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Horror Bunker blunder steals spotlight at World Cup - CtrlF.XYZ

Horror Bunker blunder steals spotlight at World Cup

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Papua New Guinea has recorded its archetypal triumph of the Rugby League World Cup, successful a lucifer notable for a Cook Islands effort which "bounced for sure."

PNG was victorious by 32-16 to determination into 2nd spot successful Group D, but it was a effort from Cook Islands centre Anthony Gelling that was the talking point.

With his broadside trailing 26-8 successful the 61st minute, Cook Islands moved the shot to the right, wherever Gelling attempted a one-handed put-down arsenic 3 defenders hung onto him.

"He has bounced the ball, Gelling is claiming a try, I don't deliberation so, I reckon helium bounced it for sure," commentator Andrew Voss said.

"He is going to effort and merchantability it, referee (Chris) Kendall for the infinitesimal is locking it successful arsenic a try."

Video referee Liam Moore agreed with Kendall, awarding the try.

"For maine helium didn't look to person power of the shot arsenic helium grounded it," erstwhile England skipper James Graham said.

Former Penrith and Parramatta player, Tulsen Tollett, who present works arsenic a commentator, was arsenic baffled by the ruling.

"Are they utilizing antithetic rules successful this game?" helium asked.

"If that's a effort from Gelling I've been watching a antithetic athletics each my life."

Four tries successful the abstraction of 27 minutes conscionable aft fractional clip sealed the triumph for PNG, who had a two-point pb astatine the break.

The Kumuls had prop Mackenzie Yei sin-binned successful the opening fractional for a unsafe tackle, portion the Cook Islands was besides reduced to 12 men successful the 2nd fractional with centre Reuben Rennie binned for a lifting tackle.

The Cook Islands' adjacent lucifer is against Tonga connected Monday morning, portion PNG plays Wales connected Tuesday morning.

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