Warriors win marred by star's brutal knockout

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Warriors hooker Wayde Egan has been knocked retired successful a brutal clash with Jason Taumalolo arsenic his broadside broke a five-year drought against the Cowboys.

Egan's frightening brushwood with the Cowboys prima was the lone acheronian spot successful a superb evening for the Warriors, who ran retired 26-12 winners successful Townsville, their first triumph astatine the Cowboys' location since 2018.

The Warriors No.9 enjoyed a terrific outing earlier being knocked out, scoring his team's archetypal effort of the match.

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However, his nighttime came to extremity with conscionable implicit 10 minutes near aft attempting to dilatory down an on-rushing Taumalolo.

The Cowboys prima stepped done aggregate defenders earlier Egan stepped up and ducked his caput successful an effort to get debased for a tackle.

In getting low, Egan ducked consecutive into the close enarthrosis of Taumalolo and was sent flying.

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A dazed Egan remained connected the turf for respective minutes aft the deed earlier being helped disconnected the tract by a brace of Warriors trainers, staggering arsenic helium walked off.

It was Egan's 2nd caput sound of the lucifer aft helium was sent for a archetypal fractional HIA conscionable minutes earlier the half-time break.

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If the sound is deemed a class 1 caput knock, Egan volition look a mandatory 11 days connected the sidelines earlier helium plays his adjacent match.

Egan was joined by Jazz Tevaga, Marcelo Montoya (2) and Edward Kosi arsenic the try-scorers successful a lucifer to retrieve for the Warriors, with seasoned halfback Shaun Johnson pulling the strings to perfection.

There was an electrical commencement to the match, arsenic some teams exchanged tries successful a manic 13-minute stretch.

Tries to Tom Chester and Reece Robson gave the Cowboys an aboriginal 12-6 lead, but the location broadside would not people different constituent for the remainder of the contest.

The Warriors volition instrumentality location to New Zealand to big the Bulldogs successful circular four, portion the Cowboys volition big the Titans successful Townsville.

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