- Lailani Montgomery’s controversial penalty settles game
- Loud Māori contingent in crowd make feelings known
The Indigenous team claimed a second-straight – and dramatic – women’s All Stars win, scoring a last-minute penalty through Lailani Montgomery to defeat the Māori 20-18.
Montgomery was awarded a shot from right under the sticks after the playmaker’s legs were taken out while attempting a drop goal just a minute earlier. Māori standoff Ash Quinlan was the guilty party and replays showed she made glancing contact with Montgomery’s planted legs. Bunker official Matt Noyen awarded a penalty for the Indigenous team and Montgomery nudged the ball through the sticks to seal the win.