The St George Dragons competed in Round 8 of the 2026 NSWRL Junior Reps season over the weekend whilst the Illawarra Steelers teams enjoyed byes.
Full NSWRL TV matches are available on BarTV.
SG BALL
Match: Sea Eagles v Dragons
Round 8 -
home Team
Sea Eagles
away Team
Dragons
Venue: Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation, Sydney
A Cornelius Pupualii double was not enough to propel the Dragons past a fast-starting Manly outfit as they fell 30-18 in Narrabeen.
Manly raced out to a 24-0 lead behind an Oscar Crotty double as well as tries to Beau Alexander and Beau McKee.
Tyrone Moeroa scored off a wild sequence which involved several kicks to stop the bleeding for the Red V.
A Lukas Butler try made life all the more difficult for the Dragons but they persisted with Pupualii nabbing a double to take his tally to five from his past three games.
SG Ball Round 8 Highlights: Dragons vs. Sea Eagles
TARSHA GALE CUP
Match: Sea Eagles v Dragons
Round 8 -
home Team
Sea Eagles
away Team
Dragons
Venue: Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation, Sydney
The Dragons nabbed their first win of the Tarsha Gale Cup season downing the Sea Eagles 32-10 on the Northern Beaches.
The visitors got off to a sizzling start with Morgan Simon, Tahli Curtis, Pypah Ferguson and Millie Cunich all nabbing tries in the opening quarter of the clash to make it 18-0.
Katie Andrews found a try for Manly just shy of the break to cut the deficit back to 14.
Josephine Zapantis nabbed tries in back-to-back sets for the Red V to send them well on their way to a deserved victory before Izabel Williams went over late to seal it.
Tarsha Gale Cup Round 8 Highlights: Dragons vs. Sea Eagles
HAROLD MATTHEWS CUP
Match: Sea Eagles v Dragons
Round 8 -
home Team
Sea Eagles
away Team
Dragons
Venue: Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation, Sydney
A late Manly charge saw them take down the Dragons 24-6 in their Harold Matthews Cup clash on Sunday.
Zac Gedz got the Sea Eagles on the board early before Rokko Walker crafted a timely response for the Red V a quarter of the way in.
Cooper Eveleigh found Manly's second five minutes out from the break to make it 12-6.
The next period proved an arm wrestle before Jayden Richards and Billy Miller found tries in the final stages to seal it for the hosts.
Harold Matthews Cup Round 8 Highlights: Dragons vs. Sea Eagles
LISA FIAOLA CUP
Match: Sea Eagles v Dragons
Round 8 -
home Team
Sea Eagles
away Team
Dragons
Venue: Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation, Sydney
The Dragons notched their opening win of the 2026 Lisa Fiaola Cup season finishing atop Manly 22-6 in Narrabeen.
A Maude Havea try 14 minutes in proved the only score of the opening stanza as the Dragons took a 6-0 lead into the break.
Lynetah Ioramo found another for the visitors early in the second half before Havea nabbed a second to make it 16-0 entering the final quarter of the clash.
Manly breathed some life back into their chances with 10 minutes to play courtesy of a Ruby King try only for Monique Marshall to slice through in the final minute to ice it for the Red V.
Lisa Fiaola Cup Round 8 Highlights: Dragons vs. Sea Eagles
