>DALY CHERRY-EVANS LEADS PM XIII TO VICTORY OVER PNG

October 7, 2018

Manly halfback Daly Cherry-Evans has led the PM XIII to a 34-18 victory over Papua New Guinea.  Cherry-Evans scored two tries, and set up two more in a match that had to be briefly suspended due to a pitch invasion.

Canberra winger Nick Cotric scored the opening try after just six minutes.  Jake Trbojevic and Cherry-Evans crossed to give the visitors an 18-0 lead after just 16 minutes.  The Manly captain scored his second try in the 33^rd minute, but the home side hit back with a try from Canterbury lock Rhyse Martin.  However, fullback Corey Allan scored on the stroke of halftime to give Australia a 30-6 lead.

Papua New Guinea fought back in the second half, scoring two tries to cut the lead to 30-18.  A try from Chad Townsend in the 69^th minute secured the victory for Australia.  Young St George-Illawarra centre Zac Lomax kicked five goals in the win.

Australia will play a test match against New Zealand in Auckland on October 13.

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