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0:00:40 > 0:00:46Josh Dugan for the corner and that is a sensational Kangaroos drive.

0:00:46 > 0:00:54Australia wins its second match of the Rugby league World Cup.Dean

0:00:54 > 0:01:02Whare, yes, beautiful, and this is Rugby league 101.Johnson with the

0:01:02 > 0:01:05drive to become the leading points scorer in Kiwi 's history.

0:01:05 > 0:01:09McGillvary comes back in on the inside. Jermaine McGillvary scores

0:01:09 > 0:01:16again. Burgess with a charge down the middle. England have won, a win

0:01:16 > 0:01:18they needed.

0:01:18 > 0:01:21We are mid-way through Week 2 of the 2017 World Cup and the best

0:01:21 > 0:01:23players in international rugby league are really putting

0:01:23 > 0:01:25on a show Down Under.

0:01:25 > 0:01:28Over the next hour and a half, we've got more of the same

0:01:28 > 0:01:31and joining me to add some sparkling insight are three of

0:01:31 > 0:01:36the home nations' finest, Iestyn Harris of Wales,

0:01:36 > 0:01:38Andrew Henderson of Scotland and England's Jamie Jones-Buchanan.

0:01:38 > 0:01:41Here's what's coming up.

0:01:41 > 0:01:50It's Ireland versus Papua New Guinea in Port Moresby in a game

0:01:50 > 0:01:53the Wolfhounds' coach Mark Aston has described as their Grand Final.

0:01:53 > 0:01:56John Kear's Wales face another tough test of their World Cup credentials

0:01:56 > 0:01:59against Fiji in Townsville.

0:01:59 > 0:02:01And Italy will be looking to register their first win

0:02:01 > 0:02:03against Brian McDermott's USA in Group D.

0:02:03 > 0:02:07We'll also check in with our team in the Southern hemisphere

0:02:07 > 0:02:10to reflect on England's stuttering win against Lebanon.

0:02:10 > 0:02:13But first, news from the Scotland camp today following their heavy

0:02:13 > 0:02:20defeat to New Zealand yesterday.

0:02:20 > 0:02:23Three players, Captain Danny Brough, Sam Brooks and Johnny Walker,

0:02:23 > 0:02:25have been released from the squad with immediate effect

0:02:25 > 0:02:25due to misconduct.

0:02:25 > 0:02:28In a statement, Scotland Rugby League chairman Keith Hogg has said,

0:02:28 > 0:02:34"These players have not adhered to the standards of behaviour."

0:02:34 > 0:02:37And we can go over to the BBC's rugby league correspondent,

0:02:37 > 0:02:45Dave Woods, who is in Perth.

0:02:45 > 0:02:49What is the latest?We understand the three players arrived as part of

0:02:49 > 0:02:52the Scotland team at Christchurch airport this morning for a flight to

0:02:52 > 0:02:56Brisbane and were considerably inebriates it. The airline decided

0:02:56 > 0:02:59they would not allow the three players onto the plane. That

0:02:59 > 0:03:03decision was not taken by the Scotland team but once the airlines

0:03:03 > 0:03:07made their views known, the Scotland team back that up and they said

0:03:07 > 0:03:09there was no confrontation with members of the public, it was indeed

0:03:09 > 0:03:13the state the players were in. The players are being sent home, put up

0:03:13 > 0:03:17in a hotel in Christchurch tonight and they will be put on flights

0:03:17 > 0:03:23tomorrow back to where they need to go.Hugely embarrassing for Scotland

0:03:23 > 0:03:25but also for Steve McCormack, do have the captain Danny Brough

0:03:25 > 0:03:31involved in this will be massively frustrating, won't it?I should

0:03:31 > 0:03:34imagine Steve McCormack will be very upset because when you speak to him

0:03:34 > 0:03:37about the involvement of Danny Brough in the Scotland team down the

0:03:37 > 0:03:40years, he always speaks highly about his commitment, he talks about him

0:03:40 > 0:03:46as being the most committed player in the squad, that Scotland setup.

0:03:46 > 0:03:51So to lose the captain in this week will be massively disappointing,

0:03:51 > 0:03:53especially as Scotland still theoretically have the chance of

0:03:53 > 0:03:57making it through to the quarterfinals, unlikely, they have

0:03:57 > 0:04:01to beat Samoa in the final game but they still have a the -- theoretical

0:04:01 > 0:04:03transfer to lose Danny Brough on the other players in the circumstances

0:04:03 > 0:04:09diminishes that and you will think this is a sad ending to Danny

0:04:09 > 0:04:14Brough's Scottish international career.Scotland not the only side

0:04:14 > 0:04:19with problems, not the only country facing disciplinary problems.Yes,

0:04:19 > 0:04:22it seems to be a bit of a gathering theme at the moment, France have

0:04:22 > 0:04:28confirmed they have released Eloi Pelissier of Leigh because he

0:04:28 > 0:04:33breached the curfew last night. They had a very strict time they had to

0:04:33 > 0:04:36be back at the hotel and Eloi Pelissier was not back when he

0:04:36 > 0:04:39should have been. Again, damaging for France because they still also

0:04:39 > 0:04:43have a theoretical chance of making the quarterfinals, their next game

0:04:43 > 0:04:46is against England in Perth, of course, where the temperatures are

0:04:46 > 0:04:50soaring but they will have to do it without Eloi Pelissier. They are

0:04:50 > 0:04:56down to a 23 man squad.Dave, thank you for joining us. As a long-time

0:04:56 > 0:04:59member of the Scotland squad, Andrew, the last thing they needed?

0:04:59 > 0:05:04Absolutely. I'm bitterly disappointed to hear the news this

0:05:04 > 0:05:07morning. It has not been a great campaign for Scotland, it's been

0:05:07 > 0:05:11quite dismal so far. Especially after the fact Scotland have really

0:05:11 > 0:05:17risen in recent years with a credible performance at the Four

0:05:17 > 0:05:21Nations, and the World Cup in 2013 and Danny Brough has been at the

0:05:21 > 0:05:24heart of it. It was always going to be a tough ask for Scotland in this

0:05:24 > 0:05:28World Cup, a lot of their top NRL players have pulled out through

0:05:28 > 0:05:31injury or other reasons so I think they always had their backs against

0:05:31 > 0:05:34the wall coming into the campaign but to lose your talisman, and even

0:05:34 > 0:05:38to lose any of the squad members at this stage of the competition,

0:05:38 > 0:05:43especially when there is still a chance of getting through to the

0:05:43 > 0:05:45quarterfinals with a huge game, a cup final against Samoa this week,

0:05:45 > 0:05:50it is hugely disappointing. It is embarrassing as well for the nation.

0:05:50 > 0:05:53As a former coach, for your captain to be at the heart of that is really

0:05:53 > 0:05:59going to hurt.Let's be honest, it's not good enough, you've always got a

0:05:59 > 0:06:01responsibility as a player and captain to represent your country

0:06:01 > 0:06:05with distinction and Danny Brough has probably disgraced himself and

0:06:05 > 0:06:10the nation and we don't know the full details of it but you know,

0:06:10 > 0:06:12you've got a responsibility, especially when you have not

0:06:12 > 0:06:15performed as a team or an individual. You've got to make sure

0:06:15 > 0:06:20you perform off the field and it's unfortunate for Scotland and him.It

0:06:20 > 0:06:23was always going to be a tough campaign but they went in with such

0:06:23 > 0:06:30high hopes after the draw against New Zealand in the always.To be

0:06:30 > 0:06:33away from your family and home and was a long, you've got to stay

0:06:33 > 0:06:37together, be tight as a group and they've got a lot of outlets, like

0:06:37 > 0:06:40Iestyn Harris says, there's always context around these situations and

0:06:40 > 0:06:44I'm sure Danny will have his own but you've got to stay tight and look

0:06:44 > 0:06:48after one another and I think Danny Brough as the leader should be the

0:06:48 > 0:06:51one marking out all the rules and keeping the boys tight so for him to

0:06:51 > 0:06:54let the team down and his nation is really disappointing and if they

0:06:54 > 0:06:55were ever going to have

0:06:55 > 0:06:56really disappointing and if they were ever going to have a chance of

0:06:56 > 0:07:00making the quarterfinals, they needed him in the team.You know

0:07:00 > 0:07:04Steve McCormack well and he will take it personally, Danny Brough's

0:07:04 > 0:07:08behaviour?I think so, at the end of the day, the captain is an extension

0:07:08 > 0:07:12of you as a coach, as are all the on field leaders. He will be

0:07:12 > 0:07:15disappointed because it reflects poorly on him as well but as the

0:07:15 > 0:07:19others have summed up, and the end of the day, you have a

0:07:19 > 0:07:21responsibility out there and I know it has not been the best campaign so

0:07:21 > 0:07:24far, they have not played well, they've been up against it, they

0:07:24 > 0:07:28don't have a high players they need to compete against bigger nations

0:07:28 > 0:07:31that they are up against at the moment but for them to have any

0:07:31 > 0:07:35chance against Samoa this week, they needed to have their best players

0:07:35 > 0:07:36available and unfortunately, Danny will

0:07:36 > 0:07:37available and unfortunately, Danny will be missing and another couple

0:07:37 > 0:07:43of players which is another hammer blow to the nation.And a hammer

0:07:43 > 0:07:46blow to the way they are trying to raise the profile of Scottish rugby

0:07:46 > 0:07:51league? This is not the way to do it.No, because in fact, the profile

0:07:51 > 0:07:58has risen so well over the last six or eight years because they recorded

0:07:58 > 0:08:01their first ever World Cup winning 2008, reached the quarterfinals in

0:08:01 > 0:08:062013 and were not disgraced against the current holders, New Zealand,

0:08:06 > 0:08:09and coming into the Four Nations, earned the right to be there by

0:08:09 > 0:08:12winning the European cup.It is probably a spill-over from

0:08:12 > 0:08:15frustration, they did so well in the Four Nations last year but they've

0:08:15 > 0:08:18let themselves down and it is the frustration which has spilled over

0:08:18 > 0:08:18off the field.

0:08:18 > 0:08:22Let's get back to matters on the field and the game of the day

0:08:22 > 0:08:24was in the hostile cauldron of Port Moresby where co-hosts

0:08:24 > 0:08:26Papua New Guinea faced Ireland.

0:08:33 > 0:08:37Papua New Guinea are in the midst of a Celtic double-header, having

0:08:37 > 0:08:40demolished Wales in Port Moresby last weekend. Captain David Mead

0:08:40 > 0:08:43starred, becoming the first BMG player to score a hat-trick in a

0:08:43 > 0:08:47World Cup match. Another victory today would see The Kumuls with one

0:08:47 > 0:08:51book in the last eight. Ireland's tournament began with an upset win

0:08:51 > 0:08:56over Italy in need Cairns. It was the Wolfhounds' first World Cup

0:08:56 > 0:09:00success since 2008 and another this week would leave them favourites to

0:09:00 > 0:09:05make the quarterfinals from group C. Your commentators in Port Moresby,

0:09:05 > 0:09:06Chris Warren and Matthew Elliot.

0:09:06 > 0:09:09Your commentators in Port Moresby, Chris Warren and Matthew Elliot.

