The Australian Prime Minister's XIII has beaten Papua New Guinea 36-22 in their rugby league clash in Lae.
NRL flyers Josh Morris, Blake Ferguson and Nathan Merritt were among the try-scorers for the green and gold exhibition side captained by Parramatta's Nathan Hindmarsh.
The Kumuls battled hard in the opening half and trailed by just 12-0 at the break.
Australia managed to open up a big lead to begin the second half, before the Kumuls attempted a brave fightback in the final quarter of the match to close the gap.
There was drama before the game with the Australian team bus involved in a minor prang with an alleged drunk driver.
The man was arrested, but no Australian team members were hurt.
There were chaotic scenes as usual in football-mad PNG, the only country on earth where rugby league is the national sport.
As many as 25,000 people flocked to Lae's rugby league oval, which has a capacity of just 15,000.
Source:SMH
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