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2022 Parramatta Eels season

The 2022 Parramatta Eels season was the 76th in the club's history. Coached by Brad Arthur and co-captained by Clinton Gutherson and Junior Paulo, they competed in the NRL's 2022 Telstra Premiership.[1]

2022 Parramatta Eels season
NRL Rank4th
Play-off resultRunners-up (Lost 12–28 vs Penrith Panthers, Grand Final)
World Club ChallengeDNQ
2022 recordWins: 16; draws: 0; losses: 8
Points scoredFor: 608; against: 489
Team information
CEOJim Sarantinos
CoachAustralia Brad Arthur
Captain
StadiumCommBank Stadium (Capacity: 30,000)
TIO Stadium (Capacity: 12,500)
Avg. attendance20,015 (Home)
19,966 (Home & Away)
39,696 (Finals Series)
Agg. attendance240,185 (Home)
479,180 (Home & Away)
158,784 (Finals Series)
High attendance29,134 (16 September vs Canberra Raiders, 1st Semi-final)
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Summary

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Parramatta finished the 2022 regular season in fourth place. The season saw a club record membership tally of 34,264.[2] Along the way, the club defeated Penrith the defending premiers twice, the first of which was a 22–20 victory at Penrith Stadium which ended their long winning streak at the ground. The club also defeated Melbourne both home and away. Although the club finished within the top four, many pundits and experts wrote off Parramatta's premiership chances. In week one of the finals, Parramatta were beaten 27-8 by Penrith with Mitchell Moses being taken off injured in the second half. The following week in the elimination final, Parramatta comfortably defeated Canberra 40–4. This would set up a preliminary final meeting against North Queensland in Townsville. Parramatta headed into the game as outsiders but pulled off one of the biggest upsets in 2022 and NRL finals history defeating North Queensland 24–20. In the 2022 NRL Grand Final, Parramatta played against fellow Western Sydney club Penrith. Parramatta would go into the half-time break 18-0 down and would eventually lose 28–12 with Clinton Gutherson and Jake Arthur scoring Parramatta's tries.[3][4][5]

Squad information

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The playing squad and coaching staff of the Parramatta Eels for the 2022 NRL season.[6]

Parramatta Eels
Top 30 squad Extended squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 4 October 2022
Source(s): Eels Team Profiles


Transfers

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Main article: 2022 NRL season § Transfers

In:

Nat. Pos. Name From Transfer window Date Ref.
  HK Mitch Rein   Gold Coast Titans Pre-season October 2021 [7]
  WG Bailey Simonsson   Canberra Raiders Pre-season December 2021 [8]
  FB Josh Tuipulotu Youth Pre-season December 2021
  PR Ofahiki Ogden   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Pre-season February 2022 [9]

Out:

Nat. Pos. Name To Transfer window Date Ref.
  WG Blake Ferguson Green Rockets Tokatsu (rugby union) Pre-season September 2021 [10]
  HK Joey Lussick   St Helens Pre-season September 2021 [10]
  WG Michael Oldfield   Southport Tigers Pre-season September 2021 [10]
  PR Sam Hughes   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Pre-season September 2021 [10]
  FE Will Smith   Gold Coast Titans Pre-season October 2021 [11]
  LK Keegan Hipgrave Retirement Pre-season November 2021 [12]

Pre-season

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Main article: 2022 NRL pre-season results
20 February 2022 Parramatta Eels   22–26   St. George Illawarra Dragons Parramatta
18:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00)
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Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: TBA[13]
26 February 2022 Penrith Panthers   0–36   Parramatta Eels Penrith
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00)
 Report
Stadium: BlueBet Stadium
Attendance: TBA[14]
Referee: Ben Cummins

Home and away season

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Main article: 2022 NRL season

