SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Conversion attempt by Rhyse Martin successful.
Martin to confirm the margin and nails it.
Papua New Guinea 14-6
TRY PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Scored by Watson Boas. Kick to come.
PNG finally put the Irish away! Watson Boas pounced on the loose ball and went the distance.
Papua New Guinea 12-6
Watson Boas goes for the control option. Kicks it over the sideline for a scrum set.
Papua New Guinea 8-6
UNFORCED ERROR IRELAND: Tyrone McCarthy makes an unforced error.
He is not happy McCarthy! He tried to throw the offload but he spilled it cold, despite appealing for the knock down.
Papua New Guinea 8-6
The unorthodox route of Macdonald kicking almost produced panic but it dribbled dead. Now PENALTY IRELAND! High tackle.
Papua New Guinea 8-6
UNFORCED ERROR PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Rhyse Martin makes an unforced error.
Now Martin spills it trying to shuffle it right. Ireland are just hanging on here, PNG can't find the killer ball.
Papua New Guinea 8-6
UNFORCED ERROR IRELAND: Kyle Amor makes an unforced error.
Amor is hit hard and it popped out.
Papua New Guinea 8-6
Justin Olam thinks he has won it.. but the referee was stationary! Forward pass. It all came from a beautiful interchange of passes, that was only matched by the Irish scramble.
Papua New Guinea 8-6
UNFORCED ERROR IRELAND: Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook makes an unforced error.
That was the chance! It was a perfect kick, it sat up right but Scarsbrook can't put it down!
Papua New Guinea 8-6
Forward pass from PNG. They just can't finish a set currently. Ireland are hanging tough with them.
Papua New Guinea 8-6
PNG lost the compass on last there. Ottio died with the ball. Irish ball in the Kumuls half.
Papua New Guinea 8-6
PENALTY IRELAND! Finn is laid out after passing.
Papua New Guinea 8-6
Ireland get a 20 metre restart after a deflecting ball couldn't be put down.
Papua New Guinea 8-6
More pressure coming for Ireland to defuse despite an Oliver Roberts humdinger tackle! Amean stabbed through one that was tapped dead.
Papua New Guinea 8-6
Grix fumbles the high bomb and Watson Boas goes close. Time off for a scuffle and PENALTY KUMULS! Leg pull.
Papua New Guinea 8-6
SIX MORE Kumuls. It was knocked down by a tiring Ireland defense.
Papua New Guinea 8-6
There were two iffy passes in that passage but the last one from Morgan is called.
Papua New Guinea 8-6
UNFORCED ERROR PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Garry Lo makes an unforced error.
Cult hero Lo loses it. Ireland ball just inside their own half.
Papua New Guinea 8-6
Play getting frantic from both sides, as they trade errors. PNG rucking it over halfway now.
Papua New Guinea 8-6
PENALTY IRELAND! Laying in the ruck. Some solid possession for the Irish now. Can they convert?
Papua New Guinea 8-6
Great football there! A nice kick from Finn but Lo just pinballed his way back into the field for PNG.
Papua New Guinea 8-6
PENALTY IRELAND! Now they have a chance to attack.
Papua New Guinea 8-6
Ireland with some inventive work to get this ball back! Kay jammed in with a good hit to force it loose from the shortish dropout.
Papua New Guinea 8-6
David Mead just roped in the Irish winger, McDonnell, who took that ball well then was tossed in-goal. Third dropout of the contest incoming.
Papua New Guinea 8-6
PENALTY KUMULS! Albert has it ripped out.
Papua New Guinea 8-6
UNFORCED ERROR IRELAND: Joe Philbin makes an unforced error.
Straight from the scrum, Philbin loses it.
Papua New Guinea 8-6
UNFORCED ERROR PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Nene Macdonald makes an unforced error.
Nene tries to put pressure on on fifth.. he juggled it well but can't make the final grab.
Papua New Guinea 8-6
UNFORCED ERROR PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Garry Lo makes an unforced error.
RED LIGHTS.. NO TRY! Lo was on the dead-ball line but a magnificent attempt from the winger.
Papua New Guinea 8-6
VIDEO REF! Garry Lo might have snuck this in. Checking obstruction and grounding.
Papua New Guinea 8-6
KICK-OFF! Here we go for the second stanza!
Papua New Guinea 8-6
It was Segeyaro again, dabbing one through and Grix punts it halfway to Queensland.
Papua New Guinea 8-6
UNFORCED ERROR IRELAND: Scott Grix makes an unforced error.
Unfortunate there for Grix. Segeyaro poked his head through, offloaded for Maki, who toed it through and the Irish fullback couldn't handle it.
