Why Wellington for opening round?
Place looks half empty and that's camera side.
CNK knocks on bomb.
6 again Warriors inside the 10m.
SJ turnstiles defense on first try line attack.
0-6 4 mins.
2 six agains and a penalty against Knights.
Ponga out of line early and penalised.
Poor end to set with SJ just handing it off.
Another inside 10m by Knights, still no warning for repeat infringement.
Martin pass to ground attacking the line and it went out.
Warriors penalised inside the 10m.
Good defense on Best who spills it.
Frizzy goes down off a CNK hip off for HIA.
Martin done for strip with Young fighting in tackle.
Pompey takes ball dead off Hastings chip.
J Safiti loses ball in tackle.
Hold on SJ tackled in air, not a penalty tonight like Eels got last night. Kick goes dead.
Young clearly jumped from field of play and caught in goal but give 7 tackle set!
Ponga throws one forward with outside open.
SJ bomb poor end to set.
Wow, Barnett makes a break off short ball off Harris and didnt pass to SJ. SJ lob pass should have been crisper but still finished in corner by Kosi.
4-6 SJ misses conversion!!! 27 mins
Knight kickout on full.
SJ kicks for 1m on halfway!
SJ makes a nice break.
SJ tackled and 6 again for inside the 10m.
Bunty scores under post.
10-6 30mins
5th tackle and Knights give away a 6 again.
Nikora held up of a barnstorming run.
SJ grubber straight to Fullback.
Ponga touches an offload for 6 more.
Another Martin pass gets knocked on.
Ponga earns a penalty as Nikora to long om him to get Knights out if their end.
6 more Warriors inside the 10m.
Ford runs down shortside, Martin went out but not used. SJ
Pompey touches ball before it goes 10m off dropout. Brains in short supply. Just needed to wait if it doesn't go 10m it's a penalty in front.
Halftime.
SJ midfield bomb stupid and knocked on by Kosi.
Nikora takes Ponga high and penalised.
6 again for Knight 10m out.
Hunt scores in corner, SJ sitting back and turned in creating numbers out wide.
10-12 47min
Ponga knocks on but Warriors penalised for inside the 10m. Ref explains Curran running off with it was inside the 10m.
Hastings puts it down inside the 20m.
CNK scores a beauty.
Nice work out back by SJ to Martin with soft hands to Villiami.
14- 12 56min another SJ conversion missed.
SJ bomb knocked on by Hunt, Curran looks to score, goes up no try. Off Knights into Pompey biceps.
SJ off scrum tries to score but held up pushed back and Knights inside the 10m and penalised.
Elliott nails Walker as a runner and penalised and on report.
Crosslin in the bin after 3 penalises inside the 10m back to back!
6 more again offside, stink on! Walker getting involved after heavy tackle by Miller who was offside, tackle fine.
Martin grubber terrible then compounded with a penalty for leg pull.
No points off that possession is massive issue.
Knights lose ball in tackle but called Warriors knock on, no captains challenge.
Montoya takes it dead off Miller grubber.
Nice SJ dropout goes 70m.
Montoya trapped again after Young trapped him in goal.
Warriors inside 10m, 6 again inside out 10m.
Ponga held up by CNK stepping stepping, amazing.
Pompey reaching for ball constitutes going forward off Knights offload.
Ponga has to leave for HIA after independent doctor call.
6 again Warriors inside the 10m again.
CNK scoops the grubber.
SJ shit bomb on our 20m goes to our 40m embarrassing.
Kosi with a great tackle to get foot out and Pompey makes him lose the ball at the line.
Finally a result from SJ midfield bomb worked Best take out by Martin.
Egan from dummy half scores 5m out, sold them a dummy they all rushed up. Knight in blood bin at the time.
20-12 75min
Warriors inside 10m on bomb.
Knights lose ball on halfway.
Ford loses it in tackle getting up to play it, captains challenge failed.
Heatherington loses ball in tackle on our 30m.
Fulltime 20-12
