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Hull France have their first try!

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And outrageous rugby league try!

A

starring moment, this is the real

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thing.

Burst out the bagpipes Axel!

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You just cannot stop them!

Like

father and son, England have the

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lead!

USA! What about that for a

start for the United States?

High

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fives all-round!

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With seconds to play...

These Samoa

supporters are going mad here.

The

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ball goes down!

Australia,

world-class! World champions

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again...

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The 14 nations of the Rugby

League World Cup...

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Good afternoon and welcome

to highlights from day two -

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we've got a great show lined up

for you and it's a big hello to our

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three amigos - Robbie Hunter-Paul,

the legend that is Shaun Edwards

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and Iestyn Harris.

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A very warm welcome gents

and an early touch for you -

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in a couple of words please,

what was your verdict on England's

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performance in defeat

against Australia yesterday?

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I thought we looked fit and

organised, and potentially very

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capable later in the competition...

I would say a work in progress.

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Strong with great potential.

I've

never known you be that's extinct.

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-- that succinct!

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Short and sweet - nice...

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And news today that Sam Burgess

is likely to be back now

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for the quarter finals

following that knee injury - more

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on that later and from the lads.

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So here's what's coming up

between now and 3 o'clock...

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We are in Port Morseby for co-hosts

Papua New Guinea and Wales...

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It was the land of the giants

as the Kiwis met Samoa...

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A star-studded Fiji outfit took on

the USA...

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We'll assess the hopes of Scotland

ahead of their debut tomorrow...

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And we'll get some more reaction

from England's defeat

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against Australia yesterday.

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Before we go to our first match -

here's a who's who and how

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the Rugby League World Cup 2017

works...

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There's four teams in Pool A and B

play three matches.

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Each team plays their

pool opposition once.

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The top three from Pool A and B

qualify for the quarter finals.

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Each team in Pool C and D

play their pool opposition once.

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For their third match,

they play one match

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against Pool C or D opposition.

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Those C versus D matches are Ireland

v Italy, Wales v Fiji,

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and Papua New Guinea v USA.

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The group winners only

qualify for quarter finals.

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Who meets who in the last eight

is anyone's guess...

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However, already Australia

are likely to top pool

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A and they then will be favourites

to play the third placed team

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in Pool B...

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England - if they beat

Lebanon and France

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will finish second in their

group and would play

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the winners of pool C...

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And it's Pool C where we start now

with highlights of co-hosts

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Papua New Guinea and Wales - a win

for either today would set them up

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nicely for the quarter finals...

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For Papa New Guinea, Rugby league is

an obsession. Having only reached

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the knockout stages once, this is

their best ever squad and it is

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peppered with NRL stars. This could

finally be the time for them to fly,

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and they are already on a roll

having won their last two tests,

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making their world ranking of 16

false. If those rankings go to plan,

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ninth placed Wales could reach the

quarterfinals but at this point,

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that would be some achievement.

Having not won at the World Cup

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since 2000, John Kear's class of

2017 know they have a tough task

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especially today. Although short on

quality, the Dragons have a

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tight-knit squad. Regan Grace has

the space and the pace to score from

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anywhere...

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COMMENTATOR: Both teams are coming

onto the field.

Mattiello yet and

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myself have been too many games

around the world. This is very hard

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to describe -- Matthew Elliott. A

wonderful atmosphere in very hot

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conditions.

Let's have a look at the

PNG team card... That's the line-up.

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David Mead, the full-back, the

captain. We have a bit of experience

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in there. Coming into the starting

side, Willie Minoga, he scored in

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the Queensland cup Premiership. A

match-winning try. They are coached

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by Michael Marum, and you can see

Kurt Baptiste is on the bench

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alongside James Segeyaro. This is

the Welsh line-up... Elliot Kear, at

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Leinbach. The captain from Salford

upfront comedy prop forward Craig

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Kupchak, and we have Morgan Knowles,

from St Helens, and the coach 's

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John Kear, on the bench, they have

Morris, Hopkins and Evans.

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One of the real crowd favourites,

Garry Lo, he played with the

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Sheffield Eagles this year, off to

the Castleford Tigers next year... A

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score of 0-0, nearly five minutes

gone.

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He pops the ball out, David Mead is

through! And he sees the corner!

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David Mead goes on to score the

opening try! Yet to be given, they

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go to the video referee but I think

you will find that David Mead, the

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captain, has opened the scoring for

Papa New Guinea. Ben Cummins is

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looking to see if that is a clean

take... I think we are looking at a

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suspected knock-on. I certainly

didn't see anything in commentary.

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It looked OK, the dummy half cook

up. A little juggle from Watson

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Boas, it opened up the red Sea. They

leak the try, if it is given. David

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Mead cover the captain.

How

appropriate! You can see that Ase

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Boas digs in, and gets the outside

of the Welsh defence to sink in.

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David Mead, you can't give him space

like that, what a finish from him.

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It's only a matter of time before

the green lights go on the board...

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And the try is given! They opened

scoring after only five minutes of

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play at the National Football

Stadium in Port Moresby. It sets up

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kindly for David Mead, here comes

Justin Olam! A big, strong and fast

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unit. One of the crowd favourites, I

can tell you.

My goodness, what

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about that for a fight?

Garry Lo...

Watson Boas, steaming on to it but

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it's a flat ball at best. Another

opportunity for The Kumuls.

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A quick play of the ball, it's

another dummy half run, linking up

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with the outside man... David Mead,

The Kumuls captain! He goes with the

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score, try number two after just

nine minutes of play here at Port

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Moresby! Boy oh boy, the Welsh

Dragons are absolutely stunned.

They

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are just rolling down the hill,

quick play of the ball. A beautiful

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inside ball from The Kumuls skipper.

David Mead, once you get your hands

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on the ball from close range, it

almost shut the gate.

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Martin...

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Albert, straight and hard. The first

local player to sign with an NRL

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club with the Penrith Panthers a few

years ago. They have numbers of

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three on two but they choose to hold

onto the ball. The right-hand side

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is very flat. Enoch Maki, one of

seven PNG players in the line-up.

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They meet again... Surely not going

over for number three? No. They

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stack the short side. A bad pass

from dummy half, but there has been

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some interference from the first

marker, you will find. Another

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penalty to the Agricola

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-- another penalty to The Kumuls.

And pressure for Wales, buckling

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over and gasping for air.

They could

have let that go for longer. We saw

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a PNG player get the ball and go

across the try line but as we can

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see, Wales are under the pump. On

their own.

They have Enoch Maki out

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there, and Wellington Albert. They

are both lurking at the three

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quarters line at the moment. That's

where the money play will inevitably

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end up. Watson Boas, flat ball

away... Maki! My goodness. The dummy

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half is caught with the ball.

I think they will still come the

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right side, the western side of the

ground. Here is Nini MacDonald! Big

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and strong, almost there! It's more

than that, and he is in! And then a

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MacDonald, going in to score. They

had to check the grounding...

I have

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no try... Can we check grounding?

They had to score in there as

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well...

The grounding is what they

really need to check. Mattiello yet,

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calling that and making the signal

out the corner of my eye, I can see.

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I thought you were shaking your head

to say check the grounding and that

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is what they will do.

Twisting out

of the tackle, Nene MacDonald shows

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how much strength he has, twisting

out of that tackle. I'm not sure

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about the ball there. He loses

control of it... Perhaps not

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enough... I don't know if it comes

free from his grip.

8-0... Make it

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12- 02 PNG! -- make it 12-0, to PNG!

Wales are really struggling to adapt

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to these conditions. Hot, steamy,

sweat dripping off the players and

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commentators. He strikes out

sweetly... I told you that he could

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kick Rhyse Martin over the top.

Extending the lead 14-0.

What a

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lovely face Paul Baos gets to Nene

MacDonald. There was no stopping

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that big unit, that is for sure --

what a lovely face ball Boas has.

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You get the feeling the Welsh line

could be breached at any time.

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Boas... Nearly an obstruction by his

own man, Rhyse Martin. The last

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tackle... James Segeyaro, bouncing

off a Welsh player. They clean it

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up, grounding the goal. The Kumuls

force a goal-line drop out. So, Ben

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Cummins is about to explain to all

of us what he is happy with, what he

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is unhappy with. There we have it...

A biting allegation.

