Match Report: St George Illawarra Dragons 6-26 South Sydney

In a Nutshell
South Sydney dominated territory and possession and they were helped by a penalty count in their favour.

How it unfolded
The Rabbitohs took the lead with a penalty by Adam Reynolds for stealing the ball after ten minutes.

And they extended their lead late in the first half with converted tries by Luke burgess. and Jason Clark to give them a 14-point lead at half-time.

And their lead was extended to 20 points after 55 minutes when Sam Burgess scored under the posts for a converted try. Greg Inglis added a try, and the Dragons finally got on the scoreboard eight minutes from time with a consolation try from Jack de Belin that was converted by Gareth Widdop.

A full roundup of this weekend’s NRL games can be seen in Monday’s issue of Rugby League Express, available in the shops and online from 11.00pm (UK time) on Sunday night.

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