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Match of the Final Round- 10’s Rugby v Central Coast Grammar

It was a bright sunny winter’s morning when Newington arrived at the grounds of Central Coast Grammar School at Gosford.  This was the last match of the year and we were ready to give it our all so we could finish the season on a high note.

Central Coast kicked off and after some excellent rucking and passing, we took the ball down the field and Nathaniel Graves scored a great team try under the posts.  James Whiteing converted for Newington to lead 7-0.  Central Coast came fought back strongly and after about 10 minutes scored a try to make the score 7-5.  From the kick off Newington missed too many tackles and Central Coast scored a second try, which was converted for a 7-12 lead to them.  We came back just before half-time, but good defence from Central Coast stopped us from scoring and the led 7-12 at the break.

Newington kicked off to start the second half and Central Coast put together some phases and scored quickly to take the lead to 7-17.  Newington gathered ourselves and chased the kick-off hard and gained possession.  For the next 10 minutes we attacked their goal line, but were kept out by desperate defence.  Finally Jonathan Fourie crashed over for a Newington try, which took the score to 12-17.  A deep kick-off from Central Coast saw Newington gain possession and after 2 quick rucks the ball was passed wide to Hamish Danks who brushed off some Central Coast defenders and showed great speed to run 60 metres and score under the posts.  The try was converted by James, for Newington to lead 19-17.  The last 5 minutes saw Newington defending desperately on our line, until Zac Steinwade ripped the ball and gained possession.  A Newington penalty saw us kick the ball down field and a strong chase by the team forced a Central Coast error.  Full time 19-17 to Newington.  Best players for Newington were Zac Steinwade, Hamish Danks and Nathaniel Graves.

The game was played in great spirit by both teams and Central Coast invited the Newington boys to an end of season sausage sizzle, which was gratefully accepted.

The team would like to thank Mr Caulfield for coaching us this year and also Paul Steinwede for always being there to help us on match days.  It was good to finish the season on a winning note.

Written by Lachlan Hull