The Sunshine Coast Falcons have made it back-to-back wins in the HostPlus Cup, producing a clinical performance against the Souths Logan Magpies, running out convincing 48-12 winners.
Storm’s big men asserted their dominance on the contest, Jack Howarth building off last week’s NRL showing with 187 run metres, one try assist and a whopping 11 tackle breaks.
Development player Lazarus Vaalepu also topped the run metres chart for the match with 210m, while Chris Lewis put in a customary busy shift in the middle, racking up 30 tackles and 147 run metres.
Match: Falcons v Magpies
Round 5 -
home Team
Falcons
5th Position
away Team
Magpies
14th Position
Venue: Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast
Grant Anderson also continued his strong form at fullback after making his return from injury a few weeks prior, scoring a try and running for 154m.
Meanwhile, in the Knock On Effect NSW Cup, a late comeback from the Parramatta Eels saw the North Sydney Bears go down 30-28 in Round 6.
Tries to Kieran Hayman and Storm’s very own Dean Ieremia saw the Bears jump out to a 28-14 lead with 20 minutes to play, only for three Eels tries late in the piece seeing the visitors fall just short at the full-time siren.
Match: Eels v Bears
Round 6 -
home Team
Eels
13th Position
away Team
Bears
4th Position
Venue: CommBank Stadium, Sydney
Ieremia’s strong stint since returning from injury continued, with that try in the 48th minute complimenting his five tackle breaks and one try assist over the 80-minutes.
NSW Cup Match Highlights | Eels v Bears - Round 6
The Sunshine Falcons will look to continue their momentum when they face the Townsville Blackhawks at Sunshine Coast Stadium, while the Brisbane Tigers will take on the CQ Capras at Totally Workwear Stadium after enjoying the bye in Round 5.
The Bears will look to bounce back when they return home to North Sydney Oval to play the Canberra Raiders on Sunday.