Papua New Guinea 8-6
Pin-point kick from Watson Boas, now PNG have their first repeat set of the contest.
Papua New Guinea 8-6
UNFORCED ERROR IRELAND: Api Pewhairangi makes an unforced error.
Pewhairangi tries to step through the defense and rolls it out.
Papua New Guinea 8-6
PENALTY KUMULS! Offside and now, Stargroth is on.
Papua New Guinea 8-6
UNFORCED ERROR IRELAND: Liam Kay makes an unforced error.
Kay was sold a hospital ball there. Finn ducked behind a player then looped it to the winger, who can't handle.
Papua New Guinea 8-6
PENALTY IRELAND! Strip.
Papua New Guinea 8-6
UNFORCED ERROR PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Justin Olam makes an unforced error.
A grass-cutting pass from Segeyaro put Olam right on the touchline and the winger is handled. Turnover.
Papua New Guinea 8-6
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Conversion attempt by Rhyse Martin unsuccessful.
From the right this time, Martin, going into the wind.. caught the wind and it hooks.
Papua New Guinea 8-6
TRY PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Scored by Nene Macdonald. Kick to come.
Watch them pass, and watch Nene! Lo just rumbled past several Irish defenders to create numbers then it was swung right, Macdonald just stepped and scored.
Papua New Guinea 8-6
UNFORCED ERROR IRELAND: Brad Singleton makes an unforced error.
Not a happy opening for Singleton. He got jammed in that tackle, loses it.
Ireland 6-4
PNG are making breaks at will! Olam just cut through but threw it straight to an Irish player!
Ireland 6-4
UNFORCED ERROR PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Rhyse Martin makes an unforced error.
What a leap from McDonald! He just hung in the air there, to pat it back to Martin, who couldn't grasp it.
Ireland 6-4
Good scramble from the Kumuls! Chamberlain created space, tried to flick it McDonnell, who was crunched.
Ireland 6-4
PENALTY IRELAND! Offside.
Ireland 6-4
UNFORCED ERROR PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Justin Olam makes an unforced error.
PNG split them again through Minoga, but he can't steer the ball to his support player, Ottio. Next they go right but it is spilled by Olam.
Ireland 6-4
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Conversion attempt by Rhyse Martin unsuccessful.
Martin into the heavy breeze, stalks the tee before slamming it off the post.
Ireland 6-4
TRY PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Scored by Garry Lo. Kick to come.
Some sublime footwork from Lo, beating defenders with ease and slamming down.
Ireland 6-4
Now another PENALTY KUMULS! The cheer has gone up around the national stadium.
Ireland 6-0
PENALTY KUMULS! Willie Minoga goes on a strong charge and earns the whistle.
Ireland 6-0
UNFORCED ERROR PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Kurt Baptiste makes an unforced error.
Baptiste tried to create through the middle but he spilled it. Now Ireland come up with one. So ball back to the Kumuls.
Ireland 6-0
TRY IRELAND: Scored by Michael McIlorum. Kick to come.
It was McIIorum first to the pill.
Ireland 6-0
PENALTY IRELAND! Liam Kay is hammered in the tackle, too much so from the Kumuls. Penalty.
Ireland 2-0
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION IRELAND: Conversion attempt by Liam Finn successful.
Finn has no problem with the conversion.
Ireland 2-0
VIDEO REF! That was chaos, Ireland shifted right, chipped it back inside and PNG, through some fortune, recover.. maybe.
0 all
Ed Chamberlain rushed up well and forced an error. Now Ireland back on the attack.
0 all
Amor, still pumped from his kick, tries to pop an offload. He only found Rhyse Martin. Now PNG have a penalty which will get them out of their own end.
0 all
Ireland kick-off and PNG have first use.
Here we go!
Soaring renditions of both anthems, Ireland's Call and O Arise, All You Sons. Now we're onto the football! Both teams looking to keep their 100% records alive.
Welcome to Port Moresby! After the amazing scenes against Wales last weekend, now PNG host fellow first -week winners Ireland. The festivities are about to get underway, as the horn has sounded, the teams are out onto the field!
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Matt Cecchin
Touch Judges: Chris Butler, Michael Wise
Video Referee: Bernard Sutton
PAPUA NEW GUINEA (14)
Tries: Garry Lo, Nene Macdonald, Watson Boas
Field Goals:
Conversions: Rhyse Martin (1/3)
Penalty Goals:
IRELAND (6)
Tries: Michael McIlorum
Field Goals:
Conversions: Liam Finn (1/1)
Penalty Goals: