UPNG Pythons start 9s well

The University of Papau New Guinea Pythons registered two wins yesterday to lead their pool with four points on day one of the Lae Biscuit Nines tournament at the PNG Football Stadium, Waigani, Port Moresby.
In their first game, Pythons edged Kone Tigers 10-4 and notched up another win dispatching Pepka Spartans 16-0.
The Pythons have two more games today against Royals in the morning and Waidex Eels in the afternoon.
In the second match, Elijah Manuel scored the matching winner at the stroke of fulltime enabling his team to lead Pool C.
Team Pom Suburban also had two wins with two more games today.
Funeral Home Laumas, who are also in Pool B, had two wins to be well positioned to advance to the next stage.
Most of the teams completed two games out of their four scheduled fixtures in each pool but other teams only played one game and they will play their three matches today before the quarterfinals.
Today’s fixtures see Sports Talk Stallions take on Northbuild Hammers in the opener followed by Suburban against Rovanama.
Organiser Stanley Tepend said the day’s matches went smoothly with no delays or issues.
“We’re expecting more exciting rugby league tomorrow,” Tepend said.
Tepend commended the teams managed to string two wins together saying that would put them in good stead for the playoffs.
“We are happy with the day’s performance but especially the discipline showed by all the teams,” he said.
“The first game tomorrow kicks off at 9am so we expect those sides to be ready to play on time.”