FULLTIME in NZ & the Bunnies have caused a boil over leaving the Warriors finals charge on edge. Thanks for the company & stay tuned for the match report to come soon
South Sydney Rabbitohs 41-22
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION WARRIORS: Conversion attempt by Shaun Johnson successful.
From just to the left, Johnson adds the extras
South Sydney Rabbitohs 41-22
TRY WARRIORS: Scored by Jazz Tevaga. Kick to come.
The Warriors number 9 dives over for a consolation try
South Sydney Rabbitohs 41-20
Cody Walker miss-kicks the ball into touch 30 out from NZ line
South Sydney Rabbitohs 41-16
A break from Manu Vatuvei down the left sees the Warriors on the attack, but good pressure again by Souths defenders sees Shaun Johnson spill the ball in the tackle
South Sydney Rabbitohs 41-16
Ryan Hoffman tries for the offload but the ball goes straight into the arms of Alex Johnston for Souths
South Sydney Rabbitohs 41-16
UNFORCED ERROR WARRIORS: Sam Lisone makes an unforced error.
The big Kiwi loses the ball in the tackle. Souths scrum 25 out from their line
South Sydney Rabbitohs 41-16
SUCCESSFUL PENALTY GOAL SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS: Penalty goal attempt by Damien Cook successful.
Cooks adds another 2 from close range
South Sydney Rabbitohs 41-16
Penalty Souths. Sam Lisone flop & Souths shoot for 2 again
South Sydney Rabbitohs 39-16
Damien Cook forces a repeat set chipping it into the in-goal. Ken Maumalo ends up kicking it dead
South Sydney Rabbitohs 39-16
Cody Walker boots it high & no one wants to catch it & the ball bounces into touch 20 out from NZ line
South Sydney Rabbitohs 39-16
SUCCESSFUL PENALTY GOAL SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS: Penalty goal attempt by Damien Cook successful.
Cooks adds another 2 points to the tally
South Sydney Rabbitohs 39-16
Penalty Souths & they will shoot for 2
South Sydney Rabbitohs 37-16
UNFORCED ERROR WARRIORS: Ken Maumalo makes an unforced error.
The Warriors winger loses it after a solid South Sydney kick chase & some solid contact
South Sydney Rabbitohs 37-16
Thomas Leuluai sends Ryan Hoffman away down the left who passed for Solomone Kata, but his pass can't find the winger & the ball bounces into touch
South Sydney Rabbitohs 37-16
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION WARRIORS: Conversion attempt by Shaun Johnson unsuccessful.
Johnson from the sideline hits the left upright & it bounces away
South Sydney Rabbitohs 37-16
TRY WARRIORS: Scored by Manu Vatuvei. Kick to come.
Warriors lay on a special! Bodene Thompson hits a hole before offloading to Shaun Johnson who drifts across to the left & passing for Ryan Hoffman to Solomone Kata to the Beast to crash over in the corner
South Sydney Rabbitohs 37-16
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS: Conversion attempt by Damien Cook successful.
Adam Reynolds is off the field, leaving Cook add the extras
South Sydney Rabbitohs 37-12
TRY SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS: Scored by Hymel Hunt. Kick to come.
Shaun Johnson dances across field before trying to grubber a kick through, but messes it up & Hunt picks it up for Souths & brushes off defenders before racing clear to score
South Sydney Rabbitohs 35-12
Penalty Warriors against Souths for holding too long in the tackle. A chance to go on the attack 30 out from Souths line
South Sydney Rabbitohs 31-12
Cody Walker grubbers on the last but Tuimoala Lolohea gets the bounce inside the field of play
South Sydney Rabbitohs 31-12
Teams trading sets at the moment with the Warriors trying to get back into it
South Sydney Rabbitohs 31-12
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION WARRIORS: Conversion attempt by Shaun Johnson successful.
Johnsons adds the extras from close range
South Sydney Rabbitohs 31-12
TRY WARRIORS: Scored by Solomone Kata. Kick to come.
A runaway try for the Warriors centre after a wayward offload from Sam Burgess sees him racing 65m to score
South Sydney Rabbitohs 31-10
BUNKER possible Warriors try...
