Moon Of Liberty Rugby League – Super League Round 3 & NRL Round 1

Rugby League

Super League Round 3

Super League Round Up

Castleford Tigers shot to the top of Super League with a 12 try demolition of Leeds. Greg Eden and Greg Minkin both got hat tricks as the Tigers ran out 66-10 winners. After a mixed start Hull hit their stride running up a 48-8 win at Huddersfield. Marc Sneyd controlled the game as he got a hat trick of tries and scored a total of 28 points. Mason Caton-Brown got both of Wakefield’s tries as they scored their first win of the season in a 16-12 upset at Langtree Park against ST Helens.

Rock solid defense was the foundation for Champions Wigan. Anthony Gelling went over twice in a 20-0 shut out of Leigh. Salford came from behind to heap more misery on Warrington. The Wolves last years Grand Finalists sit at the bottom of the table as Junior Sa’u got two of four tries for Salford in their 24-14 win. Finally it was all square in Perpingnon as Catalan and Widnes drew 14-14. Rhys Hanbury’s late score capped Widnes comeback from 14-0 down.

Scores and match report links (Rugby-League.com)

NRL Round 1

NRL Round Up

The NRL kicked off with Champions Cronulla going down to defeat against Brisbane. Jordan Kahu got a try and 12 points in the Broncos 26-18 win. Two tries n the firs six minutes from Cheyes Blair and Suniasi Vunivalu was enough for Melbourne despite not scoring again in the rest of the game to take a 12-6 win over Canterbury in the rain. Mitchell Moses was the general for Western Suburbs with a try and 14 points as the Tigers won a comfortable 34-18 victory over South Sydney. Joel Thompson got a hat trick and Gareth Widdop got two tries and a total of 22 points as St George/Illawarra thrashed Penrith scoring seven tries.

North Queensland scored a surprise 20-16 win in golden point overtime with Gavin Cooper getting the winning score. Latrell Mitchell got a hat trick for Sydney City as they eased past Gold Coast 32-18. The New Zealand Warriors got off to a winning start beating last years bottom side Newcastle in a tight game by 26-22. David Fusitu’a got a first half hat trick for the Warriors but two tries from Nathan Ross brought Newcastle level. The winning score seven minutes from time came from Ryan Hoffman. The round ended with Parramatta beating Manly 20-12. Clint Gutherson scored one of the Eels three tries and collected a total of 12 points.

Scores and match report links (NRL.com)

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MOON OF LIBERTY SCOREBOARD

Rugby League Results

Super League Round 3

Huddersfield Giants 8 – Hull 48 – At The John Smiths Stadium, Huddersfield

Castleford Tigers 66 – Leeds Rhinos 10 – At The Jungle, Castleford

ST Helens 12 – Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 16 – At Langtree Park, ST Helens

Wigan Warriors 20 – Leigh Centurions 0 – At The DW Stadium, Wigan

Catalan Dragons 14 – Widnes Vikings 14 – At The Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan, France

Salford Red Devils 24 – Warrington Wolves 14 – At AJ Bell Stadium, Salford

MOON OF LIBERTY STAR MAN – Marc Sneyd (Hull)

NRL Round 1

Cronulla Sharks 18 – Brisbane Broncos 26 – Southern Cross Group Stadium, Woolooware, New South Wales

Canterbury Bulldogs 6 – Melbourne Storm 12 – Belmore Sports Ground, Belmore, New South Wales

South Sydney Rabbitohs 18 – Western Suburb Tigers 34 – ANZ Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales

ST George/Illawarra Dragons 42 – Penrith Panthers 10 – WIN Jubilee Oval, Sydney, New South Wales

North Queensland Cowboys 20 – Canberra Raiders 16 – 13000 Smiles Stadium, Townsville, Queensland

Gold Coast Titans 18 – Sydney City Roosters 32 – Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast, Queensland

New Zealand Warriors 26 – Newcastle Knights 22 – At The Mount Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland

Manly Sea Eagles 12 – Parramatta Eels 20 – Brookvale Oval, Brookvale, New South Wales

