World Cup: Papua New Guinea vs Samoa

[DIEHARD]

PAPUA NEW GUINEA v SAMOA
November 04 20:00 Monday
Craven Park, Hull

[teke]

Carn magic man, win it for the Kumuls on your Bday

[teke]

kumuls.

So useless

[Toads]

Just a bit of a hiding in the first half..

[TITAN PETE]

Samoa beat PNG in seven-try RLWC romp

AAP
9:39am Tue 05th November, 2013


Papua New Guinea's Rugby League World Cup exit was all but confirmed on Monday as they lost what was effectively a qualifying shootout with Samoa 38-4 in Hull.

With defending champions New Zealand to come on Friday and a defeat to France already against their name, Adrian Lam's Kumuls knew this was a must-win if they were to have a realistic chance of taking third spot in Group B.

Improving Samoa never gave them a chance on Monday night (AEDT), with Matt Parish's side showing more of the flashes they produced in losing to New Zealand a week ago.

A defeat of the Kiwis must follow if PNG are to have any hope of progressing.

Samoa face France in their final pool game and will be increasingly confident after a seven-try display which included an Antonio Winterstein hat-trick.

If they can beat the French, second place and an easier quarter-final - likely to be against Fiji - awaits.

[TITAN PETE]

A defeat of the Kiwis must follow if PNG are to have any hope of progressing.

I have more chance of riding the winner of today's Melbourne Cup

[Titanic]

Well all I can report is that all the coaches and prep in the world means nothing to a nation who continually refuse to adhere to rugby league basics … the Kumuls have since I first had anything to do with them in 1977 played without any real understanding of how to play as a team. Last night was an exercise in futility on about twenty different fronts … very disappointing.

[teke]

Well all I can report is that all the coaches and prep in the world means nothing to a nation who continually refuse to adhere to rugby league basics … the Kumuls have since I first had anything to do with them in 1977 played without any real understanding of how to play as a team. Last night was an exercise in futility on about twenty different fronts … very disappointing.

Yep, so dam frustrating.

[DIEHARD]

Very disappointing to see one of the purest Rugby League nations being so innept. I thought that this game would be far closer. PNG desperately need some old fashioned lessons. I hope the new QCUP team will offer some new maturity and stability.

[hammer]

Their style of play somewhat resembles the nuances of their society...flamboyant but erratic, unpredictable and inconsistent!