A young Wests Tigers Jersey Flegg side featuring three debuting SG Ball graduates scored a 38-22 win over Manly on Sunday at Campbelltown.
Match: Wests Tigers v Sea Eagles
Round 8 -
home Team
Wests Tigers
away Team
Sea Eagles
Venue: Campbelltown Sports Stadium, Sydney
After Manly scored early, a sharp grubber kick through the line from Mitchell Chester allowed Cayne Nicholas to pounce and collect the home side’s first points of the day.
The Sea Eagles scored consecutive tries before Chester furthered his strong performance for Wests Tigers, when his cut0out ball found Harrison Henson who touched down in the right corner.
In an exciting end to the first half, a Tony Sukkar offload put Zane Camroux through a hole to score as the hooter sounded to end the opening stanza.
Manly were first to post points in the second half, with Caleb Navale snatching a grubber kick to put the travelling Sea Eagles back in the lead.
However Sione Vaihu’s ducking and diving run brought the scores level once again, at 22-22.
Tallyn Da Silva’s speedy effort allowed the young hooker to score on his Jersey Flegg Cup debut, with the Campbelltown junior impressing throughout the match.
Compton Fuatimau’s offload set up Jay Kirk for his third try of the season, with the powerful centre scoring a late try of his own to put the result to bed.
