Rugby Report - Rams v Highlanders

Rugby Report: 

On Saturday the Inverell Highlanders travelled to Barraba where the Rams were ready to make a comeback. The game started strong with some good plays from Nick Sweeney and Sam Gorton. The Rams got the first lot of points on the board with Nick Sweeney barging over the line and a conversion by Luke White - we are lucky he has come out of retirement! 22 minutes to go in the first half allowed for the Rams to gain some extra points for a penalty but the celebration was short lived when Luke White was given a yellow card for a dangerous tackle which put the Rams one player down until 3.42 seconds to go in the first half. Luke ran back on with determination and in his effectiveness managed to accidently run over the ref - no-one was harmed. The Rams finished the second half leading 10-0. 

The second half saw the Highlanders put some points on the board without a successful conversion. The Rams soon fought back with Isaac Devine scoring and Luke White once again coming through with a successful conversion. Not long after this, the Highlanders received a yellow card however they managed to get in again with another try with 15 minutes to go taking the score to 17-10. The Rams seemed to struggle to gain momentum but continued to push on with some great forward hit ups, trying to make some space for the back three to show their speed in the second half. Defending a team like Inverell proves hard with their quick offloads and pace but there was some excellent tackling from Isaac Devine, Harrison Davies and Tom Green throughout the game. In the last minute of the game Inverell managed to score a try in the corner, taking the score to 17-15 with a kick to come. The Inverell player lined the kick up and the entire team charged it down, with the game thought to be over with a 17-15 win to Barraba however the boys were sent back to the try line due to noise being made during the kick. A controversial finish saw the ref move the mark directly in front of the sticks, much to the players and crowd’s displeasure, giving Inverell an easy slot over due to no charge down being allowed. A unfortunate way to lose a win however a 17 all draw is a better result than a loss. 

Points for the day went to:

3- Nick Sweeney

2- Harrison Davies

1- Tom Green

Players player - Luke White

Our women will have another bye next week but the men will travel to Quirindi to take on the Lions.