Jaime Chapman and Shenae Ciesiolka pushed their claims for inclusion in the Jillaroos' World Cup squad with starring roles for the Australian Prime Minister’s XIII Women in their 64-6 victory over the Papua New Guinea Prime Minister’s XIII Women on Sunday.
Playing at Suncorp Stadium, the home ground of their NRLW side the Broncos, the pair ran riot on opposing edges, with Ciesiolka scoring a hat-trick in a classy display and Chapman laying on three try assists in addition to making two line breaks of her own.
Another for Bass
Both players also ran for over 100 metres, while Titans forward Zara Canfield was another to impress, with the 21-year-old running for 126 metres off just 10 carries and scoring the final try to cap off a fine showing.
The hosts enjoyed 64 percent of the possession and broke 62 tackles in the win, with nine of their 20-strong squad getting over for four-pointers.
Lagona goes all the way!
The Australian PM’s XIII Women dominated the first half and took a 32-0 lead to the break and led 52-0 with 15 minutes to go, at which point a brilliant solo effort from Joanne Lagona garnered one of the biggest cheers of the night as she put PNG PM’s XIII Women on the board.
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Match snapshot
- Shenae Ciesiolka burned the Orchids down the right edge for the opening try of the match, which Lauren Brown converted.
- The Brisbane connection down the left linked for the second, with Jaime Chapman setting up Emily-Claire Bass.
- Shakiah Tungai, Stephanie Hancock, Karina Brown added further tries, before Bass got a second to send the Australian PM’s XIII Women to the sheds up 32-0.
Tungai joins the scoring
- Ciesiolka scored her second a minute into the second stanza, before Jada Ferguson and Dannii Perese crossed.
- An impressive reaching effort from Tawana Sullivan Togo in the corner saw the hosts hit the half century.
- Joanne Lagona was the one to put the Papua New Guinea Prime Minister’s XIII Women on the board, carving through for a try with 12 minutes to go which was converted.
- Ciesiolka scored her third, followed by a late try to Zara Canfield to finish the scoring.
Ciesiolka gets a hat-trick
- Lauren Brown added seven conversions in the win.
- Gloria Kaupa was sent to the sin bin inside the opening 10 minutes for a tackle which resulted in Baylee Davies leaving the field for a HIA which she failed.
- Lagona was placed on report for a lifting tackle five minutes from full time.
- Australian PM’s XIII Women enjoyed 64 percent possession and broke 62 tackles.
Play of the game
Crisp hands from a number of the Australian PM’s XIII Women saw them strip the opposition for numbers down the edge, before Shenae Ciesiolka burned all chasers for an impressive try.
Ciesiolka hits the gas
What's next
A number of the players in the Australian side will be in line for Jillaroos selection for the World Cup, while a majority of the Papua New Guinea players, including the likes of Therese Aiton, Essay Banu and Joanne Lagona, will also be back in action for the Orchids next month in England.