RESULTS: VB NSW Cup 2015 Round 18

A full look at Round 18 of the 2015 VB NSW Cup thanks to the NSWRL.

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2015 New South Wales Rugby League - VB NSW Cup
ROUND 18 - July 11, 12

Newtown Jets 26 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 30
Venue: Henson Park
Date: Saturday 11 July 2015 at 3:00pm

Newtown Jets (26)
Tries: G McCalum 2, J Roqica, T Murphy, S Sauiluma
Goals: T Murphy 2, N Gardner 1

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (30)
Tries: T Phillips 2, C Stanley, L Dodd, H Ese'ese
Goals: C Stanley 5

The Canterbury Bulldogs held off a spirited last-minute Newtown Jets comeback to record a 30-26 victory at Henson Park. Tyrone Phillips added two tries to his ever-growing tally, while the perfect goal-kicking of Chase Stanley proved the difference in the ten-try affair.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 40 Wests Tigers 18
Venue: Brookvale Oval
Date: Saturday 11 July 2015 at 3:00pm

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (40)
Tries: D Reardon 2, T Satini 2, S Vave, K Aldridge, B Williams
Goals: K Aldridge 6

Wests Tigers (18)
Tries: D Hoeter, S Akauola, B Santi, T Moltzen
Goals: K Rowe 1

In a game that was fiercely contested through the middle, it was the attacking supremacy of Manly's back line proved the difference, with multiple long-distance tries scored from breaks made through the Tiger's edges.

Penrith Panthers 20 Wyong Roos 22
Venue: Pepper Stadium
Date: Saturday 11 July 2015 at 3:15pm

Penrith Panthers (20)
Tries: W Smith, M Watene-Zelezniak, T Sopoaga, C Smith
Goals: A Davis 1, W Smith 1

Wyong Roos (22)
Tries: C Centrone, A Papalii, W Manu, L Setu
Goals: T Cornish 3

The Wyong Roos stamped their premiership credentials with a heart-stopping 22-20 last-minute victory over the competition leaders, the Penrtih Panthers, at Pepper Stadium. The VB NSW Cup's two best defenses met in an enthralling affair for one of the best matches of the season. It was a highly-entertaining top-four affair jam-packed with plenty of attacking football but it was the Roos who enjoyed the statement win.

New Zealand Warriors 38 Illawarra Cutters 22
Venue: Mt Smart Stadium
Date: Sunday 12 July 2015 at 9:45am

New Zealand Warriors (38)
Tries: S Lisone, J Bell, D Peyroux, A Hingano, M Lino, G Fisiiahi 2
Goals: M Lino 5

Illawarra Cutters (22)
Tries: Tyrone Cranston, Sam Coster, Shannon Wakeman, Eli Roberts
Goals: B Wallace 3

After conceding 18 points in the opening 17 minutes, the Warriors responded with seven unanswered tries en route to a 38-22 win over Illawarra in Round 18 at Mount Smart Stadium. Two tries in the last four minutes of the first half brought the home side back into the contest before unleashing with five tries in the second spell to surge to a 38-18 lead.

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