MOON OF LIBERTY STAR MAN – Joel Thompson (ST George/Illawarra Dragons)

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Moon Of Liberty Rugby League – NRL Round 26

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NRL Round 26 round up

The Brisbane Broncos kicked off the final week of the regular season taking good form into the play offs with a 24-14 win over Sydney City including 12 points and a try from Anthony Milford. By contrast Canterbury go into the play offs with a loss, two tries from Joe Burgess helped South Sydney to a surprise 28-10 win. A last minute Gareth Widdop Penalty earned ST George a 28-26 win over bottom side Newcastle who have only won one game all season. Gold Coast did not get the win they needed to ensure a play off spot, losing 32-16 to North Queensland. Johnathan Thurston kicked a perfect 6 for 6 to contribute 12 points for the Cowboys who had already qualified sealed a top four spot with the win. Gold Coast now needed Canberra to beat Western Suburbs.

In the big battle for top spot Melbourne came out on top against Cronulla. Two first half tries from Cheyse Blair gave Melbourne control that they never let go, running out 26-6 winners to take spot and the advantages that go with it into the play offs.Given the Gold Coast’s defeat Wests Tigers had the chance to make the play offs, but failed as Canberra demolished them. Jordan Rapana and Josh Papalii both scored twice. Jarrod Crocker also got 16 points including a try as the Raiders scored a total of nine tries in a 52-10 win the means Gold Coast will take part in the play offs. In the final games Parramatta won in New Zealand 40-18 with a hat trick from Bevan French and finally the Penrith Panthers warmed up for the play offs with a big 36-6 win over Manly. Josh Mansour went over twice and Nathan Cleary kicked all six conversions.

Reports – Broncos v Roosters (ABC Australia)  Bulldogs v Rabbitohs (Stuff.co.nz) Dragons v Knights (ABC Australia)  Cowboys v Titans (Sydney Morning Herald)  Storm v Sharks (ABC Australia)  Tigers v Raiders (the Roar) Warriors v Eels (Sydney Morning Herald)  Panthers v Sea Eagles (Fox Australia) 

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MOON OF LIBERTY SCOREBOARD

RUGBY LEAGUE

NRL Round 26

Brisbane Broncos 24 – Sydney City Roosters 14 – At The Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Queensland

Canterbury Bulldogs 10 – South Sydney Rabbitohs 28 – At The ANZ Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales

ST George/Illawarra Dragons 28 – Newcastle Knights 26 – At The WIN Jubilee Oval, Sydney, New South Wales

North Queensland Cowboys 32 – Gold Coast Titans 16 – At The 13000 Smiles Stadium, Townsville, Queensland

Melbourne Storm 26 – Cronulla Sharks 6 – At AAMI Park, Olympic Boulevard, Melbourne, Victoria

Western Suburbs Tigers 10 – Canberra Raiders 52 – At The Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt, New South Wales

New Zealand Warriors 18 – Parramatta Eels 40 – At The Mount Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland

Penrith Panthers 36 – Manly Sea Eagles 6 – At The Pepper Stadium, Penrith, New South Wales

MOON OF LIBERTY STAR MAN – Cheyse Blair (Melbourne Storm)

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Moon Of Liberty Rugby League – NRL Round 25

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NRL – Round 25

North Queensland opened round 25 with a 24-16 win over Canterbury helped by two tries from Ethan Lowe. Brisbane ruined Melbourne’s chances of securing the minor premiership top spot this week with a 26-16 win over the League leaders. Tom Opacic went over for two of the Broncos fives tries as Wayne Bennett’s side look in form heading towards the play-offs.The Green Machine of Canberra have secured third place in a high scoring 44-30 win over Manly. Jordan Rapana got a hat-trick for the Raiders. Penrith have secured their play-off place with a narrow win over Gold Coast. Matt Moylan’s drop goal with two minutes to go gave them a 15-14 win leaving Gold Coast’s own play off chances hanging in the balance going into the final weekend.

