Western Suburbs Magpies suffered a 28-16 loss to the North Sydney Bears in Round 8 of the NSW Cup at Campbelltown Sports Stadium.
Match: Magpies v Bears
Round 8 -
home Team
Magpies
13th Position
away Team
Bears
2nd Position
Venue: Campbelltown Sports Stadium, Sydney
The home side led 12-6 at half time before conceding four second half tries.
The home side’s first half try scorers were middle forwards Reuben Porters and Justin Matamua, with Solomona Faataape scoring the Magpies' only try of the second half.
That brought the home side to within two points of the Bears, trailing 18-16 with 19 minutes to play, before the Melbourne Storm feeder club posted two tries in the final ten minutes to claim a hard-fought victory.
