Round 19
In a battle between two of Queensland’s more successful RSC sides, Sunshine Coast have emerged comfortable 30-4 victors over Cairns.
Cairns: Ken McGuinness. Gordon 0/1
Sunshine Coast: Epalahame Lauaki 2, Reegan Tanner, and Riley Brown 2. Sweeney 5/6
PoM Points: Epalahame Lauaki 3, Neil Sweeney 2, and Ian Donnelly 1.

Gisborne and Rabaul have played out an unexpected 24 all draw in today’s clash in New Zealand, with neither side able to score in the last twenty minutes to break the deadlock.
Gisborne: Chris Melling, Zane Clarke, Chuck Randall, and Darren Porter. Melling 4/5
Rabaul: Pinomi Tafaea 2, Daniel Parks, and Oscar Tonga. Tuni 4/5
PoM Points: Pinomi Tafaea 3, Daniel Parks 2, and Nathan Tutt 1.

Wests have proven far too strong for the star-studded but out of form Hawthorn Hurricanes in today’s clash, winning 20-6 on the back of some sterling performances across the park.
Hawthorn: Glenn Stewart. Tatu 1/1
Wests: Gary Tupou, Luke Doherty, Adam Mogg, and Chad Robinson. Barba 1/3. Bowen 1/1
PoM Points: Daniel Heenan 3, Gary Tupou 2, and Luke Doherty 1.

Kandy have added another notch to Birchgrove’s already embarrassing season, the Sri Lankans scoring a 24-12 win over the Pistoleers.
Kandy: Erik Hollingsworth, Marc Stcherbina, Michael Outteridge, and Narem Ekhbatana. Ross 4/4
Birchgrove: Marcus Vassilakopoulos and Dean Byrne. Vassilakopoulos 2/2
PoM Points: Narem Ekhbatana 3, Gordon Ross 2, and Michael Outteridge 1.

It was an exciting clash between Kensington and Christchurch that was perhaps the highlight of round nineteen of the RSC, with the Comets getting home to a 22-18 win over the South Australians.
Kensington: Lenny Beckett, Bill Rhyven, and John Wilson. Opan 3/5
Christchurch: John Rovoa, Florian Chaubet, David Berthezene, and David Fa’alogo. Watts 3/5
PoM Points: John Wilson 3, Jason Dykes 2, and Florian Chaubet 1.

In a high scoring clash in Queensland, Pine Rivers have scored a valuable victory over North West, beating the out of form Kookaburras 28-22.
Pine Rivers: Dane Dorahy, Steve MacNamara, Johan Weissner, and Frank Miranda. MacNamara 6/6
North West: Aaron Erbs, Frankie Grills, Darren Burns, Gareth Price, and Darren Taylor. Ferris 1/5
PoM Points: Ryan Hoffman 3, David Niu 2, and Darren Burns 1.

Balmain continue to be one of the RSC’s form teams of late, today humbling Port Kembla 28-6 to keep their dream of finally making the top eight alive.
Port Kembla: Wayne McDonald. Covell 1/1
Balmain: Chris Heightington, Nathan Merrit 2, Michael Sullivan, and Isaac De Gois. Sullivan 4/6
Pom Points: Chris Muckert 3, Michael Sullivan 2, and Nathan Merrit 1.

Ryde’s high scoring and high flying form of recent weeks continued in today’s clash against the hapless Souths Magpies, the Eagles mauling their opposition 26-0.
Ryde: Nate Smith, Chris Motu 2, Nautake Haga, and Maury Heinlein-Nein. Smith 3/5
Souths: None.
PoM Points: Brian Jellick 3, Maury Heinlein-Nein 2, and Nautake Haga 1.

The Entrance have been outgunned in today’s match against the unpredictable Hunter Bantams, going down 18-12 in a classic match.
The Entrance: Brian Tabuli and Graeme Timms. Riddle 2/2
Hunter: Mark Lennon, Andy Coley, and Chris Bridge. Smith ¾
PoM Points: Graeme Timms 3, Mikhail Mitrofanov 2, and Brad Commins 1.

Round 20
The recent winning run of the Balmain Storm was brought to a halt at the hands of Christchurch today, with the Comets upsetting their second form team in as many weeks, 20-12.
Balmain: Chris Heightington. Sullivan 4/4
Christchurch: Alan Watts, Florian Chaubet, and Tony Tatupu. Watts 4/4
PoM Points: Chris Muckert 3, Alan Watts 2, and Gray Viane 1.