Given Melbourne’s loss Cronulla set up a final day showdown for top spot after thrashing Sydney City 37-12. Six tries and 11 points from James Maloney saw Cronulla move one point behind Melbourne, the two meet head to head next week.Western Suburbs kept their play-off hopes alive with a Sauaso Sue getting two tries in a 36-24 win in New Zealand. South Sydney thrashed bottom side Newcastle 34-12 with Alex Johnson going over twice. The round ended with ST George/Illwarra going down to Parramatta 30-18. Bevan French got a hat trick and Mike Gordon got 14 points including a try for the Eels. Neither side can make the play-off. This leaves two thing left to be decided. Melbourne meet Crounulla for top spot, and the final play-off place could go to either Gold Coast or Western Suburbs.

Reports – Canterbury v Nth Queensland (Fox Australia)  Melbourne v Brisbane (Courier Mail Manly v Canberra (ABC Australia)  Gold Coast v Penrith (ABC Australia)  NZ v Wests (Daily Telegraph Australia)  Cronulla v Sydney City (League Unlimited.com)  Newcastle v South Sydney (Daily Telegraph Australia)  Parramatta v ST George (Fox Australia)

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RUGBY LEAGUE

NRL – Round 25

Canterbury Bulldogs 16 – North Queensland Cowboys 24 – At  The Belmore Sports Groun, Sydney, New South Wales

Melbourne Storm 16 – Brisbane Broncos 26 – At AAMI Park, Olympic Boulevard, Melbourne, Victoria

Manly Sea Eagles 30 – Canberra Raiders 44 – At The Brookvale Oval, Brookvale, New South Wales 

Gold Coast Titans 14 – Penrith Panthers 15 – At Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast, Queensland 

New Zealand Warriors 24 – Western Suburbs Tigers 36 – At The Mount Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland

Cronulla Sharks 37 – Sydney City Roosters 12 – At The Southern Cross Group Stadium, Woolooware, New South Wales

Newcastle Knights 12 – South Sydney Rabbitohs 34 – At The Hunter Stadium, Neacastle, New South Wales

Parramatta Eels 30 – ST George/Illawarra Dragons 18 – At The Pirtek Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales

MOON OF LIBERTY STAR MAN – Jordan Rapana (Canberra Raiders)

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Moon Of Liberty Rugby League – NRL Round 23

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NRL Round 23

South Sydney got a victory in New Zealand 41-22 against the Warriors. Joe Burgess got two of South Sydney’s six tries. Penrith also got six tries as they thrashed bottom side Newcastle 42-6 including two tries from Jake Mansour and 14 points from Nathan Cleary. Sydney City beat North Queensland 22-10 with the key try from Shaun Kenny-Dowall allowing the Roosters to move away after a tight contest.

The top two both suffered defeat. St George/Illawarra beat Cronulla 32-18 with two late tries from Tariq Sims sealing the victory. Melbourne could not take advantage as they ran into the NRL form team Canberra. Two tries from Joseph Leilua and 10 points from the boot of Jarrod Crocker saw the Raiders win 22-8. Canberra are in third but currently are playing the best Rugby in the NRL which is reinforced with this impressive win against the league leaders.

Reports –   ST George v Cronulla (Stuff.co.nz)   New Zealand v South Sydney (Stuff.co.nz)   Newcastle v Penrith (Leagueunlimited)  Sydney City v North Queensland (League Unlimited)  Canberra v Melbourne (Stuff.co.nz)

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RUGBY LEAGUE

NRL – Round 23

New Zealand Warriors 22 – South Sydney Rabbitohs 41 – At The Mount Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland

ST George/Illawarra Dragons 32 – Cronulla Sharks 18 – At WIN Jubilee Oval, Sydney, New South Wales

Newcastle Knights 6 – Penrith Panthers 42 – At The Hunter Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales

Sydney City Roosters 22 – North Queensland Cowboys 10 – At Allianz Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales

Canberra Raiders 22 – Melbourne Storm 8 – At Gio Canberra Stadium, Bruce, Austalian Capital Terriroty

 MOON OF LIBERTY STAR MAN – Joseph Leilua (Canberra Raiders)