2015 NRL Auckland 9's - Round 1

South Sydney v Penrith

Sat Jan 31, 1:45pm NZST

2015 NRL Auckland 9's - Round 2

South Sydney v North Queensland

Eden Park

Sat Jan 31, 3:40pm NZST

Late Changes

For game two Grevsmuhl replaced Turner in the starting line up with Aaron Gray replacing Taukafa on the bench.

WIN 19-12

Returning Rabbitoh, Matt King, made his return to the pitch a memorable one this afternoon in Auckland – the veteran picking up a try to help his side defeat defending Nines champions the Cowboys by 19-12. The two halves proved to be chalk and cheese as the Cowboys proceeded to dominate proceedings early, while the Rabbitohs confidently dominated the second half. With his very first touch of the ball, Chris Grevsmuhl powered his way over from dummy-half – overpowering three Cowboys defenders to open the scoring out wide. Adam Reynolds added the extras to make it 6-0. The Cowboys hit straight back through Gavin Cooper who took a kick across field to plant the ball down over the stripe. The side then doubled their points when Robert Lui set up Justin O’Neill for a try out wide to make it 8-4 in the Cowboys’ favour. The North Queenslanders got the ball straight back when their kick-off bounced before crossing the dead-ball line for a line drop-out. Justin O’Neill was again the beneficiary, crossing in almost identical fashion to his first try to make it 12-6. It was a case of déjà vu from the ensuing set when the ball was again allowed to bounce before going dead. But the sides would ultimately go to the break at 12-6. On the resumption, the Rabbitohs seemed to go up a notch with Dylan Walker and Issac Luke combining to make plenty of metres before George Burgess scored a characteristic five-point try from close range. Adam Reynolds converted to make it 13-12 in favour of the red and green’s. After making a meal of two kick-offs in the first half, the Rabbitohs returned serve when their own kick-off was allowed to bounce and go out, but Souths were unable to take advantage. Then different generations linked up in the Rabbitohs back-line with Aaron Gray creating an opportunity for the returning Matt King, who strode over for what will be a memorable four-pointer for King. Reynolds converted to make it 19-12 to round out the match. The victory means the Rabbitohs finish day one of the tournament undefeated and currently top the Waiheke pool.

 2 min  6-0
 3 min  6-4
 5 min  6-8
 6 min  6-12
11 min 13-12
15 min 19-12

Final Line Up
 1. Reddy, Joel 
 2. Goodwin, Bryson 
 3. Walker, Dylan 
 5. McQueen, Chris 
 6. Luke, Issac (c)
 7. Reynolds, Adam 
 8. Burgess, George 
13. Tyrrell, Dave 
17. Grevsmuhl, Chris 

 4. King, Matt 
10. Lowe, Ben 
11. Clark, Jason 
14. Gray, Aaron 
16. McInnes, Cameron 

G.Burgess 5pt try
Grevsmuhl, King tries
Reynolds 3 from 3 goals

Referee     A.Shortall

Penalities  0-1
Scrums      0-0

Effective 1st Tackles

 2 min   0m NQ 6TG / TRY
 3 min 100m (NQ TRY)
 4 min  79m SS Err(Lowe) / (NQ TRY)
 5 min 100m SS Err(McInnes)
 6 min  68m DO / (NQ TRY)
 7 min 100m SS Err(Tyrrell)
 8 min  75m DO / NQ Err

half time

 9 min   0m Reynolds kick CIG
11 min   0m TRY
12 min  13m NQ Err / Clark kick
14 min   0m NQ Err / Reynolds kick CIG
15 min   0m TRY
17 min  85m SS P (GBurgess)

Average effective 1st tackle location
- 47.7m - for the whole match

- 74.6m - 1st half
- 16.3m - 2nd half

Other 9's Round 2 Matches

21-15 Eden Parramatta b Newcastle
25-21 Eden St Geo-Ill b Manly
20-4  Eden Melbourne  b Penrith
26-0  Eden Wests-Tig  b Gold Coast
23-19 Eden Canberra   b Warriors
10-6  Eden Sydney     b Canterbury
31-4  Eden Cronulla   b Brisbane
      
