 |
| left Wife of former All Blacks star Jonah Lomu, Nadene Lomu with Holding the Jonah Lomu Legacy Cup with Morobe Hammerheads captain Max Vali |
By FIDELIS SUKINA
Morobe Hammerheads have come out Cup winners in the Jonah
Lomu Legacy Cup 7s after defeating the AROB Black Orchids.
In front of a jubilant crowd that braved the humid
conditions, PNG Pukpuks 7s player Max Vali led the men from Morobe to take out
the bragging rights as inaugural Cup winners as they hammered their way to a
22-7 victory at the new Bava Park stadium in Port Moresby.
The Hammerheads took on tough Orchids outfit but managed to
weaken them with their hard hits allowing Eliud Hosea to run in for the first
try in the 3rd minute.
The Orchids had some good ball handling skills with wide
passes out to Jimmy Pahia and Captain Nathan Baramun almost leading to a try
but Hammerheads speedster Maluai Patala pounced on their misfortune and dashed
for a 90 meter try in 7th minute to bring the score to 10 -0 at half
time.
The second half saw continued momentum as the Hammerheads
back up play took center stage, as key players Jason Pitbang and others ran
through a back paddling Orcids team to pass to Max Vali who stepped the defense
before offloading to Andrew Purani to put a try in the corner.
Max Valis try in the 10th minute all but sealed
the victory for the Hammerheads as Orchids Captain Nathan Baramun settled for a
consolation try in the 12th minute, but the Hammerheads held firm to
win the game 22-7 after 14minutes of play.
Morobe Hammer Heads 22 (E.Hosea 3rd, M.Patala 7th,
A.Purani 8th M.Vali 10th) defeated Black Orchids 7 (N.
Baramun 12th)
No comments:
Post a Comment