'13 WC | Group B | PNG 8-9 France | Hull

[Timmah]

19 man squad:
Josiah Abavu, Paul Aiton, Dion Aiye, Wellington Albert, Ase Boas, Jason Chan, Neville Costigan, Isreal Eliab, Richard Kambo, Enoch Maki, Larsen Marabe, Bosam Nene McDonald, David Mead, Mark Mexico, Jessie Joe Nandye, Jason Tali, Ray Thompson, Charlie Wabo and Menzie Yere

19 man squad:
Jean-Philippe Baile, William Barthau, Andrew Bentley, Kane Bentley, Thomas Bosc, Rémi Casty, Vincent Duport, Olivier Elima, Morgan Escare, Theo Fages, Jamal Fakir, Benjamin Garcia, Clint Greenshields, Kevin Larroyer, Gregory Mounis, Eloi Pelissier, Sébastien Raguin, Mickael Simon and Frédéric Vaccari


Referee
Ben Cummins (AUS)
Touch Judges: James Child (ENG) & Clint Sharrad (AUS, ESL)
Video Referee: Phil Bentham (ENG)​

 

[newman]

CARN France!

 

[miguel de cervantes]

France should win this. They walked over PNG a few years ago in Avignon.

 

[Jimmyson/Mullins]

Dunno, should be a great game anyone can win, much like the Italy V Wales game.... How good is it that we don't know all the results b4 the games are played! haha

 

[1 Eyed TEZZA]

I'll wait till I see the teams. But off the top of my head, France SHOULD win.

 

[CC_Roosters]

France in the end but PNG will run them close for 60 minutes

 

[Perth Red]

Will be like a home game for png. Stanley gene is a god in east hull and the rovers fans will be right behind the Kumuls.

 

[Misanthrope]

I think PNG will topple them. French looked very unmotivated against the US.

 

[newman]

I think PNG will topple them. French looked very unmotivated against the US.

I wouldn't read too much into the results of those warm up games. Although it gave us an opportunity to LOL at England, a warm up is a warm up. Priority number 1 is to not get injured. I cant imagine anyone being as flat as they were in a warm up once the thing kicks off.

This is potentially the most important game of opening matches. The team who loses this will find it very hard going to qualify considering that neither PNG or France are a realistic chance of beating the Kiwis.

 

[mikail-eagle]

https://www.facebook.com/pnglumulssupportersclub

PNG team named for this game.

19 players, 2 to be omitted.

 

[no name]

Are some of those pictures out of proportion, or do some of them have massive heads?

 

[Misanthrope]

Are some of those pictures out of proportion, or do some of them have massive heads?

Racist

 

[no name]

Look at Costigan's photo compared to Thompson's. Unless someone knocked Neville on the head with a hammer, some of the shots are way out if proportion.

 

[s1ng0709]

Look at Costigan's photo compared to Thompson's. Unless someone knocked Neville on the head with a hammer, some of the shots are way out if proportion.

Ray Thompsons photo is taken further back , just look how much of Costigans jersey is in the photo compared to Thompsons. :crazy:

 

[KiWi_BoI_15]

Juke box!

 

[no name]

Ray Thompsons photo is taken further back , just look how much of Costigans jersey is in the photo compared to Thompsons. :crazy:

I know that, but it's still out of proportion. Look at the shape of the badges on the jerseys.

 

[1 Eyed TEZZA]

Proud bunch. I hope they do well this tournament.

 

[hutch]

Will always be my second favourite rugby league nation. If they were ever to win a major tournament I think the country would go into meltdown.

 

[deluded pom?]

Not sure if it's been posted elsewhere but two of the PNG squad, Maki and Panui, have signed one year contracts with Hull KR.

 

[Evil Homer]

France 19:

Jean-Philippe BAILE​

William BARTHAU​

Andrew BENTLEY​

Kane BENTLEY​

Thomas BOSC​

Rémi CASTY​

Vincent DUPORT​

Olivier ELIMA​

Morgan ESCARE​

Theo FAGES​

Jamal FAKIR​

Benjamin GARCIA​

Clint GREENSHIELDS​

Kevin LARROYER​

Gregory MOUNIS​

Eloi PELISSIER​

Sébastien RAGUIN​

Mickael SIMON​

Frédéric VACCARI​