of this weekend, with the winner facing Australia in the semis.
The Black and Whites were clear favourites, despite the Bati's famous 2017 win at the same stage, that dumped the Kiwis out of the competition that year, and their own failure to convincingly gell as a team in the tournament so far.
New Zealand kicked the game off, after both teams initially went to the wrong ends. Both teams exchanged steady opening sets, with the the Kiwis making slightly more territory - and promptly surrendering that advantage by being caught offside.
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New Zealand Scramble Into Semis After Fijian Scare
New Zealand - ranked No 1 in the world - took on Fiji in the third rugby league World Cup quarter final of this weekend, with the winner facing Australia in the semis.
The Black and Whites were clear favourites, despite the Bati's famous 2017 win at the same stage, that dumped the Kiwis out of the competition that year, and their own failure to convincingly gell as a team in the tournament so far.
New Zealand kicked the game off, after both teams initially went to the wrong ends. Both teams exchanged steady opening sets, with the the Kiwis making slightly more territory - and promptly surrendering that advantage by being caught offside.
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