I think Ben

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Evans is showing the touch judge and

periphery, Ben Cummins. -- and the

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referee. You don't often see a

biting allegation, it is Ben Evans

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from Wales, it's going on report. He

is alleging that he was bitten at

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some stage in the lead up. Keep an

eye on his right forearm. Wellington

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Albert is the player with the ball

on the ground. Ben Evans is the man

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to allegedly have been bitten. I'm

sure that we will hear and read more

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about that.

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Justin Olam looks to get the

off-load away... A lead on the fly!

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He has support and couldn't get to

the back row. Mead looking to play

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the ball away quickly. Batista sends

the ball to Boas. A kick in... A

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beautiful try for The Kumuls! They

go into score. It was the flying

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machine from the Canberra waders,

scoring a stack of tries in the New

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South Wales cup a couple of years

ago. But the lead up work was all

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done by David Mead.

It was a

beautiful kick on and what a great

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finish, getting it across the line,

Kato Ottio.

Rhyse Martin looking to

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turn the scoreline into a 20-0 lead.

That's the angle... It sounded

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good... It sounded beautiful! It is

high, long and over. The Kumuls

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extending their lead, only a few

minutes out from half-time. 20-0

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they lead. Nowhere to go for our

Zebo us. It's another penalty,

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carried on... -- nowhere to go for

Ase Boas. The Kumuls players are

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still down. You can understand

things getting a little heated out

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there. Some frustration creeping in.

Wales with third man in. You see it,

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around the knees...

That is Rhodri

Lloyd.

The man they call the

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Cannonball. It isn't on, it is

illegal and it is a penalty. Perhaps

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not such an illegal move in the

English Super League or English

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football, I don't know. It certainly

is in the NRL.

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Younger brother Stanton started the

match. The short ball, a way it

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goes... This time, they have him

wrapped up on the far side. Garry

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Lo... In centre field, finding

Albert who pushes away from one.

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Wellington Albert with the size 15

boots, scoring for The Kumuls! They

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score their fifth try of the match.

Tackle four...

What about Garry Lo?

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Such a dynamic player. You can see a

you head from dummy half across the

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field and he picks up a big unit in

the middle. What a try, look at

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this! He looks pleased, what a great

try. Wellington Albert is absolutely

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over the moon and he needs to be.

Five tries for The Kumuls. Wales are

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yet to cross the stripe. As Rhyse

Martin looks to add another two...

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Good as gold! The flags are up, 24-0

becomes 26-0.

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Pressing down the short side...

Rhodri Lloyd, and it was a good

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tackle. Here they are, under

pressure. Under a lot of pressure.

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Kurt Baptiste, fake off the ball up.

Davies is on his haunches, injured

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in the background. Wales are a man

down and the referee, Ben Cummins,

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decides to call a stop to the play.

It was just a good and strong tackle

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over the top by Kurt Baptiste. I do

not think that Davies saw him

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coming. In fact, I'm sure of it.

They lead 26-0. The home team, it's

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a very good chance for them here. In

the early stages of the second half,

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to open up the gap again. Wellington

Albert with his arms free... Looking

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for a quick play of the ball. James

Segeyaro, out the back, Boas gets

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the ball... Rhyse Martin combo big

and strong! He goes on to score. A

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sixth try of the afternoon for The

Kumuls. No need to go upstairs. The

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New South Wales cup, the Canterbury

Bulldogs front row. He goes on to

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score.

James Segeyaro, throwing the

final pass. Boas and Rhyse Martin, a

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goalkicker extraordinaire, scoring a

great try.

I loved the sound from

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his boot. He's got a lovely

technique, Rhyse Martin.

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Jozsef almost pushes away Maki, but

that is near impossible to do. Craig

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Kopczak. This is the last...

Straight into the bread basket of

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James Segeyaro... He does very well,

James has support... Guess who?

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David Mead again! And The Kumuls are

ten metres out of halfway. They are

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really finding some holes around

these lazy markers from Wales. A

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good tackle there. Coming out the

opposite side... But not on this

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occasion. Wrapped up, James

Segeyaro. This is the last... Kurt

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Baptiste, and appealing for a

penalty.

The word "Ouch" springs to

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mind, Segeyaro with a beautiful

recovery on the try line, drawing

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the penalty. That is tough for the

Welsh to endure.

If you give one or

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two away, or tackle three... This

would put them under enormous

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pressure. Just having a committee

meeting. But the crowd are still

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alive, loving every minute of this.

Maki... He is a big lump. Enoch

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Maki. Albert... Looking for number

two! He gets the ball... Segeyaro,

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and then comes in. They are not

curing the ruck, the home team. My

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goodness! My goodness... Nothing is

going right for Wales. They are

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having an awful second half... Will

they go at it again? Segeyaro...

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Boas, Ase Boas steps of the right.

Wellington Albert again...

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Wellington is going over! They have

all sorts of problems containing

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him. Rhodri Lloyd combining. No way

through. Segeyaro pops it up to the

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back. David Mead from Boas, out back

again, the lines. Nene MacDonald,

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keeping the ball alive. But

eventually taking the tackle of

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Rhodri Lloyd. They go the short

side... The past from Ase Boas. I

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think they will want to check this.

Ben Cummins points to the spot. They

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are in again. Rhyse Martin in for

number two.

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A big run-up of the back from a

Maki. Certainly not losing any

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energy in this crowd. Willie Minoga.

Stanton Albert is the ball away...

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Dummy income are losing his footing.

-- a dummy, losing his footing. That

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was a very good run from the hooker.

Kurt Baptiste... And David Mead,

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looking for number three. Ben

Cummins pulling the play up. Let's

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have a listen.

Stopping play for

Michael Channing, he got a whack in

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the face.

He was 80 metres away! I

don't know if I've seen play stopped

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like that before, he was nowhere

near the play. The London Broncos

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centre, Michael Channing. But

anyway, play goes on.

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Nene MacDonald, stands on his knees.

Thought it was going halfway. Martin

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puts the kick in, and the chase is

there! They have done it again.

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Justin Olam goes on to score. Ben

Cummins says that is a green light,

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fellas! PNG showing no pity

whatsoever.

Is there nothing that

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Rhyse Martin cannot do? Kicking

goals in that time, and putting a

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lovely dink on for his winger. He is

absolutely elated.

More than 20

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minutes remaining. You can only

envisage a stack more points coming.

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As you can see, the energy is still

there for PNG. As Albert plays the

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ball.

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I can tell you that Wales, their

biggest ever World Cup blasts was by

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40 points, exactly what we have now.

That was against New Zealand. Back

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in the year 2000. Albert... And

eventually, they bring him down.

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Another penalty to the home team...

Against Phil Joseph, doing all he

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could to slow them down.

A lovely

flowed from Segeyaro again. What a

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handful Stanton Albert has proved to

be. A phenomenal game from him and

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the Welsh under the pump yet again.

44 missed tackles. The 40 point

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margin, the Welsh biggest ever loss.

That was against New Zealand in

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2000. Stanton Albert again, 58-18 is

how much they lost by on that

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occasion. Watson Albert...

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We will get back to those pictures

as soon as we can but we got the

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general feel of what was going on.

It tough day at the office.

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Exceptionally tough. Wales were

rattled early on. Papa New Guinea

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came out aggressively. The line

speed was up and they wanted to get

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into the face of the Welsh team.

You've got to be able to handle that

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start and ferocity going into Papa

New Guinea. I do not think Wales

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handled it very well. But I don't

think you can take anything away

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from Papa New Guinea, they looked

very impressive, strong and

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powerful, and they've got guile in

there. I think there will be a force

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to reckon with three home games in

the pools, they will be tough to

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beat.

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You have played out there, it was

tough, the physicality of it?

Unless

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you have done it, you cannot

envisage how tough it is to play out

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there. The heat, 36 degrees, 90%

humidity. You just feel drained. I

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am not saying Wales would have

beaten them if they'd played them in

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Manchester, but I cannot put it into

words how difficult it is to play up

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there. And when you are 32-0 down,

trust me, the Welsh lads would have

0:30:370:30:43

been feeling a long way from home.

You can feel the passion, the

0:30:430:30:48

atmosphere and the crowds, balloon?

Because they live, breathe and eat a

0:30:480:30:55

rugby league, they give it

everything. But what is different,

0:30:550:31:00

they are not the Papa New Guinea of

old, they are actually structured.

