Knights Matchday K.d.c (1) | Page 4

Knights heartache in Grand Final After winning the Minor Premiership the club went into their third Grand Final looking to break their losing streak.Despite a first half hat trick from center Thomas Farrell the Knights lost their third Grand Final in row at RSRC. In what was always going to a close affair the Knights held a four point lead going into the final five minutes .Pressure from the Pitbulls saw the team spill the ball to give the home side a last gasp chance to snatch the trophy from their grasp and Kiwi center Joe Collins crashed over under the post's to level the score at 24 points each.The conversion meant that the Pitbulls won the game 26-24 and retained their National Champions title. Despite the loss the club are building both on and off the field and are hoping that in 2018 they can finally get their hands on the Major Premiership. Despite running in a first half hat trick of tries Knights Irish center Thomas Farrell picked up his third runners up medal in as many years.Some consolation for Thomas was his 16 tries made him the top try scorer in the 2017 competition. Heading to the RL World Cup. Everyone connected with the game here in the Netherlands wishes 51 Sqn RAF Regiment player Sam Breeze success as he heads to Australia to represent the British Armed Forces Rugby League in the upcoming Forces World Cup. RAF Regiment Player of the year in 2015 Sam sat out Saturdays opening game in Amsterdam but we are expecting him to take the field tonight. Good luck Down Under.