Round 1 of the NRC is done and dusted, and we saw plenty of tries, just as we would expect from this competition.
Each week we’ll post all the results, the try scorers, as well as match highlights. We’re missing the Rams vs Eagles game from Round 1, but we’re working on it!
The contests featured plenty of running rugby and swinging momentum. It was great to watch.
Brisbane City v Perth Spirit
Brisbane City 29 (K Hunt, J Laloifi, S Kerevi, J McIntyre tries; J McIntyre 2, H Taefu cons); defeated Perth Spirit 16 (K Koteka, A Cottrell tries; I Prior 2 cons)
Highlights
North Harbour Rays v Sydney Stars
Sydney Stars 45 (D Hickey, J Gordon, H Jones, T Robertson, J Hanson, T Coolican tries; A Roberts 5 cons) defeated North Harbour Rays (A Northam, M Adams, T Hill, J Holmes tries; H Angus 3 cons)
Highlights
Greater Sydney Rams v NSW Country Eagles
NSW Country Eagles 32 (J Brooks, E Stubbs, A Kellaway, W Miller tries; J Lance 4 cons); defeated Greater Sydney Rams 31 (J Heyer, C Masson, P Asquith, J Gillespie, B Kapa tries; P Asquith, J Ayoub cons)
Highlights
Queensland Country v Melbourne Rising
Melbourne Rising 39 (B Meehan, L Taliu, S Fuglistaller, F Sa’aga, P Leafa, D Shipperley tries; J Debreczeni 3 conv) defeated Queensland Country 31 (S Fa’agase 2, C Mitchell, J Taulagi, R Leilua tries; S Greene 2 conv)
Melbourne Rising retain the Horan-Little Shield
Highlights
NRC standings after Round 1
1 Sydney Stars 4
2 Brisbane City 4
3 NSW Country Eagles 4
4 Melbourne Rising 4
5 Greater Sydney Rams 1
6 Queensland Country 1
7 Canberra Vikings 0
8 Perth Spirit 0
9 North Harbour Rays 0