0:31:000:31:05

When you have a forward carrying the

ball, you have eight defenders

0:31:050:31:09

flying at you like missiles. But

there would be holes all over the

0:31:090:31:14

field and you would score on the

back of it. But we saw a composed

0:31:140:31:19

defensive line, they are making

their tackles and then reloading.

0:31:190:31:23

They are not throwing the ball out

playing backyard footy, they are

0:31:230:31:26

making controlled and focused

passes, playing the ball quickly and

0:31:260:31:33

playing off the back of that. But

this structured and them playing in

0:31:330:31:37

the Australian competition.

We have

sorted out the gremlins, we pick it

0:31:370:31:42

up and it is 40-0 to Papa New

Guinea.

0:31:420:31:52

COMMENTATOR: Good tackle made. Going

again. The referee says go back and

0:31:520:31:57

play it. The cry don't like it.

Their cake and David Mead goes in

0:31:570:32:08

for number three. Everything going

their way. They are making the most

0:32:080:32:17

of every opportunity.

He becomes the

first Papa New Guinea player to

0:32:170:32:25

score a hat-trick in welcome. What a

kick from Segeyaro. That man again.

0:32:250:32:41

Proving a handful. Watson Boas is

still going. Watson comes down 20

0:32:410:32:54

yard from the line. Regardless, they

have been given another penalty PNG.

0:32:540:33:07

Look at this, Ottio is very hard to

contain and great support play by

0:33:070:33:16

Boas.

Straight through. The veteran.

He goes in to score ten years after

0:33:160:33:36

making his PNG Debbie. They extend

their lead now, 48.

Zero. We

0:33:360:33:45

wondered what the three hawkers

would be like playing together.

0:33:450:33:50

There is your answer right there.

No

mistake. And a half century is on

0:33:500:33:59

the board.

0:33:590:34:05

They find Rhodri Lloyd. Little bit

unorganised. They have been all

0:34:180:34:22

match. You will need to beat your

man, but you can't. Nothing doing.

0:34:220:34:38

Parry picks it up. They have got

numbers now. Parry friends away from

0:34:380:34:43

the high tackle. He will be stopped

a couple of metres short. The crowd

0:34:430:34:51

are counting down and Wales have

been given a penalty. They have

0:34:510:34:59

enjoyed every single minute of this

match and this is a last-ditch

0:34:590:35:03

effort. They have put the ball down

and going into score after the

0:35:030:35:11

full-time siren, Regan goes over for

Wales.

There is a Hail Mary kick

0:35:110:35:22

from Marksaeng mark. As we said, the

young talent half gets the ball down

0:35:220:35:26

after a not so great effort.

Never

say die attitude. You have to give

0:35:260:35:38

them full credit, Wales. They are

out on their feet. He has got it. It

0:35:380:35:53

puts a stop on what has been an

ordinary sentence for them. They

0:35:530:35:58

fought hard, Wales but they were up

against it from the outset. David

0:35:580:36:01

Mead going to score double but

turned it into a hat-trick in the

0:36:010:36:07

end. Wales have been beaten by Papa

New Guinea 50-6.

Great performance.

0:36:070:36:15

Everybody played well. The forwards

played well, made pathways for the

0:36:150:36:21

backline and David scoring two tries

and Rhyse Martin scoring two tries.

0:36:210:36:29

The outside forwards played well.

They were outstanding. The boys on

0:36:290:36:36

the inside, it was pleasing.

I

didn't think we performed well in

0:36:360:36:46

any aspect of rugby league today. It

has been a very harsh lesson the

0:36:460:36:53

southern hemisphere fellas do carry

the ball very aggressively and if

0:36:530:36:59

you don't stand up to that, you end

up getting rolled and losing field

0:36:590:37:04

position. We just never got any

opportunity to attack because we

0:37:040:37:08

couldn't prevent the roll on. I have

got to complement them, but I think

0:37:080:37:13

people will now see how to handle

them and perhaps we indicated how to

0:37:130:37:17

handle them to our guys, but we

didn't do it very well.

Pretty

0:37:170:37:23

tired, but we didn't have to defend

too much. The boys played really

0:37:230:37:30

well, played itself. The message

from the coach was to go out and run

0:37:300:37:32

hard. The boys did that and we

created the momentum and we were

0:37:320:37:36

able to get a good result.

This is

how it looks. Papa New Guinea on

0:37:360:37:43

top. Wales down on the bottom and

the remaining fixtures are Papa New

0:37:430:37:49

Guinea, and beaten. Ireland get

their campaign underway tomorrow

0:37:490:37:53

against Italy. It doesn't get any

easier for Wales because their next

0:37:530:37:58

game is the group match against

Fiji. John looked down after that,

0:37:580:38:04

he was very honest about the

assessment, but how does he pick

0:38:040:38:07

them up to go again against Fiji?

It

is difficult. If anybody felt some

0:38:070:38:15

of these lesser-known teams are

going over there for a holiday,

0:38:150:38:18

having to go through that

experience, you realise how tough

0:38:180:38:23

the gamers. Coming up to the next

game, it doesn't get any easier

0:38:230:38:29

playing Fiji. Equally athletic and

more powerful and faster than Papa

0:38:290:38:33

New Guinea, but I think hopefully

not such adverse conditions.

They

0:38:330:38:38

are going to have to find a way to

match them physically because they

0:38:380:38:43

just went with Papa New Guinea?

I

watch the game from start to finish

0:38:430:38:48

and there were 13 individuals out

there, Wales, to be fair. Against

0:38:480:38:52

the physical side you have got to

work together and get numbers in the

0:38:520:38:56

tackles. Just one on one tackles.

Their backfield, PNG, were to

0:38:560:39:02

reflect. Just one on one misses

continually in the game, Wales. When

0:39:020:39:09

you are against teams like Papa New

Guinea, in Papa New Guinea, with a

0:39:090:39:15

hostile environment, Wales didn't do

that today, you can understand why

0:39:150:39:19

John is disappointed and why they

lost the physical battle. They did,

0:39:190:39:24

they dropped off and there were up

to 50 missed tackles in the game

0:39:240:39:27

which is a very high in any game. If

it is an international, you will not

0:39:270:39:32

win that game.

The number 15 looks

something?

He definitely does. This

0:39:320:39:40

is indicative where Wales have got

it right. If you don't muscle up and

0:39:400:39:44

play to win the balls, it starts a

cycle. They just got space and time

0:39:440:39:51

on the ball and they have a 20 metre

run up and they don't slow down.

0:39:510:39:56

They run at 1 million miles an hour

and they are a missile coming at

0:39:560:40:02

you. You have got to put your body

in the way.

You have got to be

0:40:020:40:08

prepared to give a few penalties

away. Just to slow them down. Wales

0:40:080:40:13

didn't do that this morning and PNG

got on a roll from the start and 20

0:40:130:40:17

minutes and the game was done and

dusted.

They weren't just about

0:40:170:40:24

physicality, David Mead was just

class, many of their NRL players?

We

0:40:240:40:31

discussed how well-organised they

look. We have played against PNG,

0:40:310:40:38

they have clever individuals.

Probably not well structured in the

0:40:380:40:41

past, but they have had some

excellent coaching. They have good

0:40:410:40:47

structure around the rucks. They

have an excellent kicking game.

What

0:40:470:40:53

does he do to regroup, to get the

group feeling positive?

John, they

0:40:530:40:58

have got to be more vigorous. They

know they would be up against the

0:40:580:41:04

heat and the humidity, but they

weren't vigorous enough and at the

0:41:040:41:08

next game, you will see a better

Wales team.

0:41:080:41:12

Let's now move on to Pool B and it

looks the toughest of all the groups

0:41:120:41:16

co-hosts New Zealand are joined

by Tonga Samoa and Scotland.

0:41:160:41:18

Tonga have managed to recruit some

of the Kiwis top names and tomorrow

0:41:180:41:21

Steve McCormack's Bravehearts go

head to head with them in Cairns.

0:41:210:41:24

First up though today

was New Zealand who've not had

0:41:240:41:26

the smoothest of build ups -

and they faced Samoa...

0:41:260:41:36

Co-host New Zealand know what it

takes to win the World Cup. They are

0:41:380:41:42

proven at this level and number two

in the world for a reason. But right

0:41:420:41:48

now, there is problems. Defections

and suspensions of key players has

0:41:480:41:52

given the coach many headaches. Some

are saying they will not reach the

0:41:520:41:55

semis. That is a brave call, given

the magical Shawn Johnson in their

0:41:550:42:03

side.

