PNG Residents win Cabramatta International Nines Cup

PNG residents celebrate the win of Wests Illawarra

The PNG Residents defeated Wests Illawarra for the first time to claim the Cabramatta International Nines Cup. PNG went into the game as underdogs but clenched on with solid defence  to win the cup.

PNG residents were first to score and led 6 nil at the break. However  Wests fought back hard and scored unconverted try 5 minutes from full time.  The game  intensified with hard tackles and big with  residents maintaining narrow lead of 6 points to  4 

PNG sealed the game right on full time through  Thomson Teteh.  

In other games, PNG development went down to much experienced side Cambramatta 24 -8 score. 
In other games , 

Aust Indigenous 8 def Fiji 4
PNG Development 22 def Blacktown2 4
NSW Police 14 def Auburn Warriors2 12
Wests Illawarra 20 def Cabramatta 14
The Entrance 14 def Nth Ryde 4
Hills Bulls 8 def Phillipines Red 0
Greece 18 def Portugal 0
Shellharbour 14 drew Burwood NR 14
Niue 20 def Japan 4
Auburn1 22 def Kingsgrove 10
Cabramatta 32 def NSW Police 0
Aust Indigenous 20 def Blacktown2 12
Fiji 18 def PNG Development 16
Nth Ryde United 40 def Phillipines Red 0
Wests Illawarra 20 def Auburn Warriors2 4
Greece 22 def Phillipines White 6
Kingsgrove 16 def Blacktown(1) 8


The photos below show highlights of the game. 

Photos Courtesy of : Chris Thomson (Facebook file photos)

Charlie Wabo and other plays celebrating the win

PNGs Charlie Wabo attacks West defence

Players congratulating each other.

Warm up before the game

Boys in action

Charlie Wabo is presented with the 2013 Cabramatta Cup Trophy

Half-tip directives from the coah

PNG Development Side players