But the players — who lost 30-0 to Tahiti, 38-0 to Fiji, and then 46-0 to Vanuatu at the Pacific Games in Papua New Guinea — have vowed to remain on the field.
Stan Foster, the squad's Australian coach, said at the time that he was not concerned about the blow-outs and the competition was all about gaining experience for his players.
But post-match in PNG some of the players could hardly muster a word to explain the losses.
In their match against Vanuatu, they conceded goals at a rate of one every two minutes.