Pukpuks lose 40-0 to England in opener

The PNG Pukpuks were handed a 40-0 beating at the hands of England in their first match today of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2016-17 in Wellington.

England got off to a slow start, taking a 12-0 lead at the break with tries to Daniel Bibby and Charlie Hayter.

The second half saw England run away with the game with four answered tries at Westpac Stadium.

The Pukpuks still have two more games left today against Kenya at 3.56pm local time (12.56pm PNG time) and Argentina at 7.44pm (4.44pm PNG time).

In the other matches from this morning, Wales def. Russia 33-0, Canada def. Scotland 28-19, Fiji def. Australia 26-12, South Africa def. Japan 33-0, Argentina def. Kenya 17-12 and USA drew with France 21-21.

Author: 
Troy Taule