NRL is the top-tier rugby-league competition in Australia and New Zealand. VIEW ALL PARTNERS Temara then kicked the match-winning conversion from a penalty.Aaliyah Fasavalu-Fa’amausili scored the game’s first try, with Maddie Studdon’s conversion making it 6-0.The Dragons extended the margin to 13-0 with Keeley Davis scoring a bonus zone try.But the Dragons didn’t score again and will need to raise the bar if they are going to beat tournament favourites Brisbane in tonight’s decider.Jayme Fressard scored a hat-trick in the Brisbane Broncos’ 25-4 demolition of the Warriors in the women’s competition.Brisbane worked their way to an 11-0 half-time lead before taking a stranglehold on the match with Jess Elliston’s bonus zone try early in the second half.The Warriors never stopped trying and were rewarded with a try to Charlette Butler, but the Broncos answered with Fressard’s third try to claim a comfortable victory.The Broncos progressed to the final and are expected to face the Dragons.A knee injury to Queensland Origin rep Josh McGuire took some of the shine off the Cowboys’ convincing 20-6 win over South Sydney in the fourth quarter-final.North Queensland coach Paul Green will be hoping McGuire receives encouraging news when he undergoes scans, but the initial diagnosis was a damaged medial ligament.The Cowboys out-muscled and out-hustled the Rabbitohs from start to finish, taking a 13-0 lead into the second half and sealing the deal with Scott Drinkwater’s bonus zone try five minutes from full-time.The unbeaten Cowboys came out with the same focus they showed in their previous two wins and grabbed an early 7-0 lead with a bonus zone try to Coen Hess.Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow brought the crowd to its feet when he scored a try on the final play of the half for a 13-0 lead.The Bunnies were in danger of being held scoreless before Jaxson Paulo scored his team’s only try a minute from full-time.The Gold Coast Titans advanced to the semi-finals in no uncertain terms, cruising to a 24-0 rout of Manly in the third quarter-final.The Titans scored six tries-to-nil and will take a perfect 3-0 record into the semis after wins over the Raiders and Tigers.South Sydney-bound forward Jai Arrow got the ball rolling for the Titans, scoring the first try for a 4-0 lead after two minutes.Bryce Cartwright caught his own chip behind the defence minutes later and sent a pass to Phil Sami for Gold Coast’s second try.The Sea Eagles were in trouble when Tyrone Peachey put Sami away for his second try and the lead swelled to 16-0 at half-time with Jonus Pearson’s try.Any chance of a Manly revival evaporated when Titans captain Mitch Rein darted over from dummy-half for his team’s fifth try.
The only points of the first half went to the Eels through a late try to Haze Dunster.Cody Ramsey got the Dragons on the board early in the second half before the Eels took control late in the match.The Eels will face the Knights while the Dragons will come up against the Panthers.After Jake Averillo opened the scoring for the Bulldogs it was the Sharks who took total control to rack up a big win.Speedster Ronaldo Mulitalo capitalised on good lead-up from Sione Katoa to race away and score before Chad Townsend scooted across for a bonus zone try.Josh Morris then grabbed a rapid fire double to give the Sharks a 19-4 lead at the break before the veteran centres turned back the clock with a superb kick and chase to make it a hat-trick late in the match.A hat-trick to McKenzie Baker catapulted the young Roosters outfit to a good win over the Warriors.After Paul Turner got the Warriors off to the perfect start it was all the Roosters as they turned things around from a huge loss to the Panthers on day one.Baker's second try came off great lead-up work from Freddy Lussick.The defeat left the Warriors winless after two matches and in a further blow centre Taane Milne suffered a suspected broken nose after a heavy collision.The Knights continued their impressive form with a 16-4 win over the Panthers.A try to Liam Martin gave Panthers the early lead before Nathanael Sasagi crossed for Newcastle to level the scores at 4-4 at the break.It was all the Knights in the second term as club legend Kurt Gidley put Jacob Saifiti in for a try before Tex Hoy got across the stripe for his second try of the weekend to leave Adam O'Brien's men sitting pretty on top of Pool 1.Maddie Studdon played a leading role as the Dragons got their Nines campaign back on track with a 29-7 win over the Warriors.The Dragons took an 11-7 into the half-time break and a bonus zone try to Sam Bremner set up by Studdon saw them stretch that out to 18-7.Brittany Breayley then finished off more good lead-up work by Studdon to score before Bo Vette-Welsh got her name on the tryscoring list as the final score blew out to 29-7.A double to Tamika Upton has helped the Broncos make it two from two with a strong win over the Roosters.The reigning NRLW premiers opened their Nines campaign with a 13-6 win over the Dragons on Friday and Upton's speed ensured they would remain unbeaten as she bagged a bonus zone try in the opening term and grabbed a second after the break.Hayley Maddick put the icing on the cake with a late try.Dogs' dire game management laid bare in Canberra capitulationStuart won't hear of complacency talk as Wighton puts Dogs to bed You have skipped the navigation, tab for page content
Ash Taylor couldn’t convert but the lead was 20-0 with five minutes remaining.Veteran winger Anthony Don added a cherry on top when he crossed for the Titans’ sixth try.Unknown winger Cody Ramsey stamped his name into Nines folklore with a hat-trick of tries to give the Dragons a controversial 17-14 defeat of the Panthers in the second quarter-final.Ramsey scored the match-winning try in the corner in the dying seconds, as the Panthers disputed the decision to award the try.Hard-running back-rower Viliame Kikau appeared to have broken the Dragons’ hearts with a late try, but Ramsey completed his hat-trick, despite replays showing the 20-year-old had not grounded the ball in the field of play.The Dragons had the upper hand at half-time, with Ramsey’s opening try providing a 7-0 lead at the break.Penrith had a try disallowed after a Dragons player was held without the ball, while a second try was called back for a forward pass.The Dragons launched a quick counter-attack, with Ramsey showing off his blistering pace to break the deadlock with a bonus zone try.Panthers hooker Api Koroisau gave his side an ideal start to the second half, darting between defenders for a converted try to make it 7-6.Ramsey was in the spotlight again when he scored his second try in the corner with five minutes remaining.
Sat 15 Feb, 2020 … Sixteen teams battle it out over 25 rounds to be crowned the premiership champion.