Sharks surge past stuffed Roosters

The Cronulla Sharks have moved into a share of first place on the competition ladder with a solid 20-0 victory over the Sydney Roosters at Toyota Stadium tonight.

The match started with a bang as both sets of forwards looked to establish their dominance. Two early scuffles were quickly extinguished with nothing bruised except the air, and shortly afterwards Fraser Anderson was able to open the scoring by brushing past Iosia Soliola with a strong fend. A further try on the other side of the field to winger Luke Covell in the 17th minute opened up an 8-0 lead to the home side, and they were unlucky not to score straight afterwards as a sparkling attacking raid from deep within their own territory didn