Mon Mar 29, 7:00pm
Late Changes
No team changes. Capewell was 18th man.
WIN 30-8
The South Sydney Rabbitohs have registered their first competition points for the 2010 season with a convincing 30 points to eight defeat of the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks at Toyota Stadium tonight (Monday), in front of 10,741 supporters. The Rabbitohs racked up five tries to two, including another double to Beau Champion and Sam Burgess’ maiden four-pointer in the NRL. Hooker Issac Luke, who missed the team warm up after taking his fiancée to hospital before the match, scored 12 points himself in a polished performance. The Sharks opened the scoring on the back of repeat sets in the seventh minute of play. The Sharks ran to the blindside from the scrum and scored through winger Luke Covell to go out to an early four-point lead. The Rabbitohs struck back five minutes later, when centre Beau Champion scored his first of two opening-half tries. Five-eighth John Sutton ran to the right hand side of the field, dragging in the defenders then offloading to Champion who ran a beautiful in-line to score. Issac Luke converted to give the Rabbitohs a 6-4 break. In the 18th minute, Champion crossed for his second. The Rabbitohs made the most of repeat sets, sending the ball to the right hand side again. With the defence pressuring, Chris Sandow tapped the ball deftly down the backline eventually finding Nathan Merritt who gave a good inside ball to Champion to score. Issac Luke converted from the touchline to stretch the Rabbitohs’ lead to eight. Just four minutes later, opposite Rabbitohs centre Colin Best crossed on the left hand side this time. Sharks fullback Albert Kelly dropped a terrifying John Sutton torpedo bomb, setting up a repeat set of six for the visitors. The ball went left and Best carried three over the line to score. Luke converted to to give the Rabbitohs an 18-4 lead. The Rabbitohs' attack seemed to be clicking, but their defence was equally as impressive in the first 40 minutes. At the back-end of the half, South Sydney repelled four sets of six in their own half, and Scott Geddes pulled off the hit of the half when he cut Trent Barrett in half in the penultimate minute of the first 40. The Rabbitohs were the first to score in the second stanza when second-rower Sam Burgess scored his first NRL try. Burgess charges onto an Issac Luke inside ball from five metres out, and no one was going to stop him from short range. Luke converted to give the Rabbitohs 20-point buffer. The Sharks struck back when Blake Ferguson collected a dropped bomb to give the Sharks supporters a little bit of hope. The Rabbitohs replied in the 61st minute when Issac Luke strolled through the Sharks flimsy defence to score under the black dot. The Rabbitohs came to the right and Sutton put Luke in some space, spinning out of one tackle around his ankle to reach out and score. Chris Sandow converted to take the scoreline to 30-8 in favour of South Sydney. Both sides had chances to post more points at the back end of the game, but poor handling put a stop any further scoring. With the game out of reach, the Rabbitohs took the foot off the throttle and coasted to a 30-8 victory away from home. Rabbitohs Head Coach John Lang said he was relieved to have posted his first competition points as Head Coach of the Rabbitohs. “In the end it was pretty comfortable, but it was a tough, gritty performance,” Lang said. “The guys grafted away for the 80 minutes. I can tell you that I’m very relieved.” Lang said tonight’s match was a good way to tick over the first two points of the season. “It’s a good win for us,” Lang said. “We worked hard for this game and we got the points.” Lang commented on Issac Luke’s performance tonight. “I don’t think much worries Issac,” Lang said. “He kept us informed of where he was and how long he would be all along the way. “He had a good game tonight.” Lang was also happy with the performance of Beau Champion. “He’s very dangerous,” Lang summarised. “I don’t think he’s 100% in gear yet either.” Rabbitohs Captain Roy Asotasi added: “We were under pressure internally I think. We expected more of ourselves and we challenged ourselves.
