David Fusitu'a of the Warriors charges forward against the Cronulla Sharks at Mt Smart Stadium. Photo: Getty ImagesCronulla hammered another nail into the Warriors coffin with the home side's finals hopes exhausted following tonight's 26-12 NRL defeat at Mt Smart Stadium. Cronulla dominated the first-half to earn tries through centre Kurt Capewell and five-eighth Fa'amanu Brown while the Warriors crossed through centre Solomone Kata to trail 12-6 at halftime. The loss of their playmaker impacted little on the Sharks attack, with slick hands putting Feki over in the corner, before Bukuya bounced out of a tackle to dive in to effectively close the curtain on another failed Warriors campaign. Warriors 12 (Solomone Kata, Bodene Thompson tries, Issac Luke 2 cons)Sharks 26 (Kurt Capewell, Fa'amanu Brown, Sosaia Feki, Jayson Bukuya tries, Holmes 4 cons, 1 pen)

Source: Otago Daily Times July 28, 2017 22:07 UTC