National Rugby League (NRL) is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL competition (sometimes referred to as the Telstra Premiership for sponsorship purposes) is contested by 16 teams, 15 based in Australia and one based in New Zealand, and is the Southern Hemisphere's elite rugby league championship.
Sea Eagles
vs.
West Tigers
Match scheduled:
25-07-2010 from 07:00 until 09:00 (CET)
Round #20 - NRL Telstra Premiership 2010
vs.
West Tigers
Match scheduled:
25-07-2010 from 07:00 until 09:00 (CET)
Round #20 - NRL Telstra Premiership 2010
Referees: Shayne Hayne, Gerard Sutton
Head to head: Sea Eagles 8, Wests Tigers 6
Last clash: Wests Tigers 26 bt Sea Eagles 22 at SFS (Rd 1 2010)
TAB SportsBet: Sea Eagles $1.55, Wests Tigers $2.40
FootyTab: Wests Tigers +1.5
Manly face a torrid run home so this home game away from home is very important to ensure they avoid the embarrassment of missing the eight. They destroyed Cronulla last week, but coach Des Hasler knows that was more training run than true challenge.
The Wests Tigers haven't been setting the world on fire in recent weeks, but in contrast to past seasons, they've been getting results in tight matches. Their focus is no doubt on grinding out a top two or at worst top four spot and then hope for Benji Marshall and Robbie Farah to explode. The Sea Eagles blew a 20-4 halftime lead to lose to the Tigers in round one and it goes without saying they must play for the full 80 minutes. The Tigers showed against the Cowboys last Monday they can pull a try from anywhere when they need it.