RANGITOTO (BLUE) Pool
            W  D  L   F   A Diff Pt
PARRAMATTA  2  -  -  43  32  +11  4
NEWCASTLE   1  -  1  33  28   +5  2
St Geo-Ill  1  -  1  32  39   -7  2
Manly       -  -  2  38  47   -9  -

WAIHEKE (GREEN) Pool
            W  D  L   F   A Diff Pt
SOUTHS      2  -  -  30  16  +14  4
MELBOURNE   1  -  1  28  21   +7  2
Nth QLd     1  -  1  29  27   +2  2
Penrith     -  -  2   8  31  -23  -

HUNUA (YELLOW) Pool
            W  D  L   F   A Diff Pt
WESTS-TIG   2  -  -  42  10  +32  4
WARRIORS    1  -  1  36  33   +3  2
Canberra    1  -  1  33  35   -2  2
Gold Coast  -  -  2  10  43  -33  -

PIHA (RED) Pool
            W  D  L   F   A Diff Pt
CRONULLA    2  -  -  48   8  +40  4
SYDNEY      2  -  -  16  10   +6  4
Canterbury  -  -  2  10  27  -17  -
Brisbane    -  -  2   8  37  -29  -
      

Judiciary News

No one was charged out of the match.

2015 NRL Auckland 9's - Round 3

South Sydney v Melbourne

Sun Feb 1, 12:00pm NZST

Late Changes

Only one change from the Round 2 team. Crichton replaces King on the bench.

WIN 24-4

The South Sydney Rabbitohs have booked their place in the Auckland Nines Quarter Finals after downing the Melbourne Storm by 24-4 at Eden Park this morning. In what was a considered and controlled performance from the reigning Premiers, the men in red and green top the Waiheke pool and are the first team to go through to the next round undefeated. The game stated poorly for the Storm, who dropped the ball cold off the kick-off in the in-goal, gifting the Rabbitohs possession in perfect field position. The Storm would pay dearly for the mistake immediately, when Issac Luke raced over from dummy-half. Adam Reynolds converted to make it 6-0. The Storm hit back through Cameron Munster when the play-maker took advantage of a Rabbitohs drop-ball to score out wide for his side, making it 6-4. Right on half-time, Luke changed the point of the Rabbitohs attack before sending the ball out to Aaron Gray who seemed certain to score. But with the ball inches from the deck, Storm defenders scrambled to knock the ball from his grasp. Chris McQueen however planted the ball down to make it 10-4 at half-time. The Rabbitohs started their second half in brilliant fashion when Adam Reynolds booted a massive forty-twenty that set up a try for Joel Reddy out wide just two plays later. Reynolds missed the conversion from the touch-line leaving the score at 14-4. Souths looked well in control by the time Luke set up yet another try after a simple catch and pass resulted in Angus Chricton scoring with his very first touch of the ball to make it 18-4. The red and green’s then got possession straight back after getting a bounce of the ball from the kick off before the ball went out, and Bryson Goodwin would be the ultimate beneficiary when he ran a good line off the hip of Cameron McInnes to score next to the sticks. Reynolds converted to make it 24-4 to round out the match and the pool stage of the Rabbitohs’ tournament.