Shaun Johnson, with seconds to

play.

How 2013 still hurts. Samoa

0:42:030:42:10

will give the Kiwis a huge test.

Ranked fifth in the world they have

0:42:100:42:16

size, speed and skill. Led by Frank

the Tank Prichard there is 23 NRL

0:42:160:42:26

players in their squad. Former

Salford coach Matt Parish knows they

0:42:260:42:31

have to deliver. Reaching the

quarterfinals is a minimum target.

0:42:310:42:42

COMMENTATOR: What an entrance the

Frank Prichard. The New Zealand

0:42:450:43:01

Kiwis in the black. Let's have a

check of the line-ups. Plenty of

0:43:010:43:04

sign-ups. Fierce performance is

expected. Samoa have the ten other

0:43:040:43:20

17 backing up from the World Cup

four years ago, including Joey

0:43:200:43:26

Leilua, Tim Lafai. The captain,

Frank Prichard.

0:43:260:43:35

HAKA

0:44:350:44:42

The first time these teams have met

in three years, was the last time

0:45:500:45:54

the Kiwis played in New Zealand.

Someone from the offload making good

0:45:540:46:02

moves. 35 metres out. There goes the

kick from Roberts. Nicely weighted.

0:46:020:46:17

Did well. Wasn't the cleanest take.

Galt a good ride there from Kodi

0:46:170:46:29

Nikorima.

Great double tackle coming

in. Josh Papalii, he is wearing the

0:46:290:46:44

blue tonight.

0:46:440:46:54

On the fifth tackle. This is opening

up for New Zealand. It is going to

0:46:590:47:08

be an early try and it is Jordan

Rapana. New Zealand get the opening

0:47:080:47:18

try.

Great work from the Kiwis.

Jordan Rapana did look like he was

0:47:180:47:27

stretching at the end.

4-0 after

five minutes. Dream start.

They

0:47:270:47:36

needed a fast start, many thought

against this hugely improved Samoan

0:47:360:47:39

side.

0:47:390:47:48

Strike seems good.

The try goes

unconverted. Here they come again

0:47:560:48:09

through Josh Papalii. Bit of space

that matter it has been taken by

0:48:090:48:22

Jordan Rapana. Scored the try and

probably saved New Zealand here,

0:48:220:48:28

Jordan Rapana. Picked up and driven

back. Look at the Samoan defence.

0:48:280:48:41

Sensational. Absolutely sensational.

Risky path. All those players are

0:48:410:48:55

side.

0:48:550:48:58

How is that for line speed.

0:49:070:49:18

Watene-Zelezniak couldn't hold it.

Little bit of nerves. Then they kept

0:49:230:49:28

coming. He resented the treatments

he was given.

Roberts will lead the

0:49:280:49:41

scrum. Thomas Leila, running up left

shoulder.

0:49:410:49:54

Here they come again. Frank

Prichard. Winding back the clock

0:50:010:50:09

Frank Prichard, when he had the

black jersey on ten years back.

0:50:090:50:22

Back to the turn for the last play.

Great defence from the Kiwis. It is

0:50:300:50:36

needed. The size and the power of

the people coming at them. Frank

0:50:360:50:42

Prichard, followed by Josh Papalii.

Joseph Polo in their next.

On the

0:50:420:50:54

left, Joseph Paul O. Hargreaves.

So

composed when the kick went through.

0:50:540:51:08

Their ability to pass it as well.

Wonderful pick-up for New Zealand.

0:51:080:51:26

Taupau. Great run. New Zealand have

come of that heavy pressure.

0:51:260:51:39

Watene-Zelezniak, that is typical of

him. Looking for a bit more depth on

0:51:390:51:45

the kick.

Wasn't a great kick.

Here

they come again, Samoa.

0:51:450:52:08

Ese'ese has been brought on.

Hargreaves, that tackle needed to be

0:52:110:52:18

made. That is unlucky for Roberts.

Not the first time they have busted

0:52:180:52:29

the line and then busted the

off-load.

Jordan Rapana, off-loads

0:52:290:52:37

now. Great pace to this game. The

Kiwis get out of jail.

0:52:370:52:56

That was Simon Mannering, hauling it

on.

0:52:560:53:02

That is a great run from Joseph

tartine.

0:53:060:53:10

Johnson is going to score! Shawn

Johnson in for the second try. Some

0:53:160:53:31

time to spare from Leuluai. Simon

Mannering, what the player. Find

0:53:310:53:41

himself in the middle of the

football field.

Nicely off-loaded.

0:53:410:53:47

Thomas Leuluai has been a

exceptional bringing players onto

0:53:470:53:52

the ball.

Johnson converts his own

try. Wouldn't say the execution has

0:53:520:54:05

been perfect, but it has been

exciting. That is nice play from

0:54:050:54:14

Danny Levi. Has been spilled

forward. Back to zero tackle.

They

0:54:140:54:25

have had plenty of opportunities,

but this time the pass goes astray.

0:54:250:54:29

Let's see what sort of energy Samoa

can finish the half with.

0:54:290:54:36

Those errors counting against New

Zealand at the moment. Eight errors

0:54:420:54:48

in total. Only two to Samoa.

0:54:480:54:56

Roberts... Leuluai. That was an

ambitious pass. Beautifully taken.

0:55:070:55:18

Opportunity on the left.

0:55:180:55:29

Maumalo, in for the try for Samoa.

Ruck speed was excellent. Very well

0:55:300:55:35

busied. -- deserved.

His third try.

Great hands from Maumalo. Just

0:55:350:55:54

before half-time.

Didn't do any

goal-kicking during the NRL season.

0:55:540:56:06

This is the first of seven games of

this World Cup being plagued in New

0:56:120:56:17

Zealand. There is one in Wellington.

Johnson... Drop the ball.

0:56:170:56:34

It is going to be checked by the

video referee.

I thought he had done

0:56:420:56:50

so well here, Maumalo.

No

interference. Let's see how the ball

0:56:500:56:58

comes out. No intent to

play-the-ball.

0:56:580:57:16

The message on his wrist. Scored a

try for the Cook Islands in 2013 as

0:57:220:57:29

well. So it's not foreign to him. It

Kiwis, they opened the second half

0:57:290:57:34

scoring as well. Roberts...

0:57:340:57:42

That will not look good.

0:57:510:57:54

He is best when he carries the

football is Leuluai.

0:57:580:58:04

Just lacked options. Speaking of

great crowds, in a fortnight in

0:58:130:58:18

Hamilton and we will see New Zealand

take on Tonga. I am thinking the

0:58:180:58:22

place will be full to the brim and

rucking. That is in two weeks.

0:58:220:58:32

18,000 here tonight for this game.

Francis Johnson runs. Johnson again.

0:58:320:58:48

Kodi Nikorima. Fabulous try by New

Zealand. Kodi Nikorima has got it.

0:58:480:59:03

Johnson will want to boost his

kicking average a bit. It is

0:59:090:59:13

starting to look comfortable now.

Dominant second-half by New Zealand.

0:59:130:59:20

27 minutes gone. Johnson wanting to

finish off a try.

It is nice at the

0:59:200:59:32

start of a tournament, no doubt

after the six weeks, they can strike

0:59:320:59:39

back combination early on, what will

they be like at the end?

0:59:390:59:44

Martin tell Powell, over the halfway

line... So many off-loads, that was

0:59:500:59:55

skipped away again -- Martin Taupau.

Samoa struggling to get back on

0:59:551:00:02

their feet. After scoring a try,

kicking the goal, four tackles later

1:00:021:00:11

they get an opportunity. Yes, it's

part of the football field, you want

1:00:111:00:18

your hands on the ball... The ball

goes to Danny Levi again... Serious

1:00:181:00:32

heat on the Samoa line... And he

scores against his former team!

1:00:321:00:42

Another try to New Zealand, Isaac

Liu has a try on debut for the

1:00:421:00:47

Kiwis. Just like Takairangi earlier

in the half.

The outside Ben

1:00:471:00:58

Roberts, they cannot particularly

get off the line. Isaac Liu,

1:00:581:01:03

squeezing to the outside, squeezing

between the two Samoa defenders.

1:01:031:01:07

Matt Parish will not be happy with

that, it was a bit easy. He has a

1:01:071:01:12

great leg drop. The speed and the

change and go, driving them towards

1:01:121:01:15

the line.

