Match Report

2019 Motorplus Autumn Series

10 November 2019 • KO 14:30

58 v 0

Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff

Attendance:

Referee : James Jones

Match Stats
11   Tries   0
7   Conversions   0
0   Penalties   0
0   Drop Goals   0

Match Report

Lithuania




WALES DRAGONHEARTS 58 LITHUANIA 0
By Ian Golden at Cardiff Arms Park

It was a baptism of fire for Lithuania in their first ever full rugby league international, as they went down 58-0 to Wales Dragonhearts at Cardiff Arms Park on Sunday.

The Dragonhearts, Wales’ community representative side, who are celebrating 25 years of internationals, will face a much tougher task in Leigh next week when they take on an England Lions U23 outfit who beat Ireland’s domestic XIII 26-14 in Dublin on Saturday.

Wales took the lead on five minutes after Adam Watton caught a cross-field chip to ground in the corner. Mike Hurley missed the kick.

Lithuania nearly scored their first ever try on nine minutes. From a scrum, Mindaugas Kazlaukskas did well to twist past his markers, but dropped the ball as he was attempting to ground whilst under pressure.

Sadly that was the closest the newcomers got to a first half score.

Wales recovered from their good fortune and from the next set, a good 100 metre move, Liam Watton emulated him brother by scoring in the same corner. Hurley converted.

The lead was extended to 16-0 on 17 minutes. Kurtis Haille found a gap to score left of the sticks and Hurley converted.

From kick-off, Jonah Huntley notched Wales’ fourth with Hurley having an easy kick to extend the lead to 22-0.

Haille slipped through his markers from the next set for his second and Wales’ fifth. Sam Pridgeon sprinted through for sixth straight after that. Hurley converted both and Wales were 34-0 up on 25 minutes.

Lithuania finally touched the ball after those three tries, but a knock-on gave Wales possession again and they didn’t waste it, Shane Lee storming through for Wales’ seventh try. Hurley missed the kick.

Four minutes before the interval, Haille got on the end of a good passing move to claim his hat-trick, again going unconverted so Wales were 42-0 up at half-time.

The start of the second half didn’t have the flow of the first 40 minutes where referee James Jones didn’t have to make any stoppages. Following a couple of injuries, there was a lengthy delay following a brawl where Tom Matthews was given a straight red card for punching.

Despite being a man down, Wales was first on the board in the second half. Hurley slipped through the centre and improved his own try.

Jarad Hinnem eased over for Wales’ tenth try of the day on the hour with Ben Jones converting.

That was before man of the match Haille slid in for his fourth of the day which Jones couldn’t converted.

Team Lists and Scoring Information

Welsh League Tries Goals DGs Pts Cards
1 Jonah Huntley 1 4
2 Kurtis Haile 4 16
3 Liam Watton (c) 1 4
4 Adam Watton 1 4
5 Sam Pridgeon 1 4
6 Ben Jones 1 2
7 Shane Lee 1 4
8 Darrel Moyle
9 Dean Higgs
10 Paul Welch
11 Jarad Hinnem 1 4
12 Morgan Nicholas
13 Mike Hurley 1 6 16
Substitute
14 Grant Harrington
15 Shaun Watton
16 Craig Lewis
17 Tom Matthews R
Lithuania Tries Goals DGs Pts Cards
1 Mindaugas Kazlaukskas (c)
2 Jonas Pranevicius
3 Tadas Bileišis
4 Vytautas Pavilonis
5 Irvidas Juškys
6 Ernestas Lisauskas
7 Andrius Balanavicius
8 Raimondas Vinksna
9 Ricardas Matulis
10 Gediminas Valentukonis
11 Vitalijus Truksinas
12 Saulius Kaleda
13 Justinas Treciokas
Substitute
14 Brett Mikalauskas
15 Marius Steponaitis
16 Andrius Baltuska
17 Kornelijus Paltanavicius
Time Score Player Team Action
4 4 - 0 Adam Watton Welsh League Try
5 4 - 0 Mike Hurley Welsh League Missed Conversion
10 8 - 0 Liam Watton Welsh League Try
11 10 - 0 Mike Hurley Welsh League Conversion
16 14 - 0 Kurtis Haile Welsh League Try
17 16 - 0 Mike Hurley Welsh League Conversion
19 20 - 0 Jonah Huntley Welsh League Try
20 22 - 0 Mike Hurley Welsh League Conversion
22 26 - 0 Kurtis Haile Welsh League Try
23 28 - 0 Mike Hurley Welsh League Conversion
24 32 - 0 Sam Pridgeon Welsh League Try
25 34 - 0 Mike Hurley Welsh League Conversion
28 38 - 0 Shane Lee Welsh League Try
30 38 - 0 Mike Hurley Welsh League Missed Conversion
35 42 - 0 Kurtis Haile Welsh League Try
36 42 - 0 Mike Hurley Welsh League Missed Conversion
51 42 - 0 Tom Matthews Welsh League Red Card
55 46 - 0 Mike Hurley Welsh League Try
56 48 - 0 Mike Hurley Welsh League Conversion
58 52 - 0 Jarad Hinnem Welsh League Try
59 54 - 0 Ben Jones Welsh League Conversion
66 58 - 0 Kurtis Haile Welsh League Try
67 58 - 0 Ben Jones Welsh League Missed Conversion