Waikato Times

RTS celebrates his 100th game for Warriors in style

- Marvin France

Warriors skipper Roger TuivasaShe­ck celebrated his 100th game for the Warriors with another reminder of his talents.

Tuivasa-Sheck scored the match-winning try in an allround brilliant performanc­e as the Warriors snapped a two-game losing streak with a 20-14 NRL win over the Dragons in Sydney.

It was a quality encounter as both teams scored three tries apiece, with Kodi Nikorima’s four goals from four attempts proving to be the difference on the scoreboard.

But the Warriors, who moved to 3-3 of the season after just their second win at Kogarah Oval, were deserved winners.

Riding a four-match winning streak heading into the contest, St George Illawarra had impressed all season with their line-speed and physicalit­y.

But Nathan Brown’s side won all the key statistics, including finishing with a 100 per cent completion rate, completing an incredible 39 sets out of 40, according to NRL.com stats.

Their red zone attack still needs plenty of work but, trailing by two points with 15 minutes to go, the halves made sure to get the ball to their most damaging player and Tuivasa-Sheck did the rest.

The fleet-footed fullback had threatened to break the line on numerous occasions but, after receiving the ball 15m out, he exploded out of the attempted tackle by Jack Bird and beat the cover to score.

Tuivasa-Sheck also ran for a game-high 265 metres from 26 carries, with two line breaks and six tackle busts.

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