RUGBY LEAGUE –
At Morry Breen Oval on Sunday, May 9, The Entrance Tigers came back after conceding three unanswered tries to defeat the Wyong Roos in the Newcastle Rugby League Presidents Cup conference.
A number of handling errors from The Tigers put them on the back foot early in the game and their hosts were eager to capitalise on the greater possession it provided them.
The Roos got off to a good start on their home pitch by posting three tries in a row before the end of the first half.
Of these three, only one conversion was successfully put away, leaving behind four vital points that would in the end bring about the team’s defeat.
The Tigers came back with a try before the conclusion of the first half so that the teams entered the break with the score positioned at 14 – 6.
In the second half, the Tigers again had a lot of defending to do, but this time they were able to prevent the Roos from scoring.
Meanwhile, the visitors put away two more tries and successfully kicked a second conversion to give them a slender two point lead, one that held until the conclusion of the game.
In the eyes of the Tigers’ Head Coach, Shane Wooden, the victory was hard fought throughout a very physical battle.
“It was a very strong defensive effort, as we had to defend our own try line for long periods,” said Wooden.
“We were put under a lot of pressure defensively but we just kept turning them away and eventually that set up the win for us.
“Our Fullback, Luke Sharpe, had a really good game.
“He was very dangerous, tough, and took some great carries out of our own end.
“Will Pearsall was also instrumental, controlling the game well with his general play, kicking and remaining strong defensively.
“As well as these two, our forward pack muscled up, met them physically and in the end got over them to ensure our win.”
As well as this Presidents Cup game in the Newcastle Rugby League competition, The Entrance’s other teams played the Terrigal Sharks in the Central Coast Rugby League.
At EDSACC Oval, the 1st Grade side overcame the Sharks in a crushing 38 – 0 victory.
The Open Grade team for The Entrance also beat Terrigal, 44 – 10, but Terrigal were more fortunate in the Reserve Grade game to win 0 – 14, and in the Under 19’s to win 10 – 22.
Terrigal also won the Ladies Tag game 10 – 12.
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