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| Lam trowing a fist pump as he goes in for a try |
BY FIDELIS SUKINA
Lachlan Lam was a standout in the Papua New Guinea LNG Kumuls 64-0 thumping of the United States of America as the Kumuls advance to the Rugby League World Cup quarterfinals.
The win certainly secures a quarter finals match against Wayne Bennett’s England team next Sunday in Melbourne.
In front of a sellout crowd at the Oil Search National Football Stadium in Port Moresby yesterday, the Kumuls ran in 11 tries with goal kicker Rhys Martin kicking 10 from 11 securing their highest ever win.
The crowd found a new hero in PNG Kumul and Roosters legend Adrian Lams son Lachlan with the 19 year old happy with the chants of “Lachlan Lachlan” when the debutant scored two tires and assisted in one.
Moses Meninga the other debutant for the Kumuls made 13 runs and gained 153meters with a try assist.
PNG were on a class of their own with USA Hawks struggling to hold on to the players, according to the Fox Sports Match Center USA made 40 missed tackles in the 80 minutes in their lackluster performance.
Lachlan Lam was a standout in the Papua New Guinea LNG Kumuls 64-0 thumping of the United States of America as the Kumuls advance to the Rugby League World Cup quarterfinals.
The win certainly secures a quarter finals match against Wayne Bennett’s England team next Sunday in Melbourne.
In front of a sellout crowd at the Oil Search National Football Stadium in Port Moresby yesterday, the Kumuls ran in 11 tries with goal kicker Rhys Martin kicking 10 from 11 securing their highest ever win.
The crowd found a new hero in PNG Kumul and Roosters legend Adrian Lams son Lachlan with the 19 year old happy with the chants of “Lachlan Lachlan” when the debutant scored two tires and assisted in one.
Moses Meninga the other debutant for the Kumuls made 13 runs and gained 153meters with a try assist.
PNG were on a class of their own with USA Hawks struggling to hold on to the players, according to the Fox Sports Match Center USA made 40 missed tackles in the 80 minutes in their lackluster performance.
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| Lam at Kumuls training picture by Post Cou |
It took just nine minutes for James Segeyaro to make the first break before and inside ball to Lam who dived under the posts Martin with an easy conversion taking them to a 6-0 lead, three minutes later Justin Olam scored their second after a good passage of play Martin this time missing the only conversion leaving the scores 10-0.
PNG added two more tries in the space of two minutes to James Segeyaro and Lam scoring his second for a 22-0 lead.
USA tried their best to hold their defense line but they still made a mess of it allowing Rod Griffin to stroll over for a try before Stargroth Amean literarily knocked down two defenders in a slow burst to score another easy try taking the Kumuls to a 34-0 lead into half time.
The second half proved more costly for the Hawks with just two minutes in David Mead dashing untouched with a 70 meter try to take the score to 40-0, another slip up in defense led to Wason Boas and Nene McDonald scoring before Justin Olam put the final two tries to end the match 64-0.
Garry Lo finished the game on the sidelines mid way into the second half after he got his leg caught underneath teammate Stargroth Amean while the duo were making a tackle.
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