Very direct, a

well-balanced runner, his buttocks

1:01:151:01:21

and his legs are very strong.

Come on, Samoa. Let's see if you

1:01:211:01:30

have more in the tank...

1:01:301:01:34

Thomas Leuluai, working really hard

on the defence. Prichard, with a 32

1:01:401:01:51

tackles stint before he took a seat

on the bench. Making over 40 more

1:01:511:02:02

tackles in this game then New

Zealand.

Space in behind the ruck.

1:02:021:02:13

Joseph Paulo... And here goes Sam

Lisone. A great move from Samoa at

1:02:131:02:22

the centre.

1:02:221:02:27

The ball is lost! He has off-loaded

the ball! What a great passage of

1:02:311:02:39

play. Paolo, followed by Sam Lisone.

Bunty tries to off-load close to the

1:02:391:02:50

line.

1:02:501:02:53

Macro

1:03:051:03:06

Takairangi, in the second half... He

is getting close to cracking it as

1:03:101:03:19

well. Dillian Whyte of the ruck...

Here he goes!

1:03:191:03:32

Yes, yes! Perfection personified!

This is what you want to see.

1:03:321:03:46

Players with speed on the outside,

taking on a tiring defence. A rising

1:03:461:03:51

star in a New Zealand jersey,, in

Kodi Nikorima. He took it past

1:03:511:04:01

Roberts, up the middle of the

football field. Roger Tuivasa-Sheck.

1:04:011:04:08

30-4. Shaun Johnson looks to make it

32... And he does so. Roger

1:04:081:04:18

Tuivasa-Sheck with try number 11 in

his 30th game. That is some strike

1:04:181:04:22

rate.

It certainly is. -- in his

13th game.

Sloppy play from Samoa

1:04:221:04:31

there. Great work, rushing up and

controlling that edge. A a lifetime

1:04:311:04:45

injury there. Extraordinary, really.

Here goes Blair... And an extension

1:04:451:05:00

or something, how did he get that

down?

Check grounding, please.

His

1:05:001:05:06

arm was like a digger's.

It is still

off the ground at this point... The

1:05:061:05:13

ball does not come into contact with

the ground. Maintaining possession

1:05:131:05:17

is that your best angle, Eric? OK,

play it a little quicker but please,

1:05:171:05:22

mate. Just be grounding, no double

movement involved. The arm is off

1:05:221:05:27

the ground. The decision goes to the

ball.

That is finishing and a half,

1:05:271:05:34

he should get a bonus point for that

try!

Big Nelson Asofa-Solomona,

1:05:341:05:44

using his impact and what an impact.

Johnson converting the try. 38-4.

1:05:441:05:56

Backflips in the second half. The

missed tackle bringing the big fella

1:05:561:06:10

down. Two tackles left in this set.

Roberts... A good set of steps

1:06:101:06:21

coming in from Samoa, to end the

match. Joseph Paulo...

He pulled on

1:06:211:06:31

him.

There is some foul play with

the ball. Samoa with one last

1:06:311:06:38

chance... Joseph Leilua... And the

last kick. It might be a try. Joseph

1:06:381:06:52

Paulo, he has got the ball down for

the try. That is going to be checked

1:06:521:06:57

by the video referee.

1:06:571:07:07

Joseph Paulo is on the side at the

point of the kick. Rolled through to

1:07:081:07:11

the grounding... Yes, we need

something from Saigon. It should be

1:07:111:07:20

good, nice and slow here for me. --

from side on.

Paolo gets to try and

1:07:201:07:35

end this game. Fill time here at

Mount Smart Stadium. The match

1:07:351:07:42

between Samoa and New Zealand is

over, and the final score is 38 -

1:07:421:07:49

eight.

A lot of talk about the

players in this campaign but the

1:07:491:07:53

talk now, the Kiwis jumper mean so

much more you guys with a display

1:07:531:07:56

like that?

1:07:561:07:59

We are giving respect back to the

jersey and the pride and

1:07:591:08:03

-- and the pride it deserves to be

worn with. They have dug deep for

1:08:061:08:11

us.

Do these games have extra value

for you, having played for the Kiwis

1:08:111:08:16

and Samoa? You know what it is like

to do the Haka?

It will always be

1:08:161:08:25

tough, the passion that goes into it

but to finish the game like that is

1:08:251:08:29

disappointing. To all of the fans

tonight, sorry about the loss. We

1:08:291:08:32

will pick it up next week.

I've a

feeling you will wake up tomorrow

1:08:321:08:36

with a very sore body.

Yeah, bro!

The first game in a while, a big and

1:08:361:08:45

physical team, a good test for us.

I'm glad it is out the way. That

1:08:451:08:50

combination between you and

1:08:501:08:51

-- and Kodi Nikorima. This can his

very quick, we've worked on it in

1:08:581:09:03

training but there's no better

practice than playing the game. I'm

1:09:031:09:06

sure combination will keep growing

and growing. I think we've got to be

1:09:061:09:13

happy to keep a team like Samoa at

under ten points. The last try was

1:09:131:09:18

disappointing but as a group I

thought we did what we spoke about

1:09:181:09:21

all week. For me, personally, a bit

of improvement. I needed that game

1:09:211:09:25

and I'm looking forward to next

week.

1:09:251:09:32

After just one game, New Zealand at

the top of their group...

1:09:321:09:37

Scotland will have to face both

Samoa and New Zealand in Poole B.

1:09:371:09:40

The final group game will

1:09:461:09:48

The final group game will be a

humdinger! Your optimism in your

1:09:481:09:50

country was very much justified

after that performance?

Yes, it was

1:09:501:09:55

interesting that they were talking

about putting all the distractions

1:09:551:10:00

on players not choosing to play for

New Zealand, and they were talking

1:10:001:10:04

about having pride in their jumper

again. The performance showed it.

1:10:041:10:08

The opening exchanges, the opening

20 minutes were brutal. To be

1:10:081:10:12

expected. Where the Mount Smart

Stadium is, that is in South

1:10:121:10:17

Auckland and there is a big Samoan

community there. It's 50-50 when

1:10:171:10:23

tries are being scored and

celebrated in the background.

1:10:231:10:26

Everything to play for, it's very

excited that a lot of growth is

1:10:261:10:31

needed by both teams.

Physical is a

mild way of putting it but the

1:10:311:10:34

passion was there before they kicked

off?

Yes, you can see, with the

1:10:341:10:42

Samoa team and the New Zealand

Kiwis, they have their Haka as well.

1:10:421:10:50

There is a pageantry involved. With

these guys performing, that's what

1:10:501:10:54

you get off the back of it. 100%

brutal. The opening 20 minutes of

1:10:541:10:59

this game, I wouldn't even call it a

game, it was a brawl! They were so

1:10:591:11:03

pumped up. Normally for the New

Zealand point of view, when you play

1:11:031:11:09

against Samoa, the great thing is

that they sometimes do run a risk of

1:11:091:11:14

tarring themselves out early in the

game.

Does that bring memories

1:11:141:11:17

flooding back?

You summed it up at

the end. It's great to watch that

1:11:171:11:25

intensity for 20 minutes but rugby

league is about 80 minutes and not

1:11:251:11:30

20 minutes. It's all about

sustaining your effort level over a

1:11:301:11:33

prolonged period. Samoa will not be

able to do that, keeping the skill

1:11:331:11:39

level when you are fatigued in

minutes 60, 65... Rugby league is a

1:11:391:11:45

lot more than passion for 20

minutes.

That half-back pairing

1:11:451:11:49

showed us that for New Zealand. What

do you make of the mix of Shaun

1:11:491:11:55

Johnson and Kodi Nikorima?

Sensational, and if you add Thomas

1:11:551:12:00

Leuluai, they are telepathic, those

three. Building

1:12:001:12:04

Leuluai, they are telepathic, those

three. Building into the

1:12:041:12:04

competition... Only good things

coming from the New Zealand team.

1:12:041:12:08

Sometimes, New Zealand are at their

best when it is chaotic behind the

1:12:081:12:12

scenes and they had a chaotic

build-up.

There is some good

1:12:121:12:20

combination coming together but

Shaun Johnson said it in his

1:12:201:12:23

interview. They've got to be working

on it. It will be growing throughout

1:12:231:12:27

the rest of the tournament. Kodi

Nikorima for the Brisbane Broncos,

1:12:271:12:31

he is brilliant and a strike weapon.