 1 min  6-0
 5 min  6-4
 9 min 10-4
10 min 14-4
14 min 18-4
16 min 24-4

Final Line Up
 1. Reddy, Joel 
 2. Goodwin, Bryson 
 3. Walker, Dylan 
 5. McQueen, Chris 
 6. Luke, Issac (c)
 7. Reynolds, Adam 
 8. Burgess, George 
13. Tyrrell, Dave 
17. Grevsmuhl, Chris 

10. Lowe, Ben 
11. Clark, Jason 
14. Gray, Aaron 
16. McInnes, Cameron 
19. Crichton, Angus 

Luke, McQueen, Reddy, Crichton, Goodwin tries
Reynolds 2 from 4, Goodwin 0 from 1 goals

Referee     A.Devich

Penalities  3-1
Scrums      0-0

Effective 1st Tackles

 0 min   0m M Err CIG
 1 min   0m TRY
 3 min  32m P / McQueen kick 18m SS P(Walker)
 4 min 100m SS Err(Grevsmuhl) / (M TRY)
 6 min  30m Reynolds kick Reddy kick DIG
 7 min   0m M Err / Clark kick CIG
 9 min   0m M 6TG / TRY

half time

 9 min  10m Reynolds kick 40-20
10 min   0m TRY
12 min   2m M Err / ChOv
14 min   0m P / P / TRY
15 min   0m M Err CIG
16 min   0m TRY

Average effective 1st tackle location
- 13.4m - for the whole match

- 23.2m - 1st half
-  2.0m - 2nd half

Other 9's Round 3 Matches

12-10 Eden St Geo-Ill b Parramatta
20-17 Eden Newcastle  b Manly
14-8  Eden Nth Qld    b Penrith
22-8  Eden Warriors   b Wests-Tig
38-13 Eden Gold Coast b Canberra
20-14 Eden Cronulla   b Sydney
13-0  Eden Brisbane   b Canterbury

RANGITOTO (BLUE) Pool
            W  D  L   F   A Diff Pt
PARRAMATTA  2  -  1  53  44   +9  4
NEWCASTLE   2  -  1  53  45   +8  4
St Geo-Ill  2  -  1  44  49   -5  4
Manly       -  -  3  55  67  -12  -

WAIHEKE (GREEN) Pool
            W  D  L   F   A Diff Pt
SOUTHS      3  -  -  54  20  +34  6
NTH QLD     2  -  1  43  35   +8  4
Melbourne   1  -  2  32  45  -13  2
Penrith     -  -  3  16  45  -29  -

HUNUA (YELLOW) Pool
            W  D  L   F   A Diff Pt
WESTS-TIG   2  -  1  50  32  +18  4
WARRIORS    2  -  1  58  41  +17  4
Gold Coast  1  -  2  48  56   -8  2
Canberra    1  -  2  46  73  -27  2

PIHA (RED) Pool
            W  D  L   F   A Diff Pt
CRONULLA    3  -  -  68  22  +46  6
SYDNEY      2  -  1  30  30    0  4
Brisbane    1  -  2  21  37  -16  2
Canterbury  -  -  3  10  40  -30  -
      

Judiciary News

No one was charged out of the match.

2015 NRL Auckland 9's - Quarter Finals

South Sydney v Newcastle

Eden Park

Sun Feb 1, 2:55pm NZST

Late Changes

Changes from the Round 3 team are Grevsmuhl and Crichton are rested with Turner starting and King on the bench.

WIN 30-6

The South Sydney Rabbitohs have booked their place in the Auckland Nines Final Four after demolishing the Newcastle Knights 30-6 in this afternoon’s Quarter Final. The result means the Rabbitohs will take on an impressive Parramatta Eels outfit for a spot in the tournament’s Grand Final It was a poor start for the Rabbitohs as the Knights streaked away for a try from the very first set of the match through Jake Mamo. Jarrod Mullen converted to give the Knights a six point lead. But the Rabbitohs hit straight back through Chris McQueen after some pulverising defence from the red and greens. With the Knights desperate to avoid a line drop out, a loose pass was picked up by McQueen to score a bonus zone try. Reynolds converted from in front to take the lead 7-6. The Rabbitohs continued to show enthusiasm in attack with Aaron Gray and Matt King linking up for King to grab his second of the tournament making it 11-6. The ensuing kick-off saw the Rabbitohs receive a line drop out, placing them in prime attacking position instantly. But while Souths received two penalties on the Knights line as the first half wound down, they were unable to break through for a try. Instead, Adam Reynolds opted to take a shot at penalty-goal to extend the lead to 13-6 at half time. On the resumption, Ben Lowe powered his way over in fine style from 25 metres out to extend the lead right next to the bonus zone. Reynolds added the extras to make it 19-6. Souths then proceeded to tighten their grip on the match when George Burgess grabbed his second five-point try of the tournament before compounding the Knights’ woes by converting the try himself. With the clock winding down, Joel Reddy grabbed a final try to make the final score 30-6, booking their place in the competition’s final four.