South Sydney Rabbitohs 31-6
The ball comes free & Greg Inglis comes away with the ball
South Sydney Rabbitohs 31-6
Penalty Warriors for a high shot from Souths. NZ take the tap
South Sydney Rabbitohs 31-6
Adam Reynolds hooks the kick across his body & into touch 30 out from the Warriors line
South Sydney Rabbitohs 31-6
Joe Burgess does well to stay in the field of play after a Shaun Johnson kick looked to have them in trouble early
South Sydney Rabbitohs 31-6
We're back underway with Ben Matulino charging back for the home team
South Sydney Rabbitohs 31-6
HALFTIME at Mt Stadium & after a fast start from the Warriors, a dropped ball from Bodene Thompson swung the pendulum to Souths in a big way. The forwards rolled forward & the right boot of Adam Reynolds has all but kicked the Warriors off their home pitch. Shades of 2014 for the Bunnies. The Warriors will need a big spray in the sheds at halftime after a lack of urgency at times. Stay tuned for the 2nd half to see if the Warriors can turn it around...If there's any team capable of chasing down this deficit it's them
South Sydney Rabbitohs 31-6
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS: Conversion attempt by Adam Reynolds successful.
Another 2 points of Reynolds right boot
South Sydney Rabbitohs 31-6
TRY SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS: Scored by Greg Inglis. Kick to come.
John Sutton starts it with a left arm offload for Cody Walker who steps off his right & offloads for GI to slide over & the Goanna comes out to play
South Sydney Rabbitohs 29-6
SUCCESSFUL FIELD GOAL SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS: Field goal attempt by Adam Reynolds successful.
Reynolds snaps the field goal from 20 out late in the half
South Sydney Rabbitohs 25-6
UNFORCED ERROR WARRIORS: Nathaniel Roache makes an unforced error.
And the pressure is back on with Roache fumbling it at dummy half
South Sydney Rabbitohs 24-6
Cody Walker kicks through only for Shaun Johnson to field a slips catch to relieve some pressure
South Sydney Rabbitohs 24-6
Penalty Souths, Thomas Leuluai takes a Souths player out without the ball. Souths will go deep on the attack again...
South Sydney Rabbitohs 24-6
Shaun Johnson tries to settle things down for his team, kicking it into touch 15 out from Souths line
South Sydney Rabbitohs 24-6
Adam Reynolds bombs on the last & Tuimoala Lolohea eventually cleans it up after spilling it initially
South Sydney Rabbitohs 24-6
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS: Conversion attempt by Adam Reynolds successful.
Reynolds shaves it just inside the right upright
South Sydney Rabbitohs 24-6
TRY SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS: Scored by Joe Burgess. Kick to come.
Adam Reynolds sets up his 3rd try of the night with a grubber & the English winger planted it down. A real lack of urgency in the Warriors scramble defence at the moment
South Sydney Rabbitohs 22-6
BUNKER possible Souths try...
South Sydney Rabbitohs 18-6
Shaun Johnson kicks from inside his 20 & Greg Inglis returns it hard leaving David Fusitua in his wake
South Sydney Rabbitohs 18-6
Adam Reynolds hooks a kick to the Warriors right corner & Ken Maumalo is pinned just inside the field of play
South Sydney Rabbitohs 18-6
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS: Conversion attempt by Adam Reynolds successful.
From the left touchline....Adam Reynolds hits it sweetly!
South Sydney Rabbitohs 18-6
TRY SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS: Scored by Joe Burgess. Kick to come.
Greg Inglis fired a long ball out for Aaron Gray who showed quick hands in moving the ball on for his winger who dives over in the corner for the try
South Sydney Rabbitohs 16-6
Tuimoala Lolohea bats the ball dead after Cody Walker grubbered through on the last
South Sydney Rabbitohs 12-6
UNSUCCESSFUL PENALTY GOAL SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS: Penalty goal attempt by Adam Reynolds unsuccessful.
Reynolds hits the left post & it bounces dead. NZ 20m drop-out
South Sydney Rabbitohs 12-6
Penalty Souths & they will shoot for 2...
South Sydney Rabbitohs 12-6
Penalty Souths, Warriors kickoff out on the full
South Sydney Rabbitohs 12-6
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS: Conversion attempt by Adam Reynolds successful.
