Wests Tigers’ Jersey Flegg Cup team has fallen to a 12-8 defeat in a tough and gritty contest against the Sharks in Cronulla.
Match: Sharks v Wests Tigers
Round 14 -
home Team
Sharks
2nd Position
away Team
Wests Tigers
9th Position
Venue: PointsBet Stadium, Sydney
Jay Kirk opened the scoring after just four minutes, with the Western Suburbs junior crossing for his sixth try of the Jersey Flegg season.
The score remained 4-0 for the remainder of the first half, with both Wests Tigers and the high-flying Sharks proving extremely resilient in defence.
Josh Feledy broke the deadlock after halftime, as the centre scored his eighth try of the season (the equal-most for centres in the competition).
However, the travelling Tigers were met by two late Cronulla tries, as the home side stole the victory late.
The 67th minute four-pointer to Kobie Wilson was the match-winner, as Niwhai Puru’s two conversions separated the two sides.