Avoca Beach defeated the Razorbacks by a narrow margin of 17-16 to take out the Central Coast Rugby Union championship on September 23.
The two teams went point for point for the entire 80 minutes, with great defence from both sides preventing either from taking a decisive lead on the scoreboard.
Avoca Beach opened the scoring with a penalty goal in the 14th minute, but the Razorbacks were quick to respond with their own penalty goal two minutes later.
A further penalty goal to each team made the score 6-all at the 33rd minute of the first half, with a third penalty goal to Avoca Beach right on half-time seeing Sharks go into the break with a slim 9-6 lead.
The second half saw some more hard-fought rugby, intense with both teams giving it their all.
At the midway point of the second half Avoca Beach maintained a 12-9 lead, before a try from prop Mackenzie Zammit saw the Razorbacks take the lead for the first time in the match.
But Avoca Beach regained the lead in the 33rd minute when fullback Kye Tancred crossed for a try, taking the score to 17-16.
The Razorbacks had a late chance to snatch back the lead with a penalty goal but the kick went just wide of the posts.
Best players for Avoca Beach were flanker Fionn Henderson-Foley, centre Alex Halls and locks Matt Anderson and Michael Hobden.
Best efforts for the Razorbacks were put in by flanker Rob Peden, centre Owen Turner and halfback Connor Peden.
The win saw Avoca Beach take out both the Minor and Major Premierships.
In second grade, Terrigal secured a very tight 23-17 victory over the Razorbacks after extra time to take out the premiership.
Terrigal was in control for most of the first half and led 17-0 at half-time.
But the second stanza saw the Razorbacks score 17 points of their own, taking the match into extra time at the full-time mark.
Terrigal managed to kick a penalty goal in each half of extra time in a gripping encounter which could have gone either way.
Best players for Terrigal were flanker Edward Bookallil and No.8 Will Shipton, while No.8 Sam Kearney proved strong for the Razorbacks.
The President’s Cup grand final saw the Razorbacks defeat Terrigal by 21-20.
The Razorbacks opened the scoring and continued to be in control in the early stages of the match, going into the half-time break with a 12-8 lead.
Despite a late surge from Terrigal in the second half and a late-minute try, the Razorbacks held on to claim victory by a single point.
Best for the Razorbacks were winger Alifereti Joji, who crossed for two tries and halfback Josh Holman, while lock Blake Cavanagh and winger Jack Jenkins played well for Terrigal.
The Women’s 10s grand final saw Terrigal record a 36-14 victory over Avoca Beach.
After going into the half-time break with a 14-7 lead, Terrigal dominated the second half, scoring 22 points in that second stanza while Avoca Beach was able to respond with just one converted try.
A feature of the match was the 21 individual points posted by Terrigal’s Mia Barber.
Source:
Central Coast Rugby Union