7 min 0-4
12 min 6-4
19 min 12-4
22 min 18-4
42 min 24-4
46 min 24-8
61 min 30-8
Champion 2, Best, Burgess, Luke tries
Luke 4 from 5, Sandow 1 from 1 goals
Crowd 10,741
Referee S.Hayne/B.Suttor
Penalities 8-10
Scrums 11-4
Min Tac Pe MT LB HU DR m Er OL K TA
Wesser 80 3 1 - - 13 1 114 1 - - -
Merritt 80 8 - 2 - 8 2 62 2 - - 1
Best 80 11 - 2 1 10 1 68 - - - -
Champion 80 18 2 4 2 5 3 32 1 - 1 -
Talanoa 71 2 - 1 - 11 6 52 1 - - -
Sutton 80 22 1 1 - 9 1 39 1 - 11 1
Sandow 80 11 2 3 - 1 - 8 1 - 8 -
Stuart 51 18 - - - 16 - 132 - - - -
Luke 80 20 - 5 2 14 8 150 1 2 - 1
Asotasi 53 19 - 1 - 19 - 154 1 - - -
Burgess 60 24 - 3 1 12 - 87 - 1 - -
Taylor 69 14 - 2 - 17 1 120 - 2 - -
Lowe 80 33 - - - 17 - 121 - - 1 1
Geddes 32 17 2 1 - 8 - 78 1 - - -
McPherson 34 16 1 - - 12 - 85 1 1 - -
Tyrrell 11 7 - - - 2 - 15 - - - -
Clark 19 9 1 2 - 5 - 27 - - - -
TOTAL 252 10 27 6 1344 11 6 21 4
Completion Rate 33/42
Effective 1st Tackles
2 min 76m P / Sutton kick 14m / SS P
5 min 32m Sandow kick COF
7 min 100m SS Err / SCR / (CS TRY)
11 min 0m P / TRY
15 min 5m Sandow kick
16 min 12m Sutton kick
17 min 0m CS Err / TRY
20 min 10m Sandow kick
21 min 0m CS Err / SCR / TRY
24 min 65m Sutton kick COF 28m / SS P
27 min 84m CS Err / SCR / P / Sandow kick COF 10m / SS P
31 min 29m CS Err / SCR / P / Sandow kick DIG
32 min 75m SS Err / SCR
36 min 48m CS Err / SCR / SS Err
38 min 12m Sutton kick
40 min 50m P / SS NO GOAL
half time
40 min 15m Sutton kick
42 min 0m CS Err / SCR / TRY
44 min 43m Sutton kick COF / (CS TRY)
48 min 30m Sutton kick 4m / SS P
51 min 37m Sandow kick 4m / SS P
52 min 72m SS Err
54 min 20m CS Err / SCR / Sutton kick / SS Err
55 min 10m Sandow kick
57 min 2m CS Err / SS NO TRY / Sandow kick
60 min 0m P / TRY
63 min 82m Sutton kick 15m / SS P 42m / SS P
67 min 10m CS Err / SCR / P / ChOv
68 min 29m CS Err / SS NO TRY / SS NO TRY
70 min 52m Sutton kick
72 min 20m CS Err / CS Err / SS Err
74 min 96m CS Err / SCR / SS P
75 min 18m CS Err / Champion kick
76 min 86m CS Err / SS Err / SCR 17m / SS P
79 min 64m SCR / SS Err / SCR
80 min 56m CS Err / Lowe kick
Average effective 1st tackle location
- 37.2m - for the whole match
- 37.4m - 1st half
- 37.1m - 2nd half
If you now remove the tries
- 46.0m - 1st half
- 41.2m - 2nd half
Other FG Matches
23-12 SFS Wests-Tig b Parramatta
33-8 Woll St Geo-Ill b Nth Qld
16-10 Penr Melbourne b Penrith
36-12 Gosf Manly b Newcastle
24-4 Robi Gold Coast b Canberra
48-16 Lang Warriors b Brisbane
60-14 StAu Canterbury b Sydney
W D L B Diff PT
ST GEO-ILL 3 - - - +51 6
GOLD COAST 3 - - - +27 6
MELBOURNE 3 - - - +16 6
WARRIORS 2 - 1 - +40 4
WESTS-TIG 2 - 1 - +3 4
SYDNEY 2 - 1 - -8 4
CANTERBURY 1 - 2 - +22 2
MANLY 1 - 2 - +16 2
Penrith 1 - 2 - +4 2
Souths 1 - 2 - -5 2
Parramatta 1 - 2 - -13 2
Nth Qld 1 - 2 - -23 2
Newcastle 1 - 2 - -26 2
Canberra 1 - 2 - -30 2
Brisbane 1 - 2 - -34 2
Cronulla - - 3 - -40 -
Judiciary News
No Souths players have been charged yet.
