2021 NRL season: Round 5 preview A Set the default text size A Set large text size
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A number of rivalries will highlight Round 5 of the NRL, with no less than four grand final rematches from yesteryear among the must-watch matches this weekend.
Friday sees rematches of the 1991 and 2011 grand finals, with the Penrith Panthers to mark the thirtieth anniversary of their first ever premiership win when they host the Raiders – the team they defeated to win that title in 1991 – at the newly-named Bluebet Stadium.
Manly, which won the 2011 premiership, will look to kick-start their struggling season against the team they defeated to win that title, the Warriors, on the Central Coast.
Dragons finish over the top of injury-hit Knights A Set the default text size A Set large text size
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The St George Illawarra Dragons overcame an injury-ravaged Newcastle Knights by 22-13 at McDonald Jones Stadium.
Mitchell Pearce, Tex Hoy and Kurt Mann failed to see the game out for Newcastle, whilst David Klemmer played injured for the final quarter of the match.
Tensions were high early when Klemmer and Blake Lawrie locked horns in a scrum. It was to prove the opening salvo of a tough forward battle for the entire afternoon.
Sad Easter for the Knights A Set the default text size A Set large text size
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The Newcastle Knights didn’t get to celebrate Easter this year, going down to the St. George Illawarra Dragons 22-13.
This was an unfortunate loss for our team but not as unfortunate as losing three players – Mitchell Pearce, Tex Hoy and Kurt Mann.
Despite great wins in the Hi-Vis jersey, many of us are thinking it’s cursed. Share
As a Knights fan, despite playing with only one man left on the bench, I truly admired how we never gave up. There was a time that the Knights would have given up and let the opposition just kill them. We’ve got 20 games left for the year and we will be back.