Pacific Championships: Tiana Penitani found the opening try for the Jillaroos in a hard fought opening half against the Kiwi Ferns
A superb solo try to superstar fullback Tamika Upton helped the Jillaroos exact some revenge on the Kiwi Ferns as Australia ground out a history-making 14-0 win ahead of a likely rematch in Sydney in a couple of weeks.
Points were at a premium with just one try in the first half before Upton took control of the contest to ensure Australia bounced back from their shock loss to New Zealand in last year’s decider.The Newcastle fullback gave the visitors some breathing space when she put on a huge left foot step, hopped out of a tackle and reached out to score to extend the lead, before she latched onto a Millie Elliott offload to put them back on the attack.
The real test will come in a fortnight when they will likely face the Kiwi Ferns again at CommBank Stadium, with the Aussies desperate to reverse last year’s shock result against a team that will be a lot better once their combinations click into gear. So the last thing they needed was for Olivia Higgins to go down, with the back-up hooker forced off in the second half with an arm injury.Higgins was solid in her first stint but caused a major reshuffle when she came off for a break in the opening half, with Ali Brigginshaw shifting to dummy-half which forced Tiana Penitani into the halves, with Jess Sergis coming on at right centre.
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