George Williams bags first NRL try
George Williams of the Raiders reacts after scoring his first NRL try during the Round 8 NRL match between Canberra Raiders and St George Illawarra Dragons at GIO Stadium in Canberra, Friday, July 3, 2020.
England stand-off George Williams scored his first NRL try for Canberra Raiders in the 22-16 win over St George-Illawarra on Friday.
Williams, 25, has made a promising start to his career Down Under and is joint third in the league for try assists, with seven.
He took a pass from fellow Englishman Josh Hodgson, spotting a big gap in the Dragons defence to dance through and cross to the side of the posts.
Williams splits the defence for his first #NRL try just before the break 👌#NRLRaidersDragons 18-0 at Half-Time. #TelstraPremiership pic.twitter.com/fOZ8DZBpHD
— NRL (@NRL) July 3, 2020
The former Wigan man scored the Raiders’ third try on the stroke of half-time as they built up a 22-0 lead over the Dragons.
They were clawed back late in the second half though, with a try two minutes from time setting up a frantic finale.
Canberra ended the game with 14 men, Williams’ England team-mate Elliot Whitehead suffering an eye injury, while veteran former St Helens forward Sia Soliola went off with a suspected broken jaw.