 0 min  0-6
 2 min  7-6
 6 min 11-6
 9 min 13-6
11 min 19-6
14 min 26-6
18 min 30-6

Final Line Up
 1. Reddy, Joel 
 2. Goodwin, Bryson 
 3. Walker, Dylan 
 5. McQueen, Chris 
 6. Luke, Issac (c)
 7. Reynolds, Adam 
 8. Burgess, George 
13. Tyrrell, Dave 
15. Turner, Kyle 

 4. King, Matt 
10. Lowe, Ben 
11. Clark, Jason 
14. Gray, Aaron 
16. McInnes, Cameron 

McQueen, G.Burgess 5pt tries
King, Lowe, Reddy tries
Rednolds 3 from 3, G.Burgess 1 from 1, Luke 0 from 1, King 0 from 1 goals

Referee     G.Badger

Penalities  3-3
Scrums      0-0

Effective 1st Tackles

 0 min 100m (Nw TRY)
 1 min   2m Reynolds kick
 2 min   0m Nw Err TRY
 4 min   0m Luke kick CIG
 6 min   0m TRY
 7 min   0m Nw Err CIG
 9 min   0m P / P GOAL

half time

 9 min   5m Luke kick
11 min   0m Nw Err / TRY
12 min  73m SS P(Tyrrell)
13 min  42m Luke kick
14 min   0m Nw Err / TRY
15 min  61m KO OOF SS P(Walker)
16 min   1m Nw Err / P / Reynolds kick
17 min  10m Nw Err
18 min   0m Nw 6TG / TRY

Average effective 1st tackle location
- 18.4m - for the whole match

- 14.6m - 1st half
- 21.3m - 2nd half

Other 9's Quarter Final Matches

17-11 Eden Parramatta b Nth Qld
22-4  Eden Sydney     b Wests-Tig
14-12 Eden Cronulla   b Warriors

2015 NRL Auckland 9's - Semi Finals

South Sydney v Parramatta

Eden Park

Sun Feb 1, 5:25pm NZST

Late Changes

Changes from the Quarter Final team are Lowe and A.Gray are rested with Grevsmuhl and Crichton on the bench.

WIN 37-6

The South Sydney Rabbitohs have booked their place in the 2015 Auckland Nines Final after demolishing the Parramatta Eels by a tournament record 37-6 score and will now play Cronulla in the Final. Doubles to Bryson Goodwin, Adam Reynolds and Matt King were a feature of what was the side’s most dominant performance to date. The Rabbitohs will now take on the winner of the second Semi Final between the Sydney Roosters and the Cronulla Sharks in the Final at 5:30pm (AEDT) The Eels lost the ball on their very first tackle, putting Souths just 20 metres away from the line. The men in red and green spun the ball out to the wing of Bryson Goodwin, who did well to ground the ball despite the better efforts of new Eels recruit and Souths Junior, Reece Robinson. Adam Reynolds sprayed the conversion attempt to leave the early score at 4-0. A penalty against the Eels right on the Rabbitohs line for Chris Sandow throwing the ball at an opponent, saw the Rabbitohs march straight up-field for a quick try to Reynolds who also converted the try, making it 10-0. Some brilliant team work in mid-field saw the Rabbitohs – sparked primarily by the linking up of forwards, Issac Luke, George Burgess and Jason Clark – eventually saw Bryson Goodwin grab his second out wide to make it 14-0. At the re-start, the Rabbitohs managed to get yet another line drop-out that would eventually see Matt King cross for his second of the tournament, courtesy of a perfectly weighted Adam Reynolds cross-field kick. Reynolds missed the conversion, taking the sides into the break with the Rabbitohs leading 18-0. On the resumption, some more brilliant teamwork kicked off by the brilliant running of Matt King eventually saw Angus Chricton score a long-range bonus zone try. Reynolds added the extras to make it 25-0. Moments later, Adam Reynolds put in a long kick into the in-goal with no Eels in sight. Reynolds chased and planted the ball over the line for a try before adding the conversion. Issac Luke then added one of his own to make it 37-0 with Reynolds’ conversion. The Eels grabbed a consolation try with Junior Paulo kicking the conversion to make the final score 37-6.

