It's good.
TRY!
VIDEO REF: Parkinson has a TRY for Miski
Golding goes from acting half and he fails to get there.
PENALTY JAMAICA: Late shot on Rush
PENALTY JAMAICA: 10m infringement.
Bazzaz loses it
Damn, Kieran Rush's kick goes way too long.
Doueihi's kick is good.
They've locked in a hattrick for Josh Mansour and it's Lebanon's 12th try.
Young is driven back into the in-goal.
Challenge was inconclusive - Jamaica keep possession. Lebanon retain challenge
CAPTAIN'S CHALLENGE LEBANON
Rush converts.
Jy-mel Coleman's grubber was played at, it was then kicked again by Joel Farrell and then he passed it to big Jorge Andrade who crashes over!
VIDEO REF: Parkinson will start with a TRY for the Jamaicans. Will the no fun police strike again.
PENALTY JAMAICA: Illegal strip.
Rush did well to hang onto that! Jamaica hang on
Adam Doueihi's kick is no good.
Picked off by Mansour and he races away for his second!
Rahme's pass was forward. Much needed possesion for the Reggae Warriors coming up!
Adam Doueihi's kick at goal is successful.
Tony Maroun crosses on test debut and tempers are fraying here.
PENALTY LEBANON: Professional foul and Michael Lawrence has gone to the bin.
Doueihi converts
Tasipale gets his second and Lebanon have hit the half-century.
PENALTY LEBANON: Strip on the advice of the touch-judge and avid flag waver Darian Furner.
CHALLENGE UNSUCCESSFUL JAMAICA
We do have a captain's challenge though so... hang on a second.
PENALTY LEBANON: Offside
Woodburn-Hall converts.
JAMAICA HAVE SCORED ANOTHER TRY! Mo Agoro picks up the loose pass and races away to score!
Awkward final play for the Reggae Warriors.
Adam Doueihi's kick is NO GOOD
Doueihi takes it himself and he scores the first of the second half.
SIX MORE LEBANON: Slow ruck
SIX MORE JAMAICA: Slow ruck.
Mitch Moses has been given an early early mark.
Change over - Jamaica hold on.
Ogden loses it and then they compound it with a penalty.
OFF WE GO! Can Jamaica keep the score from ticking over too much?
Half-Time; Lebanon 42 - Jamaica 0
Jaxson Rahme was looking to initiate that contact and he has been dispatched to the bin.
PENALTY JAMAICA: Late shot on Rush and tempers are fraying here...
SIX MORE JAMAICA
Rahme puts it down
PENALTY LEBANON: Offside off the kick chase.
Big test of the goal line d here for Lebanon.
Doueihi loses it.
Now here's an interesting one for the rules buffs. As the kick for touch went dead, it's a 20m dropout. None of that matters as Jamaica recovered the dropout.
PENALTY LEBANON: Kickoff fails to break the plane.
Moses converts and it's 42-0
Great set play out to the right and Mansour crashes over in the right corner.
PENALTY LEBANON: Strip.
Jones-Bishop goes into touch. They are creating chances though.
Jamaica recover!
Moses is successful - 36-0
Tasipale crashes over for Lebanon's 6th
VIDEO REF: Parkinson has a TRY looking to confirm the sideline.
PENALTY LEBANON: Jamaica were in front of the kicker.
Miski spills the short kickoff.
Moses converts.
Doueihi has it on a string here. He was wrapped up, but the Reggae Warriors let him go. Rajab backed up in support.
The double kick from Jamaica nearly turned into points, but the final pass went astray!
Rush got away with that one on Moses. Looked like he was hit late.
Good run from Ashton Golding. Hopefully that's a sign for the Reggae Warriors.
PENALTY JAMAICA: Offside!
Jamaica made it through a set in defence!
Really important for Jamaica to stem the bleeding here.
Moses converts and it's 24-0!
Robinson crosses for another World Cup try. Rajab was carving them up down the other side of the ground this time and he unselfishly found the elder-statesman to cross for their fourth try in 15 minutes.
Moses converts and it's 18-0.
Elie El Zakhem punishes the Jamaican defence. Adam Doueihi shows and goes again and broke right through the Reggae Warriors defence before finding Elie El Zakhem to cross for a quick fire try.
Moses converts.
Miski cuts underneath a lovely pass and he crosses for his third try of the tournament.
PENALTY LEBANON: Kickoff failed to break the plane.
Moses converts and Lebanon leads this one by 6-0.
Can only keep them out for so long, Moses shows and goes and breaks through the Jamaican left edge defence before finding Mikey Tannous who crossed for the opening try.
Clever banana kick from Rush, batted back by Alex Young who found Mo Agoro who was driven over the sideline.
Adam Doueihi is trapped in goal. Good kick from Kieran Rush and Jamaica are causing problems.
Khalil Rahme loses the footy there. Lebanon looking complacent here.
VIDEO REF says NO TRY! It's a no fun World Cup...
VIDEO REF: Parkinson has a TRY here! Jamaica has a great opportunity inside 90 seconds.
Jamaica recover the short kickoff! It's become the norm with the Reggae Warriors in this tournament.
OFF WE GO! Paki Parkinson blows time on for this most important Group C encounter between Lebanon and Jamaica. Let’s have some fun this morning, so sit back, relax, grab your sugar boosts and enjoy the match together.
The man in charge for today’s critical Group C clash is Paki Parkinson (who is on test debut from NZ). Neil Horton (from the Super League) and Darian Furner are the touch judges. While our video ref is Grant Atkins.
On the team front, Young shifts to centre and McDonald goes to wing. In the forwards, McKain gets a start in place of Tomlinson. Golding shifts out of the hooking role with Coleman getting a chance there tonight. Tomlinson and Goulding shift to the back-row and lock spots respectively. Meanwhile, Lebanon regain the services of Adam Doueihi who was sent off in the second half for swearing against NZ, his presence will be huge tonight. For Lebanon, Morkos starts at centre with Maarbani shifting to 18th man. Roumanos and Tannous start this match and Kazzi shifts to lock.
League Unlimited’s coverage of the Rugby League World Cup continues with Group C action as Jamaica go head to head with Lebanon from the Leigh Sports Village Stadium in Leigh. Jamaica have been the team that have been the fan favourites at this World Cup. Although they haven’t achieved their desired outcomes, they’ve been a joy to watch and have a great chance to be spoilers here tonight. Lebanon have the cards in their favour, it’s a win and in situation for the Cedars.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Paki Parkinson
Touch Judges: Neil Horton, Darian Furner
Video Referee: Grant Atkins
LEBANON MEN (74)
Tries: Mikey Tannous, Abbas Miski (2), Elie El Zakhem, Reece Robinson, Khaled Rajab, Charbel Tasipale (2), Josh Mansour (3), Adam Doueihi, Tony Maroun
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Mitchell Moses (7/7), Adam Doueihi (4/6)
Penalty Goals:
JAMAICA MEN (12)
Tries: Mo Agoro, Jorge Andrade
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: James Woodburn-Hall (1/1), Kieran Rush (1/1)
Penalty Goals: