Samoa put 100 points on PNG

[beige]

Samoa took a giant step towards securing Oceania's qualifying spot at Rugby World Cup 2011 with an impressive 115-7 victory over Papua New Guinea at Apia Park on Saturday.

The overwhelming favourites to secure the Oceania 1 berth and a place in Pool D with defending champions South Africa, Wales, Fiji and the Africa 1 qualifier scored a remarkable seventeen tries in the first leg.

Read more: http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,2...426866,00.html

[fulvio sammut]

Personally, I blame it on the linesman ....

[beige]

I blame John O'Neill

[travelling_gerry]

I blame John O'Neill

Agreed...He should have released Lote to let him play for PNG.

[Burgs]

Must be mixed emtotions seeing Genia getting called up to the Wallabies then...
Genia, Daruda, Henari Veratau and Al Manning could probably have helped the situation somewhat.

PNG has always been a great potential for Union expansion for mine.
The only country in the world with League as their national sport with no shortage of very hard and reasonably skilfull players, with the right promotion and IRB investment I believe they could soar up the ladder and be in the running for fringe RWC qualification.
Surely a tremendous opportunity for a developing (or even retiring) Coach to take on as a project?

[Working Class]

Burgs

Guess what sport is the fastest growing game in PNG. If you guest Rugby then you'd be 100% correct. The Puk Puks had 10,000 turn up to watch the game against the Cook Islands in Port Moresby.

[Burgs]

Great to hear WC, better than the final rounds of the Pacific Nations!

[Ecky]

Personally, I blame it on the linesman ....

Where the fck are you from, FS? Mungo or New Zealand?

Linesman - pfffffffffffft!

[GIGS20]

Yeah, the guy who paints the lines stuffed up!

[fulvio sammut]

How many times do I have to tell you Ecky, changing a name changes nothing.

You can dress a donkey in an Armani suit, but all you will have is a well dressed donkey.