CENTRAL NORTH RUGBY
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Pirates and Walcha kept their unbeaten runs intact with big Round 5 wins.
The Rams backs dominated the scoresheet as they defeated Narrabri 47-29, while Pirates fired an ominous warning with a 84-6 shellacking of cross-town rivals Tamworth.
Scone made it three from three at home with a 53-12 win over Quirindi, while Moree thrashed Barraba 66-19 and Gunnedah withstood a late charge from Inverell to get the points 29-22.
2nd Grade results: Moree d Barraba by forfeit, Scone 27 d Quirindi 26, Pirates 34 d Tamworth 22, Narrabri 43 d Walcha 5, Gunnedah 36 d Inverell 13 d Gunnedah 36
Under 17's: Tamworth 12 d Pirates 10, Farrer 55 d Narrabri 0
Under 19's: Pirates 32 d Tamworth 12, Narrabri d Farrer by forfeit
NEW ENGLAND RUGBY UNION
1st Grade: Robb College 51 defeated Barbarians 5; St Alberts College 30 defeated Armidale Blues 13
2nd Grade: Robb College 29 defeated Barbarians 21 ; St Alberts College 44 defeated Armidale Blues 5
3rd Grade: Barbarians 24 defeated Robb College 22; St Alberts College 41 defeated Armidale Blues 14
Womens 7's: Game 1: Robb College 7's 24 defeated Baa Baa 7's 22; Game 2: Baa Baa 7's 12 defeated Robb College 7's 5’; Game 1: Armidale Blues 7's 35 defeated Albie's 7's 0; Game 2: Armidale Blues 7's 25 defeated Albie's 7's 0
NORTHERN INLAND PREMIER LEAGUE
North Armidale continued their winning ways with a 2-nil win over Joey’s FC, South Armidale turned the tables on Demon Knights with a 3-2 result while Oxley Vale Attunga were held to 3-all by East Armidale.
In the lone Tamworth game, North Companions defeated Tamworth FC, 3-2 Troy Hearfield scoring both of FC’s goals.
FC got the points in reserve grade 2-nil, DK similarly reversing the first grade result with a 4-nil win, while Norths United accounted for Joeys 5-nil and the Mushies thumped Easts 13-nil with Jake McGoldrick netting five goals.
GROUP 4 RUGBY LEAGUE
The longer the match progressed between Uralla and the Magpies at Werris Creek on Saturday the better the Tigers got, and they beat a side who refused to yield by taking the home team’s best shots and then delivering the knockout blow to win 24-14.
Fittingly, the exclamation mark on the Second Division victory was provided by young Tigers hooker Brodie Dexter, whose third try of the afternoon was the match’s best: a dart from dummy half in which he skirted the right touchline and then cut back inside to race some 40 metres and score under the posts.
Read the full match report here: http://www.northerndailyleader.com.au/story/4690757/tigers-find-their-bite/?cs=160
It was a fantastic round of Second Division footy that underlined the strength of the competition.
Kootingal-Moonbi stayed on top of the ladder after edging Manilla 32-30, Barraba snuck home against Dungowan 32-30, Walcha and Bundarra drew 22-22 after extra time and Boggabri secured a much-deserved two points with a 32-22 win over Bendemeer.
In the only First Division match played on Saturday, North Tamworth crushed South West Robins 88-4.
The Bears won all four grades.
In the under-18s clash, they beat Gilgandra 58-28, reserve grade won 60-0 and the ladies won 26-4.
In Second Division Ladies League Tag action, Kootingal defeated Manilla 60-0, Dungowan beat Barraba 32-18, Uralla downed Werris Creek 16-0 Walcha toppled Bundarra 34-0 and Boggabri edged Bendemeer 10-4.