Reynolds slots the extras from close range
South Sydney Rabbitohs 12-6
TRY SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS: Scored by Aaron Gray. Kick to come.
Adam Reynolds sets it up again with a deft grubber behind the line for Gray to score
South Sydney Rabbitohs 10-6
Joe Burgess takes an intercept & Souths get a penalty for NZ being inside the 10
6 all
David Fusitua is forced to kick on the last after cleaning up a loose ball & gets a result with Alex Johnston trapped in-goal
6 all
Penalty Warriors against Zane Musgrove for a shoulder charge
6 all
Adam Reynolds kicks through on the last & the Warriors will have to work from deep in their own half
6 all
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS: Conversion attempt by Adam Reynolds successful.
Reynolds curls it around from out wide to land the extras
6 all
TRY SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS: Scored by Alex Johnston. Kick to come.
Adam Reynolds grubbers behind the line early in the count catching the Warriors outside men out & Johnston pounces on it to score
Warriors 6-4
Penalty Souths with a chance to build come pressure inside Warriors 20
Warriors 6-0
UNFORCED ERROR WARRIORS: Bodene Thompson makes an unforced error.
NZ fail to consolidate their points with a rare drop ball coming from Thompson
Warriors 6-0
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION WARRIORS: Conversion attempt by Shaun Johnson successful.
Johnson resume his goal-kicking duties & lands it comfortably
Warriors 6-0
TRY WARRIORS: Scored by Solomone Kata. Kick to come.
Green lights after Kata burrows over from dummy half to force the ball
Warriors 4-0
BUNKER possible Warriors try...
0 all
Solomone Kata goes close in the left corner, but Souths defence force him out. Penalty awarded to Warriors though with Alex Johnston not square at marker
0 all
Another repeat set forced by Shaun Johnson. Joe Burgess bats it dead
0 all
Bodene Thompson is help up over the line on tackle 4
0 all
Shaun Johnson rolls the grubber in & forces a repeat set with Greg Inglis cleaning it up in-goal
0 all
Penalty Warriors against Souths for being inside the 10 chasing the kick. Warriors ball 5 inside Souths half
0 all
We're under way at Mt Smart & Souths get first use of the steeden
NO LATE MAIL tonight with both teams lining up 1-17 as named on Tuesday
The deciding match-up could come in the form of edge back-rowers Bodene Thompson and John Sutton. With Shaun Johnson & Bodene Thompson helping to form a potent right edge attack in recent times, John Sutton will have his work cut out for him organizing his left-edge defence to repel them. Sutton himself is fighting for a contract at his beloved club and also has the class to help unleash the likes of Greg Inglis and Aaron Gray out wide.
Some key match-ups tonight include young excitement machine Tuimoala Lolohea up against a refreshed Greg Inglis, the all-round class of Shaun Johnson against the game management and kicking skills of Adam Reynolds and tireless lock forwards Simon Mannering and Sam Burgess clashing head on up the middle.
Welcome to Mt Smart Stadium, New Zealand where game 2 of Super Saturday pits the New Zealand Warriors hosting the South Sydney Rabbitohs. The Warriors have everything to play for with the push for finals football in full flight. They will need the win tonight to get back into the top 8 after the Titans thrilling victory earlier today. The Bunnies on the other hand have little to play for except pride in their famous jersey. The Premiers 2 years ago are riding a 9 game losing streak and despite a spirited performance against the Storm last weekend, will be doing well to back it up with another away trip.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Henry Perenara, Chris James
Touch Judges: Shane Rehm, Rickey McFarlane
Video Referee: Ashley Klein, Ben Galea, Jason Robinson
WARRIORS (22)
Tries: Solomone Kata (2), Manu Vatuvei, Jazz Tevaga
Field Goals:
Conversions: Shaun Johnson (3/4)
Penalty Goals:
SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS (41)
Tries: Alex Johnston, Aaron Gray, Joe Burgess (2), Greg Inglis, Hymel Hunt
Field Goals: Adam Reynolds (1/1)
Conversions: Adam Reynolds (5/5), Damien Cook (1/1)
Penalty Goals: Adam Reynolds (0/1), Damien Cook (2/2)