Papua New Guinea vs. Fiji

Papua New Guinea 24 def. Fiji 22

[no comp]

Papua New Guinea
24
22
Fiji
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/31052
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 7th May, 2016
Kick Off 5:30 PM (local time)
Referee Robert Hicks (Oldham)
Venue Pirtek Stadium (Sydney)
Crowd 15,225
Match Stats
Halftime Score 8 16
Scrums 7 5
Penalties 8 9
Papua New Guinea Scoresheet Fiji
Watson BOAS 2 T 3 Etuate QIONIMACAWA
Nene MACDONALD   Eloni VUNAKECE
Kato OTTIO      
 
Ase BOAS 4/5 G 2/4 Sitiveni MOCEIDREKE
      1/1 Maurice KENNEDY
 
Justin OLAM BIN    
Papua New Guinea Teams Fiji
David MEAD (c)
[Gold Coast]
1 FB 1 Tyrone PHILLIPS
[Canterbury]
Justin OLAM 2 W 2 Akuila UATE
[Newcastle]
Kato OTTIO 3 C 3 Sisi WAQA
Nene MACDONALD
[Gold Coast]
4 C 4 Brayden WILIAME
[Manly]
Stargroth AMEAN 5 W 5 Etuate QIONIMACAWA
 
Ase BOAS 6 FE 6 Sitiveni MOCEIDREKE
Watson BOAS 7 HB 7 Maurice KENNEDY
 
Luke PAGE 8 FR 8 Kane EVANS
[Sydney]
Wartovo PUARA 9 HK 9 James STORER (c)
Henry NOKI 10 FR 10 Daniel SAIFITI
[Newcastle]
Timothy LOMAI 11 2R 11 Junior ROQICA
Rod GRIFFIN 12 2R 12 Fabian GOODALL
Adam KORAVE 13 L 13 Eloni VUNAKECE
[Sydney]
 
Adex WERA 14 B 14 Ben NAKUBUWAI
Brandy PETER 15 B 15 Tui KAMIKAMICA
Willie MINOGA 16 B 16 Tevita COTTRELL
Kurt BAPTISTE
[Canberra]
17 B 17 Jokatama DOKONIVALU
 
Michael MARUM   HC   Michael POTTER
   
 

Team Info

Papua New Guinea

Previous Game:
[no comp] - vs. Fiji
Next Game:
[no comp] - vs. Cook Islands
Out:
Josh Damen (fullback), Thompson Teteh (centre), Matt Trnka (wing), Israel Eliab (five-eighth), Noel Zeming (halfback), Stanton Albert (front row), Ray Thompson (hooker), Wellington Albert (front row), Rhyse Martin (second row), Tyson Martin (second row)
In:
David Mead (fullback), Justin Olam (wing), Stargroth Amean (wing), Ase Boas (five-eighth), Watson Boas (halfback), Henry Noki (front row), Timothy Lomai (second row), Rod Griffin (second row), Adex Wera (bench), Kurt Baptiste (bench)
Changes:
Nene Macdonald (wing to centre), Luke Page (lock to front row), Wartovo Puara (bench to hooker), Adam Korave (bench to lock)

Fiji

Previous Game:
[no comp] - vs. Papua New Guinea
Next Game:
[no comp] - vs. Canada
Out:
Kevin Naiqama (fullback), Marika Koroibete (wing), Eto Nabuli (wing), Daryl Millard (five-eighth), Ryan Millard (halfback), Apisai Koroisau (hooker), Tikiko Noke (front row), Jayson Bukuya (second row), Jacob Saifiti (second row), Korbin Sims (lock), Viliame Kikau (bench), Osea Sadrau (bench)
In:
Akuila Uate (wing), Sisi Waqa (centre), Etuate Qionimacawa (wing), Sitiveni Moceidreke (five-eighth), Maurice Kennedy (halfback), Kane Evans (front row), James Storer (hooker), Junior Roqica (second row), Ben Nakubuwai (bench), Tui Kamikamica (bench), Tevita Cottrell (bench), Jokatama Dokonivalu (bench)
Changes:
Fabian Goodall (centre to second row), Eloni Vunakece (front row to lock), Daniel Saifiti (bench to front row), Tyrone Phillips (bench to fullback)

Match Notes

This was the first match in a double header

Contributions: Andrew Ferguson