NSW Cup & Jersey Flegg Round 25 Wrap

The Raiders NSW Cup and Jersey Flegg teams have had a successful weekend with both teams defeating the Bulldogs on Saturday.

NSW Cup

The NSW Cup side defeated the Bulldogs 40-12 on Saturday at Raiders Belconnen to help cement their finals chances.

The win puts the Raiders in fourth place on the ladder with one game remaining in the season before finals.

Xavier Savage stole the show on his return game from a hamstring injury, scoring a hat-trick that helped put the team over the line.

The Bulldogs were the first ones to put points on the board with a try ten minutes in for Ethan Quai-Ward.

But Savage had two answers for the Bulldogs scoring seven minutes later and then scoring again in the 23rd minute.

The Green Machine had their job cut out for them but managed to score another with a try from Luke Webley in the 29th minute of the game.

The Bulldogs scored just before half-time in the 33rd minute with a try from Jeral Skelton.

As the teams went into the sheds at half-time it was still anybody’s game with the score 18-8 in favour of the Raiders.

But the Raiders knew the importance of winning the game and came out and scored four tries in the second half while the Bulldogs were only able to get away with one in the 72nd minute.

The Raiders side will now take on the first-place North Sydney Bears in the last regular game of the season which will be another must-win for the Raiders as they look forward to the finals.