- New Zealand Warriors 6-26 St George Illawarra Dragons
- First standalone NRLW match draws healthy crowd
St George Illawarra have kept their top-two hopes alive after coming from behind to defeat the Warriors 26-6 on a historic day for the NRLW at Mt Smart Stadium. Previous games had been played as curtain-raisers to NRL finals but Sunday’s clash in New Zealand served as the first standalone fixture in the competition’s history and showed a thirst for women’s rugby league with a healthy crowd in attendance.
The result means this year’s competition mirrors 2018, with every match going the same way as it did last season, setting up a mouth-watering round of fixtures next week. Brisbane will qualify for the grand final, barring a major mishap. However, their opponents remain a mystery. If history repeats and Sydney Roosters belt the Dragons next week, then there could be three teams locked on two points, should Brisbane beat the Warriors, with for and against the deciding factor again.
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