Shaun Johnson... He makes up part of

1:12:311:12:38

the nucleus and the spine of the

team. Thomas Leuluai plays a massive

1:12:381:12:42

part.

We should stop showing this,

it breaks my heart from four years

1:12:421:12:45

ago!

1:12:451:12:49

Kevin is sick of seeing it as well!

How far have they come on?

In their

1:12:521:12:58

leadership, definitely. He's

probably lost a yard of pace, he

1:12:581:13:01

broke his ankle year ago and that

has taken the edge off it. As a

1:13:011:13:08

person who can move teams around the

field, I think he's doing more of

1:13:081:13:11

that and taking the owners but it

isn't there yet. In the next 3-4

1:13:111:13:17

weeks, we will see Kodi Nikorima,

Shaun Johnson, Thomas Leuluai,

1:13:171:13:20

whoever they play in there, and

Roger Tuivasa-Sheck will take

1:13:201:13:30

possession. With lost several

players but Adam Platt, so much

1:13:301:13:39

power in there. -- Adam Blair.

Fatigue was already setting in here.

1:13:391:13:45

For Samoa, the teams were beginning

to come in off the back foot. In

1:13:451:13:50

these positions, it is 50-50, it

could have been a hand in or a

1:13:501:13:55

knock-on. New Zealand get the

benefit of the doubt. If Samoa were

1:13:551:13:58

to do anything, they need their

decisions to stay in the game. 10-4,

1:13:581:14:04

still in the mix. It goes against

them all of a sudden and then there

1:14:041:14:08

are fatigued level goes more and

more. Picking up on your point, with

1:14:081:14:12

the quality of their halves, the

nine and the full-back, there are

1:14:121:14:16

subtleties about New Zealand which

brought fatigue on Samoa. That

1:14:161:14:23

physical battle at the start was

intense but New Zealand, there were

1:14:231:14:27

too many subtleties for me. The

fatigue came in aggressively in the

1:14:271:14:31

second half, then it was all New

Zealand. They will take a lot of

1:14:311:14:35

confidence in how they handled that

physical battle but it is about

1:14:351:14:38

being smarter in the next game.

An

interested guest coming up next,

1:14:381:14:46

Scotland have defaced New Zealand

and Samoa in their pool -- have to

1:14:461:14:51

face.

1:14:511:14:52

They play their opener tomorrow

against Tonga and joining us now

1:14:521:14:55

on the phone from Cairns.

1:14:551:14:56

I'm delighted to say

it's the Bravehearts

1:14:561:14:58

coach, Steve McCormack...

1:14:581:14:59

What did you make of the match?

As

expected, it was brutal. The early

1:14:591:15:04

part of the game was brutal. You've

got two outstanding teams with

1:15:041:15:09

world-class players. I think the big

thing is the physical presence of

1:15:091:15:13

the middle of the pack. From our

point of view, we know that they

1:15:131:15:18

were up against two world-class

teams. We are looking forward to

1:15:181:15:22

that.

We expect Tonga to be hugely

physical, how do you counteract

1:15:221:15:27

their physicality?

It's a matter of

knowing our own side really well. We

1:15:271:15:35

played in Wellington but we know the

conditions will be very different in

1:15:351:15:39

Cairns, it's boiling hot. We have

decent players in our side. We will

1:15:391:15:47

play around them and have a good

kicking game. We have decent skilled

1:15:471:15:51

players who can do that but we are

aware that we have to play better

1:15:511:15:55

than we ever have. We have several

players who are a threat, it's a

1:15:551:16:08

formidable team who we are playing

against boat as always, we are

1:16:081:16:13

looking forward to it.

What is the

mood in the camp, how are the boys

1:16:131:16:18

feeling, are they nervous?

They will

become the night before the game but

1:16:181:16:24

in the last few years we've done

well in these tournaments. As

1:16:241:16:27

always, I think we been written off.

They aren't really expecting us to

1:16:271:16:32

do much in the tournament and we've

had some experienced players like

1:16:321:16:42

Kane Linnett in the four Nations

team last year, we have a lot of

1:16:421:16:45

young players in the squad, that

could galvanise us and we have

1:16:451:16:48

seasoned players so the spirit is

really good, it always is in the

1:16:481:16:56

Scotland camp. We just want the game

to start now, we have prepared well.

1:16:561:17:01

Denny breath is key to you, as he

was when you drew with New Zealand

1:17:011:17:06

last year -- Danny Brough. What do

you take from the performance?

We

1:17:061:17:12

compete with the best in the world.

New Zealand are an outstanding team.

1:17:121:17:17

On the night, we have performed

really well. We've earned the right

1:17:171:17:21

to be at the World Cup. We played

against topsides in the last few

1:17:211:17:26

tournaments. As I've said before, we

were top years ago and we came

1:17:261:17:30

through in that competition. We got

through by winning the

1:17:301:17:37

championships. We have some players

who have success at international

1:17:371:17:40

level. Danny is making a Scotland

record appearance tomorrow with 24

1:17:401:17:45

caps. Some of our younger players

have also got to step up. What I've

1:17:451:17:53

seen in training, hopefully we will

do that.

Best of luck, thank you for

1:17:531:17:57

joining us.

Thank you.

1:17:571:18:07

And we'll see how Scotland get

on against Tonga tomorrow afternoon,

1:18:071:18:10

from five o'clock on BBC Two along

with Ireland's opener against Italy.

1:18:101:18:12

Fiji v USA in a few minutes -

but first as we have special guest

1:18:121:18:13

Shaun Edwards with us today -

let's take a few moments

1:18:171:18:20

to remind ourselves just how

good this guy was...

1:18:201:18:24

Shaun Edwards looking on... He has

done it! Tremendous

1:18:241:18:29

Shaun Edwards must score...

Wonderful rugby! A high tackle...

1:18:311:18:40

Edwards has been sent off! Shaun

Edwards... An excellent try.

To

1:18:401:18:56

embarrass you further, we have some

of your key statistics. 37 Great

1:18:561:19:00

Britain and England appearances. 15

tries, a league wins with Wigan,

1:19:001:19:05

eight consecutive Challenge Cup

wins, 541 club appearances. Are you

1:19:051:19:12

blushing? Not a flicker! Does it

bring back fond memories?

It was

1:19:121:19:17

great for me to play with my own

team at first. And playing with some

1:19:171:19:21

of the greatest players, certainly

in world rugby league at the time.

1:19:211:19:25

And possibly ever. It's always an

honour for me to line up alongside

1:19:251:19:31

those great players. Many of them

are still my friends.

You play more

1:19:311:19:37

Rugby Union as the Welsh assistant

coach, do you still keep in touch

1:19:371:19:44

with rugby league?

Anything, little

drills, what I can see that can be

1:19:441:19:48

applicable to Rugby Union. I am

always looking for the slight

1:19:481:19:51

advantage in the defensive side of

the game. There are many things that

1:19:511:19:56

I picked up from rugby league, when

I played, and since I retired.

We've

1:19:561:20:02

rattled off all of those statistics

are not in there was the one time

1:20:021:20:07

you represented Ireland... What are

your memories of that?

I just about

1:20:071:20:10

remember the game but I don't

remember too much afterwards!

1:20:101:20:13

LAUGHTER

I did sink a few Guinnesses! I was

1:20:131:20:20

with my good friend, and his

brother, Roddy Collins. They are

1:20:201:20:26

good friends of mine. I did miss the

plane home!

LAUGHTER

1:20:261:20:34

And Brian Kearney was alongside you?

He was making his debut as well. Two

1:20:341:20:40

debutants together. I remember

flying down the wing and I was

1:20:401:20:45

thinking, he could really be

something special with good

1:20:451:20:47

coaching. He was a fantastic player.

Do you remember the score, the year,

1:20:471:20:51

where you work?

I think we drew

against France. I remember, I knew

1:20:511:20:59

my mates were watching me play. I

trained really hard to make sure

1:20:591:21:04

that I did not make a fool of myself

in front of them! Afterwards,

1:21:041:21:07

yeah... I had a bit of hair in those

days and I left it down!

And how

1:21:071:21:15

much did you two take from watching

Sean play?

