NSWRL Wrap: Saints and Reds tied for top spot as Silktails bounce back at home

RON MASSEY CUP

Ryde's strong start to the season has become a distant memory as the Hawks suffered their second consecutive defeat against St Marys. Led by a double to winger Jake Tago, the Saints' lead proved too much despite a late scramble from the visitors.

The Silktails are back in the winner's circle after a convincing display against the defending premiers at home, while Mounties continued their recent resurgence with a hard-fought win over Brothers.

Glebe put in the most dominant display of the round, heaping further misery on the winless Bulldogs. The Reds ran up 50 points thanks to a hat-trick to back-rower Jonah Ngaranoa. Reds centre Devon Makoare-Boyce padded his lead at the top of the point-scoring charts with two tries and five goals, taking his personal tally to 44 points for the season.

KAIVITI SILKTAILS 36 (S Bola 2, R Nauci, E Daubitu, E Veivuke tries; T Seru 6 goals) D. HILLS BULLS 24 (H Leonard, D Narayan, C James, D Francies tries; B Keighran 4 goals). 

ST MARYS 16 (J Tago 2, J Vaegaau tries; J Rafferty-Butfield 2 goals) D. RYDE-EASTWOOD 10 (S Kioa, C Wilson tries; T Cassel goal). 

MOUNTIES 18 (K Soumpholphkady, L Mulitalo, R Ioelu tries; Ioelu 3 goals) D. PENRITH BROTHERS 12 (D Tonise, M Pokia tries; I Tagaloamatua 2 goals). 

GLEBE 52 (J Ngaronoa 3, D O’Connor 2, D Makoare-Boyce 2, C Thomas, C Ellis, J Tufuga tries; Makoare-Boyce 5, O’Connor goals) D. CANTERBURY 12 (D Marshall try; B Merritt 2 goals)*. 

*Not all scorers available 

SYDNEY SHIELD

St Marys have gone clear at the top of the Sydney Shield ladder after edging the Hawks in a thriller at St Marys Stadium, while Cabramatta suffered their first loss of the campaign against Hills Bulls. Moorebank have finally stopped the rot after beating Glebe, while Brothers have jumped into second place following a big win over Mounties, with big man Patrick Hinder scoring a remarkable hat-trick for a front-rower.

MOOREBANK 24 (J Oloaga, T Brown, D Mohammed, J Saldaneri tries; Saldaneri 2, Brown 2 goals) D. GLEBE 18 (E Jolliffe 2, K Saad, P Kepaoa tries; J Khoury goal).

ST MARYS 28 (M Dut 2, R Lipowicz 2, Z Greene tries; Greene 4 goals) D. RYDE-EASTWOOD 26 (C Kelso 2, J Williams, C Fuatimau tries; 5 goals)*. 

PENRITH BROTHERS 38 (P Hinder 3, L Whitehouse, K Chan, T Pettit-Young, E Ene tries; M Owen 5 goals) D. MOUNTIES 10 (K Laula, T Menzies tries; K Savage goal). 

HILLS BULLS 38 (B O’Reilly 2, B Avery 2, L Thomson 2, E Sarkis tries; Avery 5 goals) D. CABRAMATTA 28 (J Alhazim 2, E Alamoti, H Wong, J Tudehope tries; B Maycock 4 goals).

*Not all scorers available

JUNIOR REPS/WOMEN'S FINALS

This weekend also saw the start of the finals in the SG Ball, Harold Matthews and Tarsha Gale representative competitions.

SG BALL
PARRAMATTA 18 (T Twidle 2, M Arthur tries; E Sanders 3 goals) D. WESTERN SUBURBS 10 (H Mason 2 tries; Z Clarke goal)
NEWCASTLE 35 (K Colburn 3, M Smith 2, T Blackman tries; E Ferguson 5 goals) D. SYDNEY ROOSTERS 10 (H Barton, S Kaliti tries; C Tia goal).

HAROLD MATTHEWS
PARRAMATTA 18 (F Fagalele, M Tito, J Funa-Iuta tries; D Farrugia 3 goals) D. CRONULLA 4 (X Singh try).
CANTERURY 25 (C Makhlouf, M Woods, S Tupou, R Rinakama, I Seve tries; Woods 2 goals, Woods field goal) D. CANBERRA 18 (B Darmody, J Croker, M Brophy tries; Darmody 3 goals).

TARSHA GALE CUP
ILLAWARRA 20 (M Walsh, B Preston, S Shipton, J Commins tries; T Handcock 2 goals) D. PARRAMATTA 4 (A Bell try).
NEWCASTLE 16 (C Barwick, C Baker, L White tries; Barwick 2 goals) D. CANBERRA 6 (B Loco try; M McGlynn goal).