 0 min  4-0
 4 min 10-0
 6 min 14-0
 8 min 18-0
12 min 25-0
14 min 31-0
15 min 37-0
17 min 37-6

Final Line Up
 1. Reddy, Joel 
 2. Goodwin, Bryson 
 3. Walker, Dylan 
 5. McQueen, Chris 
 6. Luke, Issac (c)
 7. Reynolds, Adam 
 8. Burgess, George 
13. Tyrrell, Dave 
15. Turner, Kyle 

 4. King, Matt 
11. Clark, Jason 
16. McInnes, Cameron 
17. Grevsmuhl, Chris 
19. Crichton, Angus 

Crichton 5pt try
Goodwin 2, Reynolds 2, King 2, Luke tries
Rednolds 4 from 6, Goodwin 0 from 1 goals

Referee     M.Cecchin

Penalities  1-2
Scrums      0-0

Effective 1st Tackles

 0 min   0m Pa Err / TRY
 2 min  90m SS P(Goodwin)
 4 min   0m P / TRY
 6 min   0m TRY
 7 min   0m Pa Err CIG
 8 min   0m Reynolds kick TRY
 9 min  82m SS P(McQueen)

half time

 9 min  18m Walker kick
11 min  71m DO
12 min   0m Pa Err / TRY
14 min   0m Pa Err / Reynolds kick TRY
15 min   0m Pa Err / TRY
17 min 100m (Pa TRY)
18 min 100m SS Err (King)

Average effective 1st tackle location
- 32.9m - for the whole match

- 24.6m - 1st half
- 41.3m - 2nd half

9's Semi-Final Matches

10-4  Eden Cronulla   b Sydney

2015 NRL Auckland 9's - Final

South Sydney v Cronulla-Sutherland

Sun Feb 1, 7:30pm NZST

Late Changes

No changes from the team that played the Semi Final

WIN 18-14 (Golden Point)

The South Sydney Rabbitohs have been crowned Auckland Nines champions after defeating the Cronulla Sharks in a thrilling extra time Final. In a fairy-tale for the returning Matt King, the former Origin and Test representative was the man to score the Club’s winning try after a nerve-wracking 10 minutes of extra time. Adam Reynolds picked up where he left off in the previous games by forcing a repeat set from the very beginning and after some controlled lead-up work, Bryson Goodwin opened the scoring out wide courtesy of a cross-field kick from Dylan Walker. Adam Reynolds converted to make it 6-0. But the Sharks hit straight back through Siosaia Feki, who broke through the red and green defence down the sideline to score and make it 6-4. In the dying second of the first half, Chris Grevsmuhl pulled off an incredible charge down before regathering the ball to streak 30 metres untouched to score, taking the teams to the break with Souths holding a 10-4 lead. On the resumption, Reynolds continued to apply pressure on Cronulla with some brilliant tactical kicking, but it was Cronulla who would be next to score through Valentine Holmes after a regathered Sharks line-drop-out, making it 10-8. A penalty to the Rabbitohs resulted in Cameron McInnes being set up for a strong four-pointer right next to the sticks to make it 14-8. Inside the final minute of the match Jack Bird scored a four-pointer out wide to give the Sharks a chance to level the scores up. The Sharks kicked a booming conversion from the touch-line to send the game to extra time. In extra time, Adam Reynolds swung the pendulum in his sides favour with a massive forty-twenty, but the Rabbitohs weren’t able to score off the chance, nor from the ensuing chances despite having all the possession. Joel Reddy then seemed to score a legitimate try, but the four-pointer was disallowed thanks to a forward pass call. But in a fairy-tale finish, after determined play from both sides, Matt King capped off his Auckland Nines by winning the Rabbitohs the match with his try courtesy of Issac Luke by 18-14.

