Round 20
Results
Canterbury 20
(S. Hughes, C. Polla-Mounter, R. Silva tries; D. Halligan 4 goals) defeated Auckland 18 (D. Betts, R. Blackmore, T. Ropati tries; G. Ngamu 3 goals) at Ericsson Stadium.
Date: Fri, 16th August. Scrums: Auckland 7-4. Penalties: Auckland 7-5. Referee: Eddie Ward. Crowd: 23,300.
Date: Fri, 16th August. Scrums: Auckland 7-4. Penalties: Auckland 7-5. Referee: Eddie Ward. Crowd: 23,300.
Cronulla 26
(D. Peachey 2, M. Rogers 2 tries; M. Rogers 5 goals) defeated Parramatta 18 (J. Smith 2, C. Lawler tries; C. Lawler 2, D. Pay goals) at Shark Park.
Date: Sat, 17th August. Scrums: Parramatta 7-3. Penalties: Parramatta 10-7. Referee: Kelvin Jeffes. Crowd: 9,241.
Date: Sat, 17th August. Scrums: Parramatta 7-3. Penalties: Parramatta 10-7. Referee: Kelvin Jeffes. Crowd: 9,241.
Canberra 26
(D. Boyle 2, N. Nadruku, R. Wiki tries; D. Furner 4, L. Daley goals) defeated Gold Coast 12 (B. Hurst, J. Nicol tries; B. Hurst 2 goals) at Carrara Stadium.
Date: Sat, 17th August. Scrums: Gold Coast 6-5. Penalties: Gold Coast 6-4. Referee: Sean Hampstead. Crowd: 5,901.
Date: Sat, 17th August. Scrums: Gold Coast 6-5. Penalties: Gold Coast 6-4. Referee: Sean Hampstead. Crowd: 5,901.
Brisbane 20
(S. Renouf, R. Ross, K. Walters, K. Walters tries; W. Carne 2 goals) defeated South Sydney 18 (J. Bell, D. O'Keefe, S. Wilson tries; S. Wilson 3 goals) at Sydney Football Stadium.
Date: Sat, 17th August. Scrums: 7-all. Penalties: South Sydney 7-6. Referee: Paul Simpkins. Crowd: 3,011.
Date: Sat, 17th August. Scrums: 7-all. Penalties: South Sydney 7-6. Referee: Paul Simpkins. Crowd: 3,011.
Western Reds 30
(M. Fuller 2, R. Howe, M. Rodwell, C. Ryan tries; J. O'Neill 5 goals) defeated North Qld 4 (W. Taewa try) at WACA Ground.
Date: Sat, 17th August. Scrums: Western Reds 6-3. Penalties: Western Reds 10-3. Referee: Matt Hewitt. Crowd: 5,889.
Date: Sat, 17th August. Scrums: Western Reds 6-3. Penalties: Western Reds 10-3. Referee: Matt Hewitt. Crowd: 5,889.
Newcastle 28
(K. Beauchamp, M. Johns, R. O'Davis, B. Peden tries; A. Johns 6 goals) defeated Sydney City 12 (P. Clarke, J. Simon tries; A. Walker 2 goals) at Marathon Stadium.
Date: Sun, 18th August. Scrums: Sydney City 9-4. Penalties: Sydney City 11-4. Referee: David Manson. Crowd: 17,354.
Date: Sun, 18th August. Scrums: Sydney City 9-4. Penalties: Sydney City 11-4. Referee: David Manson. Crowd: 17,354.
Penrith 18
(N. Catic, C. Gower tries; R. Girdler 5 goals) defeated Manly 14 (S. Haumono, C. Innes, N. Kosef tries; M. Ridge goal) at Penrith Football Stadium.
Date: Sun, 18th August. Scrums: Penrith 8-4. Penalties: Manly 9-7. Referee: Rob Alexander. Crowd: 7,426.
Date: Sun, 18th August. Scrums: Penrith 8-4. Penalties: Manly 9-7. Referee: Rob Alexander. Crowd: 7,426.
St George 26
(A. Brunker 2, N. Brown, T. Stone tries; W. Bartrim 3, L. Thompson 2 goals) defeated South Queensland 8 (C. O'Dwyer, J. Wendt tries) at Suncorp Stadium (Old).
Date: Sun, 18th August. Scrums: South Queensland 11-7. Penalties: St George 12-9. Referee: Mark Oaten. Crowd: 9,567.
Date: Sun, 18th August. Scrums: South Queensland 11-7. Penalties: St George 12-9. Referee: Mark Oaten. Crowd: 9,567.
South Queensland:
Norton, Tideman, Mackay, Wittenberg, Wendt; Hudson, Carmichael; Bella, Teevan, Young, Gillmeister (C), Gaffey, Lee. Int: Antonik, McKenna, O'Dwyer.
Sydney Tigers 16
(W. Kennedy 2, T. Brasher, A. Milford tries) defeated Illawarra 14 (N. Piccinelli, J. White tries; R. Wishart 3 goals) at Parramatta Stadium.
Date: Sun, 18th August. Scrums: Sydney Tigers 6-5. Penalties: Illawarra 6-5. Referee: Graeme West. Crowd: 3,518.
Date: Sun, 18th August. Scrums: Sydney Tigers 6-5. Penalties: Illawarra 6-5. Referee: Graeme West. Crowd: 3,518.
Western Suburbs 23
(B. Costin, A. Laing, A. Willis tries; A. Leeds 5 goals; A. Willis field goal) defeated North Sydney 22 (C. Caruana, G. Florimo, N. Roy tries; J. Taylor 5 goals) at Campbelltown Sports Ground.
Date: Mon, 19th August. Halftime: Western Suburbs 10-8. Scrums: 7-all. Penalties: Western Suburbs 10-7. Referee: Paul McBlane. Crowd: 13,186.
Date: Mon, 19th August. Halftime: Western Suburbs 10-8. Scrums: 7-all. Penalties: Western Suburbs 10-7. Referee: Paul McBlane. Crowd: 13,186.
Western Suburbs:
Leeds, Willis, Laing, Costin, McGuinness; Willis, Newton; Howard, Georgallis, Dooley, Dunn, Kennedy, Langmack (C). Int: McGuinness, Capovilla, Lakeman, Bell.