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| Tokarara Nest United in action against Giluwe Trotters at Ipi Park in Hohola |
The Tokarara Nest United proved too good for Giluwe Trotters winning 10-0 in round two of the Hohola Offseason rugby league on Saturday.
The boys from Maria Street, Tokarara dominated the match played before a vocal crowd at Ipi Park in Port Moresby.
As anticipated both teams ran hard and tackled hard, coupled with bone crunching hit-ups and tackles.
Nest United forwards dominated the match as they continually made inroads through the middle.
The Trotters held their defence-line well at times, but the latters good use of the ball out-wide and running their set plays proved to be the difference.
It was Ila Alu who stood out in attack for the Tokarara outfit.
The Rabaul Gurias forward set up the first try when he broke through the Trotters defence-line for a 60 meter break before passing to center Sordy Ian to score in the corner for their first try.
With the unsuccessful conversion Nest United took a 4-0 lead, with 10 minutes of the first half remaining.
Their ball handling took center stage with their decoy runners catching the Trotters off-guard.
This led to their second try to full-back Ian James to score a converted try to lead 10-0 at half-time.
The second half saw an optimistic Trotters attack find some rhythm in attack but a strong Tokarara Nest United held firm in a scoreless second-half.
Nest United Coach Nelson Stone was proud of his team’s efforts and praised their attack as being a crucial part of the team’s arsenal.
“I am satisfied with the team’s performance especially Gurias forward Ila Alu leading by example for the younger ones,” he added.
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