Leka Halasima’s Last-Second Heroics Seal Epic Warriors Win Over Knights
What a night of rugby league drama! If you thought you’d seen it all, Leka Halasima just redefined last-minute magic in the Warriors' breathtaking 20-15 win over the Knights. This wasn’t just a match — it was a spectacle that will be talked about all week, maybe all season.
Picture this: the scoreboard reads 15-14 in favour of the Knights, just seconds left on the clock, Warriors scrambling for one final shot. Tanah Boyd, who had already missed three field goals and a crucial penalty earlier, takes another stab — and it's charged down. Game over? Not quite.
The ball ricochets back, and there he is — 19-year-old Leka Halasima. No time to think. He scoops it up on the bounce, and just like that, the race is on. He blitzes past Jack Cogger, outpaces Bradman Best and Leo Thompson, dances past fullback Dane Gagai, and somehow — with defenders hanging off him — slides across the try line. Unreal. It wasn’t just athleticism; it was sheer determination, instinct, and a little bit of magic.
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“We left it until the last three seconds, and a bit of Leka Magic got us home,” Warriors five-eighth Chanel Harris-Tavita said after the game. That’s exactly what it was — magic. A young star delivering a clutch play that legends are made of.
And it wasn’t like the Knights were underperforming. In fact, they were almost forced to forfeit the game due to a brutal gastro outbreak that left 12 players bedridden in the 24 hours leading up. Their resilience was nothing short of inspiring. With barely a squad to run the captain’s run, they still fronted up and took the lead with minutes to go.
Knights coach Adam O’Brien summed it up best: “They didn’t eat before kickoff. They couldn’t keep anything in. But I couldn’t be prouder of them.” It was a performance of grit and heart, and the 21,000 fans in attendance knew it.
And let’s not forget the earlier thriller. Adam Doueihi was the hero for the Tigers, nailing a clutch field goal to clinch a 21-20 win over the Titans in another edge-of-your-seat finish.
Two games. Two last-second game-winners. But it’s Halasima’s miracle try that will live in the memory. In the theatre of rugby league, this weekend was pure blockbuster.
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