0:09:09 > 0:09:13COMMENTATOR: The capital has been about away, eagerly awaiting the

0:09:13 > 0:09:16return of its national heroes after Los Ticos Marica Brett King whenever

0:09:16 > 0:09:20Wales, the Rugby league World Cup returns to Port Moresby a week after

0:09:20 > 0:09:24The Kumuls' ten tries against one blitz against Wales and so much is

0:09:24 > 0:09:27at stake, you would think the winner will have one foot in the Rugby

0:09:27 > 0:09:31league World Cup quarterfinals. A big breeze blowing in and let's have

0:09:31 > 0:09:35a look at the PNG team. Baptistao upfront, the only change coming into

0:09:35 > 0:09:40the starting side, into the 17. From the win over Wales. And the captain

0:09:40 > 0:09:46again, David Mead, the full-back with Brisbane Broncos, who had such

0:09:46 > 0:09:49a big game last week, not just crossing for those three tries but

0:09:49 > 0:09:54he was everywhere. He is some player, David Mead. You would think

0:09:54 > 0:10:00he would have an impact again. Ireland, as we say, well, they upset

0:10:00 > 0:10:03Italy in week one, not many people expected that. Michael McIlorum,

0:10:03 > 0:10:07keep an eye on him, a very talented hooker for Wigan who has played for

0:10:07 > 0:10:13England as well. One of their biggest players last week and

0:10:13 > 0:10:16probably the most effective was Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook, who

0:10:16 > 0:10:20started his career back in 2006 at London Broncos or Harlequins, and he

0:10:20 > 0:10:26is a barnstorming front row or back row with St Helens.

0:10:26 > 0:10:33Here we go. Ready to rock and roll. And here's Luke Page with the first

0:10:33 > 0:10:38hit of the match. As we have pointed out, the Irish, defending the

0:10:38 > 0:10:44southern end but they have a very strong wind to their back. PNG

0:10:44 > 0:10:50elected to run into the wind. Oh, that's a big shot.Ouch!Indeed,

0:10:50 > 0:10:59Kyle Amor, putting a beauty on Stanton Albert. Keep an eye on this

0:10:59 > 0:11:03clearing kick when it comes because it will be into the teeth of a very

0:11:03 > 0:11:11strong wind. That is the 40 metre line that you can see. Stanton

0:11:11 > 0:11:17Baptiste gets it on and Albert with the kick. There you go, that is what

0:11:17 > 0:11:23can happen when you have got this wind tearing into your face.Have a

0:11:23 > 0:11:28look at this shot, crunch, two of them teaming up and absolutely icing

0:11:28 > 0:11:38Kyle Amor as he takes the ball.Luke Page. The skipper for his club in

0:11:38 > 0:11:40the Queensland cup.

0:11:44 > 0:11:50Again, it is Stanton Albert and his brother, Wellington on the bench.

0:11:50 > 0:11:55Short side, rushed, forced into an error. The ball dived on by Ed

0:11:55 > 0:12:02Chamberlain for Ireland, both teams a little rusty early on.Two early

0:12:02 > 0:12:06errors from The Kumuls, and compounded that by having a strong

0:12:06 > 0:12:10wind against you, they are going to have to do better, look at the Irish

0:12:10 > 0:12:12left and attack. McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Michael

0:12:12 > 0:12:17McIlorum. Trying to push away from one. Goes really close to the

0:12:17 > 0:12:20touchline.

0:12:22 > 0:12:31McCarthy-Scarsbrook. Good, hounding defence by the home side.

0:12:35 > 0:12:49Good defence. A tonne, it was, download. Finn. Api Pewhairangi

0:12:49 > 0:12:55hands it on and they keep the ball alive. Back in field, it has been

0:12:55 > 0:12:58allowed to bounce and there could be a dry coming! Oh, they have grounded

0:12:58 > 0:13:03it in the end but that was very risky business by the home team.

0:13:03 > 0:13:08REFEREE:Tackle zero, I've got no try. Just confirm it came off the

0:13:08 > 0:13:13had not the part of the body for a possible try. The kicker is now in

0:13:13 > 0:13:18front of them so all of the chasers are onside. It is knocked on by PNG.

0:13:18 > 0:13:23Can we role that back a bit tighter, confirmed the knock-on? Nice and

0:13:23 > 0:13:28slow as it comes off his leg, and not in contact. Let's go through.

0:13:28 > 0:13:34Rebounding off his knee. It is not grounded by PNG. It is grounded by

0:13:34 > 0:13:38the Ireland player who was onside. We have a decision, we are going to

0:13:38 > 0:13:43the board.I think it is going to be given after all that, unlucky for

0:13:43 > 0:13:46The Kumuls, they did not ground the ball in their own in-goal area and

0:13:46 > 0:13:51the opening try goes to the Irish, their full-back, Scott Grix, and the

0:13:51 > 0:13:56Irish lead 4-0 with a kick to come. You can't believe it, taking with

0:13:56 > 0:14:00the wind behind him and somehow got it to reverse back.Stanton

0:14:00 > 0:14:07Baptiste... It is put back for Garry Lo. Trying to get away from a second

0:14:07 > 0:14:12and can't.

0:14:15 > 0:14:23Willie Minoga goes very close. They have fanned out to deep to the

0:14:23 > 0:14:32western side. A spell as with the insightful. Albert. -- a spell as

0:14:32 > 0:14:38with the insightful. Here's another one, three in a row, now. The

0:14:38 > 0:14:51referee calling it back, Baptiste taking it up on the mark.Mark Aston

0:14:51 > 0:14:55as is edged event is coming up hard, he's done his homework on this PNG

0:14:55 > 0:14:58team and we have not seen a ball shifted to this very effective

0:14:58 > 0:15:05right-hand side yet.It might be coming shortly. Boas, and how it

0:15:05 > 0:15:12goes to McDonald's. Gets away from Singleton, goes back centre field,

0:15:12 > 0:15:18and eventually, Macdonald wrapped up in front of the uprights. Baptiste.

0:15:18 > 0:15:24Pushing away from Finn, Paul Ayton, gets the ball out of the back, Boas

0:15:24 > 0:15:33steps away from Finn and Morgan brings him down. Baptiste. Boas.

0:15:33 > 0:15:40Garry Lo! Relocates Mac can he get there? He can't, good rushing but

0:15:40 > 0:15:47temp one -- but Garry Lo is still coming! He's unstoppable! Garry Lo

0:15:47 > 0:15:53goes into school The Kumuls' first try of the afternoon. -- into

0:15:53 > 0:15:57school. He's like a jack in the box, this man, Garry Lo, rapidly becoming

0:15:57 > 0:16:02one of the crowd favourites here in Port Moresby, a storming game last

0:16:02 > 0:16:09weekend. They just couldn't contain him. He wouldn't say die, Garry Lo,

0:16:09 > 0:16:13the Sheffield Eagles player, stretching out to score. Ireland

0:16:13 > 0:16:17leads 6-4 with the kick to come.

0:16:22 > 0:16:31Oh! Close but not close enough. Just bouncing off the near upright and it

0:16:31 > 0:16:35remains Ireland 6-4 Papua New Guinea.

0:16:39 > 0:16:42Singleton has dropped the ball and given away a couple of penalties so

0:16:42 > 0:16:49it has been a mixed opening, hasn't it, for the Irish prop. Brad

0:16:49 > 0:16:53Singleton, as we say, celebrated his 25th birthday last weekend in

0:16:53 > 0:17:00Cairns. But he, too, a bit rusty early on in Port Moresby.I guess

0:17:00 > 0:17:04the humidity can make the ball a bit slippery and you need to be prepared

0:17:04 > 0:17:08for that but great contact from The Kumuls, and again, we will see them

0:17:08 > 0:17:12working in the middle of the park, let's see where David Mead slots

0:17:12 > 0:17:15into this attacking set.

0:17:21 > 0:17:25Willie Minoga standing outside the scrum, the second row.

0:17:27 > 0:17:31Hungry defence.

0:17:36 > 0:17:42He is a big lump, isn't he, Enoch Maki? Paul Ayton and dummy half. On

0:17:42 > 0:17:51the bright, Kato Ottio looks like he's doing the. -- on the break.

0:17:51 > 0:17:59Brought down, short side, Garry Lo, pushing away from two, and three.

0:18:05 > 0:18:14Enoch Maki getting through. -- no way through. Boas dummies inside,

0:18:14 > 0:18:19trying to get the ball away, he does, Macdonald is on the break, and

0:18:19 > 0:18:28gets inside Liam Kay and going in for a four point! Beautiful stuff

0:18:28 > 0:18:32from The Kumuls. They made the numbers on the western side of the

0:18:32 > 0:18:38ground, creative with the ball and in they go to score again.

0:18:38 > 0:18:42Macdonald, speed and strength and heights to boot.In that set, you

0:18:42 > 0:18:47talked about line breaks but you saw line breaks, six and seven in the

0:18:47 > 0:18:49set.

0:18:53 > 0:18:57It looked all right of the boot but suddenly, the wind blowing it around

0:18:57 > 0:19:03so it remains Papua New Guinea 8-6 Ireland.

0:19:03 > 0:19:13Finn under pressure from James Segeyaro. And David Mead tears into

0:19:13 > 0:19:22the Irish defensive line.It was Roberts sued tees off on him but we

0:19:22 > 0:19:26see these early plays again from The Kumuls being very predictable,

0:19:26 > 0:19:31getting their set off to a good start, as we see the Spanish film

0:19:31 > 0:19:40star get out of dummy half.James Segeyaro, flat pass. Almost a shade

0:19:40 > 0:19:57forward. Enoch Maki. Juggling it. Where will they go? Boas, flying for

0:19:57 > 0:20:01the ball is the weighing our! I don't think Garry Lo has grounded

0:20:01 > 0:20:06it. If he has come he's a magician. REFEREE:On tackle six, two things

0:20:06 > 0:20:09to check, I've got no try, possible obstruction before he kicked and

0:20:09 > 0:20:15then the grounding, please, mate. Plenty of things to keep the video

0:20:15 > 0:20:19referee busy.Keep going through, mate, no obstruction and we will go

0:20:19 > 0:20:23through to the grounding, please, something nice and so on that. We

0:20:23 > 0:20:27are going to go frame by frame after he takes possession, when his foot

0:20:27 > 0:20:32is on the dead-ball line. It is in contact with the dead-ball line,

0:20:32 > 0:20:37there. We have a decision, going to the board.Garry Lo's left foot is

0:20:37 > 0:20:40on the dead-ball line so even if the grounding was OK, it is deemed to

0:20:40 > 0:20:48have gone dead. But it was exciting. Segeyaro, Stanton Albert. Trying to

0:20:48 > 0:20:52get his arms free.

0:20:58 > 0:21:03Again, pressure on Scott Grix and he spilled the ball and it has come up

0:21:03 > 0:21:13and Watson Boas, he could not get through. They have got another six.

0:21:13 > 0:21:19Given a penalty away, here. Things are firing up now.

0:21:27 > 0:21:36Penalty to PNG. A leg pull in the end so nothing to do with the

0:21:36 > 0:21:38fireworks.

