9 May 2010

Sea Eagles back up with big win over Dragons

7:30 am on 9 May 2010

Manly have beaten the National Rugby League leaders St George Illawarra 24-6 at Brookvale Oval - just the second defeat of the Dragons' season.

Manly secured the win despite having eight players backing up from representative duties 24 hours earlier, and were also forced to play the whole second half without Kiwis halfback Kieran Foran after he strained a hamstring.

Despite the two sides having 11 players between them involved in Friday's Test between Australia and New Zealand and the City versus Country clash in Port Macquarie, the match was an intense, high quality encounter.