Randwick v Southern Districts
The Galloping Greens clamed a massive scalp this weekend, defeating title contenders Southern Districts by 33 points to 27 at Coogee Oval. In a close match, both teams fought for the lead, but it was the home side who held strong to end the match ahead 33 to 25. The Rebels fought hard in the first half scoring almost all of their points, but a Randwick resurgence saw them finish strongly and limit the Rebels’ to just three second half points.
Randwick 33 (Faitotoa Asa, Terrence Hepetema, Tom Goodbody, Seilala Lam 2 tries, Cayden Matehaere 4 cons) d Southern Districts 25 (Alex Gibbon, Jed Holloway, Rohan Saifoloi tries, Rohan Saifoloi 2 cons 2 pens) at Coogee Oval. Referee Will Houston.
Manly v Northern Suburbs
The Manly Marlins were just too strong for a struggling Norths’ side, scoring four tries in a bonus-point 25-7 win that lifts them one place to second position on the Shute Shield ladder. The loss is Northern Suburbs’ third in a row and sees them slip further down the rankings to ninth. By contrast, Manly have now won four on the trot and sit just two points behind leaders Eastwood.
Manly 25 (Harry Bergelin, Tim Fairbrother, Richard Hooper, Jacob Woodhouse tries, Tom Chesters con, pen) d Northern Suburbs 7 (Peter Schuster try, Liam Windon con) at Manly Oval. Referee Ed Martin.
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[tps_footer]Words by Brittany Mitchell, photos by www.seiserphotography.com.au[/tps_footer]
