Woy Woy stays sixth

Woy Woy Rugby Union Club remains at sixth place on the ladder after being defeated by Northlakes in round 15 of the Central Coast first grade competition.

Northlakes came out on top against Woy Woy after a 43-17 victory at Slade Park on August 1.

Central Coast Rugby Union president Mr Larry Thomson said the Northlakes side kept its top four place after its success on the day.

"Northlakes finished the stronger but certainly they did not have it all their own way in the early stages of this game," Mr Thomson said.

"The first half was a hard fought affair with both teams controlling the game at various stages.

"In fact, neither team had the ascendancy by the half time break.

"Northlakes held the lead on the scoreboard by one point to 10 at half time but Woy Woy were certainly still very much in the picture.

"Woy Woy were definitely in the game and only had to score early on in the second half to open up the game.

"However, the further the game went on the stronger the home team became.

"Stars for Northlakes were fullback Wade Dignam who scored two tries, and Kalem Abbott and Scott Godfrey also had strong games.

"Number eight Glen Stone was also tireless for Northlakes and was never very far from the ball.

"It was a strong performance by Northlakes against a very determined Woy Woy side and the win keeps their slim semi final chances alive.

"Woy Woy had several very good players, but none were better than Angus Stewart and Luke Serevi who each scored a try.

"Woy Woy will continue to trouble all sides in the final three rounds of this year's competition."

In other round 15 grade games, Woy Woy's second grade team were defeated by Northlakes 47 to 14, and Woy Woy's third grade side also suffered a defeat with a final score of 49 to nil.

Press release, 2 Aug 2009 Larry Thomson, Central Coast Rugby Union