0:21:44 > 0:21:49Worrying signs, you would expect, here, for Ireland. Can they hang on?

0:21:49 > 0:21:52Kato Ottio.

0:22:00 > 0:22:09Wrapped up, Stanton Albert. Segeyaro. Boas. At the back,

0:22:09 > 0:22:11charging in is David Mead but there's plenty of green jerseys

0:22:11 > 0:22:14there.

0:22:18 > 0:22:21Well, that's the first real effective shift to the right hand

0:22:21 > 0:22:29side. Rhyse Martin and Macdonald over there, and almost an identical

0:22:29 > 0:22:35replay of the try that David Mead scored last week.Paul Ayton, flat

0:22:35 > 0:22:42pass and a big shot on Albert! A big don't argue by Oliver Roberts.

0:22:42 > 0:22:53Segeyaro. Pounced upon. Stargroth Amean is waiting deep out here to

0:22:53 > 0:23:04the West. Boas gets the kick in and it has gone over the dead-ball line.

0:23:04 > 0:23:11Deep breath from Shannon McDonnell. Lovely off-load, oh! Running hit,

0:23:11 > 0:23:24there. Roberts. Absolutely nailed him.Kato Ottio. Baptiste away to

0:23:24 > 0:23:28Paul Leighton. It has been coughed up cold and Ireland have the ball,

0:23:28 > 0:23:37Michael Morgan with it. Coming into wrap him up, there, Justin Olam. But

0:23:37 > 0:23:42another mistake for the home team. That is 17 errors in the match, up

0:23:42 > 0:23:47against 12 for Ireland. Hard to win a match when you make more errors

0:23:47 > 0:23:53than your opponent. They are clinging to this slender two point

0:23:53 > 0:23:56lead.

0:24:06 > 0:24:09A good opportunity here for the Irish. Singleton.

0:24:15 > 0:24:29Abbey Pewhairangi. Back on the inside, Chamberlain. Can they hang

0:24:29 > 0:24:32on, here, The Kumuls? Finn with the kick, aiming for the bride. Oh, they

0:24:32 > 0:24:35are coming in and McCarthy-Scarsbrook reaches out for

0:24:35 > 0:24:41the ball but it beats him over the dead-ball line and the call is bring

0:24:41 > 0:24:51it back for the restart on the 20. As we watched the replay here, oh,

0:24:51 > 0:24:53McCarthy-Scarsbrook does everything to get himself to the ball and just

0:24:53 > 0:24:58can't ground it. The tension in the grandstand here is palpable from the

0:24:58 > 0:25:04crowd.Kato Ottio. Looking for a quick play the ball and get it and

0:25:04 > 0:25:07Baptiste goes for one, looking for support, he does not need it, guess

0:25:07 > 0:25:13he does, he's got Boas, Boas to Garry Lo who is chopped down three

0:25:13 > 0:25:20metres short. They have got numbers out there. David Mead with the ball,

0:25:20 > 0:25:28good defence, one-on-one. Great tackle by the captain. He plays the

0:25:28 > 0:25:35ball, Paul Aiton down the short side and in they go! Forward pass! Oh,

0:25:35 > 0:25:41boy! Justin Olam was over but the four points and it has been pulled

0:25:41 > 0:25:47back.The referee got it 100% right but what about the scrambled defence

0:25:47 > 0:25:50on the Irish?

0:25:56 > 0:26:03Talk about a homeground advantage. It has been scrappy, hasn't it? They

0:26:03 > 0:26:17are not done yet. Pewhairangi, down on his own ten. Liam Kay monster had

0:26:17 > 0:26:22thereby Macdonald. -- mon stood over there.

0:26:31 > 0:26:35Two and a half hour from full-time. A wayward pass, that has gone

0:26:35 > 0:26:42forward, I fancy but it has been Fodorova by Boas, is the bounce

0:26:42 > 0:26:48going to be kind? Yes, indeed, it is, and Watson Four Nations --

0:26:48 > 0:26:54Watson Boas will going to score for the The Kumuls and put a seal on

0:26:54 > 0:26:58that match, it has been given by Matt Cecchin and the crowd are going

0:26:58 > 0:27:03crazy in Port Moresby. Come on, Michael Marum, give us a smile, this

0:27:03 > 0:27:09match now surely is done and dusted? As we watch the replay, I guess it

0:27:09 > 0:27:13was inevitable that the try was going to come as the result of an

0:27:13 > 0:27:21error. This time, it was an Irish error, great awareness from Boas.

0:27:21 > 0:27:25Papua New Guinea, smiles all around, they have beaten Ireland in Port

0:27:25 > 0:27:28Moresby 14-6.

0:27:31 > 0:27:34I think we probably got a lot of respect as a group of players and

0:27:34 > 0:27:40staff that we have come out here, in the back garden of The Kumuls and

0:27:40 > 0:27:44pushed them right to the limit. I think I'm immensely proud of this

0:27:44 > 0:27:48group.We got too excited and we were trying to score points like we

0:27:48 > 0:27:51did last week and got too excited, did not respect the Ireland team as

0:27:51 > 0:27:57much as we probably should have. We did not really earn the right to

0:27:57 > 0:28:02play out the back kind of football where as I thought last week, you

0:28:02 > 0:28:05know, we play tough and held onto the ball and completed the sets,

0:28:05 > 0:28:09something we will definitely fix this week.I don't be they expected

0:28:09 > 0:28:14what they got from us. Probably feel a bit relieved at the end to get

0:28:14 > 0:28:19away with the win.We had opportunities to win the game,

0:28:19 > 0:28:21McCarthy-Scarsbrook nearly gets on the end of the kick and the game

0:28:21 > 0:28:25goes the other way so that is rugby league. You live and die by those

0:28:25 > 0:28:26decisions.

0:28:30 > 0:28:34As you think that jump out in the match stats, nine line breaks for

0:28:34 > 0:28:47PNG and none for Ireland, 280 to PNG tackles, 366 Irish ones and 56

0:28:47 > 0:28:51against 29 carries. That was some effort from Ireland, to cup -- to

0:28:51 > 0:28:55quite in the cauldron that was Port Moresby.Yes, we

0:28:55 > 0:28:56quite in the cauldron that was Port Moresby.Yes, we spoke last week are

0:28:56 > 0:29:01difficult it is to play in Papua New Guinea, the temperature and the

0:29:01 > 0:29:05humidity, and I think what you can put down to Ireland's the attitude,

0:29:05 > 0:29:0856 missed tackles is a stat you would expect a team to get blown

0:29:08 > 0:29:11away but their scrambled defence and the way they dug for each other,

0:29:11 > 0:29:16that is not anything to do with ability. That is pure desire and

0:29:16 > 0:29:19attitude and I think Ireland have been fantastic on that avenue and

0:29:19 > 0:29:22that is why they've done so well and captured the hearts and imagination

0:29:22 > 0:29:26of everybody because they are prepared to work hard. That is what

0:29:26 > 0:29:30rugby league is sometimes, it is not all about the big or skilful play,

0:29:30 > 0:29:33it's about working for each other and I think Ireland were terrific.

0:29:33 > 0:29:36You say if you look at the missed tackles and the

0:29:36 > 0:29:37You say if you look at the missed tackles and the line breaks, if it

0:29:37 > 0:29:40is 9-0, you would think it was one-sided but there was desperation

0:29:40 > 0:29:45to get back.This guy was outstanding, Garry Lo carried the

0:29:45 > 0:29:48ball all day and what I enjoyed about the game was the gladiatorial

0:29:48 > 0:29:52element that PNG brought, they ran as hard as they could all day long.

0:29:52 > 0:29:56I think sometimes, that was a two on one where they could have got a try

0:29:56 > 0:30:00and the virtues of what make PNG really good is the strength of

0:30:00 > 0:30:04Carrie and determination and you can't coach that. Ironically, I

0:30:04 > 0:30:07imagine they are quite a difficult team to coach because they look like

0:30:07 > 0:30:12they are playing to have fun. It was an enjoyable game to watch and I

0:30:12 > 0:30:16thought Ireland for the most part fronted up and put bodies on the

0:30:16 > 0:30:18line and had to scramble. Big contest.

0:30:23 > 0:30:26Kevin Sinfield described it as trying to tackle a lamp

0:30:26 > 0:30:26Kevin Sinfield described it as trying to tackle a lamp post but

0:30:26 > 0:30:32lamp posts don't run at you as hard! The amount of line breaks they made

0:30:32 > 0:30:37in the game, B shows how hard they are winning the ball, punching and

0:30:37 > 0:30:41breaking the line, the ferocity that they can, outstanding but credit

0:30:41 > 0:30:45Ireland. The amount of missed tackles, do not concede the points,

0:30:45 > 0:30:51goes back to what Iestyn Harris said, the desire to work for each

0:30:51 > 0:30:55other and they kept working until the last few minutes and if

0:30:55 > 0:30:57McCarthy-Scarsbrook had taken the opportunity it could have been a

0:30:57 > 0:31:02different story.Fingertips, isn't it? If it had bounced differently it

0:31:02 > 0:31:07could have been different and could they have won from there?Yeah.

0:31:07 > 0:31:14You've got to ask the question, are these the conditions for those sorts

0:31:14 > 0:31:20of players? When somebody runs at you hard, you can do it once or

0:31:20 > 0:31:24twice, yes, but after 80 minutes it's difficult to do it. When you

0:31:24 > 0:31:28get an opportunity like that, is it the fatigue, being battered through

0:31:28 > 0:31:29the game that stops you from capitalising?

0:31:29 > 0:31:33the game that stops you from capitalising?Where do you think the

0:31:33 > 0:31:37character and attitude from Ireland is coming from? Is it a group of

0:31:37 > 0:31:41Super League players who are saying, look at us, we are forgotten men?

0:31:41 > 0:31:44They've gone to the World Cup to work hard, to build a reputation

0:31:44 > 0:31:50about us as a country. They've been fantastic, haven't they?

0:31:50 > 0:31:55McCarthy-Scarsbrook, that little thing, if he scored that, they would

0:31:55 > 0:32:00have won one of the most famous victories for Ireland but that is

0:32:00 > 0:32:03what international rugby league is like a small margins. That's the

0:32:03 > 0:32:06skill element that was perhaps lacking in the Ireland team that

0:32:06 > 0:32:13stop them going the extra inch. Ireland must lick their wounds and

0:32:13 > 0:32:16go again next week and it's going to be difficult for them to get through

0:32:16 > 0:32:20the group now.PNG, the disappointment in the performance

0:32:20 > 0:32:23from Mead Bobby reflects their ambition in the competition and they

0:32:23 > 0:32:30are looking like candidates against England.The PNG story is a great

0:32:30 > 0:32:34story because ten, 12 years ago they were the fourth best nation in the

0:32:34 > 0:32:37world but they have dropped in recent years, the last couple of

0:32:37 > 0:32:41World Cups they haven't performed well, not getting through the group

0:32:41 > 0:32:46stages, so quite disappointing. The emergence of the PNG hunters has

0:32:46 > 0:32:48been critical to their development, giving the players exposure to

0:32:48 > 0:32:54professional rugby league and a good standard of competition every week.