From my point of view, it

1:21:151:21:20

was awesome. I grew up in New

Zealand and we would wake up at

1:21:201:21:25

three o'clock in the morning to

watch the Challenge Cup, Wigan were

1:21:251:21:29

playing every year. They had so many

great New Zealanders playing for

1:21:291:21:33

Wigan. But he was leading the pack?

Sean in the middle, telling all of

1:21:331:21:43

these legends what to do. Very

inspirational, as a young man

1:21:431:21:46

growing up.

You would have been

towards the tail end of your Wigan

1:21:461:21:52

days but you were still sharp,

brilliant when you were there and

1:21:521:21:56

then you move to London... Played

against the Leeds Rhinos when I was

1:21:561:22:00

there. He slowed down a little, it

was nice to get one over!

Will we

1:22:001:22:07

ever see you back in the league in a

coaching capacity?

Never say never,

1:22:071:22:12

and still contracted to the Rugby

World Cup with the Welsh Rugby

1:22:121:22:17

union. I've enjoyed my time there

but in future, who knows? I never

1:22:171:22:22

would have thought that I would be

living in London at some stage and

1:22:221:22:26

coaching rugby union. 20 odd years

ago, it would have been unthinkable.

1:22:261:22:31

But obviously, here we are now.

And

between the three of you, we

1:22:311:22:36

shouldn't just talk about Shaun

1:22:361:22:38

between the three of you, we

shouldn't just talk about Shaun,

1:22:381:22:39

there were 1383 club and

international appearances and an

1:22:391:22:44

ex-cook up a 697 tries, you aren't

bad!

It tells you how old we are!

1:22:441:22:58

Sean has probably scored more tries

than all of us together and your

1:22:581:23:02

camera fair, was, weren't you thin

in those days, Shaun

it shows how

1:23:021:23:12

greedy we were, we didn't

1:23:121:23:13

The Valley! This guy can play

anywhere.

1:23:181:23:26

Now to the third and final

match of the day -

1:23:261:23:29

a group D clash between Fiji

and the USA.

1:23:291:23:31

Fiji have reached the semi-finals

in the last two World Cups

1:23:311:23:33

while the Tomahawks,

coached by Leeds' four time grand

1:23:331:23:36

final winner Brian McDermott -

were quarter finalists

1:23:361:23:38

four years ago.

1:23:381:23:39

Watching this for us in Townsville

was Andrew Moore and Scott Sattler.

1:23:391:23:49

The United States, with their game

1:23:511:23:53

faces on early, they've got nothing

to lose. The rank outsiders, no

1:23:531:23:57

doubt of that but their last World

Cup in 2013 proved very successful

1:23:571:24:02

indeed. Two wins in four games. We

are in for a treat with the Fijian

1:24:021:24:09

cultural challenge, the USA lock

arms and watch on.

1:24:091:24:18

SINGING

Just brilliant from Fiji. A couple

1:24:381:24:43

of changes to both sides...

This is

the side, Montoya on the wings. The

1:24:431:24:54

forward pack will be sins, Koroisau,

and on the bench, we have Lovadua.

1:24:541:25:06

The US team is Ryan Burrows.

Offerdahl, the captain, is the

1:25:061:25:19

skipper. Coach is Brian McDermott.

Fiji are all stacked to the right.

1:25:191:25:24

Clearly, that's where they go. In

close proximity... A lovely pass

1:25:241:25:31

away to Vunivalu! Can they get it

down to Fiji to open up the scoring?

1:25:311:25:37

The referee checks, and it is first

blood to Fiji.

The work of the

1:25:371:25:48

number six, Jarryd Hayne,

straightening his body, creating an

1:25:481:25:51

overlap. The beautiful transition of

the ball on to Vunivalu, and Milne

1:25:511:25:59

finishes that try beautifully. No

need to go to the referee.

Kane

1:25:591:26:05

Evans, isn't he a giant human? On

the far side of the field, it's the

1:26:051:26:10

last tackle. A nice pass down the

right.

What a play and what a catch.

1:26:101:26:21

What a try for the Fijian skipper.

Look at this defence from the USA.

1:26:211:26:30

Well done. The support numbers,

pouring through the middle. Naiqama

1:26:301:26:37

with his second try of the night for

Fiji.

20 metres from the USA line...

1:26:371:26:43

Jarryd Hayne, the first receiver.

The defence are scrambling. Last

1:26:431:26:51

tackle, back to the right they go...

Milne, one over! Their third try.

1:26:511:26:58

Milne has had a hand in all three.

What a start for Fiji. They are up

1:26:581:27:05

by 12-0 after just 11 minutes of

play.

A beautiful short pass there,

1:27:051:27:13

Milne scoring

1:27:131:27:15

the third try of the night. And an

opportunity on the left for Fiji...

1:27:181:27:24

They come back to the right. Jarryd

Hayne inside of the ten metre line.

1:27:241:27:31

You can see the posts... That was a

big hit on Ashton Sims from Corey

1:27:311:27:40

Makelim... What a try! A great

stepping run, he has played for both

1:27:401:27:49

Australia and Fiji but this time he

can score for Fiji, we know him more

1:27:491:27:53

as a winger but I tell you what, his

footwork will work anywhere!

There

1:27:531:27:58

is this beautiful contact on Sims,

and he activates, reacting

1:27:581:28:04

straightaway. This is his footwork,

on the side of his opposite

1:28:041:28:11

defender.

Scored by Akuila Uate. The

30 metre line... Joshua Rice in from

1:28:111:28:20

behind. An important tackle. Jarryd

Hayne, inside ball... Kane Evans!

1:28:201:28:26

The full-back cannot stop him. He is

a dead set giant. Kane Evans,

1:28:261:28:30

scoring the try for Fiji. They are

over again. That is now five tries

1:28:301:28:37

in the opening 17 minutes. Fiji 24-0

USA. The poor full-back, that's what

1:28:371:28:43

happens when you try and tackle Kane

Evans one-on-one.

Concern for both

1:28:431:28:49

players but it is Jarryd Hayne

injecting himself, the body is in

1:28:491:28:52

motion and big man Kane Evans scores

in the fifth try, so it's 24- 04

1:28:521:28:58

Fiji. Good running and support by

the big front row. -- 24-0 for Fiji.

1:28:581:29:05

He looks in pain having scored the

try with his left wrist looking like

1:29:051:29:09

it is causing him all kinds of

problems... It's really bad news for

1:29:091:29:14

Fiji, a confirmed broken wrist for

Kane Evans, so that is the end of

1:29:141:29:17

his World Cup campaign. Losing

Korbin Sims, that will really hurt

1:29:171:29:22

Fiji.

1:29:221:29:30

USA, their first opportunity. That

is Corey Main Klim. Uncharted

1:29:301:29:38

territory tonight for the USA. The

Fijian defence with Kamikamica. He

1:29:381:29:52

is over. Matt Shipway is over. The

USA finally got an opportunity and

1:29:521:30:00

they have capitalised.

Fantastic

work. It is the number six,

1:30:001:30:10

Christian freed who was involved.

Get inside the defenders.

A lot of

1:30:101:30:19

pressure on the United States. The

pass goes astray. Fiji, ten metres

1:30:191:30:33

out. He is over to score his second

try, the Fiji captain, Kevin

1:30:331:30:52

Naiqama.

Good vision as well.

Vunivalu. Corey Main Klim, couldn't

1:30:521:31:08

make the tackle. Vunivalu, as he

does week in, week out with the

1:31:081:31:15

Melbourne storm, he is too hard to

stop because he is big, strong and

1:31:151:31:19

brilliant.

It is the jab of Kevin

Naiqama who splits them through the

1:31:191:31:27

middle. Then it is the uppercut from

Vunivalu. Shows skill and Paul's

1:31:271:31:34

defenders of him. Shows good speed

and strength.

Is there time for the

1:31:341:31:39

USA to grab one before the break. It

will need to be displayed. They have

1:31:391:31:45

48 to travel. There is your miracle

try. Right on the bell. They are

1:31:451:32:06

going to the video referee.

Nice and

slow here, he is out. His foot is

1:32:061:32:13

down. Has already touched the ball

before he gets his next foot in

1:32:131:32:18

play. Touched the ball. He is in

touch, no try.

Fiji on their own 30

1:32:181:32:28

metre line. Seven tries... Great

feat. Great pace. Jarryd Hayne will

1:32:281:32:43

join Bob Fulton on 13 World Cup

tries. Jarryd Hayne backing up some

1:32:431:32:48

brilliant footwork again.

