Shore Rugby

Shore vs Saint Ignatius’ College Riverview (Riverview) – Northbridge

The first thing I would say about last Thursday is – “How good are Shore boys in the Hawker Stand?” The answer – the best. Thank you to all the boys who came to Northbridge to support the Shore First and Second XV in their Round 4 clash with Riverview.

The Second XV got back into the winner’s mix last Thursday with a hard-fought and entertaining win. After going down two tries at the start of the first half, the Seconds fought their way back into the game and brought the score back to level. Riverview counter-attacked and hit the lead at 14-19 but a well-worked team try put Shore ahead and go 21-19 up. From there, the team lifted again and took the score to 28-19, which would be the final result. It was a great team effort with Dan Ritchie controlling the game well at #10, Noah Quayle hitting the best 50-22 of the season, Charlie Mott scoring a double and a strong fight-back from our forward pack led by Harvey Joyce, Darcy Squire and Fin Shadforth. The Seconds deserved their strong applause from the Shore boys in the Hawker Stand.

The First XV came out ready to face an in-form Riverview side. After a tight tussle in the early stages of the game, Shore took the lead at 12-7 and were playing good Rugby. Riverview countered, and the scores were locked up. It was tight footy and both sides were running hard.

The second half was set for a showdown, and both sides started at a frenetic pace. Just as it seemed Shore had the advantage, Riverview created and converted a tight sideline attacking raid into a try and took the lead. From here, Shore just couldn’t convert their attacking opportunities, and Riverview were able to put on another try and put the game beyond doubt.

With honours shared across the two games, Shore went into the long weekend for a well-deserved rest and recovery.

Long Weekend Rugby

Well done to all the Shore boys who played in the State Championships over the long weekend in Orange and Dubbo. There was tremendous representation from our Under 13s, Under 14s and Under 15s players throughout the tournament. Special shout out to the Shore boys in the Under 14s Norths side – winners in their age group, and to our Under 15s boys in the Norths side who went down in the Grand Final to a big Gordon side.

Thank you to Will Powell and Ollie Mott, who spent their long weekend refereeing games at this tournament. The game can’t happen without good officials – well done, men.

Shore takes on The King’s School tomorrow at Parramatta. See you all loyal Shore boys out there.

Mr David Mason-Jones
MIC Rugby