THE Greater Northern Tigers' 16 Andrew Johns Cup campaign has come to an end at the hands of the Western Rams.
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The Rams dominated the under-16 semi-final in Foster on Sunday, recording a 44-4 victory.
Defending the Cup from last year, the Rams led 30-nil at half-time after dominating the start of the game after receiving early and questionable penalties, achieving territorial dominance and producing smart and strong running.
The Rams led 6-nil after just five minutes via a converted try to Parkes lock Finnley Nielsen.
Dubbo fullback Braye Porter then finished off a good team attack to dive over under the posts, for a 12-nil lead.
Parkes five-eighth Kyle Mawhinney then sliced through after Porter's kick return - setting up a long break and try by winger Brandon Hamilton.
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When Lithgow halfback Cooper Egan raced over from a scrum move, the Rams were up 24-nil after Matthew Noakes kicked his fourth easy conversion.
Porter added his second try in a first-half rout, aided by a couple of questionable referring decisions, and the Rams led 30-nil at the break.
The Tigers didn't receive their first penalty until the second half and crossed for their only try when Aberdeen's Pichai Dixon made a strong dart from dummy half.
The Rams will play Northern Rivers Titans in this Saturday's Andrew Johns Cup final in Mudgee after the Titans beat the Penrith Panthers 26-14 in their semi-final.
It was the Tigers' second heavy defeat in a row, after they won their first three matches.