0:32:54 > 0:32:57They have some really good and RL quality players adding into the mix

0:32:57 > 0:33:03and you're seeing the results, fantastic in the two games we've

0:33:03 > 0:33:07seen.I bet England will look at it and think, thank the Lord it's not

0:33:07 > 0:33:11going to be Papua New Guinea! That quarterfinal is going to be in

0:33:11 > 0:33:17Melbourne probably and it's a different proposition playing in

0:33:17 > 0:33:23Papua New Guinea. I bet England are thinking, thank the Lord.They will

0:33:23 > 0:33:27be breathing deeply but for the competition is it disappointing it

0:33:27 > 0:33:31won't be in Port Moresby?They've got to travel around, they had

0:33:31 > 0:33:3414,000 fans getting behind their team and they were well supported.

0:33:34 > 0:33:39Festival atmosphere. Interesting to see how they perform away from home.

0:33:39 > 0:33:44I'm sure they've got the bit between their teeth now and they are looking

0:33:44 > 0:33:48to go as far as they can.I'm sure you are looking forward to trying to

0:33:48 > 0:33:53stop Lo in Super League!I thought we see in the back of those sorts of

0:33:53 > 0:33:55players! We'll see.

0:33:55 > 0:33:58Wales were on the end of a battering by PNG in their first game

0:33:58 > 0:34:01and the draw hasn't been kind in Week 2 as they faced

0:34:01 > 0:34:02Fiji in Townsville.

0:34:02 > 0:34:05Your commentators for this one are Scott Sattler with Andrew Moore.

0:34:12 > 0:34:16Fiji starting tonight as the strong favourites up against this team from

0:34:16 > 0:34:22Wales, desperate to overcome a poor start to the World Cup. Losing to

0:34:22 > 0:34:28PNG 50-6, missing 78 tackles! Only four handling errors but the defence

0:34:28 > 0:34:36let them down a week ago. A very strong Fijian team?Yes, the back

0:34:36 > 0:34:41five, Duarte, Montoya, Milne, Vunivalu, they have scoring ability

0:34:41 > 0:34:47but the pack is where the hard work is done. Mick Potter is the courage.

0:34:47 > 0:34:53It has to come through the full-back, it Kear and Davies.Can

0:34:53 > 0:34:56they respond? Five changes to the team that were well beaten by Papua

0:34:56 > 0:35:10New Guinea. Fiji, 29 metres out. Up to the 20 metre line. It is the last

0:35:10 > 0:35:19tackle for the Fiji players. The chase is led by Uate. Poor bounce by

0:35:19 > 0:35:24Wales but it goes over the dead-ball line off the boot of Kear.Good

0:35:24 > 0:35:34control by Raiwalui. We saw he and pain last week -- Hayne last week in

0:35:34 > 0:35:38combination, transferring the ball wisely to the big outside backs and

0:35:38 > 0:35:42their kicking game was smart also and again they came up with a really

0:35:42 > 0:35:52good result.Good field position this, for Fiji. Doing well to

0:35:52 > 0:36:02recover there, Vunakece. A good tackle down low by the Welsh hooker,

0:36:02 > 0:36:19Steve Parry. Strike through, he's over, Werner Casey -- Werner Casey

0:36:19 > 0:36:25Vunakece. The front row player, Vunakece.Disappointing, he doesn't

0:36:25 > 0:36:29do anything with the ball. Too much space in between the defenders among

0:36:29 > 0:36:40the big men for Wales.The front rowers combining. Last tackle,

0:36:40 > 0:36:48Wales. 20 metres out. The kick from Davies. That might be lost by a

0:36:48 > 0:36:59Fiji. There's Grace, what a chance for the Welsh. Taking then nearly

0:36:59 > 0:37:04until full-time to score against Papua New Guinea. Two metres out.

0:37:04 > 0:37:11Set to the left.

0:37:17 > 0:37:2612 metres out from the goal line. Strong run. Five metres out in front

0:37:26 > 0:37:35of the sticks, Joseph. Kopczak, what a pars, keeping it alive and Wales

0:37:35 > 0:37:42are going to score their first try. We're going to the video referee.

0:37:42 > 0:37:49That's clear of the ground. We can go to the grounding. The grounding

0:37:49 > 0:38:00is good.Morgan Knowles with the try. What about the off-load?

0:38:00 > 0:38:05Kopczak to Knowles, just off the grass.Great skill by Kopczak.Tell

0:38:05 > 0:38:10you what, Knowles, making his opening game as an 18-year-old and

0:38:10 > 0:38:19he has played a cup final for St Helens. Wales are inside their own

0:38:19 > 0:38:26ten metre line, inside a new set of six having levelled the scores.

0:38:36 > 0:38:43That looked like a knock-on from the hooker, Steve Parry, and it is.

0:38:43 > 0:38:47That's a killer, you score a try, up and running and all of a sudden you

0:38:47 > 0:38:51can't complete your next set. I think he was hard done by. I thought

0:38:51 > 0:38:57it was knocked out by a player from Fiji. I'm not saying in all

0:38:57 > 0:39:00circumstances you need to retain possession but unlucky not to have

0:39:00 > 0:39:06another set of six.Fiji, every attacking play, to the left. Little

0:39:06 > 0:39:20sneak play by Koroisau. Stacked heavily on the left. Ten metre line,

0:39:20 > 0:39:24Fiji on the attack.

0:39:32 > 0:39:36Out to Bruno Balu! Nobody stops him, he gets his third of the World Cup.

0:39:36 > 0:39:37Ajmal per out to

0:39:40 > 0:39:46-- out to Bruni Balu.Great work by Hayne who opened up the outside for

0:39:46 > 0:39:50the outside man like he did last week against the USA.Fiji are back

0:39:50 > 0:40:04in front, 10-6.Again Twenty20 is involved committing the defenders.

0:40:04 > 0:40:09-- Vunivalu is involved, committing the defenders.You can't lead with

0:40:09 > 0:40:15the shoulder in defence but you can in defence and Vunivalu did it

0:40:15 > 0:40:17there.

0:40:21 > 0:40:29Couldn't ask for much more in the opening quarter hour. Three tries

0:40:29 > 0:40:43coming in an eight minute period. Great run here by Junior Fainga'a.

0:40:43 > 0:40:49The half-back, Raiwalui, Bolelli set up by Junior Fainga'a. Fiji

0:40:49 > 0:40:57extending their lead -- brilliantly set up.Getting on the front foot,

0:40:57 > 0:41:02Junior Fainga'a, getting between the defenders with good skill. Support

0:41:02 > 0:41:07on the outside and inside. No better team in rugby league when he is in

0:41:07 > 0:41:11full flight, and he combines with the number seven, Raiwalui, as he

0:41:11 > 0:41:23did last week.14-6. Set to the right. Flying through, Vunivalu. But

0:41:23 > 0:41:28getting back first and winning the race, Williams, who taps it dead but

0:41:28 > 0:41:32Fiji get another set of six by the goal-line drop out.He does really

0:41:32 > 0:41:38well here, Williams. Getting between the ball and Vunivalu. He knows that

0:41:38 > 0:41:44Vunivalu has more momentum and speed.Courtney Davies on screen.

0:41:44 > 0:41:51Controlling pretty much all of the Wales kicking game.

0:41:58 > 0:42:06A good run, since. -- Sims. His brother is out of the tournament

0:42:06 > 0:42:15with a broken arm. Beating one, see you later, Kikau, able to score.

0:42:15 > 0:42:20Tearing the USA to spreads a week ago and now he's doing the same to

0:42:20 > 0:42:25Wales -- tearing the USA to shreds. Raiwalui giving the ball to Kikau,

0:42:25 > 0:42:34who goes over the top of Channing. 3G, 20, over Wales, six. -- Fiji,

0:42:34 > 0:42:4320. Sims over the 20 metre line. Doing well to get to the ten metre

0:42:43 > 0:42:53line, Fiji. Looking for their fifth try of the night.

0:42:54 > 0:42:57Two metres out.

0:43:03 > 0:43:06Stabbed kick, Junior Fainga'a! He set up one and now he's goes one,

0:43:06 > 0:43:13the youngster.He deserves that, for the build-up work to the try that

0:43:13 > 0:43:18was eventually scored by Raiwalui. This time, ricochet rabbit and he

0:43:18 > 0:43:22was in the right place at the right time. Fiji are starting to look very

0:43:22 > 0:43:28ominous. Last time they conceded 30 points in the first half of a World

0:43:28 > 0:43:33Cup game, 17 years ago against New Zealand. Still eight and a half

0:43:33 > 0:43:44minutes to go. Not to mention another half. 18 missed tackles

0:43:44 > 0:43:50already for Wales on the back of 78 against Papua New Guinea. And here

0:43:50 > 0:43:55is Uate. Brilliant feat again, great strength. No one can stop this man!

0:43:55 > 0:44:01He's passed another one! Two Montoya. What a try for Fiji.

0:44:01 > 0:44:08Brilliantly set up by Uate. That's Uate at his very best. Great backing

0:44:08 > 0:44:15up by the Canterbury and Fiji winger, Montoya.When he gets the

0:44:15 > 0:44:20ball in his hands, Raiwalui feeds it on, knowing he the danger player.

0:44:20 > 0:44:23Stepping inside, the Fiji players are pushing forward because they

0:44:23 > 0:44:29know there's opportunity off him. Turning everyone inside out, a nice

0:44:29 > 0:44:37pass and Montoya stays on his side. Fiji, 36, Wales, six. 40 seconds

0:44:37 > 0:44:39left in this half, they should have the chance to complete the set,

0:44:39 > 0:44:52Fiji. Seven metres out. Raiwalui, can't link up. Good desperate

0:44:52 > 0:44:59defence by Wales. On that occasion, Channing.

0:45:02 > 0:45:07Kikau, big step and over he goes again! Billy Kikau is proving

0:45:07 > 0:45:17unstoppable. Fiji getting 40 in the first half. Just proving

0:45:17 > 0:45:24indestructible on the left edge. Fiji, 40, Wales, six. Can Fiji get

0:45:24 > 0:45:29into the record box with a huge winning margin or are Wales going to

0:45:29 > 0:45:41show some Welsh quit? Babies,

0:45:44 > 0:45:47downfield.

0:45:53 > 0:46:01Just eight short of halfway, to Raiwalui. Vunivalu getting through,

0:46:01 > 0:46:09beating three. Pressure on Kear. Backing up, Hayne. Beating Knowles,

0:46:09 > 0:46:15the Hayne plane taking off! Fiji, there it is, just 90 seconds needed

0:46:15 > 0:46:21to open up the second-half scoring, now leading by 40 points.How good

0:46:21 > 0:46:27is it to see Hayne in open space? Playing with passion. Creating

0:46:27 > 0:46:34something out of nothing, Vunivalu, short, pure speed and power to get

0:46:34 > 0:46:37to the tackles and as he did last week, Hayne following up through the

0:46:37 > 0:46:47middle.Fiji leading 46-6. Ten short of halfway.

0:46:54 > 0:47:09Lovodua now is on for Fiji. Great strength by Saifiti.

