Sharks' Olympian enjoys dream NRL debut; defensive lapse hurts Titans again - 3 Big Hits.
“What a moment for his family up in the stands. In a positive, prop Jarrod Wallace scored his second career double and in back-to-back games for the second time in his career “They were on top of us and we just get kept defending and it was great, in the first half we were competing hard. “But plenty of room there and Nicho Hynes judged the pass perfectly out to Mulitalo, just floating it over the top of a couple of players and landing it in the lap of that man. The Sharks struggled find their attacking spark in the first half before Hynes came out in the second stanza and took the game by the scruff of the neck. It was a defensive war of attrition in the opening 20 minutes and it took a barging run from Titans prop Jarrod Wallace to break the deadlock.
The Tokyo Games rugby sevens speedster turned out for his NRL debut and, playing at fullback, racked up 201 run metres, 10 tackle busts and a long-range try.
"It was always a dream of mine to play NRL. Obviously it just wasn't the (right) time. "I found rugby sevens, which was really good. It was fast, it was really good.
A dream debut for Lachlan Miller has helped Cronulla surge back into the top four after holding off a fast-finishing Gold Coast outfit at Cbus Super ...
I couldn’t ask for a better result in the end. To be honest it’s been the best eight months of my life.” To score a try, pretty special. It was always a dream of mine to play NRL. He’s not scared of big moments.” The script was flipped for the next four-pointer in the 50th minute as Hynes set up Mulitalo in the corner to make it 18-6 after a difficult sideline conversion.
The Titans fell short against the Cronulla Sharks in wet conditions at Cbus Super Stadium on Sunday night, finishing seven points behind in a 25 - 18 ball ...
Sharks halfback Nicho Hynes was the man to do it, kicking a field goal in the final minute to put a winning score line out of reach for the home side. Jamayne Isaako then added the extra two points from the sideline in wet conditions, making it a 6-point ball game at 24-18. to which the 182-game forward ran from 12 metres out to link up with his five-eighth and run over the top of three defenders, helping take an early 6-0 lead against the Sharkies.
Cronulla have rolled up their sleeves with an 11-minute burst in the second half helping them to a 25-18 win over a fast-finishing Titans at Cbus Stadium on ...
We half compete on a kick and then they run the length of the field. Three quick tries and then we're trying to chase a game in tough conditions and fall short. He allowed the first to bounce before doing the same with another in the second. "We're back to a few rounds earlier in the year where we're not stopping momentum when it's not going our way. That's the disappointing part, we leak one but have to do something about it then instead of leaking three. I'll be a brave man not to pick Will but Lachy has showed he's capable and he's got utility value."
Olympian Lachie Miller had a sensational NRL debut at fullback and Nicho Hynes stepped up on his return to halfback to inspire the Sharks to a vital 25-18 ...
The electric number one did his level best to get the Gold Coast into the game and set up Esan Marsters late to set up a tense final few minutes. AJ Brimson and Beau Fermor both came up with try savers but in the second stanza the Gold Coast went to sleep with the Sharks scoring three tries in 11 minutes. Wallace is in try-scoring form, scoring a superb double after also crossing against the Dragons the previous week, but he didn’t have enough help. It was a vital win for Cronulla and they had big contributions from hooker Blayke Brailey and centre Siosifa Talakai. Miller swooped and his electrifying speed did the rest. “I loved my time in rugby union but when I was young, it was a dream to play NRL. Since coming back here with this group of boys … it’s like a family.
With Nicho Hynes back running the show at halfback, Cronulla have returned to the NRL winners' list by defeating Gold Coast 25-18 at a rainy CBUS Super ...
"The shackles are off and they fight hard to the end, which is better than not fighting until the end, but we need to do something about it when it is only the one." "I thought it was a real polished performance and defensively I thought he was really good tonight." "He understood the flow of the game and not to push the boundaries on how we've been playing," Sharks coach Craig Fitzgibbon said of Hynes.
With Nicho Hynes back running the show at halfback, Cronulla have returned to the NRL winners' list by defeating Gold Coast 25-18 at a rainy CBUS Super ...
"The shackles are off and they fight hard to the end, which is better than not fighting until the end, but we need to do something about it when it is only the one." "I thought it was a real polished performance and defensively I thought he was really good tonight." "He understood the flow of the game and not to push the boundaries on how we've been playing," Sharks coach Craig Fitzgibbon said of Hynes.
The Cronulla Sharks have returned to the winners circle following their 25-18 victory over the Gold Coast Titans at Cbus Super Stadium.
Needing quick tries, the Titans gave themselves a chance to get back into the game when Jarrod Wallace chased through a kick that Toby Sexton put in to give the big man a second try. Adding a third try in quick succession, Lachlan Miller stamped why he's represented Australia at the Olympics in Rugby 7s when he swooped on a bouncing bomb and had open space in front of him to race 90m away to score. The opening 40 minutes was a dour affair with neither side able to dominate on the scoreboard despite the Sharks holding most of the possession.
With captain Nicho Hynes back running the show at halfback, Cronulla have returned to the NRL winners' list...
A smart gather by Wallace from Toby Sexton's grubber with nine minutes to play allowed the Titans' prop to score his second try of the night and gave the hosts' hope. The Sharks' star then iced the game after a Titans' fightback with a last-minute field goal, adding to his four conversions and 445 kicking metres. After an underwhelming move to fullback last weekend, Hynes returned to the No.7 jersey on Sunday in style, scoring a try and setting up another with a peach of a pass as the Sharks ran in four tries to three.
Hynes then iced the game after a Titans' fightback with a last-minute field goal. Former Australian rugby sevens international Lachie Miller, making his NRL ...
A smart gather by Wallace from Toby Sexton's grubber with nine minutes to play allowed the Titans prop to score his second try of the night and gave the hosts' hope. Hynes was central to the match-winning spell, finishing off a break by Ronaldo Mulitano in the 43rd minute to put his team ahead, before firing a wonderful pass in the 51st minute for Mulitano to dive over. The Olympian ran for 201 metres, made 10 tackle busts and scored a sensational breakaway try as the Sharks moved to 7-4 for the season.
With Nicho Hynes back running the show from halfback, Cronulla have returned to the NRL winners' list by defeating Gold Coast 25-18 at a rainy CBUS Super…
A smart gather by Wallace from Toby Sexton’s grubber with nine minutes to play allowed the Titans’ prop to score his second try of the night and gave the hosts’ hope. The Sharks’ star then iced the game after a Titans’ fightback with a last-minute field goal, adding to his four conversions and 445 kicking metres. After an underwhelming move to fullback last weekend, Hynes returned to the No.7 jersey on Sunday in style, scoring a try and setting up another with a peach of a pass as the Sharks ran in four tries to three.