Update – 42nd minute: Back after halftime and the tempo has certainly picked up. The Cyclones have the ball, it comes to Weaver who charges it forward and gets to within 5 of halfway before being taken down by Wilson and Taylor comes on over the top and PENALTY! Taylor has flopped over the top and rightly so, has been penalised! The cyclones with the first chance of the half! It is kicked down by Farhat and gets some good metres! 25 metres out now! It comes to Weaver, he CHARGES forward! OH! BIG HIT THERE BY THE DEFENSE! However, weaver gets straight back up and plays the ball, it comes to fittler he throws it to Read, Read charges, he gets grabbed by a defender, he is still going though, another defender grabs him, he is still pumping those legs…STILL GOING IS READ! READ IS ON THE TRY LINE! HE GETS PUSHED DOWN!! READ SCORES!! OR HAS HE!?!?!?! Has read scored an absolutely magnificent solo effort or has he been held up? It will go to the video referee. Read had 3 defenders on him and still kept pumping those legs. Lets have a look……YES HE HAS! The ball has touched the ground and it will be a sensational try to the cyclones! And….yes there si confirmation, try to the Cyclones and a try to Read through sheer determination! What a brilliant start by the Clones and they now have a chance to take the lead for the first time in this game! Gonzalez, 30 metres in from touch. He strikes it well, but it will swing away! The score is now 16-16 just after halftime.
Update – 43rd minute: Hawks kick the ball off after the try and it lands into the arms of Dempsey who offloads it to big Sam Green. He charges forward and gets taken down. Read gets into dummy half, looks to get a scoot, catches the markers offside, Read charges through, HE GOES STRAIGHT THROUGH! READ STRAIGHT THROUGH THE DEFENSE!! READ IS AWAY..READ TO THE 30…TO THE 40… HERE COMES DAVIS THE FULLBACK!! READ KICKS DOWN FIELD!! THE BALL IS ROLLING TOWARDS THE TRY LINE, BOTH ARE CHASING, DAVIS IS IN FRONT OF READ, READ IS STILL PUMPING THOSE LEGS THOUGH, DAVIS AND READ WHO WILL GET THERE FIRST!?!?!??! DAVIS DIVES ON THE BALL!!! DAVIS CLEANS UP!!!! OH DAVIS DROPPED IT! HE DROPPED IT AND READ PICKS IT UP! READ WILL SCORE! OH READ WILL SCORE ONE OF THE GREATEST TRIES YOU WILL EVER SEE! UNBELIEVABLE! THE CYCLONES HAVE GONE BACK TO BACK TO BACK TO BACK! Brilliant stuff! 16-20 with a kick to come! Gonzalez will make no mistake of this one right in front, and he doesn’t, the cyclones lead 16-22 after two magical tries by their captain!
