NRL

North Queensland have locked down an NRL finals berth but it was ugly and it was late, the Cowboys grinding out a tense 20-19 golden point win over Cronulla in Townsville on Monday night.

Young guns Mitch Cornish and Jack Wighton have given long suffering Canberra fans renewed hope for 2015 after sparking a 27-12 NRL victory over Wests Tigers on Saturday.

Brisbane have overcome a perplexing refereeing decision to defeat St George Illawarra 30-22 in Friday night's crucial NRL clash.

A late Lote Tuqiri try, coupled with an Adam Reynolds field goal, has helped South Sydney secure a vital 21-14 win in a niggling NRL clash with Canterbury at ANZ Stadium on Thursday night.

Canterbury chalked up a second successive win to all but secure their place in the NRL finals but missed a big chance to crank up their for and against with a laboured 30-10 win over the injury-r