0:47:16 > 0:47:25Milne getting away from Roets. Fiji are looking imposing again. Hayne,

0:47:25 > 0:47:35lovely ball inside and lovely ball again. Vunivalu! With his Superman

0:47:35 > 0:47:38cape on, he flies through the air and scores again. Going to the video

0:47:38 > 0:47:48referee.Left foot, good, the grounding, fine. Happy with that.

0:47:48 > 0:47:52Half a century up now.

0:48:00 > 0:48:11Over half way, still going, Vunivalu. Could link up with Hayne.

0:48:11 > 0:48:17Back to the Hayne plane. Fiji are on the rampage. Held up, just, Regan

0:48:17 > 0:48:25Grace was just underneath it. Watch this, Vunivalu. Great ability to

0:48:25 > 0:48:36keep the ball alive. Fiji still with five tackles left, ten metres out. A

0:48:36 > 0:48:39good tackle, Knowles.

0:48:48 > 0:48:51Ten metres out again.

0:48:53 > 0:48:59Lovely pass, Junior Fainga'a, getting it to Milne, who goes over

0:48:59 > 0:49:04for his second try of the night and his fourth try of the World Cup.

0:49:04 > 0:49:07They've got the power running on the left of Kikau and they have the

0:49:07 > 0:49:11finesse of this man, Junior Fainga'a. Making the right decision,

0:49:11 > 0:49:19hitting Milne, one on one.Creeping into the Fiji territory with a kick

0:49:19 > 0:49:32from Davies. Got some space here, can healing up? Yes. Uate, beating

0:49:32 > 0:49:38one, two, three. Joseph didn't want to know about him. He is held by

0:49:38 > 0:49:47Knowles. Another thrilling run by Duarte. Milne, centre of the field

0:49:47 > 0:49:51-- thrilling run by Uate.

0:49:53 > 0:49:5812 metres out. Can sniff another try here.

0:50:02 > 0:50:13Milne, Montoya! Vunivalu, it's a hat-trick, Fiji going beyond 60,

0:50:13 > 0:50:19they lead 62-6. Vunivalu getting a hat-trick.One of the biggest

0:50:19 > 0:50:24challenges you have on these tours, it's the Buff eight, is therefore

0:50:24 > 0:50:30you add request, lunch and dinner, when you are 50 points down, it is

0:50:30 > 0:50:33hot, in towns where you feel you left off it a little bit more and

0:50:33 > 0:50:43that's how the Wales boys are feeling -- it's the buffet.Goode

0:50:43 > 0:50:53pass. Lovodua, he has his captain with him but he won't need him.

0:50:53 > 0:50:56Lovodua first, daylight, second. Fiji leading by more than 60.

0:50:56 > 0:51:05Clickety click, 66. Lovodua getting the try, a runaway in terms of the

0:51:05 > 0:51:15try and the game.The big front row player sizing up beautifully,

0:51:15 > 0:51:24Nakubuwai. Nothing in front of him. 66-6. A couple of the Welsh fans

0:51:24 > 0:51:29getting off the plane to come to this game. Apart from the fact that

0:51:29 > 0:51:34they were nearly melting when they got off the plane, they were in very

0:51:34 > 0:51:43high spirits. I hope they still are. Going the other way.

0:51:45 > 0:52:00How was he held there? Naiqama. The referee, very elusive. Going over to

0:52:00 > 0:52:06score the try for Fiji, Machan the way. --

0:52:09 > 0:52:14very easy for the half when you have bodies in motion, pulling into space

0:52:14 > 0:52:20and that's what happens. A clean pass and two flat runners into

0:52:20 > 0:52:26space, easy for Nakubuwai.Fiji breaking their own running for a

0:52:26 > 0:52:27winning

0:52:27 > 0:52:30breaking their own running for a winning margin, by 66 points.Yes,

0:52:30 > 0:52:33it was hard, the game plan went out of the window when we realised we

0:52:33 > 0:52:38didn't have much ball. A lot of one on one errors by myself, not my best

0:52:38 > 0:52:42performance but we try to make it up in the second half, get more ball.

0:52:42 > 0:52:49It wasn't as bad, tough game.We came up against a side that is

0:52:49 > 0:52:54packed with quality NRL players against a group of Super League

0:52:54 > 0:52:57players and a lot of good young lads who are working their way through

0:52:57 > 0:53:01the game and you know, the quality told, they were better than us, and

0:53:01 > 0:53:06principally better. I think they played a really good game of rugby

0:53:06 > 0:53:09league and you've got to congratulate Fiji. The first half,

0:53:09 > 0:53:14they made one error, the last tackle play when they ran it. People

0:53:14 > 0:53:17playing football like that against you, big, strong, fast and skilful,

0:53:17 > 0:53:30we were in bother.We do the old one week at a time. That's what it is.

0:53:30 > 0:53:36It becomes a knockout after this week virtually. Trapdoor footy. If

0:53:36 > 0:53:39you don't start winning the game you really put yourself under pressure

0:53:39 > 0:53:43but there's enough quality in the team to trouble some of the bigger

0:53:43 > 0:53:48teams.Couple of amazing weeks for you guys, how far can you go?

0:53:48 > 0:53:52Definitely in the finals for sure, the way we are playing. We need to

0:53:52 > 0:53:56keep at it for the next couple of weeks. We are very close to each

0:53:56 > 0:54:00other and we have got behind us and we can go all the way.

0:54:02 > 0:54:07Papua New Guinea have one foot in the knockout stages after their win.

0:54:07 > 0:54:09Wales are definitely out and Ireland's fate is out of their

0:54:09 > 0:54:14hands. I'm sorry to make you sit through it

0:54:14 > 0:54:14hands. I'm sorry to make you sit through it again, Iestyn Harris,

0:54:14 > 0:54:17because you did the commentary and it was pretty painful the first

0:54:17 > 0:54:22time.It was, listening to John Kear, they were beaten from the

0:54:22 > 0:54:27first minute. There's an old saying, fatigue making fools of us all but

0:54:27 > 0:54:34they were made. Long before that and that was the issue for me. Making

0:54:34 > 0:54:37over 60 missed tackles but Ireland did the same, the same number of

0:54:37 > 0:54:39missed tackles against Papua New Guinea but the way that they

0:54:39 > 0:54:43scrambled and had the desire for each other. That was the most

0:54:43 > 0:54:46disappointing thing for Wales, they didn't seem to have the same desire

0:54:46 > 0:54:49to scramble and work back and make a nuisance of themselves defensively.

0:54:49 > 0:54:56Fiji, it was like, they are well renowned for their sevens

0:54:56 > 0:55:01capabilities and skill levels and at times it felt like it was a seven a

0:55:01 > 0:55:04side game. The skill was phenomenal from Fiji, I can't take that away

0:55:04 > 0:55:08from them. Very disappointed that Wales didn't make more of a nuisance

0:55:08 > 0:55:12of themselves. They were never going to win but they could have made a

0:55:12 > 0:55:17nuisance of themselves.How do you stop the cycle? You were the coach

0:55:17 > 0:55:22in 2013. You have to go back to 2000 when they last won a World Cup game.

0:55:22 > 0:55:23Looking

0:55:23 > 0:55:24when they last won a World Cup game. Looking ahead to the World Cup

0:55:24 > 0:55:28coming back here, what needs to change so we can break the cycle?

0:55:28 > 0:55:33It's very difficult. Going back to 1995, it was a golden era for Welsh

0:55:33 > 0:55:38rugby league. A lot of former union players, Jonathan Davies was in the

0:55:38 > 0:55:43studio yesterday, he was one, Scott Gibbs, Scott Quinnell, so many great

0:55:43 > 0:55:46players coming to rugby league and that fell

0:55:46 > 0:55:47players coming to rugby league and that fell over to the 2000 World

0:55:47 > 0:55:56Cup, we had 22 topline players playing in the Super League and in

0:55:56 > 0:56:02the NRL representing Wales, but the funding has been reduced. John Kear

0:56:02 > 0:56:07said it, three Super League players is not good enough, not competitive

0:56:07 > 0:56:10enough to win games against Fiji in Australia and Papua New Guinea and

0:56:10 > 0:56:15Australia. We're going to get investment, more players playing the

0:56:15 > 0:56:20game of rugby league in Wales. It's a long journey to get back to where

0:56:20 > 0:56:26they were in 2000 and 1995.You know a fair few of the Welsh players and

0:56:26 > 0:56:32they will be disappointed?Yes, speaking to the boys before they set

0:56:32 > 0:56:38off, they were in quite good spirits, they went there to compete

0:56:38 > 0:56:42hard. I think they knew the task that was against them, some quality

0:56:42 > 0:56:46teams they are playing against. I think that's the issue for me,

0:56:46 > 0:56:50looking at how Wales have played in the first two matches, they haven't

0:56:50 > 0:56:54been competitive. There is enough now sound quality in the team

0:56:54 > 0:57:00certainly to compete but it is the nature of the losses that are

0:57:00 > 0:57:06disappointing -- there is enough nous and quality. They haven't

0:57:06 > 0:57:11competed hard enough on the world stage. It has going back a few years

0:57:11 > 0:57:14before the recorded a win. A lot of work to do.

0:57:14 > 0:57:17before the recorded a win. A lot of work to do.Fiji were very good and

0:57:17 > 0:57:22at their hard, Hayne, a superstar, switching to Australia as part of

0:57:22 > 0:57:27the World Cup team, playing American football and now he's back!That's

0:57:27 > 0:57:32right, if you compared Fiji with the likes of Tonga, one of the top teams

0:57:32 > 0:57:38out of the main free, Australia, England and New Zealand, where will

0:57:38 > 0:57:42they be? I think they would be up there back and I think they are the

0:57:42 > 0:57:46fourth best team in the competition based on what I've seen. Tonga have

0:57:46 > 0:57:52the size and strength, PNG have the intensity but Fiji have all the

0:57:52 > 0:57:56ingredients, a great deal of skill. We mentioned sevens specialists,

0:57:56 > 0:58:02they can square edged up, some fantastic shapes. We are looking at

0:58:02 > 0:58:06these clips and thinking, great play, that's outstanding execution.

0:58:06 > 0:58:12I think Fiji are fantastic.Talking about Hayne, he controlled the game

0:58:12 > 0:58:15from start to finish. He was phenomenal in the game but he had

0:58:15 > 0:58:19everything his own way, he had the strong running forwards and off the

0:58:19 > 0:58:22back of that he can be dynamite.

0:58:22 > 0:58:23strong running forwards and off the back of that he can be dynamite. He

0:58:23 > 0:58:26can win some big games for them. He's gone under the radar because

0:58:26 > 0:58:31we've been talking about Tonga. We've been talking about -- they've

0:58:31 > 0:58:34been talking about winning it, getting to the final, but can Fiji

0:58:34 > 0:58:39do it?I think Tonga and Fiji had enough strength in depth to

0:58:39 > 0:58:43challenge England and New Zealand, the Aussies. Whether they can win it

0:58:43 > 0:58:49is another thing. Certainly they can spring an upset. Going back there,

0:58:49 > 0:58:53it's likely that Fiji may meet Tonga at some stage. You have the

0:58:53 > 0:58:58physicality of Tonga and the skilful nature of Fiji should make for a

0:58:58 > 0:59:01mouthwatering clash in the World Cup.Can't wait but we shouldn't get

0:59:01 > 0:59:04ahead of ourselves.

