Avoca Beach defeated Hornsby 56-14 at the match of the day in Round 12 of the Central Coast rugby union competition on July 8.
The match started off quite evenly with Avoca Beach opening the scoring but Hornsby soon grabbing the lead with a converted try to lead 7-5.
Avoca Beach was quick to respond, crossing for a second try and dominating the field for the rest of the half to go into the break with a 27-14 lead despite Hornsby also putting some points on the board.
Avoca Beach was able to post a further 29 points in the second half while Hornsby was unable to score.
Best players for Avoca Beach were winger Mitch Briggs, who crossed for five tries, fullback Kye Tancred, No.8 Michael Hobden and flanker Matt Hurd.
Hornsby had several good performers but none were better than lock Dominic Cole, No.8 Hamish Perring, centre Jade Gillespie and flanker Cooper Davenport.
It was a dominant performance by the Avoca Beach team and their unbeaten record is still maintained.
The Lakes hosted the Razorbacks at Slade Park but it was The Razorbacks who won the match 61-17.
The first half was a very even struggle with neither team able to gain any significant advantage on the paddock and on the scoreboard with the Razorbacks going to the half-time break leading by the narrow margin of 21-17.
But the Razorbacks controlled proceedings in the second half and The Lakes had no answer, with the Razorbacks posting 40 unanswered points in the second half.
Best players for the Razorbacks were flanker Rob Peden, who crossed for three tries, lock Steve Finley and prop Mackenzie Zammit, while centres Sione Vaenuku and Ashton Hutchinson-Walters were good for the home team.
Terrigal met Lake Macquarie at Boolaroo and posted a huge victory, running out victors by 108-0.
It was all Terrigal from start to finish and Lake Macquarie had no answer to the onslaught.
Terrigal led 52-0 at the half-time break and continued the attack in the second half to post a further 56 points.
Best players for the visitors were winger Blake Irwin, who crossed for five tries, flanker Josh Moorhouse and lock Zach Byrne.
Lake Macquarie was best served by lock Jarrod Scott, five-eight Brendan Holliday and substitute Josh Nicho.
In another slaughter, Warnervale trounced Woy Woy 129-0 at Woy Woy Oval.
Warnervale posted 21 tries in a totally one-sided match, going into the half-time break with a 62-0 lead and posting a further 67 points in the second half.
Best players for Warnervale were prop Tupou Soane, centre Sam Kanongataa and flanker Jack Alipate.
Best efforts for Woy Woy came from winger Mitieli Tamani, centre Ulysses Fotofili and prop Tim Cook.
The Premier 1 points table sees Avoca Beach hold the lead on 49, with Terrigal on 44 and the Razorbacks on 42.
Gosford sits on 34, Warnervale on 31, Hornsby on 18, The Lakes on 13 and Woy Woy on 7.
The Women’s 10s competition saw wins to The Lakes, Warnervale and Avoca Beach.
There will be no men’s grade matches on Saturday, July 15.
The date was set down as a wet weather catch-up round, which is now not required.
But two rounds of competition games for the Women’s 10-a-side competition are scheduled at Kariong Oval.
Source:
Central Coast Rugby Union