Half-time
Philippines: 4
Malta: 16
Tries
Philippines:
- Johansel Avery,
- Gerald Reyes,
- Marc Russell,
- Ned Stephenson,
- Scott Donelly,
- Carlo Cassar
Malta:
- Carlo Cassar,
- Connor McDermott,
- Joel Bradford,
- Blake Phillips
Goals
Philippines:
- Ned Stephenson (1/3),
- Marc Russell (3/4)
Malta:
- Jordan Xuereb (3/4)
Teams
Philippines:
- Isaac Rosario,
- Johansel Avery,
- Ned Stephenson,
- Blake Mackey,
- Isaac Acheampong,
- Tyrone O'Leary,
- Marc Russell,
- Dylan Jones,
- Tyrone Tootell,
- Ryan Jones,
- Ricky Kucia,
- AJ Morrison,
- Tom Gunn.
- Subs: Gerald Reyes,
- Scott Donelly,
- Jeromy Cairns,
- Ian Nelson
Malta:
- Connor McDermott,
- Jake Scott,
- Jordan Xuereb,
- Carlo Cassar,
- Zac Rodrigues,
- Joshua Vella,
- Justin Rodrigues,
- Kyal Greene,
- Joel Bradford,
- Blake Phillips,
- Kyle Cassel,
- Benjamin Stone,
- Aaron Grech.
- Subs: Ryan Azzopardi,
- Zachary Vella,
- Anthony Bucca,
- Tyson Jackson
Match report
It was a day to remember for the Philippines as the Tamaraws came out on top of a tough battle with Malta on a warm afternoon in Cabramatta.
The Tamaraws were eager to get their first win over the Knights who last won against the Philippines in 2018.
The Knights took a 16-4 lead into halftime, but were always fighting uphill after Kyle Cassel was sent off in the 37th minute, leaving them fighting an onslaught from the Philippines with 12 men.
A later sin-binning for Kyal Greene made the task even harder and the Philippines won the Friendship Cup for the first time.