0:59:04 > 0:59:06Italy were surprised by Ireland in their opening

0:59:06 > 0:59:08game and were looking to get their World Cup campaign off

0:59:08 > 0:59:11the ground against the USA, who are coached by Leeds Rhinos'

0:59:11 > 0:59:12Brian McDermott.

0:59:12 > 0:59:14Your commentator for this one is Andrew Moore.

0:59:18 > 0:59:26The teams are about to come out, Italy and America. I'm joined by

0:59:26 > 0:59:32Scott Sadler. Welcome.Thanks, looking forward to the game. Italy

0:59:32 > 0:59:38have Centrone and Castellaro on the wings.

0:59:42 > 0:59:46Minichiello is the skipper.

1:00:01 > 1:00:06The kick from Samoa. Just looking for the touchline, here. Not going

1:00:06 > 1:00:17to find it. Work to do, Mantellato, with the chase being led by Bureta

1:00:17 > 1:00:21Faraimo and again, a lost ball in the centre and what a chance as it

1:00:21 > 1:00:25is ruled a knock-on, Greg Johnson the USA.Brian McDermott will be

1:00:25 > 1:00:30ecstatic with the way they have started this game, Andrew, the

1:00:30 > 1:00:33enthusiasm and the energy from Bureta Faraimo on the kick chase.A

1:00:33 > 1:00:39good kick and a great chase by Bureta Faraimo.Nathan Mullany had

1:00:39 > 1:00:43to play at the ball. Now again, they get good field position. -- Nathan

1:00:43 > 1:00:45my lonely.

1:00:49 > 1:00:56He did what he was told in the end. A simple one.This is where you will

1:00:56 > 1:01:02be lining a lot of your attack up at James Tedesco out on that edge.The

1:01:02 > 1:01:07big Bend, often dull but Minichiello holds on with supporters. -- a big

1:01:07 > 1:01:09Bend from Mark Offerdahl.

1:01:13 > 1:01:21Edward Pettybourne, Paul Vaughan right on Edward Pettybourne after he

1:01:21 > 1:01:27forced an error earlier. Howard. Nathan Brown holding on for dear

1:01:27 > 1:01:29life.

1:01:33 > 1:01:39Freed. Intercept! The Italians are away. They go to the dirty, and the

1:01:39 > 1:01:45danger has been thwarted by Italy, the intercept swooped upon as they

1:01:45 > 1:01:49now look to turn defence into attack. Brian McDermott Connor

1:01:49 > 1:01:52Scott, as you said, will be well pleased with the start but not well

1:01:52 > 1:01:57pleased with the finish of that said.Tomorrow, -- Samoa, the number

1:01:57 > 1:02:00seven, tried to spread early, get some yards but he needed to take

1:02:00 > 1:02:12control of the set.Room for Mantellato. Faraimo comes in. The 30

1:02:12 > 1:02:18metre line, Italy on the attack. Strong arm by Paul Vaughan. Last

1:02:18 > 1:02:27tackle for the Italians of the set. Ryan Ghietti. Mantellato. Last by

1:02:27 > 1:02:32Burroughs and taken by the Verecker, Tramontana. Is that the first try

1:02:32 > 1:02:38for Italy? -- by the hooker. REFEREE:Going backwards off USA, I

1:02:38 > 1:02:42have no try, I don't believe he regains possession, the number nine.

1:02:42 > 1:02:49Mantellato goes up. Yes, that has gone forward off him so we will just

1:02:49 > 1:02:56run it on from here, it is back to zero. Pick this back up. OK, it is

1:02:56 > 1:03:02in the air, he's got to regain control in the hand. He's got hold

1:03:02 > 1:03:06of that. Yeah, I've got a decision. Going to the board.Great hens,

1:03:06 > 1:03:12Tramontana, Italy 4- Derry USA. Great hands from the hooker, Joseph

1:03:12 > 1:03:22Tramontana. The 20-year-old. -- 4-0 USA.Alvaro.

1:03:25 > 1:03:33Ryan Ghietti. Tedesco. That is Castellaro.

1:03:36 > 1:03:44Paul Vaughan. Right up the centre. The defence is holding firm, five

1:03:44 > 1:03:51metres from the line, Italy, on the attack. Tedesco, great step and

1:03:51 > 1:03:57James Tedesco is over to score for Italy, he scored one try in 2000 --

1:03:57 > 1:04:012030 World Cup as a centre and scores on today as a five eighths,

1:04:01 > 1:04:08and Italy lead 10-0 over the USA.We mentioned earlier about James

1:04:08 > 1:04:11Tedesco's footwork and speed, first set up by the tremendous footwork

1:04:11 > 1:04:16from Mark Minichiello. You get a lock on to Tedesco and if you don't,

1:04:16 > 1:04:22you overrun the play, he will make you pay.Their own 40 metre line,

1:04:22 > 1:04:30Italy. Two converted tries to start this one. Walcott they pass from

1:04:30 > 1:04:35Alvaro, beautifully scooped up in the end by Brown. -- the pass from

1:04:35 > 1:04:46Alvaro. Right in the centre of the ground. Wherever Paul Vaughan is,

1:04:46 > 1:04:49Pettybourne is sure to follow.

1:04:52 > 1:05:00Evasive skills from Brown. 30 metres out from the goal-line.

1:05:04 > 1:05:13Milone. Minichiello. Lovely pass, Mantellato dives into the corner to

1:05:13 > 1:05:18score Italy's third. Brilliantly done by Italy, great ball movement,

1:05:18 > 1:05:25try awarded and Italy are up 16-0. Good exchange of passing, going to

1:05:25 > 1:05:29their go to man, Mark Minichiello, again, who again shows fantastic

1:05:29 > 1:05:35agility, good footwork and even better strength. Great step of the

1:05:35 > 1:05:37left from Milone and the strength from Minichiello to make the ball

1:05:37 > 1:05:40available for Mantellato.

1:05:46 > 1:05:56Nice feet, Milone. Just short of halfway in the end. Santi, off the

1:05:56 > 1:05:58long run.

1:06:00 > 1:06:09Brown. In the end, it's going to be a penalty for offside. It was a

1:06:09 > 1:06:15loose ball from Brown but a good result for Italy. Offside, the USA

1:06:15 > 1:06:23and that was Danny Howard.What a great tackle also from Matt Shipway,

1:06:23 > 1:06:31straight underneath the rib cage of Nathan Brown.So they are conceding

1:06:31 > 1:06:36some mistakes, the USA and now the first three penalties of the game.

1:06:36 > 1:06:41Blindside, Ryan Ghietti, bag it comes to the half-back, Ryan

1:06:41 > 1:06:44Ghietti, running off Mantellato and Italy get there fourth. That will

1:06:44 > 1:06:48they planned move down the short side, Ryan Ghietti started it and

1:06:48 > 1:06:54finished it for the Italians.A lot of teams neglect the short side.

1:06:54 > 1:07:00This is a set play and a well worked one from Minichiello, involved again

1:07:00 > 1:07:02with Ryan Ghietti. And Mantellato involved in everything here this

1:07:02 > 1:07:12afternoon.Italy now bleed USA 20-0. -- now bleed USA. You get the

1:07:12 > 1:07:16feeling Italy up for a big set of six of the USA goal-line.As a

1:07:16 > 1:07:20defensive side, you can look about -- look up and see how bunched up

1:07:20 > 1:07:23the USA are and it makes it quite easy Azzedine Doukha dents and get

1:07:23 > 1:07:27off your line really quickly and with one out runners, it makes it

1:07:27 > 1:07:31quite an easy defensive set. As we see, again, four tacklers on one

1:07:31 > 1:07:40player.Tochtermann-Talbott on the field. A chip and chase for Corey

1:07:40 > 1:07:47Makelim. Over halfway. 30 to go. Another chip, charged down by

1:07:47 > 1:07:50Mantellato and it is play on for Italy. Thrilling play by the USA

1:07:50 > 1:07:55full-back Corey Makelim. Great scramble by Josh Mantellato to save

1:07:55 > 1:08:04the day for Italy. They turn defence into attack. Tedesco. Castellaro.

1:08:04 > 1:08:14The defence from Farley.That was exciting.Thrilling play. Just

1:08:14 > 1:08:23outside the USA 30. Joel Riethmuller has got support and there he is

1:08:23 > 1:08:28again, Tramontana! He gets his second for Italy, what a great try,

1:08:28 > 1:08:32about 45 seconds after it looked like Corey Makelim might score a

1:08:32 > 1:08:36genius try for the USA.Again, it is a is going heading numbers, look at

1:08:36 > 1:08:40the support Joel Riethmuller has got, sizes up the situation, knows

1:08:40 > 1:08:43his number nine is coming through the middle, second try to the number

1:08:43 > 1:08:50nine.Italy 26-0 USA. Italy looking dangerous again early in the second

1:08:50 > 1:08:58half. Ryan Ghietti. Minichiello. Looked fractional, that pass, didn't

1:08:58 > 1:09:03it. Just out from the goal-line. Some might say it was blatantly

1:09:03 > 1:09:07forward. Shannon Wakeman.

1:09:13 > 1:09:18Over the top, with CJ Cortalano. Last tackle, Tedesco. Not a great

1:09:18 > 1:09:25kick and knocked on by the USA, I think. Tedesco, they won't stop him,

1:09:25 > 1:09:30he's over in the corner! That will be a double for the Italian vice

1:09:30 > 1:09:38captain and they extend their lead to 32-0.That big, long pass, gets

1:09:38 > 1:09:42it to Tedesco and straight is asking questions and then it is just a

1:09:42 > 1:09:46matter of who wants it the most, gets the ball to Tedesco, and he's

1:09:46 > 1:09:54always too hard to stop even at NRL level. Italy 32-0 USA. 20 metres out

1:09:54 > 1:10:05from the Italian line, USA.Freed. He was on his own. Paul Vaughan the

1:10:05 > 1:10:11defender. Last tackle. Oh, in and out she went, picked up by the

1:10:11 > 1:10:18Italians, look out, over the dirty, Tedesco, over halfway, will he be

1:10:18 > 1:10:23caught? Tedesco has 20 to go, beats one, two, can't beat the other

1:10:23 > 1:10:30tackle.Farley brought down, eight metres out. They did well to get in.

1:10:30 > 1:10:36They have all the numbers left if they went right, they had about

1:10:36 > 1:10:44seven on three to the left.Cerruto. They could still go to the left and

1:10:44 > 1:10:47score. Two metres out from the goal-line, Italy, looking for their

1:10:47 > 1:10:52seventh. Ryan Ghietti, another last ball, this time, it is the captain,

1:10:52 > 1:10:58Minichiello. But they had about three opportunities descended left

1:10:58 > 1:11:02on that occasion, Scott, and they never went that way.You know what?

