Muruks win second game

THE Mendi Muruks recorded their second win on the trot to kick start their 2021 Digicel Cup campaign as they came from behind to beat the Gulf Isou 34-28 at the Oil Search National Football Stadium on Sunday. The Isou led 16-12 at half-time of the second round fixture before the Muruks scored four unanswered tries that saw them led 34-16 with eight minutes before full time. Isou staged a late fight back in the dying stages and scored back-to-back tries but they fell short as time ran out. Muruks coach Roderick Puname was pleased with the win, however he said there was a need for improvement as far as their defence was concerned. “A win is a win and we’ll take that but there are lot of areas that we need to improve on,” he said. “We need consistency in a game. In this game, we started off pretty well, then went off track with a lot of errors and then we got back again. “Definitely we will work on that going forward.” Isou scored first through winger Gebbie Tauna off a pass from centre Makara Hura. A successful conversion by Roger Laka saw them lead 6-0.