Garry Lo saved the day for the PNG Kumuls in an 'iron man' performance against the Ireland Wolfhounds at the National Football Stadium.
This afternoon's crowd kept the home side on a high, defeating Ireland 14 points to 6.
Just five minutes into the match and Ireland drew first blood through number 9 Michael McIlorum with a successful conversion, seeing PNG trail 6-nil.
Then came Garry Lo and Ireland were lost for answers.
The Wolfhounds could not contain PNG’s mean machine, who went in flying with a try in the corner.
Nene Macdonald ran in PNG’s second try in style, the Gabadi high flyer was a class of his own. Rhyse Martin wasn’t so lucky with his boots, missing two conversions.
Going into half time, PNG kept a close lead, 8 points to 6 over Ireland. The second half saw a tighter match as Ireland stepped up in their defense, forcing errors in the Kumul play.
Just when it seemed the game was over, the Kumuls' little maestro Watson Boas took a gamble and turned out a magnificent try to seal the match 14-6.
With the Ireland Wolfhounds done and dusted, the PNG LNG Kumuls now look forward to USA.
Picture sourced from PNG Kumuls Facebook page