RESULTS: VB NSW Cup 2015 Round 17

A full look at Round 17 of the 2015 VB NSW Cup thanks to the NSWRL.

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2015 New South Wales Rugby League VB NSW Cup
ROUND 17 - July 4, 5

North Sydney Bears 34 Mounties 34
Venue: North Sydney Oval
Date: Saturday 4 July 2015 at 3:00pm

North Sydney Bears (34)
Tries: Latrell Schuamkel 3, Darren Nicholls, Cody Walker, Kirisome Auva'a
Goals: Darren Nicholls 5

Mounties (34)
Tries: Gus Aiga 2, Stewart Mills, Jeremy Hawkins, Chevi Ellis, Bill Tupou
Goals: Mitch Cornish 5

For the second time this season, the North Sydney Bears and Mounties extraordinarily fought out another stalemate in a 34-all scoreline. Bears five-eight Cody Walker was best on ground, followed by Mounties halfback Mitch Cornish. This game saw a successful return of Kirisome Auva'a, scoring a try to his name and a hand in two more.

Illawarra Cutters 30 Wentworthville Magpies 22
Venue: WIN Stadium
Date: Saturday 4 July 2015 at 5:15pm

Illawarra Cutters (30)
Tries: Eli Roberts, Kayne Brennan, Blake Wallace 2, Chris Lewis, Junior Vaivai
Goals: Shannon Crook 3

Wentworthville Magpies (22)
Tries: Vai Toutai, Ryan Matterson, Halauafu Lavaka 2
Goals: Beau Henry 3

The Cutters survived a spirited Magpies fightback who trailed 20-0 after 24 minutes. The Magpies trailed 24-22 with eight minutes remaining but the Cutters held on to return into the top four. With Beau Henry in the sin-bin, the Cutters took full advantage of the extra-man overlap to score three tries and earn a commanding lead to claim the win.

Newcastle Knights 48 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 14
Venue: Newcastle Sports Ground No. 2
Date: Sunday 5 July 2015 at 3:00pm

Newcastle Knights (48)
Tries: N Ross 3, H Tuha 2, K Holland 2, C Tuimavave, L Fitzgibbon, J King
Goals: K Holland 4

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (14)
Tries: B Fritz, D Berryman, S Vave
Goals: K Aldridge 1

Newcastle prove too strong for Manly with a convincing display winning 48-14 at Newcastle Sports Ground. Two tries from their opening two sets, a hat-trick to Nathan Ross and cameo by Jeremy Smith combined for a dominant performance from Newcastle.

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