We have

seen this so often, Jarryd Hayne in

1:32:481:32:55

open space. Sizes up the situation

beautifully and that man, Jarryd

1:32:551:33:04

Hayne takes the scoreline to 40-6.

Right in front of the posts.

1:33:041:33:15

Can he be stopped? No, got it down

next to the operates. -- uprights.

1:33:221:33:34

Too much strength.

1:33:341:33:39

Vunivalu, can he keep his feet and

power his way over? He can. Fiji get

1:33:521:34:00

50.

He was never going to be stopped

that close to the try-line.

1:34:001:34:13

Milne, trust is outside Ringo. And

too much power from Vunivalu.

The

1:34:161:34:22

Fiji and 30 metre line. He has a 30

metres sprint. It will be 56-6. Set

1:34:221:34:42

up by Kikau.

Sized up the situation

beautifully to get it to his number

1:34:421:34:53

seven.

The USA looking for their

second I of the night. They are not

1:34:531:35:10

denied this time. The USA are over.

One of the most experienced in this

1:35:101:35:20

side, Vaivai gets across the line.

There is the siren. And Fiji with a

1:35:201:35:36

stunning command performance to open

their World Cup campaign. They have

1:35:361:35:41

beaten the United States 58-12.

1:35:411:35:45

Great start the Fiji, top of the

table, looks like it will be a long

1:35:451:35:50

World Cup for the USA. They have

Italy next, which is possibly the

1:35:501:35:54

game they will be targeting, but

they have a difficult one at the end

1:35:541:35:58

as they travel to Papa New Guinea.

The celebrations the Fiji were led

1:35:581:36:04

by Ashton Sims in the middle.

Spirits were high amongst the Fijian

1:36:041:36:10

squad?

All the reason in the world

to be high. They have done well over

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the last couple of World Cups and

looks like they will do well again.

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The only difference is the

experience in the right places.

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Jarryd Hayne and experience he

brings to the table. They are a

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different entity this year.

The

moves of Ashton Sims as well. The

1:36:331:36:40

USA have brought a lot of USA

players rather than falling back on

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Australian ones. How important is

that if we have the World Cup over

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their in 2025?

It is looking likely.

Brian McDermott will not panic. It

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is a long-term strategy for the USA.

We are developing the game over

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there, talk of a team in New York.

Lots of good things happening in the

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UK. If we can see a spirited US side

in this, it will give energy to the

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country and they can build over the

next few years and get stronger and

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stronger.

It is a great prospect.

Are you excited to see is trying to

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develop the game over there and what

is going on in Toronto?

Absolutely,

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Toronto has been a huge success.

They are a tough team to play,

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particularly when you go over there.

Any spread of rugby is beneficial

1:37:331:37:37

and good for the game.

We will be

seeing those moves of Ashton seems

1:37:371:37:42

next year.

1:37:421:37:45

Thanks fellas - before we move

on here's details of our World Cup

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coverage on the BBC over

the next week.

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Tomorrow from 5:00 on BBC Two,

Sam Tomkins and Jamie Jones Buchanan

1:37:531:37:55

will join me for highlights

of Scotland Tonga, Ireland Italy

1:37:551:37:58

and France Lebanon.

1:37:581:38:03

We've highlights on Friday night

as Australia take on France

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in their Poole A clash.

1:38:051:38:07

And a week today, England play

their second match against Lebanon.

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We are live for that match from 8.30

on BBC Two next Saturday.

1:38:091:38:13

And you can follow the Rugby League

World Cup on the BBC over the next

1:38:131:38:17

five weeks across TV,

5live, the website,

1:38:171:38:19

and the BBC Sport App.

1:38:191:38:20

And you can sign up

for notifications on your phone

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or tablet to follow your teamt.

1:38:221:38:24

or tablet to follow your team.

1:38:241:38:25

It will send line ups,

score updates, half-time

1:38:251:38:27

scores and the result.

1:38:271:38:28

And there's lots of

football on the BBC today.

1:38:281:38:30

At 3.20 on BBC Two we have live

coverage of the U-17 World Cup

1:38:301:38:34

final as England take

on Spain - don't miss that.

1:38:341:38:39

At 4.20 here on BBC One,

its Final Score, with all the news,

1:38:391:38:42

views and analysis of a busy

day in all the leagues.

1:38:421:38:45

And at 10.30 tonight Gary

and the gang will have

1:38:451:38:47

a mouthwatering Match Of The Day,

featuring Manchester United

1:38:471:38:50

against Spurs and West Brom

aagainst Manchester City.

1:38:501:38:52

And following that

at 11.55pm on BBC One,

1:38:521:38:57

its football of the American kind

with Chappers and the NFL Show.

1:38:571:39:04

Yesterday, England kicked

off their campaign against

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Australia and lost 18-4 -

we'll hear the thoughts

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of our guests after a brief reminder

of what happened...

1:39:101:39:15

COMMENTATOR: The kick-off to the

2017 rugby league World Cup. Over

1:39:221:39:29

the top to mug of worry. England

will claim the opening try of this

1:39:291:39:33

World Cup. After all the defending

England have done, they will

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consider that a real disappointment.

Slater...

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It is all too easy again, it seems.

Burgess. Flag from the touch judge

1:39:471:40:02

says the ball was lost. Make that

the ball-macro out of three. It is

1:40:021:40:11

an 8-point lead now for the

Australians. This will be a dagger

1:40:111:40:21

in the heart of England. England

were going for it but it is the

1:40:211:40:26

Australians who get it. It is

Australia who take the spoils to

1:40:261:40:29

night. This is how the table looks.

England on the bottom. England still

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have France and Lebanon and we would

expect them to beat them and

1:40:431:40:49

finished second in the table. Sean,

what did you make of that

1:40:491:40:55

performance overall?

I don't think

the score represented the game.

1:40:551:40:58

England were very competitive.

Having done a mountain of tackling

1:40:581:41:02

in the first half, he thought they

may have tired in the second half,

1:41:021:41:07

they didn't. It looked like

Australia were blowing up times. I

1:41:071:41:11

think the game turned on one

refereeing decision, which was just

1:41:111:41:16

before the Billy Slater try. In my

opinion, what Sherlock London had

1:41:161:41:21

been going on all day. I thought it

was a tough call on the England

1:41:211:41:25

guys. But having said that, it was

never about the first game, it is

1:41:251:41:29

about the latter stages. I know

Wayne Bennett well and you has a lot

1:41:291:41:36

of positive things he said about his

team, but they have too steadily

1:41:361:41:40

improved. I thought the wingers were

amazing. It was tough. The score

1:41:401:41:47

didn't represent the game.

McGilvary

was fantastic. Standout player?

1:41:471:41:55

Standout player and he has become

exceptionally dependable. Every time

1:41:551:42:00

he plays, you know you will get and

eight, nine out of ten performance.

1:42:001:42:06

Defensively, he was brilliant. These

carries, all day, he kept taking it

1:42:061:42:13

into the heart of the Australian

defence. What we didn't do in the

1:42:131:42:17

first half was get the kicking game

right, which gave us positions.

1:42:171:42:22

McGilvary gave them a spot on

defensive position, bringing it back

1:42:221:42:27

30, 40 metres. That is why England

were better in the second half

1:42:271:42:30

because they got the field position.

They could launch some attacks and a

1:42:301:42:34

lot of it came from him. Rightly so,

man of the match and the standout

1:42:341:42:40

performer for England.

And the new

Sam Burgess could be back sooner

1:42:401:42:44

than we thought. Went with knee

injury. They were saying semifinals,

1:42:441:42:49

but possibly the quarterfinals, what

kind of boost is that?

Massive

1:42:491:42:58

performance. Massive confidence.

Just to have that man mountain

1:42:581:43:03

walking around with that confidence,

relates to the players themselves.

1:43:031:43:07

You start to get the aura of

competitiveness he exudes, are new.

1:43:071:43:13

Those players are going to deputise

for him. They will have to perform

1:43:131:43:17

for their positions. It makes the

internal competitiveness good for

1:43:171:43:20

England, meaning they have got to

sharpen what they do.

1:43:201:43:27

That's it from us.

1:43:271:43:28

Sadly the Dragons were

pummelled by the Kumuls.

1:43:281:43:30

Tomorrow the baton passes to

the Bravehearts and the Wolfhounds.

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See you at 5.00pm on BBC Two.

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