Results (Women)
Women’s Final: Australia 24 China 7
Thailand beat Tunisia to win the Plate
PNG beat AGRFU to win the Bowl
Australia’s World Champion Wallaroos swept all before them en route to victory in the Cable & Wireless Hong Kong women’s tournament.
The Wallaroos, who beat New Zealand to the World title in Dubai earlier this month, overcame Tunisia, Singapore, Guam and Arabian Gulf in their pool, before overcoming World Cup Bowl winners China 24-7 in the final with tries from Rebecca Tavo (2), Cheryl Soon and Debby Hodgkinson. China’s fine try came from Yang Hong.
“It’s a fairytale, I’m so proud of the way the girls have performed throughout this tournament and we’re certainly filling up the trophy cabinet at the ARU,” said captain Cheryl Soon.
“We knew China were going to be physical, we knew they would be good at the breakdown and they dominated I thought, we had to get it out to our backs and we did that.
“I’ve been here six times and never won it before, we’ve always been bridesmaids, so to win this here is really special.”
Full Results
Thailand 12, PNG 0
Hong Kong 5, Japan 15
Guam 7, Tunisia 26
Singapore 0, AGRFU 29
China 36, PNG 0
Japan 0, Thailand 33
Australia 29, Tunisia 0
AGRFU 32, Guam 0
Hong Kong 0, China 29
PNG 24, Japan 10
Singapore 0, Australia 53
Tunisia 19, AGRFU 12
China 36, Thailand 7
PNG 7, Hong Kong 12
Australia 57, Guam 0
Tunisia 14, Singapore 12
China 19, Japan 0
Thailand 35, Hong Kong 0
Australia 38, AGRFU 0
Guam 12, Singapore 12
10th/9th: Hong Kong 7, Guam 0
8th/7th: Japan 7, Singapore 0
Bowl: PNG 14, AGRFU, 12
Plate: Thailand over Tunisia (did not record score)
Cup: Australia over China
Thanks to Carol, Fiona and a few others for helping me find the scores! Check out here, here and here for a few photos on Facebook from Carol.
