Warriors beat Roosters for two in a row
- Dave Worsley
- Mar 22
- 2 min read
The winning Warriors travel to Campbelltown to face Wests Tigers in the next round of NRL but are set to be without Roger Tuivasa-Sheck.
The former Dally M winner shrugged off a hamstring injury to stop Dominic Young scoring in the corner in the 56th minute, forcing the Roosters player into touch. He then left the field with his injury.
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In front of 23,219 at Mt Smart the Warriors make it back-to-back home wins with a hard-fought 14-6 triumph after trailing 6-4 with 15 minutes to play.
Fullback Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad produces 30 runs for 314 metres to go with two try assists and seven tackle breaks to assist with the victory.
Props James Fisher-Harris and Mitch Barnett were equally solid combining for 29 runs and 287 metres
The Warriors finished the game when Ali Leiataua surged into a hole from close range and dotted down for his second try as Luke Metcalf added the extras to make it 14-6.
A few minutes earlier a slicing run by Taine Tuaupiki put the Warriors in the Red Zone and Chanel Harris-Tavita came up with a great solo try when he put up a chip kick and flew high to bring it down and score. Luke Metcalf hit the upright to leave the score at 8-6 in their favour.
The first half try also went to Leiataua after he eased through a Mark Nawaqanitawase tackle to score to have the home team on the scoreboard at 4-6. .