1:11:02 > 1:11:06Take your hat off as we see the replay, it is dropped and look at

1:11:06 > 1:11:11Tedesco but look at the chase from Borriello five I, fantastic chase,

1:11:11 > 1:11:15he could have given up, it would have been easy for him to give up

1:11:15 > 1:11:19and watch the back of Tedesco but because of his chase, other players

1:11:19 > 1:11:22backed him up as well but you have to take your hat off to the USA,

1:11:22 > 1:11:31they got off their line on three occasions.Alvaro back on the field.

1:11:31 > 1:11:39That is his own 40 metre line. There's Brown again with the

1:11:39 > 1:11:43off-load Paul Vaughan, Ryan Ghietti backing up and the hooker Tramontana

1:11:43 > 1:11:46coming through, back to Paul Vaughan and the big number eight is over!

1:11:46 > 1:11:51Italy get there second of the half, their seventh of the afternoon, hogs

1:11:51 > 1:11:59all round for Paul Vaughan and it is 38-0 USA.Again, I reiterate how

1:11:59 > 1:12:03impressive they have gone ahead in numbers today and again, outside

1:12:03 > 1:12:06numbers, Nathan Brown, beautiful short ball on to Paul Vaughan, who

1:12:06 > 1:12:10keeps himself alive, the big man, to score a very important try for a big

1:12:10 > 1:12:15front row.Italy all over the USA, 38-0 they lead.

1:12:21 > 1:12:27He caught one around the neck, Alvaro. High but fair is the on

1:12:27 > 1:12:37field ruling. Offerdahl. Approaching halfway.

1:12:41 > 1:12:50Juggles from Freed. That is the halfway line, last tackle, USA.

1:12:50 > 1:12:56Samoa, bang, ouch. USA come away with it, still the last tackle.

1:12:56 > 1:13:03Corey Makelim. Another tip over the top for Trealaw Vatuvei, little

1:13:03 > 1:13:10flick out back door, Corey Makelim and it has been knocked on and

1:13:10 > 1:13:15Cerruto says CU, he's over the 40, no one will catch him, brave chase

1:13:15 > 1:13:20by Mark Offerdahl but Cerruto is under the posts, Mason Cerruto after

1:13:20 > 1:13:24the Corey Makelim chip and chase, it ends up with Italy and Mason Cerruto

1:13:24 > 1:13:29streaks away to score the try.It came off a charge down, not really a

1:13:29 > 1:13:36charge down, as Samoa went straight into Nathan Brown's... That would

1:13:36 > 1:13:40hurt but Cerruto, great opportunist try, uses his speed and then looks

1:13:40 > 1:13:43up and sees what opportunities he has got an too much speed, getting

1:13:43 > 1:13:46between defenders and putting the ball straight underneath the

1:13:46 > 1:13:48goalposts.

1:13:49 > 1:13:57Freed. Corey Makelim. There he goes again.

1:14:02 > 1:14:08That is the USA 30 metre line, their last tackle of the night. Oh, dear.

1:14:08 > 1:14:17It will go free. Offerdahl. What are you going to do, skip? Links up with

1:14:17 > 1:14:28David Ulch. Centro picks it up, David Ulch not happy. Italy winding

1:14:28 > 1:14:32it up for the last play of the game. Tedesco is looking for his winner,

1:14:32 > 1:14:38Mantellato. He takes it and Burroughs is there to greet him but

1:14:38 > 1:14:43on the toe by Milone. No, getting their first was Hiko Malu for the

1:14:43 > 1:14:48USA. The USA hold on at the end but the Italians have beaten the United

1:14:48 > 1:14:52States in the most comprehensive manner, great performance by Italy,

1:14:52 > 1:14:5346-0 over the USA.

1:14:53 > 1:14:54manner, great performance by Italy, 46-0 over the USA.

1:14:54 > 1:14:58We disappointed ourselves last week and we made a focus of coming out

1:14:58 > 1:15:01here and started well and I thought we did that night, started with

1:15:01 > 1:15:05plenty of energy and got off on a good role and we continued, still a

1:15:05 > 1:15:10lot to work on but it was a good performance out there.To get the

1:15:10 > 1:15:13opportunity to play with these boys is unreal, I've got to thank them

1:15:13 > 1:15:16for taking the end of their wing and they been awesome, so grateful.Good

1:15:16 > 1:15:20week from the boys and trained hard, we needed to complete the set is a

1:15:20 > 1:15:23bill pressure but unfortunately we could not but I'm excited for the

1:15:23 > 1:15:27boys, especially for the ones coming from the States, good experience.I

1:15:27 > 1:15:34thought the boys did fantastic, we did not give was our thing, we don't

1:15:34 > 1:15:37give up ever and I think we played for the badge but I'm happy with my

1:15:37 > 1:15:40own performance and onto next week.

1:15:40 > 1:15:41for the badge but I'm happy with my own performance and onto next week.

1:15:41 > 1:15:46The group the winners will be decided by next week clash between

1:15:46 > 1:15:49Italy and Fiji but Fiji in the driving seat to qualify. Can Italy

1:15:49 > 1:15:52cause the few problems next week, watching that?

1:15:52 > 1:15:55cause the few problems next week, watching that?Yes, I do, they were

1:15:55 > 1:15:57bitterly disappointed with how they performed against Ireland and

1:15:57 > 1:16:01probably got caught cold. But they have got back on the horse and they

1:16:01 > 1:16:05look positive, some of the play was impressive, they looked very

1:16:05 > 1:16:09cohesive as a group and they look as though they can cause some problems

1:16:09 > 1:16:12in the next round. They will be confident going into that. They have

1:16:12 > 1:16:16got some real quality in the group, lots of NRL players, lots of real

1:16:16 > 1:16:20quality in there. If they get on the right footing and they get a bit of

1:16:20 > 1:16:23a lucky bounce of the ball and suddenly they can get on the front

1:16:23 > 1:16:27foot, they will be dangerous to stop, Italy.We've been talking

1:16:27 > 1:16:32about star players and James Tedesco is one of those.Absolutely, he's

1:16:32 > 1:16:33been sensational for them

1:16:33 > 1:16:33is one of those.Absolutely, he's been sensational for them in the NRL

1:16:33 > 1:16:37and right up there. Good have had a shot at making the Australian side.

1:16:37 > 1:16:41He is out and out quality, similar to Jarryd Hayne, the influence he

1:16:41 > 1:16:48can have an Fiji, this guy can have an Italy as well. I think as Iestyn

1:16:48 > 1:16:51rightly says, great players in the Italy ranks and they can cause BT

1:16:51 > 1:16:55problems next week and at the end of the day, they have to win to have me

1:16:55 > 1:16:57hope so it will make for a fantastic clash between those two nations but

1:16:57 > 1:17:04as you said, Fiji are in the driving seat.Star players, fabulous to see

1:17:04 > 1:17:10them dotted through the teams.It is and they have got the ability to do

1:17:10 > 1:17:12this, Tedesco, fantastic, if you have got players of that ability in

1:17:12 > 1:17:17your side, you've always got a chance, if you are prepared to work

1:17:17 > 1:17:20hard and defend well. That is certainly what Italy did, made it

1:17:20 > 1:17:24difficult for the USA to play, defended well and with glimpses of

1:17:24 > 1:17:28that ability, they got a chance they click.Brian McDermott, people might

1:17:28 > 1:17:31be surprised to see him involved in the USA but can you see his

1:17:31 > 1:17:33influence on that side, he so passionate about going into helping

1:17:33 > 1:17:40them?I think he's always had a benevolent nature for his rugby

1:17:40 > 1:17:43league evangelism from his days in London and at Leeds Rhinos, we spend

1:17:43 > 1:17:46a lot of time in the US, in Florida, at pre-season training camps and we

1:17:46 > 1:17:51seen a lot of the hard work that goes in there. The game has got the

1:17:51 > 1:17:54same route as American football and they see the potential in some of

1:17:54 > 1:17:58the lad that don't make it in American football. There's a lot of

1:17:58 > 1:18:03talent that they can pursue. If the Americans got into the game, how

1:18:03 > 1:18:07good would it be? Certainly, watching the USA getting back

1:18:07 > 1:18:10onside, particularly after some of the breaks, there's a real intent

1:18:10 > 1:18:14about what they want to do, they are working hard for each other and you

1:18:14 > 1:18:16can see some real signature Brian McDermott play, especially the

1:18:16 > 1:18:19defence getting off the line and they've got intent about what they

1:18:19 > 1:18:22are doing. They don't look clueless which is a great foundation.

1:18:22 > 1:18:25are doing. They don't look clueless which is a great foundation.I think

1:18:25 > 1:18:28you can be proud in defeat and USA can look at that and be proud

1:18:28 > 1:18:30because even the last play at the end, they were scrambling back to

1:18:30 > 1:18:34get the ball over the line and you can be proud of the way they played.

1:18:34 > 1:18:37And are you glad to see them using the home-based players because they

1:18:37 > 1:18:44have in the past gone for an Aussie -based team?Yeah, it is coming down

1:18:44 > 1:18:48to finance again, as Iestyn said earlier or it is a deliberate

1:18:48 > 1:18:52strategy because as we know, the World Cup will go to North America

1:18:52 > 1:18:56in 2021. It could be a deliberate strategy to develop and expose some

1:18:56 > 1:19:00home-grown players to the next level rugby league because don't forget,

1:19:00 > 1:19:05the American competition at present is still semipro, amity.And expose

1:19:05 > 1:19:08them to Brian McDermott which is a treat in itself!

1:19:08 > 1:19:10Yesterday, England chalked up their first win of the tournament

1:19:10 > 1:19:12against Lebanon but it wasn't as convincing as they hoped.

1:19:12 > 1:19:15Before they left for Perth, Dave Woods and Brian Noble

1:19:15 > 1:19:17mulled things over.

1:19:25 > 1:19:29They have got them there.Here they go! Kallum Watkins score the opening

1:19:29 > 1:19:37try! Oh, there's a juggle and a dive and Kassis is going to claim that.

1:19:37 > 1:19:43McGillvary comes back in on the inside! Bateman and passes it to

1:19:43 > 1:19:48Ryan Hall! Two wingers with the real effect. Oh, there's a gap, there's a

1:19:48 > 1:19:52gap, and there is a tribal Ben Currie. Is there evidence there of a

1:19:52 > 1:19:57bite by Jermaine McGillvary? Burgess is not even thinking about passing,

1:19:57 > 1:20:02he's thinking about the drive. Now they go to that right-hand side, a

1:20:02 > 1:20:04surge for the corner by Jason Wehbe.

1:20:04 > 1:20:05they go to that right-hand side, a surge for the corner by Jason Wehbe.

