Newtown made it six wins in a row with a swashbuckling 50-16 win over Parramatta in the final competition round of the 2026 Knock-On NSW Cup, played at Kellyville last Sunday.

This was a rugby league match that had everything, with these two NSW Rugby League 1908 foundation clubs turning on a gripping performance.

Grey skies and the likelihood of rain kept some fans away from Henson Park last Saturday, but those who were in attendance saw a most intriguing game.

Last Sunday’s away game against St George-Illawarra at the well-appointed Collegians Sports Complex in Figtree had plenty of danger signs for the Newtown Jets.

Last Saturday’s match at Henson Park was a clash of the fourth-placed South Sydney versus the fifth-placed Newtown, with the outcome being of great importance to both clubs’ finals hopes.

The Newtown Jets broke a worrying sequence of three losses with a 52-6 trouncing of the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the 21st round NSW Cup match, played at 4 Pines Park (Brookvale) last Sunday afternoon.

The Newtown Jets are now in dangerous territory on the Knock-On Effect NSW Cup competition table, having been relegated to seventh position following their 16-14 loss to the second-placed Newcastle Knights at Henson Park last Saturday.

The Newtown Jets narrowly retained their fifth position on the NSW Cup competition table after losing 20-18 to the 13th placed Melbourne Storm at Henson Park last Sunday.

The Newtown Jets missed the chance of moving on up into third place on the NSW Cup competition table when they lost narrowly to North Sydney, by 12 points to 10, in the 18th round NSW Cup match played at North Sydney Oval last Sunday.

The Newtown Jets made a triumphant return to Allianz Stadium (formerly known as the Sydney Football Stadium) last Sunday afternoon, a venue that they had not graced since the 19th July 2014.