WOMBATS TOO GOOD

The Avondale Wombats were just too good for the valiant Mallee Bulls last Saturday winning all 3 grades. It just goes to show that money can buy victories and possibly premierships as the wealthy Wombats have bought just too many good players for the other Illawarra clubs to compete against. I know all in Illawarra Rugby hope they don’t buy three premierships but alas they will be very hard to beat come final time.

It is a great test of one’s courage when you play against much larger men – and thats certainly the case against the giant wombats. The Uni lads were valiant in defeat knocking their larger opponents to the ground all afternoon but size did matter in the end. The 3rds grabbed a perhaps vital bonus point; the 2nds were overwhelmed in the last 10 minutes and the 1sts did not get the bounce of the ball as the wombats did on several occasions.

Lets keep fighting to the end – some vital matches in the next two weeks. All hands on deck.

1^st grade:  17 – 32. Matt Lee try, Donny Nepia 4 penalties. IDRU pts – Charlie Freeman 2. Coaches pts – Bjorn Barlien 3, Charlie Freeman 2, Ash Mason 1. Players vote – Charlie freeman

Other scores: Camden 24 – Shoalhaven 13, Shamrocks 26 – Vikings 18, Tech Waratahs 66 – Lions 0

 2^nd grade: 5 – 45. Dan Short try. Coaches pts – Tom Fenualelei 3, Adam Wright 2, Dan short & Rob Mardus 1. Players vote – Dan Short.

Other scores: Camden 32 – Shoalhaven 10, Kiama 40 – Bundanoon 19, Shamrocks 31 – Vikings 17, Vincentia 48 – Tech Waratahs 5

3^rd grade: 16 – 21. Shaun Dutaillis & Shane Lutze tries, Shane Lutze 2 penalties. Coaches pts – Jim Leahy 3, Shaun Dutaillis 2, Sean Murray-Smith 1. Players vote – Shane Lutze

Other scores: Camden 24 – Shoalhaven 10, Shamrocks 10 – Vikings 7, Tech Waratahs 22 – Lions 20