 2 min  6-0
 3 min  6-4
 9 min 10-4
11 min 10-8
13 min 14-8
17 min 14-14
27 min 18-4

Final Line Up
1.  Joel Reddy
2.  Bryson Goodwin
3.  Dylan Walker
5.  Chris McQueen
6.  Issac Luke (c)
7.  Adam Reynolds
8.  George Burgess
13. Dave Tyrrell
15. Kyle Turner

4.  Matt King
11. Jason Clark
16. Cameron McInnes
17. Chris Grevsmuhl
19. Angus Crichton

Goodwin, Grevsmuhl, McInnes, King tries
Reynolds 1 from 2, Luke 0 from 1 goals

Referee     M.Cechin

Penalities  1-1
Scrums      0-0

Effective 1st Tackles

 0 min   0m Reynolds kick CIG 0m
 2 min   0m Walker kick TRY
 3 min 100m (CS TRY)
 5 min  56m Luke kick COF 10m / SS P (Crichton)
 7 min   0m CS Err / Luke kick CIG
 8 min  19m SS Err (Crichton)
 9 min   0m SS ChDn TRY

half time

10 min   0m Reynolds kick CIG
11 min  66m SS Err(Goodwin) / (CS TRY)
13 min   0m P / TRY
14 min   0m Reynolds kick CIG
15 min   0m Clark kick CIG
16 min  56m SS Err(Walker) / (CS TRY)

golden point

18 min  10m Reyndolds kick 40-20
20 min  10m Reynolds kick P
21 min   0m CS Err / (SS NO TRY) / Reynolds kick CIG
23 min   9m Reynolds kick
25 min  27m SS Err(Luke)
26 min   0m CS Err / Reynolds kick CIG
27 min   0m TRY

Average effective 1st tackle location
- 17.7m - for the whole match

- 25.0m - 1st half
- 17.5m - 2nd half
-  8.0m - Golden Point

Other FG Trials

14-12 Mack St Geo-Ill b Mackay

NRL 9s Player Awards

Rabbitohs players have swept the Dick Smith Auckland Nines tournament awards, with Adam Reynolds being named MVP, while also being named alongside fellow Rabbitohs, Issac Luke and George Burgess in the team of the tournament. Reynolds accepted his MVP award and a cheque for $5000 after a brilliant tournament that saw the Premiership winning half dominate proceedings with his brilliant kicking game, pivotal tries and conversions. “It’s been an unreal tournament and it’s something I’ll never forget,” said Reynolds. “Thank you to all the fans – you’ve made this an unreal experience.” Both Issac Luke and George Burgess weren’t far behind Reynolds though when it came to value, with the two being named in the team of the tournament as part of a talented class of players.

NSWRL U18 SG Ball - Trial

v Balmain, Ersk, Sat Jan 31 11:30am

WIN 10-6

 tries
no goals attempted

NSWRL U16 Matthews Trial

v Balmain, 10:00am

WIN 22-16

 tries
no goals attempted

Weekend - 12 Dec 2014

NSWRL U18 SG Ball - Trial

v Cronulla, Ersk, Fri Dec 12 2014 5:30pm

DRAW 12-12

H.Fuimoanua 2, D.Seuala tries
no goals attempted

NSWRL U16 Matthews Trial

v Cronulla, 7:00pm

LOSS 12-28

R.Bellow, T.Vann, M.De Luna tries
no goals attempted