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Trip pleases Goorjian
Tuesday, 2 August 2005 @ 7:55 PM
sportal.com.au
Boomers coach Brian Goorjian has returned from China satisfied with his team's performance during the Stankovic Cup in Beijing.
Goorjian left Australia with an under-strength side, but the Boomers came away with wins over Lithuania, China and Puerto Rico in the six-nation tournament.
Defeats to Olympic champions Argentina and Angola were a blow, but Goorjian said the tournament had physically tested his squad and he was pleased with the result.
"This tournament was nasty, we had a full-on brawl, fights were on the borderline, there were intentional fouls all the way through," he told ABC Sport.
"It wasn't really for the faint-hearted, it was like a rugby match most of the games."
The Boomers will now rest for a week before playing in a four-nations tournament in Perth and Sydney beginning next week.
The tournament also features China, Lithuania and New Zealand.
