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NATIONAL RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND TWO REVIEW

10/09/2017
 
 

NATIONAL RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND TWO REVIEW

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017
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Before all eyes were on the Test match in Perth, there was brilliant Rugby on display across the country for Round Two of the National Rugby Championship.
 
On Saturday Queensland Country broke their Andy Purcell Cup drought 31-12 against Brisbane City and Fiji claimed their maiden NRC win over Melbourne Rising 45-24.
 
The Sunshine Coast lived up to its name putting on glorious weather for a healthy Noosa crowd. The Country boys outshone their Queensland rivals, putting on a strong defensive display. Front rower Taniela Tupou scored the most spectacular try of the match in the second half after bumping off his defenders on an eight-metre charge.
 
The NRC’s newbies took just two games to make their own history, with Fiji claiming their first competition win over Melbourne at Harlequin Park. The Rising were right into the game up until the second half when Fiji produced a flurry of tries. Flyhalf Peceli Nacebe finished with a 20-point haul.
 
Today the Vikings continued their impressive start to the season beating Perth Spirit 33-26 at Viking Park. It was all Canberra in the first quarter with Hooker Robbie Abel scoring the opening try. Perth’s lead in the second half was short-lived after Vikings prop Harry Lloyd pushed his way over on the pick and drive and Hawera’s conversion levelled the score with ten minutes to go. Then came a grandstand finish, with centre Andrew Robinson sealing the win with a try in the 78thminute.
 
The second Sunday match saw the Greater Sydney Rams dominate Sydney Rays 41-26 at Macquarie University in fromt of an enthusiastic Sydney crowd. The Rams now sit on the top of the NRC table and take home the Horan-Little Shield for the second week in a row.
 
Head to rugby.com.au for the full 2017 National Rugby Championship Draw.
 
2017 Standings after Round Two
Greater Sydney Rams 9
Canberra Vikings 8
Fiji Airways Drua 5
Bond University Queensland Country 5
Road Safety Perth Spirit 5
McInnes Wilson Lawyers Brisbane City 4
Sydney Rays 0
Elders NSW Country Eagles 0
Melbourne Rising 0

Saturday 9 September 
Bond University Queensland Country v McInnes Wilson Lawyers Brisbane City, Noosa Dolphins RU Club, Sunshine Coast, Queensland
BOND UNIVERSITY QUEENSLAND COUNTRY: 31 (Tries: Stewart 2, Perese, Paia’aua, Tupou; Cons: Tuttle 2, Paia’aua; Yellow card: Paia'aua (74'))
MCINNES WILSON LAWYERS BRISBANE CITY: 12 (Tries: Samo, Kuridrani; Cons: Alatimu)
 
Saturday 9 September 
Melbourne Rising vs Fiji Airways Drua, Harlequin Park, Frankston Park, Melbourne
MELBOURNE RISING: 24 (Tries: Stirzaker, Hanson, Maddocks. McGregor; Cons: McGregor 2)
FIJI AIRWAYS DRUA: 45 (Tries: Saqiwa 2, Nacebe 2, Daveta 2, Vasiteri; Cons: Nacebe 5)
 
Sunday 10 September 
Canberra Vikings v Road Safety Perth Spirit, Viking Park, Canberra
CANBERRA VIKINGS: 33 (Tries: Valetini 2, Abel, Lloyd, Robinson; Cons: W. Hawera 4; Yellow Cards: Johnston (56’))
ROAD SAFETY PERTH SPIRIT 26 (Tries: Peni, Rangi, Koteka, Naisarani; Cons: Lance 3)

Sunday 10 September 
Macquarie University Sydney Rays vs Greater Sydney Rams, Macquarie Uni, Sydney
MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY SYDNEY RAYS: 26 (Tries: Latunipulu 2, Turner, Balekana; Cons: Saifoloi 3)
GREATER SYDNEY RAMS: 41 (Tries: Tries: Naiyaravoro, Holloway, Pili-Gaitau, Grant, Fuavao, Roach; Cons: M. Mason 4; Pens: M. Mason; Yellow Card: D. Hickey (52’))

 
 

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