NRL: New Zealand Warriors cling on for victory after North Queensland Cowboys comeback
2 May, 2021 06:10 AM
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The Warriors have held on during a points-less second half to secure a 24-20 win against the Cowboys. SOURCE / Sky Sports
The Warriors have held on during a points-less second half to secure a 24-20 win against the Cowboys. SOURCE / Sky Sports
Warriors 24
Cowboys 20
There are plenty of sporting cliches used to explain a game that started well and finished not so well. You could take your pick of which you d choose to apply to the Warriors 24-20 win over the Cowboys.
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Warriors 24 Cowboys 20
Cowboys - Robson, Drinkwater & Taulagi 2 tries; Holmes 2 goals
Second half
40th minute - Cowboys are pinned inside their half, but Drinkwater runs on the last and Taulagi kicks ahead. Maumalo gathers and runs upfield, as time expires.
Phew!
39th minute - Warriors reach halfway on the second tackle. RTS deliberately dies with the ball, leaving the Cowboys 90 metres to score.
38th minute - O Neill is cut down on halfway, but Holmes high kick bounces dead.
37th minute - Nikorima, Walsh and RTS threaten, but the final kick is knocked on by Curran on the goal-line.
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Kodi Nikorima showed how dangerous he can be when he backs himself, with a superb game against the Cowboys. Five-eighth Reece Walsh again showed plenty of nice touches, in just his second game in the NRL, and with the way these two halves are going, it will to be tricky for Brown to work out how to get Chanel Harris-Tavita back in the team when he’s recovered from his foot injury in a few weeks. Before the game, there was the usual injury crisis for the Warriors, with David Fusitu’a ruled out again with an injury.