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NRC semi-finalists confirmed

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Sunday 9 Oct 2016

For the 'Pacific Island' round, there were celebrations of Pacific Island culture around the country as six teams went into the final round in semi-finals contention.

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With six tries each, the NSW Country Eagles' 44-40 victory over the valiant Western Sydney Rams kept the vocal crowd on the edge of their seats throughout the see-sawing match. The win secured the Eagles the minor premiership, the Horan-Little Shield for 2016 and the Benn Robinson Bell.

At Viking Park in Canberra, the Perth Spirit's control in the second half secured them the all-important victory over the UC Vikings to take them into the semi-finals.

In 80km winds in Frankston, the Sydney Rays managed a gutsy 38-32 triumph over Melbourne Rising to stake out a home semi-final at Pittwater Park.

The Queensland derby for the Andy Purcell Cup saw a record amount of points scored at Ballymore, with Brisbane City retaining the bragging rights over Queensland Country for another year thanks to their thrilling 58-52 victory.

All the scores and scorers!

Western Sydney Rams 40-44 NSW Country Eagles

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For Western Sydney Rams:

Tries: Viiga 2, Wessels, Paenga-Amosa, Smart, Minute

Cons: Asquith 2

For NSW Country Eagles:

Tries: Gordon 2, Robinson, Fa'ainga, Ward, Ryan

Cons: Deegan 2, Adams 2

Referee: Graham Cooper

Assistant referees: Amy Perrett, Edward Martin

UC Vikings 36-42 Perth Spirit

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For UC Vikings:

Tries: Mann-Rea 2, Taliauli, Sinoti, Thompson

Cons: Thompson 3

For Perth Spirit:

Tries: Stander 2, Vasukicakau, Louwrens, Meakes

Cons: Lance, Prior 3, Alatimu

Pen: Alatimu

Referee: William Houston

Assistant referees: Matthew Hogan, Brodie Ingram

Melbourne Rising 32-38 Sydney Rays

For Melbourne Rising:

Tries: Placid, Cummins, Lomax, English

Cons: Johansson 3, Snowden

For Sydney Rays:

Tries: Dempsey, Foley, Roos, Jones, Simone

Cons: Sinclair 4

Referee: Damon Murphy

Assistant referees: Rohan Hoffmann, Rachel Horton

Brisbane City 58-52 Queensland Country

For Brisbane City:

Tries: White 2, Naisarani 2, Gibbon 2, Beauchamp, Kuridrani

Cons: McIntyre 5

For Queensland Country:

Tries: Tuttle 2, Postal, Tupou, Perese, Lefau, Banks

Cons: Paia'aua 5

Referee: Nicholas Berry

Assistant referees: Oliver Kellett, Daniel Coelho

National Rugby Championship standings after Round Seven:

NSW Country Eagles 28 points

Sydney Rays 27 points

Perth Spirit 22 points

Melbourne Rising 16 points

UC Vikings 15 points

Western Sydney Rams 13 points

Brisbane City 9 points

Queensland Country 7 points

Semi-finals fixtures:

Saturday, October 15

NSW Country Eagles v Melbourne Rising

(Newcastle No.2 Sportsground, Newcastle; Kick-off: 15.00 AEDT)

Sunday, October 16

Sydney Rays v Perth Spirit

(Pittwater Park, Sydney; Kick-off: 15.00 AEDT)

Source: rugby.com.au

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