Hawks return to top half after big wins: NSWRL Wrap
Ryde-Eastwood are on the climb in the Cup and Shield competitions.
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The Ryde-Eastwood Hawks have secured big wins in both the Ron Massey Cup and Sydney Shield, helping them back into the top four in both competitions.
In the Ron Massey Cup the Hawks eased to victory over the last-placed Bulldogs, led by a double to winger Liam Scolari that lifted them into third place and gave their points differential a handy boost. Meanwhile in Shield they grabbed another big win against Moorebank, which could have been even bigger if not for some goal-kicking troubles.
Meanwhile the Silktails have arrested their own three-game slide with a quality home win over Penrith Brothers, capped off with a field goal to goal-kicking centre Tomasi Seru.
In both competitions the dominant side is still St Marys, and they show no signs of slowing down, continuing their unbeaten run in the Ron Massey cup with a hard-fought win over Mounties. They had an easier time of it in the Shield, with centre Michael Tuavao scoring a hat-trick that brings him to equal first in the try-scoring charts. He’s joined by Emosi Alamoti, who scored his fifth try in his last three games despite Cabramatta’s meek loss to Brothers.
It was a mixed weekend for Glebe, who remain in second place on the Cup ladder thanks to a win over Wentworthville, while the Shield side came agonisingly close to just their second win of the season, securing a 24-all draw that leaves them stuck at the foot of the table.
RON MASSEY CUP
ST MARYS 24 (Z Greene, L Geary, T Sapienza, C Crichton tries; Greene 4 goals) D. MOUNTIES 12 (J Hughes, T Menzies, A Davis-Pihema tries).
SILKTAILS 23 (R Tabusakia, T Kotoisuva, S Bola tries*; T Seru 3 goals; Seru field goal) D. PENRITH BROTHERS 10 (E Taufa, S Taupau-Sako tries; F Iosefa goal).
GLEBE 34 (S Malu 2, H McKeon 2, A Batty, M McCarthy tries; D Makoare-Boyce 5 goals) D. WENTWORTHVILLE 22 (L Davidson, A Quast tries* D White 3 goals).
RYDE-EASTWOOD 40 (L Scolari 2, M Gray, A Raheb, L Scolari, R Miller, N Mougios, L Poko tries; Z Mackay 6 goals) D. CANTERBURY 20 (M Lisala, W Afualo, T Johannssen, N Johannssen tries; J Glover 2 goals).
*not all scorers available.
SYDNEY SHIELD
ST MARYS 42 (M Tuavo 3, M Dut 2, S Radovu, Z Duclos tries; M Fidow 7 goals) D. MOUNTIES 8 (K Whitton, A Bucca tries).
PENRITH BROTHERS 34 (J Lonergan 2, D Kammel 2, C Fisher, T Pettit-Young tries; B Borthwick 5 goals) D. CABRAMATTA 4 (E Alamoti try).
GLEBE 24 (J Khoury 2, W Tibbutt, J Smith tries; Smith 2, J Tautaiolefua 2 goals) DREW WITH WENTWORTHVILLE 24 (R Maroun 3, J Hey tries; M Wichmann 4 goals).
RYDE EASTWOOD 34 (J Boumelhem 2, N Verevakabau, L Nasio, E Kandidakis, M Curl, J Delle tries; O Lawry 2, Kandidakis goals) D. MOOREBANK 26 (D Ludwick, J Saldaneri tries*; 3 goals*).
