PNG Pukpuks beat Tahiti to open Oceania Cup Campaign

The Federation Oceania Rugby Cup competition kicked of this afternoon at the Sir Hubert Murray Stadium in front of a healthy Port Moresby crowd.

The week long competition will feature only four countries in Solomon Islands, American Samoa, Tahiti and host Papua New Guinea.

In the opening match of the day saw American Samoa using their big forwards to steamroll over Solomon Islands to win 32-15 while the main game between PNG and Tahiti saw the home team Pukpuks opening their campaign with a clinical 32-10 win over the much bigger Tahiti opponents.

As predicted the Pukpuks use their mobility of their forward packs up the middle of the rucks before spreading it out to their back-line with speed to burn who finished with the tries.

Pukpuks will now face American Samoa while Solomon Islands will play Tahiti on Wednesday at the Sir Hubert Murray Stadium.

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