Terrigal increases lead in rugby union

Terrigal has increased its lead on the Premier 1 points table following a comfortable win against Lake Macquarie in Round 10 of the Central Coast Rugby Union competition on June 29.

Terrigal got away to a great start at Boolaroo and were able to score vital tries quite early in the match.

In the first half hour, they had crossed for four tries to go to a very handy 24-0 lead.

Lake Macquarie responded late in the half with their own try but had pretty much lost the match even at that stage.

Terrigal went to the half-time break leading by 24-7 and maintained the rage in the second half by posting a further 19 points to seal the victory.

Lake Macquarie tried everything in the second half and were rewarded with a further two tries.

But the final score of 43-17 was an excellent win for Terrigal and maintains their unbeaten run this season.

Best players for Terrigal were centre Jake Farnworth, lock Joe Taylor, hooker Ethan McInnes and five-eight Adam Dankert

For Lake Macquarie, none were better than No.8 Rob Buaserau, centre Ifan Hunnam and Junior Osasa.

The Razorbacks and Warnervale met at Ourimbah Rugby Park in what proved a tight struggle throughout, resulting in a 16-8 win for the Razorbacks.

The early stages of the match were very even with both teams throwing everything into the contest.

Warnervale scored the first try of the match while the Razorbacks were able to kick a penalty goal to make the early score in the match Warnervale 5 Razorbacks 3.

This remained the score for quite a while before the Razorbacks took the lead with a second penalty goal.

The Razorbacks led for the rest of the match but there was never too much difference between the two sides for the entire 80 minutes as scores remained close.

The Razorbacks scored a try late in the first half to go to the half-time break leading by 13-5.

The second half was an even tighter affair with both teams only able to kick a penalty goal each in the final 40 minutes.

It was a valuable win for the Razorbacks but the match demonstrated that both teams will be in the struggle for the premiership this year.

Best players for the Razorbacks were five-eight Edan Sirone, centre Jye Clack, No.8 Lachlan Peruch and hooker Jade Strongman.

Warnervale was best served by lock Enosa Falekaono, No.8 Matt Piukala and winger Tevita Vaenuku.

Gosford hosted Avoca Beach at Gosford Showground and the match was a thriller from start to finish.

Avoca Beach outlasted Gosford by 14-13 with a penalty goal kicked on full-time.

The match was a very even struggle throughout, with defence from both teams a feature of the day.

Avoca Beach got away to an early lead with a penalty goal but that was soon squared-up with a penalty goal to the home side.

Both teams were able to cross for tries late in the first half with Gosford going into the break with a narrow 10-8 lead.

Avoca Beach threw everything at Gosford for long periods of the second half but great defence saw Gosford thwart many of these attacks.

Midway through the second half Avoca Beach kicked a further penalty goal to take the lead by 11-10.

This remained the score until the final minutes of the match.

Gosford kicked a penalty goal to regain the lead very late in the half but it was Avoca Beach who took the spoils on full-time with their third penalty goal of the match.

Best players for Avoca Beach were veteran lock Emile Thomas, winger Tyler Park and flanker Fionn Henderson-Foley, who kicked the three vital penalty goals.

Gosford’s best players were No.8 Taylor Mildren, five-eight Josh McGlynn and lock Phil Heard.

The Premier 1 points table sees Terrigal comfortably in the lead on 40, followed by Avoca Beach on 31, the Razorbacks on 27, Warnervale on 22, Lake Macquarie on 17 and Gosford on 11.

The Women’s 12s competition saw Lake Macquarie defeat Terrigal by 40-10, The Razorbacks win over Warnervale 52-10 and The Lakes record at 26-0 win over Woy Woy.

In the President’s Cup competition, all matches were hard fought with The Lakes, The Bay, Terrigal and Warnervale all recording victories.

In Round 11 on July 6, the match of the day will see Terrigal and Avoca Beach meet at The Haven Oval with a large crown expected.

Lake Macquarie will travel to Woongarrah Oval to meet Warnervale, and Woy Woy will host the Razorbacks at Woy Woy Oval.

Gosford has the bye in Premier 1 rugby.

There will be three matches in the Women’s 12s competition, with Terrigal hosting Avoca Beach in the match of the day, the Razorbacks and Woy Woy meeting at Woy Woy Oval and Warnervale hosting Lake Macquarie at home.

In the President’s Cup, The Bay meets The Lakes on Friday night at home, and on Saturday, Avoca Beach plays Terrigal, Lake Macquarie travels to play Warnervale and the Razorbacks meet Kariong.