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(Eds: Reissues with updated keyword)By Scott BaileySYDNEY, July 21 AAP - Robbie Farah may not have the support of coach Jason Taylor, but the embattled ex-captain does have the backing of former teammates.A number of Farahs supporters took to social media on Wednesday night after it was confirmed the NSW No.9 would be dropped to reserve grade for Sundays NRL clash with St George Illawarra.Now I know why David Faalogo put a couple on your huckleberry finn taylor, you deadset would struggle to run a bath let alone a footy team, fellow 2005 premiership winner Bryce Gibbs tweeted.Absolutely blown away by the treatment of great mate @robbiefarah by the @WestsTigers !He took pay cuts to help the CLUB #ShortMemories, added Tim Moltzen.Farah and coach Jason Taylors ongoing feud runs back to the end of last season, when the 32-year-old claimed he was threatened with spending 2016 in reserve grade if he didnt find another NRL club.Farah, who battled injuries earlier in the year, has played nine games this season - albeit the past two off the bench.He was also controversially rested after the first State of Origin clash, reportedly leaving him fuming.The Tigers have won just three of the matches he has played, including the two where he came off the bench, while they are 4-4 in games he has missed.However now-Cronulla forward Andrew Fifita also backed his former teammate.Hes a talented player and doesnt deserve to be in reserve grade. - Fifita told Nines The Footy Show.Farah is still contracted until the end of next season at the Tigers. LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- For much of the night, Seton Hall had its hands full with Quinnipiac.The Pirates got 23 points and 11 rebounds from Desi Rodriguez, but also needed a late spark from Michael Nzei to finish off a 90-79 victory in the AdvoCare Invitational at Disney World on Friday night.Nzei had 19 points and 12 rebounds for the Pirates (4-1), including a crucial four-point play that gave his team some breathing room after Quinnipiac trimmed a double-digit deficit to two with less than 10 minutes to go.Mike was great, Seton Hall coach Kevin Willard said, adding thats hes also been impressed by the way Tom Moore has Quinnipiac playing in this tournament.The Bobcats (0-4) also challenged No. 11 Gonzaga in its opening game.Tommy is doing a great job. Hes got a young team. They play hard. They play really aggressive defense, Willard said. I told him after the game, if your kids keep playing like that youre going to win a lot of games.Quinnipiac took an early 10-point lead before Rodriguez scored eight points in a 10-0 burst that jump-started Seton Hall, which outscored the Bobcats 36-19 over the final 14 minutes of the opening half to lead 46-39 at the break.The Pirates built the lead to 15 in the second half, but didnt finally put the game away until after Peter Kiss keyed a 13-00 run that enabled Quinnipiac to cut its deficit to 62-60.ddddddddddddKiss made two long 3-pointers in the burst and finished with 19 points. Daniel Harris had 18 points and Chaise Daniels added 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Bobcats.The tournament so far has been a step in the right direction, Moore said. Weve been kind of thrown into the deep end of the pool against some incredible programs. Weve played much better down here than we did back home in our first two losses.Khadeen Carrington had 17 for Seton Hall after scoring a career-best 28 in the Pirates opening-round loss.BIG PICTURESeton Hall: The Pirates, who faded down the stretch in a loss to Florida in the opening round, havent lost consecutive games against nonconference opponents since November 2011.Quinnipiac: The Bobcats also played No. 11 Gonzaga close for 15 minutes on Thursday, trailing by one before the Bulldogs scored nine straight to pull away to a 20-point win.UP NEXTSeton Hall: Meets Stanford in the fifth-place game on Sunday night.Quinnipiac: Faces Indiana State for seventh place on Sunday.---More AP college basketball: www.collegebasketball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25. ' ' '