NZ Warriors win, move back to third in NRL
- Dave Worsley
- Jun 1
- 2 min read
The NZ Warriors have held off the South Sydney Rabbitohs for a 36-30 win to return to possibly temporary second place on the NRL ladder
For the Warriors the experienced heads of Kurt Capewell and Roger Tuivsa-Sheck stood up the later scoring two second half tries.
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The Warriors led 14-12 after halftime after Dallin Watene-Zelezniak opened the scoring three minutes in followed by Rocco Berry and Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad.
For the Rabbitohs win Alex Johnstong scored three tries, one in the first half and two in the second for 200 career tries.
However the try of the game came in the 50 minute as Luke Metcalf sold a dummy from inside his 20 and took off. He outpaced everyone to eventually dot down and although he couldn't convert it took the score to 24-12.
A Latrell Mitchell try in the 75th minute gave the Warriors a few nerves as they had to hold off a few more attacks from the Rabbitohs
A big worry for thw Warriors is the loss of co-captain Mitchell Barnett who left the field in the 22nd minute with a knee injury.
The Warriors move up to 20 points on the NRL ladder, two behind the Bulldogs and two ahead of the Storm and the Raiders who were playing the Roosters late on Sunday night.
NZ Warriors 36 ( Roger Tuivasa-Sheck 2, Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, Rocco Berry, Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad; Leka Halasima, Luke Metcalf tries; Luke Metcalf 4 con) South Sydney 30 (Alex Johnston 3, Keoan Kolomatangi, Latrell Mitchell tries; Latrell Mitchell 5 con). HT: 14-12