1:20:05 > 1:20:09It is the morning after the night before in not so sunny Sydney but

1:20:09 > 1:20:13what have we learned about that England performance last night? Did

1:20:13 > 1:20:16Jermaine McGillvary really bite Robbie Farah? Are England good

1:20:16 > 1:20:19enough to win the World Cup? Is there deep and hidden meaning in

1:20:19 > 1:20:23Wayne bed and -- Wayne Bennett's monosyllabic answers? Brian Noble

1:20:23 > 1:20:28what did you make of it last night? A bit like going to a blockbuster

1:20:28 > 1:20:32movie and not enjoying it, all thereof some good bits in there, I

1:20:32 > 1:20:36really liked that bit and it's going to get better and then it didn't. So

1:20:36 > 1:20:39you have to go through the flat bits and come out feeling a bit

1:20:39 > 1:20:41disappointed and I think that is where we are at with the

1:20:41 > 1:20:44performance.It will be Monday before they decide whether Jermaine

1:20:44 > 1:20:48McGillvary bit Robbie Farah. It's not in his character but one shot

1:20:48 > 1:20:56looked as though it might be... Might be incriminating?May be.If

1:20:56 > 1:20:59he's...He's been England's player of the tournament so far, he's been

1:20:59 > 1:21:02the story and I think there was a lot of hullabaloo, we saw the

1:21:02 > 1:21:06players making up three quarters of the way through the game and

1:21:06 > 1:21:09laughing and joking so I think it is one of those heated moment things

1:21:09 > 1:21:13where his arm should not be where it was. Let's obit is the case and the

1:21:13 > 1:21:16judiciary is it that way because it would be a big loss in my opinion.

1:21:16 > 1:21:22But the rest of it, I think we have had some standouts and we have had

1:21:22 > 1:21:26some not so good moments but that is part of the World Cup, Dave, you get

1:21:26 > 1:21:30blow outs, early games, the cultural side of the tournament has been

1:21:30 > 1:21:33outstanding and I watched the two island nation is going against each

1:21:33 > 1:21:36other before they kicked off and it was the most thrilling thing I've

1:21:36 > 1:21:42seen for a long time.Wayne Bennett's interview technique, you

1:21:42 > 1:21:46know him?I do.Everyone in the press keeps saying we don't get the

1:21:46 > 1:21:49inside track on Wayne Bennett but those who do have the inside track

1:21:49 > 1:21:53say he's a lovely bloke, very communicative, sits at the back of

1:21:53 > 1:21:56the bus, does not drink but he's partying with the players until gone

1:21:56 > 1:22:03midnight. Why is he like he is when he speaks to the press?Mixed. No,

1:22:03 > 1:22:07he's like that double but that was my Wayne Bennett impression by the

1:22:07 > 1:22:12way! He's like that because I think is protective of the team, he does

1:22:12 > 1:22:15not want to give too much away and he has spent a lifetime running

1:22:15 > 1:22:18away, particularly the Aussie press can be quite vicious at times and he

1:22:18 > 1:22:21just decided early in his career that he wouldn't give them much at

1:22:21 > 1:22:27all. That translates, when the culture, working with the English

1:22:27 > 1:22:31and the BBC and broadcasters over here are different and he is

1:22:31 > 1:22:33different with them and I don't think he can take that leap of

1:22:33 > 1:22:37faith.We are leaving the grey and the rain behind later and we are

1:22:37 > 1:22:41going to Perth where we are told it is in the high 30s and will be all

1:22:41 > 1:22:45week. How much do England need a thumping good victory against France

1:22:45 > 1:22:50in the last group game?Here's my take on it, I'm confident they will

1:22:50 > 1:22:53need to improve their performance, we've spoken about that and we did

1:22:53 > 1:22:55technically go on forever about what they need to do, particularly with

1:22:55 > 1:22:59the ball but they've got to get to the quarterfinals first and foremost

1:22:59 > 1:23:03and France has to beat England so it will be tough and they have to play

1:23:03 > 1:23:06well. It is a gimme and they will want improvements themselves because

1:23:06 > 1:23:10they are very proud bunch. And then when we get to the quarterfinals, it

1:23:10 > 1:23:14becomes trapped or football, you go and you are out of it. I think they

1:23:14 > 1:23:18need a performance, for them, and for themselves to go into the later

1:23:18 > 1:23:23stages.We will see, we're on our way to Perth, we have done Melbourne

1:23:23 > 1:23:26and Sydney and Perth is the next stop, England, I would suggest, need

1:23:26 > 1:23:30a really good performance and win against the French next week from

1:23:30 > 1:23:33the English fans point of view but we will see what happens.

1:23:33 > 1:23:36We will indeed, let's imagine you are the independent panel looking at

1:23:36 > 1:23:44whether Jermaine McGillvary bit. Was it for you?No.Definitely not.I

1:23:44 > 1:23:47don't want to be controversial but it does not

1:23:47 > 1:23:48don't want to be controversial but it does not look great, that one

1:23:48 > 1:23:53picture does not look great and the reaction from it, which from an

1:23:53 > 1:23:56independent panel's perspective, you know, that is the view they are

1:23:56 > 1:23:59going to see and then the reaction after it, when there's a whole lot

1:23:59 > 1:24:06of trouble which says that something has happened. You know, it is a

1:24:06 > 1:24:08difficult one. Look, I don't think it is too much aggression with it

1:24:08 > 1:24:15but his mouth is around his arm and the reaction from Robbie Farah, he

1:24:15 > 1:24:18feels there has been.England are in trouble, because it could be 2-9

1:24:18 > 1:24:22weeks depending on how serious it is an domain the gorilla has been

1:24:22 > 1:24:23massive.It

1:24:23 > 1:24:25an domain the gorilla has been massive.It is huge for England, too

1:24:25 > 1:24:28nine weeks because we have not taken another specialist winger, either,

1:24:28 > 1:24:32so if he goes, we are reshuffling, is it Ben Currie into the centres,

1:24:32 > 1:24:36does Kallum Watkins go to the wing? Does Percival come in? There's all

1:24:36 > 1:24:41sorts of permutations from it and it is huge, the impact on how England

1:24:41 > 1:24:45go forward. Let's had for England that there is no case to answer.I'm

1:24:45 > 1:24:50hoping they agree with these two and not with you.It is not Wales being

1:24:50 > 1:24:53bitter, it's not, I would love to say I agree but from the perspective

1:24:53 > 1:24:58of looking at it with no balance, I would say he's in trouble possibly.

1:24:58 > 1:25:03Against France, what do you want to see from England? We have seen is

1:25:03 > 1:25:05ready, Fiji and New Zealand put teams to the sword, is that what you

1:25:05 > 1:25:09need to see from England.You've hit the nail on the head, putting them

1:25:09 > 1:25:12to the sword and a ruthless performance, we mentioned before

1:25:12 > 1:25:17about incremental gains and we don't think it was they were as good, if

1:25:17 > 1:25:20not worse than they were against Australia. For me, against Lebanon,

1:25:20 > 1:25:25I would have liked to see a big score, or not betting Lebanon

1:25:25 > 1:25:28School, to get a bit of confidence and belief in about what we're

1:25:28 > 1:25:32doing, we know where the strike is. In those big moments when you are

1:25:32 > 1:25:35defending the goal-line and sucking air in from all over the place, that

1:25:35 > 1:25:38you've got trust and belief in your team-mates to be able to come up

1:25:38 > 1:25:41with the goods and at the minute, I'm not seeing enough to warrant

1:25:41 > 1:25:44them being able to do that in the big games.Do you want to see

1:25:44 > 1:25:51personal changes or is it on the personnel you have got and getting

1:25:51 > 1:25:54fluency?I agree, keep what you've got. When you come to the

1:25:54 > 1:25:56tournament, it is too late to be chopping and changing Tommy Lee to

1:25:56 > 1:25:59know coming into the tournament who is pretty much all starting 13.

1:25:59 > 1:26:04There will be one or two changes you have to make through injury or

1:26:04 > 1:26:06suspension or someone who has not played well enough but ultimately,

1:26:06 > 1:26:10the core of the team needs to stay together, especially deprived areas,

1:26:10 > 1:26:13to get the continuity and fluency throughout. I don't think England

1:26:13 > 1:26:18have been that bad. I think they've been OK and for me, it goes back to,

1:26:18 > 1:26:21it's not about scoring points but having a complete performance. We

1:26:21 > 1:26:27saw a lot of encouraging signs in both games. But to get a complete

1:26:27 > 1:26:29performance against France would give them more confidence going into

1:26:29 > 1:26:34the quarterfinals.I think the 60 minute mark was crucial because that

1:26:34 > 1:26:3760 minutes, if England had gone up a gear and then really taken the game

1:26:37 > 1:26:40right away from Lebanon, we'd be talking in a positive manner, but it

1:26:40 > 1:26:44was the lack of ability to be able to move gears and for me in the

1:26:44 > 1:26:47quarterfinal commie you've got to be able to do that.Fingers crossed

1:26:47 > 1:26:51that next week we see that. That is all for next week.

1:26:52 > 1:26:54So next weekend, it's the final round of pool games.

1:26:54 > 1:26:57In Group A, there's a double-header in Perth on Sunday,

1:26:57 > 1:26:59with Wales meeting Ireland followed by England v France.

1:26:59 > 1:27:03In Group B, there's a huge - in every sense - clash

1:27:03 > 1:27:05between New Zealand and Tonga in Hamilton on Saturday.

1:27:05 > 1:27:11Beleagured Scotland take on Samoa in Cairns.

1:27:11 > 1:27:12Group C sees co-hosts Papua New Guinea looking

1:27:12 > 1:27:14to clinch their place in the knockout stages

1:27:14 > 1:27:17against the USA, with Fiji taking on Italy in the standout game

1:27:17 > 1:27:19of Group D.

1:27:22 > 1:27:25And we'll be across all the World Cup action as always.

1:27:25 > 1:27:28I'll be here on Saturday at 1.15pm on BBC One until 2pm and then

1:27:28 > 1:27:30on the Red Button until 3pm.

1:27:30 > 1:27:33Mark Chapman will be live on Sunday morning on BBC Two from 9.30am

1:27:33 > 1:27:37as England take on France in their final group game in Perth.

1:27:37 > 1:27:40And we'll have extended highlights of that game and the match

1:27:40 > 1:27:46between Ireland and Wales on BBC Two at 11.20 on Sunday night.

1:27:46 > 1:27:50Don't forget, in between games, you can keep across everything

1:27:50 > 1:27:53happening at the rugby league World Cup on the BBC across TV,

1:27:53 > 1:27:575live, the website, and the BBC Sport app.

1:27:57 > 1:28:00And if you like live sport, as we all do, this week,

1:28:00 > 1:28:03the BBC has announced an additional 1,000 hours of coverage to be

1:28:03 > 1:28:07streamed live via the iPlayer and the BBC Sport website,

1:28:07 > 1:28:11covering over 30 sports and events including women's

1:28:11 > 1:28:13Super League football, the British Basketball League

1:28:13 > 1:28:17and wheelchair tennis, so keep your eyes peeled for that.

1:28:18 > 1:28:20That's all from us.

1:28:20 > 1:28:22Thanks to our Englishman, our Welshman and our

1:28:22 > 1:28:23Scotsman for their company.

1:28:23 > 1:28:25That's Week 2 done and dusted.

1:28:25 > 1:28:27See you next week, when we'll find out who'll progress

1:28:27 > 1:28:29to the knockout stages.

1:28:29 > 1:28:32Until then, goodbye.

1:28:37 > 1:28:41# All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go

1:28:41 > 1:28:48# I hate to wake you up to say goodbye

1:28:48 > 1:28:59# As I'm leaving on a Jet plane # Don't know when I'll be back again

1:28:59 > 1:29:02# Bat babe,