Pathways Report: Junior Reps book Semi-Final spots

In this week's pathways report, we take a look at the nib Newcastle Knights pathways teams in the Knock-On-Effect NSW Cup, Harvey Norman NSW Women's Premiership, Jersey Flegg Cup, UNE SG Ball Cup, Harvey Norman Tarsha Gale Cup and UNE Harold Matthews Cup competitions.

The two senior men's grades played before the NRL side on Sunday against the Canberra Raiders while our Junior Rep teams hosted the Roosters at Kurri Kurri Sports Ground on Saturday.

Also, the Knights NSW Women's Premiership team took on the Roosters on Monday night at Cessnock Sports Ground.

See how each team fared:

NSW Cup - Knights 18-20 Raiders

The NSW Cup side have gone down by two points to the Canberra Raiders at McDonald Jones Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Two tries in the final ten minutes for the away side saw the Raiders take the two points.

Newcastle started strong with Dom Young crossing over on the 13th minute mark.

The Raiders hit back through Jordan Martin seven minutes later, however the Knights would take a lead into the break with David Armstrong diving over in the corner.

After the break, Enari Tuala scored the Knights third after a well executed move down the left edge.

Newcastle extended their lead when Ben Talty couldn't be stopped close to the line as the Knights led 18-8 with 10 minutes to play.

However, it was the Raiders who would finish on top with two late tries to take the victory.

The Cup side sits in 10th place on the ladder after four rounds with one win and three losses.

NSW Women's Premiership - Knights 10-20 Roosters

The NSW Women's Premiership side have gone down by 10 points to the Roosters on Monday night at Cessnock Sports Ground.

The team were off to a brilliant start with two tries inside 15 minutes with Shanice Parker grabbing the first on the eighth minute mark.

Tayla Predebon powered over the line for the Knights second only six minutes later.

The Roosters res

ponded with three tries before half-time as the visitors led 16-10 at the break.

 

In a grinding battle with plenty of NRLW stars in action for both teams, the Roosters would post the only try of the second half on the 60th minute mark.

The match would finish 20-10 in favour of the away side.

Our Women's Premiership side sit in seventh spot on the ladder with three rounds remaining in the regular season.

Jersey Flegg Cup - Knights 24-12 Raiders

The Jersey Flegg Cup side have achieved their first two points of the season with a 12-point win over the Raiders at McDonald Jones Stadium on Sunday.

Logan Jones scored the Knights first eight minutes into the game before Canberra responded 10 minutes later.

Newcastle would have their second on the 31st minute mark to take a 10-6 lead into the break.

The Knights were fast out of the blocks in the second half scoring three tries before the 60th minute mark with Edward Hampson, Jahoiyakim Afoa and Travis Peterson getting on the scoresheet.

The Raiders would post a late consolation try, but it wasn't enough as the red and blue would hold onto claim victory.

The result moves the team up to sixth spot on the ladder after four rounds of the competition.

SG Ball Cup - Knights 36-36 Roosters

The SG Ball side have played out another incredible game finishing 36-all against the Roosters at Kurri Kurri Sports Ground on Saturday.

This time, the Knights scored two late tries to rescue the point.

Ethan Ferguson scored first for the red and blue before Jermaine McEwen doubled the Knights lead before the 12th minute mark. Fletcher Sharpe also got on the scoresheet 20 minutes into the game.

The Roosters would score two of their own before the break as the two sides went into the sheds at 12-all.

In a see-sawing affair, the two sides traded tries in the second half.

Ferguson claimed another two to pick up a hat-trick for the game while Sharpe added his second of the match.

The Roosters ran in four tries in the second half to open up a 36-24 lead with 10 minutes to play.

A late Kyle McCarthy try on the 66th minute brought the Knights to within two points while Ethan Ferguson added the extras to level the scores.

The scores would remain at 36-all with the two sides sharing the points after a brilliant match in the Under 19's competition.

The team still sits in third spot with one round remaining ahead of finals with the top six progressing to the semis.

Tarsha Gale Cup - Knights 10-22 Roosters

The Tarsha Gale Cup side went down by 12 points to the Roosters at Kurri Kurri Sports Ground on Saturday.

The Roosters ran in five tries to the Knights two with Leah Ollerton bagging a second-half double for the red and blue.

Sitting in third spot on the ladder with five wins and two losses, the team is assured of a finals finish with the top six progressing to the first week of semis.

Harold Matthews Cup - Knights 20-6 Roosters

The Harold Matthews Cup team picked up their fifth win of the season with a 14-point win over the Roosters at Kurri Kurri on Saturday.

In a grinding fixture, the Knights scored three tries to the Roosters one with Blake Dorahy notching a double and Kyran Blair also crossing the try-line.

Newcastle sit in fifth on the Harold Matthews Cup ladder, with the result confirming a finals finish for the team.

The side will play the Manly Sea Eagles in the final round at Lakeside Sporting Complex, Raymond Terrace this Saturday.