Cronulla Sharks edged a tight game today at CBus Super Stadium, with two field goals from Chad Townsend proving decisive to give them a 9-10 victory over the Gold Coast Titans. The Titans took an early lead with a Michael Gordon penalty, but the Sharks replied quickly when winger Valentine Holmes went over for a try that Chad Townsend couldn’t…
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North Queensland Cowboys got their season back on track with their first victory since the opening round last month, overcoming fellow Queenslanders Gold Coast Titans 26-14 at 1300SMILES Stadium in Townsville. Some pundits had been suggesting that Cowboys icon Johnathan Thurston might have been mistaken in playing on this season after a stellar career. But Thurston kicked three early penalties…
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Former Hull KR winger Ken Sio scored a hat-trick of tries as the Newcastle Knights snatched a late 22-20 victory over the Wests Tigers at Tamworth’s Scully Park, in the latest NRL match to be taken on the road to Country New South Wales. It was the Knights’ fourth victory of the season and takes them into the top eight,…
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Sam Burgess gave a powerful performance as the South Sydney Rabbitohs proved to be far too strong for the Canberra Raiders today at the Central Coast Stadium, winning 42-22, although the English Test star could face another suspension for a high hit on Raiders’ halfback Aidan Sezer in the 59th minute of the game. Burgess had completed a two-week suspension…
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Warrington Wolves proved too strong today for Hull Kingston Rovers, scoring three late tries to secure a 40-20 victory over their Yorkshire rivals. In a game played effectively in four parts, Hull KR suffered an early blow when hooker Shaun Lunt was carried off the field with what looked like a knee injury after just two minutes. Four minutes later…
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Canberra Raiders condemned the Parramatta Eels to their sixth straight defeat at the start of the season today, winning 18-2 in the Australian capital after being ahead 10-2 at half-time. Raiders fullback Jack Wighton returned after missing last week’s game following the birth of his second child, while Nick Cotric reverted to the wing in place of Michael Oldfield. Blake…
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Canterbury Bulldogs secured a surprisingly easy 10-27 victory today against North Queensland Cowboys at 1300SMILES Stadium, scoring three converted tries, four successful penalty goals from kicker Moses Mbye and a first-half field-goal from Kieran Foran. It was the Bulldogs’ second victory of the season, while the Cowboys remain on two points, having only beaten the Sharks in a round-one game…
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Brisbane Broncos registered a vital third win of the season today with a 27-18 victory over the previously unbeaten New Zealand Warriors at Mt Smart Stadium, bringing to an end the Warriors’ five-game winning streak. The took an early lead after five minutes in when Corey Oates sliced ominously through the Warriors’ defence for a try converted by Jamayne Isaako.…
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Newcastle Knights withstood late pressure from Brisbane Broncos to win 15-10 and earn their third victory of the season today at McDonald Jones Stadium, with their defence the key to victory. They led 7-0 at half-time with one try created by fullback Kalyn Ponga for Lachlan Fitzgibbon. Ponga converted the try and Pearce extended the Knights’ lead with a field…
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The New Zealand Warriors remain unbeaten after five matches, as their superb first-half performance was enough to enable them to comfortably survive a North Queensland Cowboys’ fightback, winning 22-12 today in Auckland in the second match of today’s double-header. With Shaun Johnson back in their side after he missed the previous week’s clash against the Roosters, his combination with Blake…
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