The PNG Pukpuks were beaten by Scotland and New Zealand on day one of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2016-17 in Sydney, Australia.
The Pukpuks showed fight in their opening match against the Scots despite going down 26-12 at Allianz Stadium.
The Pukpuks’ points came from tries to Gairo Kapana, Emmanuel Guise and a try conversion from Arthur Clement.
The second game against the Kiwis proved much harder for them, with the Pukpuks losing 31-7.
However, the men’s team did manage to cross the line with Nathan Baramun scoring in the first half, with Clement adding the extras.
The Pukpuks still have one game tonight against Australia at 8.35pm (7.35pm PNG time).
In other results from today, USA def. Argentina 22-19, Canada def. Russia 12-7, Wales def. France 14-12, Fiji def. Samoa 40-0, England def. Kenya 19-12, South Africa def. Japan 32-0, New Zealand def. Australia 26-14, Argentina def. Russia 19-14, USA def. Canada 31-19, France def. Samoa 17-14, Wales def. Fiji 28-15, England def. Japan 26-0, South Africa def. Kenya 14-7 and Australia def. Scotland 43-14.