Broncos beat Roosters to claim NRLW premiership
The Brisbane Broncos are NRLW premiers for the first time in five years after sealing a late 22-18 grand final win over the Sydney Roosters.
Rampaging Broncos centre Mele Hufanga scored five minutes from fulltime at Accor Stadium to wrap up victory and ruin the Roosters’ hopes of completing the perfect season.
After winning every match through the 11-game regular season and the finals, the Roosters were gunning to seal an unbeaten campaign and lift a second-straight premiership on Sunday.
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The Roosters came roaring back by scoring three times in an eight-minute salvo early into the second half.
Brisbane looked in all sorts of trouble but a 60th minute try from Shalom Sauaso got them back to within striking distance before Hufanga came up with the match-winning four-pointer.
The win brought Brisbane their fourth NRLW premiership.
Originally published on AAP
