PM's league team downs PNG 28-8
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September 30, 2006 - 5:35PM
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Australia's Prime Minister's XIII was mobbed by hundreds of PNG fans after beating Papua New Guinea's Kumuls 28-8 in a hard fought rugby league match in Port Moresby.
Young fans invaded the pitch to grab and congratulate their Aussie NRL heroes before police and security officers chased them off with batons.
Earlier, police fired warning shots to disperse a large crowd, some of whom were trying to break into the ground through fences.
No one was seriously hurt in the melee.
After an early run away try by Kumuls lock Tom O'Reilly the Australian side pegged 20 points including two tries by rookie of the year Jarryd Hayne and one by Test and Queensland prop Steve Price.
Into the second half O'Reilly followed up with another try for the Kumuls after taking the ball near the line from a kick.
But Australia resumed control with further tries by Nathan Merritt and Brett Stewart.
Coach Mal Meninga said his side made mistakes but came through against a much improved Kumuls side.
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