PNG score gritty win

PAPUA New Guinea took a massive step towards a Rugby League World Cup quarterfinal spot with a 14-6 win over Ireland in an error-riddled match in Port Moresby.

A 78th-minute try to halfback Watson Boas yesterday secured the Kumuls’ second win in as many games and a likely quarter-final match-up with England.

In a match which produced well over 30 errors, it was appropriate the clinching score came from a mistake, as Boas toed through an errant pass and won the chase.