NRL preliminary final: Sydney Roosters v South Sydney - live!

22 September 2018 09:55
Updates from Roosters v Rabbitohs at Allianz StadiumThoughts? Get in touch to join the conversation via email 10.55am BST 5 mins: Souths concede a penalty to the Roosters. 10.54am BST 4 mins: Nice kick from Cook to relieve the pressure on Souths. 10.52am BST All three Burgess brothers are playing for Souths tonight, of course. A rarity in any sport. 10.51am BST And we are off. 10.49am BST It’s a full house for the final rugby league game in this stadium. 10.42am BST The Roosters have won six of their last seven games at Allianz. We’ll know soon how they’re travelling on maintaining that run. 10.35am BST The teams are in.#NRLFinals LATE MAIL is in ?? for #NRLRoostersSouths @sydneyroosters will start Momirovski in the centres which shuffles their back row as well, while the @SSFCRABBITOHS have one bench switch.Details https://t.co/V3arVsismY pic.twitter.com/HznGrOHYqt 10.30am BST And this bears out what I said in my first post tonight, about this game dividing families. Even though my daughter is a @SSFCRABBITOHS supporter as a @sydneyroosters supporting dad I still love ya. #uptheroosters #nrlroosterssouths #family pic.twitter.com/GLvrjkh1Du 10.25am BST Some happy Souths fans. But will they still be happy in a couple of hours?#NRLRoostersSouths #nrlfinal pic.twitter.com/o1bdK96Vur 10.22am BST And what a roller coaster week it has been for the Rabbitohs, Sam Burgess in particular. Related: Sam Burgess cleared of wrongdoing in NRL lewd photo scandal 10.18am BST In case you haven’t seen it, tonight’s winners look likely to be facing a weakened Melbourne Storm next weekend. Related: Billy Slater charged and faces NRL grand final ban 10.16am BST The NRLW match earlier was a bit of a one-sided affair. Related: NRLW: Taleena Simon guides Roosters into grand final 9.39am BST It’s the inner Sydney derby. It’s suburb versus suburb. It’s mate against mate. It’s husband against wife in some cases. And it’s sibling v sibling. Does it get much better than the Roosters against the Rabbitohs in a preliminary final? Continue readingreadfullarticle

Source: TheGuardian