gooo on eric

80 minutes of absolutely scintillating running rugby! Perth Spirits wins this one 36-42 to book their semi-final spot as the Vikings fall agonizingly close.

A rare sight in the NRC! A penalty kick at goal. Alatimu slots it home and the Perth Spirit is over the line!

Thompson scores and converts for the Vikings after a line break by Robbie Abel. Game on!

Perth hits right back though to gain a 12-point lead as Meakes scores his maiden NRC try.

Mann-Rea records his second try with a score after a 5m lineout turned into a driving maul for the Vikings.

Perth continues their dominance at scrum time as they used an attacking scrum to push over the Vikings and Stander dotted down at the base.

Th Spirit scrum once again proves too much to handle for the Vikings as Louwrens takes his opportunity under the posts.

This first half was extremely fast paced with 5 tries scored. Excellent running rugby to behold.

Another huge scrum from the Spirit allows the spread the ball wide this time as Vasukicakau crosses over in the corner.