DO you reckon Kyle Amor was happy with this try?
Amor holds off Sydney Roosters full-back James Tedesco to touch down before wheeling away with an arm salute to the delight of Ireland teammates Brad Singleton (Leeds Rhinos) and Micky McIlorum (Wigan Warriors). Pictures: NRLPhotos
Amor's 54th-minute score went a long way towards curtailing a fightback from the Azzuri at Barlow Park in Cairns during Ireland's opening Rugby League World Cup 2017 game.
The try, converted by Liam Finn, moved the Wolfhounds 26-12 in front en route to a 36-12 victory for Mark Aston's side.
Fellow Saints forward Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook scored Ireland's last try in the 79th minute.
In the second game of the double-header, thigs did not go so well for the Saints' Luke Douglas and his Scotland teammates as they fell 50-4 to a Tonga side packed with NRL talent and rated as the tournament's darkhorses.
And St Helens half-back Theo Fages was skipper of the French side that fell 29-18 to Lebanon in the opening weekend's final game Down Under.
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