Rugby season wraps up
Rugby Report
Well, the Rugby season in Central North has been completed after the Grand Finals at Pirates on Saturday with three hard games.
The women’s game went to Narrabri over Gunnedah 26-12. Reserve grade, Pirates took on Moree with four penalty goals to Moree. They finished on top after a try each 17-7 the minor premiers unable to finish off the season. First Grade saw the Pirates again take on the Moree Bulls but again were unable to finish the job, leaving Moree the premiers with a convincing 28-17 win.
The three results, I feel, would have been popular with most clubs in the zone, as Pirates has an abundance of players in their ranks compared with most other teams.
Looking back at the week’s before final with Barraba and Moree, I thought the early substitution of Jamal from the front row after 20 minutes was a mistake as the Rams were in control of the scrums and winning their lineouts, keeping pressure on the Bulls. This enabled Moree to come back to get the upper hand for the rest of the game. But two injuries did not help the Rams.
When a team gets to the final, the aim is to get to the next game and to do that the best team should be on the field. We know the Reserves have trained and played throughout the year but a winning result is better than a loss and I feel all players would have liked to be in Tamworth last Saturday for a chance to be premiers.
The club’s players had a get-together at the club last Saturday which proved to be a good way to end the season.
A reminder of the Presentation Night to be held on Friday 6th October for the senior women’s and men’s teams and also the girls under 16s side, which saw 3 girls playing for Country. Bookings can be made online or through Stock and Crop.