League table

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2022 NRL season
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1   Penrith Panthers (P) 24 20 0 4 1 636 330 +306 42
2   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 18 0 6 1 573 364 +209 38
3   North Queensland Cowboys 24 17 0 7 1 633 361 +272 36
4   Parramatta Eels 24 16 0 8 1 608 489 +119 34
5   Melbourne Storm 24 15 0 9 1 657 410 +247 32
6   Sydney Roosters 24 15 0 9 1 635 434 +201 32
7   South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 14 0 10 1 604 474 +130 30
8   Canberra Raiders 24 14 0 10 1 524 461 +63 30
9   Brisbane Broncos 24 13 0 11 1 514 550 −36 28
10   St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 12 0 12 1 469 569 −100 26
11   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24 9 0 15 1 490 595 −105 20
12   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 7 0 17 1 383 575 −192 16
13   Gold Coast Titans 24 6 0 18 1 455 660 −205 14
14   Newcastle Knights 24 6 0 18 1 372 662 −290 14
15   New Zealand Warriors 24 6 0 18 1 408 700 −292 14
16   Wests Tigers 24 4 0 20 1 352 679 −327 10

Result by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425
GroundHAAHAHAHANHA–AHAAHHHAHHAH
ResultWLWWWLWLWLWWBLWLWWLWWLWWW
Position7763443556655666667657554
Points22468810101212141618182020222424261828303234
Source: National Rugby League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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Main article: 2022 NRL season results
Round 1: 13 March 2022 Parramatta Eels   32–28   Gold Coast Titans Parramatta
16:05 AEDT
 Tries:
Russell   3', 7', 33'
Lane   18'
Blake   28'
Goals:
Moses 6/8   9', 30', 33', 66 pen', 71 pen', 79 pen'
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Tries:
Sami   10', 41'
Kelly   23', 37'
Clark   35'
Goals:
Sexton 4/5   12', 25', 36', 43'
 Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 18,211
Referee: Grant Atkins
Round 2: 19 March 2022 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks   18–16   Parramatta Eels Cronulla
17:30 AEDT
 Tries:
Mulitalo   11'
Katoa   28'
Tracey   57'
Wilton   79'
Goals:
Hynes 1/4   80'
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Tries:
Moses   39'
Mahoney   62'
Goals:
Gutherson 4/4   40', 49 pen', 54 pen', 63'
 Stadium: PointsBet Stadium
Attendance: 11,459
Referee: Peter Gough
Round 3: 26 March 2022 Melbourne Storm   24–28 (g.p.)   Parramatta Eels Melbourne
15:30 AEDT
 Tries:
B. Smith   11'
Meaney   37', 43'
Papenhuyzen   75'
Goals:
Papenhuyzen 4/4   13', 38', 44', 76'
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Tries:
Gutherson   17'
Blake   33'
Opacic   58'
Stone   70', 81'
Goals:
Moses 4/4   19', 34', 60', 72'
 Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 15,691
Referee: Ashley Klein
Round 4: 3 April 2022 Parramatta Eels   48–14   St. George Illawarra Dragons Parramatta
18:15 AEST
 Tries:
D. Brown   6'
Moses   16', 75'
N. Brown   43'
Mahoney   50'
Gutherson   52'
Blake   59', 67'
Goals:
Moses 8/8   7', 18', 44', 51', 54', 60', 69', 76'
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Tries:
Bird   34'
Sims   70'
Goals:
Lomax 3/3   35', 40 pen', 71'
 Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 19,711
Referee: Todd Smith
Round 5: 9 April 2022 Gold Coast Titans   20–26   Parramatta Eels Gold Coast
19:35 AEST
 Tries:
Sami   51'
Clark   59'
Fifita   66'
Marzhew   74'
Goals:
Sexton 2/4   61', 68'
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Tries:
Gutherson   18', 32'
Simonsson   25'
Matterson   46'
D. Brown   71'
Goals:
Moses 3/5   33', 47', 72'
Sin bin:
Paulo   61' to 71'
 Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium
Attendance: 14,478
Referee: Peter Gough
Round 6: 17 April 2022 Parramatta Eels   20–21   Wests Tigers Parramatta
16:00 AEST
 Tries:
Gutherson   13'
Papali'i   34'
Mahoney   51'
Niukore   68'
Goals:
Moses 2/4   15', 52'
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Tries:
Leilua   10'
