Pukpuks lose to Spain, but progress to finals

The PNG Pukpuks suffered a 15-0 loss to Spain in their third match at the World Rugby Sevens Series Qualifier this morning in Hong Kong.

The Spaniards took a 5-0 lead after captain Angel Lopez muscled his way over in the 5th minute of play.

The Pukpuks were dealt another blow early in the second half after Willie Tirang was sent off to the bin.

One man short cost the Pukpuks dearly as Pol Pla crossed over to make it 10-0.

Pedro Martin dived over the line to score the last try of the match for Spain in the 13th minute.

The win for Spain saw them top pool G while the Pukpuks have also qualified for the last eight as runners-up.

In the quarter finals of the Qualifiers later tonight, Chile will play Uruguay, Germany take on Hong Kong, Uganda go head to head with Pukpuks and Spain will clash with Namibia.

The Pukpuks and Uganda game will start at 7:06pm local time (9:06pm PNG time).

Author: 
Troy Taule