Guiseppi Magro has led The Entrance to their 8 straight win, this time scalping the prized head of Sunshine Coast in a 18-24 victory. The Tigers backlined fired and took the game with 20 points in the first half but it was the Wizards who won the 2nd half.
Sunshine Coast: George Carmont, Riley Brown x2. Sweeney 3/4
The Entrance: Guiseppi Magro, Matt Riddle x2, Samer El Masri. El Masri 4/5
PoM: Matt Riddle 3, Brett Stewart 2, Samer El Masri 1
Christchurch threw together a class act when they destroyed Hunter 40-4. While Hunter remains in the Top Four, Christchurch used their experience from the Premier League to put this one in the bag.
Christchurch: Michael Coorey, David Robbins x2, Florian Chaubet, Morton Weatherall, Tony Tatupu, Adam Parker. van Straaten 6/7
Hunter: Nicky Saxton. Smith 0/1
PoM: David Robbins 3, Tony Tatupu 2, Rob Balachandran 1
Little known North West lock- Henry Perenara tore apart Rabual in a 40-0 demolishion. Perenara snared a hat trick and earn himself Man of the Match in the 7 try romp.
North West: Tim Every, Henry Perenara x3, Daniel Ferris, Frankie Grills, Lupina Kaufusi. Ferris 6/7
Rabaul: N/A
PoM: Henry Perenara 3, Lupina Kaufusi 2, Martin Kanyon 1
Balmain move into the top eight after a stellar 34-8 performance over Pine River. Frank Pritchard led the charge topping the tackle count with 39, earning him Man of the Match.
Balmain: Frank Pritchard, Nathan Merrit, Tim McGann x2, Bronson Harrison, Chris Heightington. Pritchard 5/6
Pine Rivers: Jack Webster, Ryan Hoffman. Webster 0/2
PoM: Frank Pritchard 3, Nathan Merrit 2, Tim McGann 1
Coach Al will be dancing this weekend after both this clubs performed minor miracles. While Colombo put one over Fairfield, 17th place Kandy put a 22-28 win over 3rd placed Kensington.
Kensington: Rich Portale, DJ Barnes, Howard Opan, Andrew Meads. Opan 1/2, Bryant 2/2
Kandy: Michael Outteridge, Kyle Warren, Brorten Levy x2, Sean Carstens. Ross 4/5
PoM: Michael Outteridge 3, Pierre Foord 2, Sean Carstens 1
It wasn't nice but Birchgrove have made their season a little less painful after a 28-20 victory over Ryde. The performance can be credited to the Pistoleers centre pairing of Dayne Neirinckx and David Howell.
Birchgrove: Dayne Neirinckx x2, David Howell x2, David McElroy. Vassilakopoulos 4/6
Ryde: Michael Ventrue, Brian Jellick, Nautake Haga, Ivan Bennet. Smith 2/4
PoM: Michael Ventrue 3, Brian Jellick 2, Justin Ryder 1
Not even Michael Crocker could save Wests Panthers in their 14-20 loss against the Cairns White Pointers. Michael Gordon was on fire while Craig Stapleton topped the metre gainer and hit up count.
Wests: Michael Crocker, David Myles, Jason Kent. Crocker 1/3
Cairns: Luke Finnerty, Michael Gordon, Robert Miles. Gordon 4/4
PoM: Craig Stapleton 3, Michael Gordon 2, Todd Olliver 1
A 70th minute Chris Melling try has forced a 22-22 draw between Gisborne Heat and Hawthorn Hurricanes. Hawthorn's goal kicker Toori Tatu had three oppotunities to put the game out of reach but with windy conditions, could only bring a 50% kicking rate.
Gisborne: Chris Melling x2, Martin Aspinwall, James Evans. Melling 3/4
Hawthorn: Glenn Stewart, Mitch Brown x2, Toori Tatu. Tatu 3/6
PoM: Glenn Stewart 3, Adrian Mirhalov 2, Mitch Brown 1
Port Kembla have finally gained some competition points after a 10-20 win over Souths Magpies. While the whole Voodoo side stepped up to the plate, Tomas Larsson will have a big one tonight after scoring 10 of the Voodoo's 20 points.
Souths: Gavin Cooper, Rory Bromley. Rangihuna 1/3
Port Kembla: Ben Harris, Ben Cross, Tomas Larsson. Smith 1/1, Tomas Larsson 3/3
PoM: Joel Rapana 3, Tomas Larsson 2, Jamie Simpson 1
R.S.C Table
1. The Entrance Tigers- 16 +125
2. North West Kookaburras- 14 +95
3. Kensington Highrollers- 12 +68
4. Hunter Bantams- 12 +48
5. Sunshine Coast Wizards- 10 +64
6. Christchurch Comets- 10 +16
7. Gisborne Heat- 9 +32
8. Balmain Storm- 8 +49
9. West Panthers- 8 +27
10. Cairns White Pointers- 8 -31
11. Hawthorn Hurricanes- 7 -39
12. Birchgrove Pistoleers- 6 -43
13. Pine Rivers Turtles- 6 -55
14. Ryde Eagles- 5 -53
15. Souths Magpies- 4 -25
16. Kandy Jesters- 4 -70
17. Rabaul Rangers- 3 -107
18. Port Kembla Voodoo- 2 -61
For posterity's sake, I will be posting scores from rounds 5 through 7 tomorrow night.