Nofoaluma   22', 25'
Maumalo   48'
Goals:
Brooks 1/3   11'
Hastings 1/1   50'
Field goals:
Hastings   79'
 Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 28,366
Referee: Chris Butler
Round 7: 24 April 2022 Newcastle Knights   2–39   Parramatta Eels Newcastle
14:00 AEST
 Goals:
Clifford 1/1   8 pen'
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Tries:
Lane   11'
Perham   29'
D. Brown   45'
Papali'i   57', 66'
Penisini   71'
Goals:
Moses 7/8   12', 31', 37 pen', 46', 51 pen', 59', 72'
Field goals:
Moses   79'
 Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 25,169
Referee: Ashley Klein
Round 8: 30 April 2022 Parramatta Eels   4–35   North Queensland Cowboys Darwin
19:05 ACST
 Tries:
Perham   63'
Goals:
Moses 0/1
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Tries:
Feldt   30', 37', 57'
Dearden   74'
Tabuai-Fidow   77'
Drinkwater   78'
Goals:
Holmes 5/7   16 pen', 32', 38', 78', 79'
Field goals:
Holmes   39'
 Stadium: TIO Stadium
Attendance: 10,017
Referee: Todd Smith
Round 9: 6 May 2022 Penrith Panthers   20–22   Parramatta Eels Penrith
19:55 AEST
 Tries:
Edwards   4'
May   38', 53'
Leniu   77'
Goals:
Cleary 2/4   6', 78'
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Tries:
Gutherson   15'
Mahoney   26'
Matterson   66'
D. Brown   69'
Goals:
Moses 3/4   27', 67', 70'
 Stadium: BlueBet Stadium
Attendance: 21,348
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Round 10: 15 May 2022 Sydney Roosters   31–24   Parramatta Eels Brisbane
16:05 AEST
 Tries:
Waerea-Hargreaves   3'
Tedesco   12'
Walker   24'
Sua'ali'i   43', 61'
Goals:
Walker 5/7   4', 13', 16 pen', 26', 73'
Field goals:
Walker   39'
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Tries:
Papali'i   8', 47'
Moses   49'
Matterson   57'
Goals:
Moses 4/4   10', 48', 51', 59'
Sin bin:
Opacic   15' to 25'
 Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 43,401
Referee: Adam Gee
Round 11: 20 May 2022 Parramatta Eels   22–20   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Parramatta
19:55 AEST
 Tries:
Perham   17', 29'
Opacic   59'
Penisini   77'
Goals:
Moses 3/4   31', 60', 78'
Sin bin:
Moses   39' to 49'
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Tries:
Garrick   13', 50'
Tuipulotu   21'
Harper   43'
Goals:
Garrick 2/4   15', 22'
Sin bin:
Keppie   72' to 80'
 Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 18,778
Referee: Ben Cummins
Round 12: 29 May 2022 Canberra Raiders   20–28   Parramatta Eels Canberra
16:05 AEST
 Tries:
Kris   8', 35'
Whitehead   20'
Goals:
Fogarty 4/4   9', 22', 36', 43 pen'
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Details
Tries:
Penisini   11'
D. Brown   16', 65'
Simonsson   27', 53'
Goals:
Moses 4/5   13', 18', 55', 67'
 Stadium: GIO Stadium
Attendance: 16,244
Referee: Todd Smith
Round 13 (Bye for Parramatta Eels)
Round 14: 13 June 2022 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs   34–4   Parramatta Eels Sydney Olympic Park
16:00 AEST
 Tries:
Addo-Carr   6', 47', 52'
Averillo   14', 72'
Kiraz   26'
Goals:
Burton 5/6   16', 28', 48', 54', 73'
 Report
Details
Tries:
Penisini   67'
Goals:
Moses 0/1
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 20,184
Referee: Ashley Klein
Round 15: 18 June 2022 Parramatta Eels   26–16   Sydney Roosters Parramatta
19:35 AEST
 Tries:
D. Brown   7'
Papali'i   17'
Gutherson   20'
Sivo   31'
Mahoney   33'
Goals:
Moses 3/5   8', 18', 35'
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Details
Tries:
Sua'ali'i   3', 47'
Tupouniua   26'
Goals:
Walker 2/3   5', 27'
 Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 21,757
Referee: Todd Smith
Round 16: 2 July 2022 South Sydney Rabbitohs   30–12   Parramatta Eels Sydney Olympic Park
19:35 AEST
 Tries:
Johnston   3', 39'
Arrow   16'
Paulo   60'
Cook   65'
Goals:
L. Mitchell 5/5   5', 18', 40', 62', 66'
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Details
Tries:
Gutherson   21', 72'
Goals:
Moses 2/2   22', 73'
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 10,102
