“I’m very happy with the boys and how they played and behaved on the weekend,” coach Scott Girard said.

The Boars led the game with a strong attack and landed the first two tries of the match, but the Boomerangs quickly retaliated and soon led the scoreboard at the start of the second half.

The Boars though managed to regain their footing and stole the last 20 minutes of the game.

Joseph Wade, Dion Dahlstrom, Jason Humphries and Brent McDonald scored the tries that secured the win for the Boars.

Girard paid credit to forwards Stan Swan, William Beale, Jason Humphries and Brent McDonald for holding their own.

The razor thin victory followed from intense and fiery plays, with the victory taking a toll on both teams.

“The team was down five A-Grade players, so for the team to get the score they did is a great achievement. It wasn’t as good a win as it would’ve been with the full squad, but it was still good,” Girard said.

The Boomerangs lost two players in the space of fifteen minutes in the first half for multiple reasons.

Kyle Saunders walked off the field due to severe asthma and James Creighton was taken off the field due to an injury.

“We think it might be a broken rib,” coach Chris Binge said. 

“He stayed in hospital last night and I’m just waiting to hear back from the doctors.”