Round 11 of the Central Coast Rugby competition on July 1 saw Terrigal hang on for a 25-23 win over the Razorbacks at The Haven in the match of the day.
The Razorbacks opened the scoring with a penalty goal with Terrigal crossing soon after for a converted try, with the match seesawing from one end of the field to the other.
Scoring three tries in the first half, Terrigal went to the break with a 19-8 lead, but the Razorbacks came back strongly in the second stanza.
The Razorbacks outscored Terrigal by 15-6 in the second half, crossing for two tries early and briefly taking the lead by scoring a penalty goal.
With the score at 23-22 in favour of the Razorbacks, Terrigal kicked a late penalty to take the match.
Best players for Terrigal were props Antonio Cunha and Harry Gray and centre Jayden Woolley, while the best performers for the Razorbacks were centre Owen Turner, Sam Kearney and Luke Redhead.
The win sees Terrigal leapfrog the Razorbacks into second position on the competition ladder in what is proving an intriguing race to the Premiership.
Hornsby outlasted The Lakes at Slade Park to record a 17-10 win.
Both teams had numerous opportunities to post points with play going from one end of the field to the other.
The first half was limited to a single try each with Hornsby going to the half-time break with a narrow lead of 7-5.
With each time crossing for another try, Hornsby held a narrow 12-10 lead for much of the second half, before securing the match with a try a couple minutes before the end.
This was an important victory for Hornsby, who still keep their slim hopes alive for the finals.
Best players for Hornsby were No.8 Hamish Perring, who crossed for two tries, centre Chris James, prop Aaron Duncan and five-eight Hunter Bird.
The Lakes had several good players but none were better than No.8 Geoff Hiku, fullback Damien Lawson and centre Ashton Hutchinson-Walters.
Avoca Beach recorded a 53-7 victory over Lake Macquarie at Boolaroo.
The match began quite evenly with both teams giving their all, with Lake Macquarie showing several phases of attack early on.
But it wasn’t long before Avoca Beach took control on the paddock and on the scoreboard, jumping to a 27-0 nil lead by half-time, after crossing for five tries, only one of which was converted.
Lake Macquarie scored their only try early in the second half but were no match for Avoca Beach, who cemented their spot at the top of the competition ladder.
Best players for Avoca Beach were locks Joel Delaney and Emile Thomas, No.8 Michael Hobden and flanker Matt Hurd while the best efforts for Lake Macquarie were put in by flanker Mark De Vries, five-eight Brendan Holliday and centre Matt Youman.
In a totally one-sided match, Gosford trounced Woy Woy by 114-0 at Woy Woy Oval.
Gosford controlled the match from start to finish, leading by 55-0 at half-time and posting a further 59 points in the second half to take the victory.
Woy Woy had no answer to the Gosford attack.
Gosford crossed for 18 tries, of which Nathan Brown posted five plus three conversions for a total of 31 personal points.
Best players for Gosford were five-eight Josh McGlynn, lock Mitch Parker, hooker Joel Wagner and centre Nathan Brown.
Woy Woy was best served by centre Hugh Fotofili, hooker Tim Cook and No.8 Max Edwards.
The Premier 1 points table sees Avoca Beach in the lead on 44, followed by Terrigal on 39, the Razorbacks on 37 and Gosford on 34.
Warnervale is sitting on 26, Hornsby on 18, The Lakes on 13 and Woy Woy on 7.
The Women’s 10s competition matches saw The Lakes, Terrigal and Avoca Beach all record important victories.
A feature of the round was the great effort by Warnervale who played with greatly reduced numbers.
Round 12 on July 8 will see Hornsby and Avoca Beach meet in the match of the day at Mark Taylor Oval.
The Lakes will welcome the Razorbacks to Slade Park and Woy Woy will host Warnervale at Woy Woy Oval.
Terrigal will travel to Walters Park, Boolaroo to meet home team Lake Macquarie.
In the President’s Cup, The Bay will host Gosford/Kariong at Joseph Banks Oval.
In the Women’s 10s competition, the Razorbacks travel to Slade Park to play The Lakes, Avoca Beach will meet Hornsby at Waitara, and Woy Woy will play host at Woy Woy Oval to Warnervale.
Source:
Central Coast Rugby