Referee: Ben Cummins
Round 17: 9 July 2022 Wests Tigers   20–28   Parramatta Eels Leichhardt
19:35 AEST
 Tries:
Brown   15'
Laurie   25'
Nofoaluma   70', 74'
Goals:
Doueihi 2/4   17', 26'
Sin bin:
Matamua   31' to 41'
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Details
Tries:
Campbell-Gillard   30'
Sivo   37'
Mahoney   39'
Moses   42'
Papali'i   67'
Goals:
Moses 4/5   31', 40', 44', 69'
 Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 13,214
Referee: Chris Butler
Round 18: 15 July 2022 Parramatta Eels   28–18   New Zealand Warriors Parramatta
19:55 AEST
 Tries:
Blake   11', 21'
Papali'i   53'
Gutherson   56'
Sivo   67'
Goals:
Moses 4/5   23', 55', 57', 68'
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Details
Tries:
Montoya   32'
Kosi   75'
Murchie   78'
Goals:
Johnson 3/3   34', 76', 78'
 Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 12,279
Referee: Todd Smith
Round 19: 21 July 2022 Parramatta Eels   14–36   Brisbane Broncos Parramatta
19:50 AEST
 Tries:
Sivo   4', 52'
Blake   37'
Goals:
Moses 1/3   38'
Sin bin:
Penisini   31' to 41'
 Report
Details
Tries:
Oates   10', 41'
Haas   19'
Riki   22'
Capewell   32'
Reynolds   69'
Goals:
Reynolds 6/6   12', 21', 24', 34', 42', 71'
 Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 11,017
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Round 20: 29 July 2022 Parramatta Eels   34–10   Penrith Panthers Parramatta
19:55 AEST
 Tries:
Papali'i   10'
Sivo   14', 77'
Mahoney   18', 26'
Gutherson   34'
Goals:
Moses 5/6   12', 15', 19', 28', 35'
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Details
Tries:
O'Sullivan   6'
Martin   62'
Goals:
Cleary 0/1
O'Sullivan 1/1   63'
Sent off:
Cleary   17'
 Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 26,912
Referee: Todd Smith
Round 21: 5 August 2022 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles   20–36   Parramatta Eels Brookvale
19:55 AEST
 Tries:
Koula   20'
Saab   28'
Tuipulotu   44'
Goals:
Garrick 4/5   22', 24 pen', 30', 52 pen'
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Details
Tries:
Sivo   2', 8'
Opacic   33'
Blake   55'
Gutherson   61'
Penisini   68'
D. Brown   71'
Goals:
Gutherson 4/7   35', 63', 69', 73'
 Stadium: 4 Pines Park
Attendance: 17,134
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Round 22: 12 August 2022 Parramatta Eels   0–26   South Sydney Rabbitohs Parramatta
19:55 AEST
 Report
Details
Tries:
Walker   4', 69'
Thompson   12'
Johnston   26', 55'
Goals:
L. Mitchell 3/5   5', 56', 70'
 Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 22,958
Referee: Grant Atkins
Round 23: 20 August 2022 Parramatta Eels   42–6   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Parramatta
15:00 AEST
 Tries:
Penisini   10'
Blake   14', 78'
Sivo   34'
Matterson   45'
Opacic   48'
D. Brown   61', 65'
Goals:
Moses 5/8   11', 16', 46', 62', 66'
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Details
Tries:
Schoupp   28'
Goals:
Burton 1/2   5 pen'
 Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 26,451
Referee: Ashley Klein
Round 24: 25 August 2022 Brisbane Broncos   6–53   Parramatta Eels Brisbane
19:50 AEST
 Tries:
Lee   29'
Goals:
Staggs 1/1   31'
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Details
Tries:
Sivo   10'
Opacic   16', 77'
Gutherson   18', 36'
Moses   26'
Papali'i   65'
Penisini   68'
Blake   79'
Goals:
Moses 8/9   11', 17', 20', 28', 38', 67', 70', 80'
Field goals:
Moses   39'
 Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 30,371
Referee: Grant Atkins
Round 25: 1 September 2022 Parramatta Eels   22–14   Melbourne Storm Parramatta
19:50 AEST
 Tries:
D. Brown   12'
Penisini   43'
Sivo   60'
Goals:
Moses 5/5   14', 30 pen', 44', 62', 71 pen'
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Details
Tries:
H. Grant   66'
Meaney   76'
Nofoaluma   78'
Goals:
Meaney 1/2   76'
Munster 0/1
 Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 23,758
Referee: Ashley Klein

