Warriors beaten in last minute by Dolphins
- Dave Worsley
- 15 hours ago
- 2 min read
The Warriors were stunned in the dying moments of their clash with the Dolphins...beaten 20-18 by a try to visiting wing Jamayne Isaako.
A superb effort from Leka Halasima in the 59th minute had the Warriors looking almost certain for the win after he took in a Tanah Boyd kick to somehow dot the ball down.
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But it was Isaako who had the final say in the match collected a looping pass from Jeremy Marshall-King to score in the final minute. Although Isaako did injury his leg in the try scoring effort.
Earlier Dallin Watene-Zelezniak scored twice after he capitalised on outstanding work in the middle from Jackson Ford (121m, 46 tackles) and Erin Clark (166m, 33 tackles), while Roger Tuivasa-Sheck was dangerous every time he touched the ball, breaking 10 tackles on his way to 276m from 25 runs.
The Dolphins had a chance to take the lead with seven minutes to go but Kodi Nikorima was ruled to have knock-on his attempt at grounding an Isaiya Katoa grubber.
The English international Herbie Farnworth scored the games first try but left the field early with a hamstring injury and could be out for some time for the Dolphins.
It was the fourth consecutive loss at home at Mt Smart as the Warrios still sit four on the ladder with the Broncos close behind.
Dolphins 20 (Herbie Farnworth, Jeremy Marshall-King, Oryn Keeley, Jamayne Isaako tries; Isaako 2 goals)Warriors 18 (Dallin Watene-Zelezniak 2, Leka Halasima tries; Tanah Boyd 3 goals) HT: 16--12