NYC Round 3
v Cronulla, 4:45pm
LOSS 16-22
Teams were as per program. In the Toyota Cup, the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks have mounted a big comeback to score a 22 points to 16 victory over the South Sydney Rabbitohs. The Rabbitohs 16-6 early in the second half, but four tries to Sharks fullback Nathan Gardner secured the home side a victory.
7 min 6-0
17 min 12-0
20 min 12-6
45 min 16-6
57 min 16-10
67 min 16-14
77 min 16-18
79 min 16-22
O'Donnell, Peats, Bennett tries
Reynolds 2 from 3 goals
Other NYC Matches
56-24 SFS Wests-Tig b Parramatta
30-6 Woll Nth Qld b St Geo-Ill
36-22 Penr Melbourne b Penrith
30-22 Gosf Newcastle b Manly
14-12 Robi Canberra b Gold Coast
30-18 Lang Brisbane b Warriors
40-40 StAu Canterbury d Sydney
W D L B Diff PT
MELBOURNE 3 - - - +80 6
NTH QLD 3 - - - +59 6
MANLY 2 - 1 - +18 4
GOLD COAST 2 - 1 - +10 4
CANBERRA 2 - 1 - +8 4
NEWCASTLE 2 - 1 - -36 4
CRONULLA 1 1 1 - +8 3
SYDNEY 1 1 1 - +2 3
Wests-Tig 1 - 2 - +16 2
Souths 1 - 2 - -8 2
Brisbane 1 - 2 - -16 2
Penrith 1 - 2 - -27 2
St Geo-Ill 1 - 2 - -28 2
Parramatta 1 - 2 - -42 2
Canterbury - 1 2 - -10 1
Warriors - 1 2 - -18 1
NRL Club Championship
W D L B Diff PT
MELBOURNE 6 - - - +96 12
Gold Coast 5 - 1 - +37 10
Nth Qld 4 - 2 - +36 8
St Geo-Ill 4 - 2 - +23 8
Sydney 3 1 2 - -6 7
Manly 3 - 3 - +30 6
Wests-Tig 3 - 3 - +23 6
Canberra 3 - 3 - -22 6
Newcastle 3 - 3 - -62 6
Warriors 2 1 3 - +22 5
Souths 2 - 4 - -13 4
Penrith 2 - 4 - -23 4
Brisbane 2 - 4 - -50 4
Parramatta 2 - 4 - -55 4
Canterbury 1 1 4 - +12 3
Cronulla 1 1 4 - -48 3
NSW Cup Rd3
v Balmain-Ryde Eastwood
TG Milner FieldSun Mar 28, 3:00pm
LOSS 12-18
Late changes, Atula has been replaced by Nicholls and Crossman was out. Tewha moved up to starting prop and Webster came into the starting line up in the second row. THE North Sydney Bears are yet to put points on the premiership board, losing to Balmain Ryde Eastwood 18-12 in round three of the 2010 NSW Cup. Both teams suffered in hot conditions at Sunday’s match at T.G. Millner Field, Marsfield. “It was one of the worst days I’ve been to football and I was only on the sidelines,” Bears coach Wayne Lambkin said. “And it showed in the game, there was a lot of spilt ball. “The Tigers weren’t in top form either.” With the lion’s share of possession, the Tigers led 6-0 at half-time. A strong defensive display from the Tigers in the second half was enough to secure the match. “Although everyone was feeling the heat, from the first 10 minutes of the second half their forwards had set a platform for the team and we struggled,” Lambkin said. The Bears’ third loss from three rounds comes after a run of hot match conditions and a spate of injuries in their forwards. “We have at least nine players out injured from the trials and the first round,” Lambkin said. “You can’t win games without front rowers - they absorb and deal out punishment, so it makes it really hard on the other players.” Although players sidelined by injury are not expected back on the field for some weeks, Lambkin is pleased with the efforts of his players and confident a win is not far away. “Grand finals aren’t won in March and I’m really pleased with how the guys have been playing,” he said. “The players are getting such great experience, which will give the team good depth.”
