Tue 18 Oct: RLWC: Tonga v Papua New Guinea KO 7.30pm

[londonrlfan]

Great game! PNG didn't deserve to lose

[Rawschach]

Brilliant match. PNG deserved to win - bombed one try and one debatable video ref call

 

This is what the World Cup is all about

[nadera78]

Great game, but PNG got stiffed there.

[Hopping Mad]

A great watch. Edge-of-the-sofa stuff. Congrats to both teams.

"A cheap takeaway meal on the left then five star dining on the right." Classic Vossy.

[Wellsy4HullFC]

Were PNG better than expected or Tonga not all that?

Pretty confident England will beat both of these based on that.

[MattSantos]

Just now, SydneyRoosters said:

Doesn’t matter, still have to play Tonga either way, better to get them out at the quarters.

PNG then Tonga is easier than Tonga then Samoa 

Don't want to play Samoa again as that's boring as well

[Tippytoe]

4 minutes ago, PEANUT HEAD said:

Game decided by a bad var decision. 

Yes it's a shame PNG more deserving of win 

[MattSantos]

Just now, Wellsy4HullFC said:

Were PNG better than expected or Tonga not all that?

Pretty confident England will beat both of these based on that.

Based on that aye. Tonga can only improve but their spine is really poor in comparison to top 3

[Bolton Leyther]

A belting contest that really lived up to the hype.

(A slight grumble that it was on BBC Three rather than Two)

[gingerjon]

Just now, Wellsy4HullFC said:

Were PNG better than expected or Tonga not all that?

Pretty confident England will beat both of these based on that.

I think ... both.

PNG played more like a complete unit (rather than just some guys channelling national pride like they can come across at times) than I think they are usually - and Tonga looked well short of recent showings.

[EssexRL]

Just now, Hopping Mad said:

"A cheap takeaway meal on the left then five star dining on the right." Classic Vossy.

Great wasn’t it?

[Jughead]

Completely unlike a team in white with a red V to pull off a late, late win. 

[shrewsbury roughyed]

Ipape. Class interview. Humble bloke

[UBranger]

Wow what a game. Well done both teams. Lots of 'talking points' too. Given the W.C. a shot in the arm or what.

 

[OMEGA]

By and large the game was very well officiated by the Ref and the linesmen but that VR decision was bloody awful!

Not only was it a try but the shoulder charge was the only thing that stopped it being an easy put down. It’s either an 8 point Try due to a foul in the act of scoring  or a penalty try and probably a yellow card for the shoulder charge.

Great game though and superb from the PNG team who had 3 try’s disallowed and conceded two wonder try’s 

[johnh1]

There was a knock on in that last try. Why didn’t PNG challenge it?

[north yorks trinity]

34 minutes ago, Dunbar said:

And then the video ref didn't have conclusive proof it didn't touch the line.

IMO he did.

Anyway, absolutely cracking match and what the tournament needed. 

Plus I'm happier England meeting PNG  rather than Tonga in the quarters.

[yipyee]

2 minutes ago, Jughead said:

Completely unlike a team in white with a red V to pull off a late, late win. 

Was waiting for a post about a red v team getting dubious ref decisions too  

[Hopping Mad]

3 minutes ago, gingerjon said:

PNG played more like a complete unit (rather than just some guys channelling national pride like they can come across at times) than I think they are usually - and Tonga looked well short of recent showings.

The Kumuls really should have won.

Amazed the video ref ruled out PNG's second half 'try' in the corner.

[Damien]

4 minutes ago, Wellsy4HullFC said:

Were PNG better than expected or Tonga not all that?

Pretty confident England will beat both of these based on that.

I think PNG were way better than expected. It was easily the best I've ever seen them play.

[SydneyRoosters]

3 minutes ago, MattSantos said:

PNG then Tonga is easier than Tonga then Samoa 

Don't want to play Samoa again as that's boring as well

0% samoa would beat PNG. 

The kumuls would win by at least 20 points, it’s just changing the order from Tonga then PNG to PNG then Tonga.

[SydneyRoosters]

Absolute robbery and a half with the try from Tai. The ball was nowhere the white line.

[Tosh]

Spare a thought for that guy who was offering 4 free tickets for the match tonight because he couldn’t make it at the last minute!!!

[Dunbar]

Just now, north yorks trinity said:

IMO he did.

Anyway, absolutely cracking match and what the tournament needed. 

Plus I'm happier England meeting PNG  rather than Tonga in the quarters.

I thought on the last angle he looked at, the ball looked like it had touched the line.

As I say though, it wasn't conclusive and if it had been sent up as a try it would probably have been given.

My point is that it was not an easy one for the officials.  I certainly thought he was out on the live call and so I would have sent it up no try and then there just wasn't conclusive evidence to overturn it.

[Bearman]

Great game, PNG were hard done by.