Avoca Beach felt the pains of defeat against Ourimbah in Round 13 of the Central Coast Rugby Union on Saturday, July 25.
Ourimbah just got the best of Avoca Beach, with the final score at 27 points to 15. It was a tight struggle that saw Avoca secure three tries, to Ourimbah’s four.
Avoca Beach started strong, opening the scoring with the first try to lead early by 5 points to nil. But it was not long before Ourimbah hit back, taking an interception and racing to a lead by 7 points to 5. It was anyone’s game for the first half, but Avoca’s fate was sealed when Ourimbah managed a second try, breaking for halftime with Avoca behind 14 points to 5.
The second half proved as tight a struggle as the first, with both teams scoring a further two tries. Despite the loss, lock Jack Booker had an outstanding game and was involved in all facets of the match. He was well supported by No.8 Peter Steele, flanker Chad Martín, and centre Matt Anderson. Kariong was defeated by Warnervale at Kariong Oval, the final score was 32 points to 24.
This match saw most points being scored during the first half. Despite a strong start from Kariong, the visitors forced a 22 points to 17 lead at halftime. The second half was also a very even affair with Warnervale scoring 10 points to 7 to grab the victory.
Both teams scored four tries in each half, with Warnervale’s Josh Rennie making up the difference by securing 17 individual points. Kariong had several very good performers including fi ve-eight Jeremy Gleeson, Jake Holwill and Scott Hanley.
Gosford soared to a 37- 22 point victory against Hornsby on Saturday, July 25. Of the 11 tries scored, Gosford managed seven overall. By the end of the first 15 minutes, Gosford had crossed for four tries, bringing a 20 points to nil lead. Gosford could not convert any of their tries, and only kicked one in the whole game.
Hornsby got back into match with a converted try, taking the teams to halftime with Gosford leading 20 points to 7. The second half was far more even, with Gosford only outpointing Hornsby by 17 points to 15 in the final quarter. Best players for Gosford were back Josh Reid, who scored 3 tries, winger Shay Neist and lock Mitch Cornwell.
The win lifts Gosford into clear third spot on the leader board.
Media release,
26 July 2015
Larry Thomson, Central
Coast Rugby Union