PNG PM's XIII men's team falls to Australia 64 - 14

 The Papua New Guinea Prime Ministers XIII team fell to much fancied Australia's Prime Minister's XIII team 64 - 14 at Suncorp Stadium , Australia tonight.

Edene Gebbie [Photo PNG Kumuls Media]

Papua New Guinea's tries came from  Edene Gebbie , Jimmy Ngutlik and Brandon Nima.

Match snapshot

• The Australian Prime Minister’s XIII Men’s side ran in 12 tries, with centre Zac Lomax converting eight of them. 
• Skipper Daly Cherry-Evans put Roosters back-rower Nat Butcher through a gap for the first try.
• A failed attempt at an intercept by the Papua New Guinea Prime Minister’s XIII Men resulted in the ball being tipped into the hands of Josh Addo-Carr for the second, before Angus Crichton added another three minutes later.
• Tries to Zac Lomax and Matt Burton followed, with Lomax continuing his perfect night with the boot to give his side a 30-0 lead. 
• Selwyn Cobbo monstered the defence for a try, followed by a four-pointer to Jake Averillo on his first touch of the game, to stretch the lead to 38-0.
• Edene Gebbie kicked off a mini revival for his side just before half-time, grabbing a nice cut-out pass from Kyle Laybutt to score and make it 38-4 at the break.
• Tries to Jimmy Ngutlik and Brandon Nima followed for the Papua New Guinea Prime Minister’s XIII Men as they reduced the gap to 34-14 with 20 minutes to play. 
• A second four-pointer for Burton was followed by tries to Daine Laurie, Beau Fermor and Selwyn Cobbo blew the final scoreline out. 
• The Australian PM's XIII Men's 1,774 run metres was almost double that of their opponents (982 metres). 
• Zev John left field for a HIA which he later failed midway through the first half.

NRL.COM / PNG Today

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