Round 1
Results
St George Illawarra 18
(B. Hornby, J. Smith tries; J. Soward 5 goals) defeated Parramatta 12 (L. Burt, E. Grothe tries; L. Burt 2 goals) at Parramatta Stadium.
Date: Fri, 12th March. Kickoff: 7:30 PM. Halftime: St George Illawarra 12-6. Penalties: 4-all. Referees: Tony Archer, Gavin Badger. Crowd: 18,293.
Date: Fri, 12th March. Kickoff: 7:30 PM. Halftime: St George Illawarra 12-6. Penalties: 4-all. Referees: Tony Archer, Gavin Badger. Crowd: 18,293.
Brisbane 30
(I. Folau, M. Gillett, A. Glenn, D. Kemp, D. Lockyer tries; C. Parker 5 goals) defeated North Qld 24 (A. Graham, J. Thurston, W. Tonga, T. Williams tries; J. Thurston 4 goals) at Suncorp Stadium.
Date: Fri, 12th March. Kickoff: 8:30 PM. Halftime: Brisbane 20-0. Scrums: 8-all. Penalties: 4-all. Referees: Jared Maxwell, Gerard Sutton. Crowd: 48,516.
Date: Fri, 12th March. Kickoff: 8:30 PM. Halftime: Brisbane 20-0. Scrums: 8-all. Penalties: 4-all. Referees: Jared Maxwell, Gerard Sutton. Crowd: 48,516.
Newcastle 20
(J. Sa'u, M. Taufua, A. Uate, C. Vuna tries; W. Naiqama 2 goals) defeated Canterbury 16 (J. Morris 2, S. Turner 2 tries) at ANZ Stadium.
Date: Sat, 13th March. Kickoff: 5:30 PM. Halftime: Newcastle 16-0. Scrums: Canterbury 8-6. Penalties: Canterbury 7-4. Referees: Jason Robinson, Bernard Sutton. Crowd: 18,110.
Date: Sat, 13th March. Kickoff: 5:30 PM. Halftime: Newcastle 16-0. Scrums: Canterbury 8-6. Penalties: Canterbury 7-4. Referees: Jason Robinson, Bernard Sutton. Crowd: 18,110.
Melbourne 14
(G. Inglis, L. MacDougall tries; C. Smith 3 goals) defeated Cronulla 10 (L. Douglas try; L. Covell 2, S. Porter goals) at Toyota Stadium.
Date: Sat, 13th March. Kickoff: 7:30 PM. Halftime: Melbourne 6-4. Scrums: Cronulla 10-6. Penalties: 10-all. Referees: Ben Cummins, Brett Suttor. Crowd: 11,820.
Date: Sat, 13th March. Kickoff: 7:30 PM. Halftime: Melbourne 6-4. Scrums: Cronulla 10-6. Penalties: 10-all. Referees: Ben Cummins, Brett Suttor. Crowd: 11,820.
Penrith 34
(L. Coote 2, S. Elford, K. Kingston, L. Lewis, A. Purtell tries; M. Gordon 5 goals) defeated Canberra 16 (S. Logan, J. Thompson, D. Vidot tries; T. Campese 2 goals) at Credit Union Australia Stadium.
Date: Sat, 13th March. Kickoff: 7:30 PM. Halftime: Penrith 22-0. Scrums: Canberra 7-5. Penalties: Canberra 6-5. Referees: Steve Lyons, Alan Shortall. Crowd: 11,133.
Date: Sat, 13th March. Kickoff: 7:30 PM. Halftime: Penrith 22-0. Scrums: Canberra 7-5. Penalties: Canberra 6-5. Referees: Steve Lyons, Alan Shortall. Crowd: 11,133.
Gold Coast 24
(P. Campbell, A. Laffranchi, D. Mead, J. Tomane tries; S. Prince 4 goals) defeated Warriors 18 (M. Vatuvei 2, K. Locke tries; B. Seymour 3 goals) at Skilled Park.
Date: Sun, 14th March. Kickoff: 1:00 PM. Halftime: Warriors 18-12. Scrums: 9-all. Penalties: Gold Coast 8-7. Referees: Matt Cecchin, Chris James. Crowd: 16,112.
Date: Sun, 14th March. Kickoff: 1:00 PM. Halftime: Warriors 18-12. Scrums: 9-all. Penalties: Gold Coast 8-7. Referees: Matt Cecchin, Chris James. Crowd: 16,112.
Sydney 36
(S. Kenny-Dowall 2, M. Pearce 2, A. Guerra, S. Perrett tries; T. Carney 6 goals) defeated South Sydney 10 (N. Merritt 2 tries; I. Luke goal) at ANZ Stadium.
Date: Sun, 14th March. Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Sydney 12-6. Scrums: South Sydney 7-5. Penalties: South Sydney 7-5. Referees: Ashley Klein, Tony De Las Heras. Crowd: 23,149.
Date: Sun, 14th March. Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Sydney 12-6. Scrums: South Sydney 7-5. Penalties: South Sydney 7-5. Referees: Ashley Klein, Tony De Las Heras. Crowd: 23,149.
South Sydney:
Wesser, Merritt, Best, Champion, Talanoa; Sutton, Sandow; Stuart, Luke, Asotasi (C), Pettybourne, Taylor, Burgess. Int: Geddes, McPherson, Lowe, Clark.
Sydney:
Carney, Minichiello, Graham, Kenny-Dowall, Perrett; Anasta (C), Pearce; Paea, Kouparitsas, Nu'uausala, Symonds, Aubusson, Myles. Int: Aubusson, Ryles, Guerra, Conn.
Wests Tigers 26
(B. Ayshford, G. Ellis, L. Fulton, C. Lawrence, L. Tuqiri tries; B. Marshall 3 goals) defeated Manly 22 (M. Robertson, G. Rose, G. Stewart tries; J. Lyon 5 goals) at Sydney Football Stadium.
Date: Mon, 15th March. Kickoff: 7:00 PM. Halftime: Manly 20-4. Scrums: Manly 4-3. Penalties: Manly 10-9. Referees: Gavin Badger, Jared Maxwell. Crowd: 18,421.
Date: Mon, 15th March. Kickoff: 7:00 PM. Halftime: Manly 20-4. Scrums: Manly 4-3. Penalties: Manly 10-9. Referees: Gavin Badger, Jared Maxwell. Crowd: 18,421.