Sat 9 Nov: Oceania Cup: Papua New Guinea v Fiji KO 4.20am (UK Time)

[Farmduck]

FT:  Fiji  22   PNG  20

[Adelaide Tiger]

What an enjoyable game.

Both sides played an open game and some great passages of play.

 

[Abicus]

Fiji win the Oceanic Shield, and are promoted to the Oceanic Cup for 2020 joining Tonga and New Zealand.

[ghost crayfish]

PNG just couldn't get quite there for the try they needed! They did so well and created a lot of chances, but Fiji scrambled well. Great game. 

[Pulga]

What a game. 

I'm actually concerned for GB.

[Damien]

Nice to see PNG make a real game of it, away from PNG too.

[Scubby]

Edene Gebbie looks an absolute star in the making. Hope Souths give him a shot this year.

[Futtocks]

I wanted a Kumuls win, but was hugely entertained anyway.

[thirteenthman]

Really good match - well worth getting up at 4.30am for!!! Shame for PNG as they could've won that, but Fiji just held them out. And how good was that try by Edene Gebbie. 

With the home crowd behind them, next weeks game against GB could be a cracker. 

[Futtocks]

8 minutes ago, thirteenthman said:

Really good match - well worth getting up at 4.30am for!!! Shame for PNG as they could've won that, but Fiji just held them out. And how good was that try by Edene Gebbie. 

With the home crowd behind them, next weeks game against GB could be a cracker. 

It is very rare in my lifetime that I get to watch PNG play a televised home test, and I can't wait!

[thirteenthman]

1 minute ago, Futtocks said:

It is very rare in my lifetime that I get to watch PNG play a televised home test, and I can't wait!

Agreed. Really enjoyed watching their home games in the 2017 RLWC and I'm sure next week will be another great occasion. 

[B rad]

Awesome game. PNG very unlucky to lose. 

[Futtocks]

3 minutes ago, B rad said:

Awesome game. PNG very unlucky to lose. 

Agreed. Fiji had more NRL stars and bigger players. But to a Kumul, a bigger opponent just means a better angle to smash a tackle in right under the ribs.

[Sir Kevin Sinfield]

What a shame this game wasn’t in PNG. 7000 we’re at the PNG Women v England Women’s game, they have such an appetite for international a Rugby League.

With the PNG squad flying to PNG to face England anyway it would of made sense to me for them to host Fiji in a sold out Port Moresby Stadium.

[Man of Kent]

Full game here:

And here: 

Well worth a watch