10 min 0-6
50 min 0-10
60 min 0-14
65 min 0-18
75 min 6-18
78 min 12-18
M.Hunt, Williams tries
Paea 1 from 1, Williams 1 from 1 goals
Other NSW Cup Matches
48-18 MtSm Shellhrbur b Auckland
22-22 Hens Cronulla d Windsor
26-10 Wyng Melbourne b C Coast
18-18 Hens Newtown d Wests
30-22 Crst Canterbury b Wentworthville
W D L Diff PT
BALMAIN-RYDE 3 - - +13 6
WINDSOR 2 1 - +32 5
SHELLHARBOUR 2 - 1 +20 4
WENTWORTHVILLE 2 - 1 +10 4
CANTERBURY 2 - 1 +6 4
NEWTOWN 1 1 1 +27 3
CRONULLA 1 1 1 +14 3
WESTS 1 1 1 -5 3
Melbourne 1 - 2 -2 2
Central Coast 1 - 2 -14 2
Norths - - 3 -35 -
Auckland - - 3 -66 -
NSWRL U18 SG Ball Rd7
v Western-Reds, Redf, Sat Mar 27 12:30pm
WIN 38-10
30 min 10-6
M.Evans 3,K.Turner 2, A.Woulf. B.Kheirallah tries
B.Kheirallah 4 from 7 goals
Other U18 Matches
26-16 Hens Cronulla b Sydney
38-10 Wyng Wests b C Coast
42-14 Leic Penrith b Balmain
66-4 Koga Canterbury b St George
28-18 Cabr Parramatta b W Syd Acad
37-30 Seif Manly b Canberra
34-10 Woll Newcastle b Illawarra
28-14 TGMi Melbourne b Norths
W D L Diff PT
WESTS 7 - - +142 14
CANTERBURY 6 - 1 +202 12
CRONULLA 6 - 1 +130 12
MELBOURNE 6 - 1 +67 12
PARRAMATTA 5 - 2 +152 10
PENRITH 5 - 2 +102 10
NEWCASTLE 5 - 2 +78 10
SYDNEY 5 - 2 +68 10
SOUTHS 3 - 4 +31 6
CANBERRA 3 - 4 +23 6
BALMAIN 2 - 5 -51 4
NORTHS 2 - 5 -88 4
Manly 2 - 5 -98 4
St George 2 - 5 -184 4
W Syd Academy 1 - 6 -98 2
C Coast 1 - 6 -128 2
Illawarra 1 - 6 -154 2
Western-Reds 1 - 6 -180 2
NSWRL U16 Matthews Rd7
BYE
Other U16 Matches
28-6 Hens Cronulla b Sydney
28-16 Wyng Wests b C Coast
22-14 Leic Penrith b Balmain
44-20 Koga Canterbury b St George
50-1 Cabr Parramatta b W Syd Acad
12-12 Seif Canberra d Manly
18-18 Woll Illawarra d Newcastle
26-22 TGMi Norths b SW Syd Acad
W D L B Diff PT
PARRAMATTA 6 - - 1 +257 14
PENRITH 6 - 1 - +134 12
NEWCASTLE 4 1 1 1 +96 11
SOUTHS 4 - 2 1 +110 10
WESTS 5 - 2 - +40 10
ILLAWARRA 4 1 2 - +94 9
CANBERRA 3 1 2 1 +18 9
MANLY 4 1 2 - +10 9
BALMAIN 3 - 3 1 +66 8
SYDNEY 4 - 3 - +46 8
CRONULLA 3 - 3 1 +4 8
Canterbury 3 - 3 1 -26 8
C Coast 2 1 4 - -94 5
Norths 1 1 5 - -124 3
St George 1 - 6 - -210 2
W Syd Academy - - 7 - -169 -
SW Syd Academy - - 7 - -254 -