The sin-binning of in form winger, David Milne, has allowed Birchgrove to scrape home to a narrow 10-8 win over the Hunter Bantams in today’s clash. The Pistoleers scored a late try in Milne’s absence to snatch victory.
Hunter: Terry Martin. Watts 2/3
Birchgrove: Ben Creagh and Jaiman Lowe. Vassilakopoulos 1/3.
PoM Points: Luke Dorn 3, Phil Graham 2, and Ben Creagh 1.

North West have clung to a slender two point lead for the last twenty five minutes of their clash against Kandy today to record a vital 16-14 victory over the Jesters.
North West: Lupina Kaufusi, Ian Hope, and Tim Every. Ferris 2/4
Kandy: Ray Daher and Erik Hollingsworth. Ross 3/3
PoM Points: Lee Harland 3, Dean Busby 2, and Darren Taylor 1.

Cairns put last week’s heavy loss to Sunshine Coast behind them in fine fashion today, returning the favour to Pine Rivers with a 28-4 thumping of the struggling Queensland side.
Pine Rivers: David Niu. MacNamara 0/1
Cairns: Robert Miles, Jean-Emmanuel Cassin, Claude Sirvent, and Michael Gordon 2. Gordon 4/5
PoM Points: Paul Highton 3, Michael Gordon 2, and Rodney Howe 1.

The debut Rhys Lovegrove has had an immediate impact on the Hawthorn Hurricanes, with the classy young gun scoring man of the match honours as he lead the Hurricanes to a 29-16 win over Rabaul.
Rabaul: Daniel Dumas 2. Tuni 4/4
Hawthorn: Julian Huxley 2, Rhys Lovegrove, and Alan Rothery. Tatu 6/6. Russell 1 fg.
PoM Points: Rhys Lovegrove 3, Julian Huxley 2, and Dimitri Pelo 1.

Ryde’s winning ways seem to have come to stay, the Eagles shrugging off their ‘inconsistent’ tag with a confident 26-14 victory over Gisborne today.
Ryde: Michael Ventrue 2, Brian Jellick, and Nautake Haga. Ventrue 5/6
Gisborne: Simeon Rice and Jarred Lawrence. Melling ¾
PoM Points: Gary Hulse 3, Peter Lewis 2, and Jamie Goddard 1.

Tim Rangihuna may not be renowned for his goal kicking, but it proved the difference today as Souths caused a stunning upset by beating The Entrance 22-18.
Souths: Charlie Vis and Kam Wilkinson. Rangihuna 7/7
The Entrance: Guiseppi Magro, Sebastian Azema, and Gareth Hock. Riddle 3/3
PoM Points: Charlie Vis 3, Craig Emmerton 2, and Sebastian Azema 1.

Sunshine Coast have gone down for the first time in several weeks, the Wizards, being outgunned and out-defended by Kensington today; the Highlanders triumphant, 16-4.
Sunshine Coast: George Carmont. Sweeney 0/1
Kensington: Andrew Meads 2. Opan 4/5
PoM Points: Andrew Meads 3, Rich Portale 2, and Jack Isaac 1.

In the game of the RSC round, Port Kembla have scraped home to an enthralling 21-18 victory over Wests today.
Wests: Royce Simms, Nick Parfitt, and Gary Tupou. Bowen ½. Barba 2/3
Port Kembla: Luke Covell, Gareth Thomas, and Tomas Larsson. Covell 4/5. Thomas 1 fg.
PoM Points: Gareth Thomas 3, Nick Parfitt 2, and Gary Tupou 1.

RSC Table
Team W L D For Against +/- Points
1. The Entrance 15 5 0 442 272 170 30
2. Sunshine Coast 14 6 0 480 279 201 28
3. Kensington 14 6 0 450 274 128 28
4. North West 12 6 2 377 307 70 26
5. Hunter 13 7 0 384 336 48 26
6. Gisborne 11 7 2 351 304 47 24
7. Christchurch 11 8 1 331 358 -27 23
8. Ryde 11 9 0 413 304 109 22

9. Cairns 10 9 1 337 318 19 21
10. Wests 10 10 0 324 290 34 20
11. Souths 10 10 0 320 339 -19 20
12. Balmain 9 11 0 366 307 59 18
13. Port Kembla 7 12 1 375 429 -54 15
14. Birchgrove 7 13 0 280 370 -90 14
15. Kandy 7 13 0 282 406 -124 14
16. Pine Rivers 7 13 0 284 411 -127 14
17. Hawthorn 4 15 1 281 493 -212 9
18. Rabaul 3 15 2 214 460 -246 8