Finals series

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Main article: 2022 NRL finals series
See also: 2022 NRL Grand Final

Bracket

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Qualifying and elimination finalsSemi-finalsPreliminary finalsGrand final
9 September – Sydney
1  Penrith Panthers27
4  Parramatta Eels816 September – Sydney
  Parramatta Eels40
10 September – Melbourne  Canberra Raiders424 September – Sydney
5  Melbourne Storm20  Penrith Panthers32
8  Canberra Raiders28  South Sydney Rabbitohs122 October – Sydney
  Penrith Panthers28
11 September – Sydney23 September – Townsville  Parramatta Eels12
6  Sydney Roosters14  North Queensland Cowboys20
7  South Sydney Rabbitohs3017 September – Sydney  Parramatta Eels24
  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks12
10 September – Sydney  South Sydney Rabbitohs38
2  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks30
3  North Queensland Cowboys32

Matches

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QEF: 9 September 2022 Penrith Panthers   27–8   Parramatta Eels Penrith
19:50 AEST
 Tries:
To'o   15', 51'
Edwards   59'
Fisher-Harris   61'
Goals:
Cleary 5/5   16', 53', 60', 63', 78 pen'
Field goals:
Cleary   37'
Sin bin:
May   11' to 21'
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Details
Tries:
Kaufusi   28'
Goals:
Moses 2/2   29', 46 pen'
 Stadium: BlueBet Stadium
Attendance: 21,863
Referee: Gerard Sutton
SF: 16 September 2022 Parramatta Eels   40–4   Canberra Raiders Parramatta
19:50 AEST
 Tries:
Penisini   6'
Opacic   14'
Blake   19'
Paulo   23'
Moses   45'
Niukore   70', 79'
Goals:
Moses 6/8   7', 21', 25', 47', 72', 75 pen'
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Details
Tries:
Savage   28'
Goals:
Fogarty 0/1
 Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 29,134
Referee: Ashley Klein
PF: 23 September 2022 North Queensland Cowboys   20–24   Parramatta Eels Townsville
19:50 AEST
 Tries:
Cotter   11'
Leilua   25'
Taulagi   52'
Goals:
Holmes 4/5   13', 38 pen', 49 pen', 54'
Sin bin:
Taumalolo   15' to 25'
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Details
Tries:
Penisini   6'
Campbell-Gillard   18', 57'
Sivo   64'
Goals:
Moses 4/4   8', 19', 58', 65'
 Stadium: Queensland Country Bank Stadium
Attendance: 25,372
Referee: Grant Atkins
GF: 2 October 2022 Penrith Panthers   28–12   Parramatta Eels Sydney Olympic Park
19:30 AEDT
 Tries:
Crichton   10'
To'o   17', 45'
Sorensen   27'
Staines   58'
Goals:
Cleary 4/6   12', 21 pen', 28', 60'
 Report
Details
Tries:
Gutherson   76'
Arthur   77'
Goals:
Moses 2/2   76', 78'
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 82,415
Referee: Ashley Klein

References

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