"This guy says that he believes he can beat me," Riley said about Paul. Before the break Preston had a second penalty appeal waved away when Isaiah Jones slid in and Josh Earl fell to the floor, with white shirts surrounding the referee. Waratahs centre Izaia Perese could make his debut off the bench. He was on the 2017 tour of Europe under Michael Cheika but switched to rugby league a year later. Chris Wilder was made to wait for his first win as Middlesbrough manager after Preston came from behind to win 2-1 at the Riverside Stadium.