Half-time
Lebanon: 18
Malta: 6
Tries
Lebanon:
- Les Abdennour,
- Les Abdennour,
- Adam Rizk,
- Ali Saad,
- Abdalla Matar,
- Nathan Chadid,
- Adam Hamawi
Malta:
- Zach Dimech
Goals
Lebanon:
- Anthony Sakr (5/8)
Malta:
- Joshua De Battista (1/1)
Teams
Lebanon:
- Arisento Sleiman,
- Ali Saad,
- Joshua Boumelhem,
- Abdalla Matar,
- Nathan Chadid,
- Anthony Sakr,
- Adam Rizk,
- Arthur Melhem,
- Adam Hamawi,
- Jeffrey Alam,
- Les Abdennour,
- George Yarak,
- Nicholas Kairouz.
- Subs: Joe Akiki,
- Charbel Bahkos,
- Charbel Yacoub
Malta:
- Zarrim Galea,
- Jarrid Xerri,
- Dylan Camiileri,
- Liam Mallia,
- Joshua Gatt,
- Joshua De Battista,
- Ben Mallia,
- Jake Simpson,
- Zach Dimech,
- Dane Wilson,
- Zac Borg,
- Jasper Schembri,
- Ryan Azzopardi.
- Subs: Trevor Graham,
- William Zammit,
- Jake Xuereb,
- Christopher Mercieca
Match report
The future of Rugby League in Lebanon and Malta looks in good shape after a full blooded, passionate Under 18s fixture between the two nations, played as a curtain raiser to the Phoenicia Cup.
A large crowd saw Lebanon take an early lead through Les Abdennour and begin to dominate proceedings, shifting the ball around with great pace and forcing the Maltese defence to be vigilant at many occasions in the game.
Malta played well despite the difference in class and scored a well taken try by Zac Demech, but they were no match for a determined Lebanese side enjoying the support of the Lebanese diaspora from Sydney and it was Lebanon who ran in seven tries to take the spoils