Success at touch finals

The Peninsula Touch Association capped off a successful weekend at the NSW Touch Association Country Championships held at Dubbo late last month by taking out the prestigious Mixed Open division title.

The second of the two Peninsula Piranhas touch football teams that made the trek to Dubbo were also successful with the Men's Over-45s division finishing the tournament as runners-up.

Playing nine games over the two-day event, the Peninsula Mixed Open team went through the round games undefeated with the closest game being a three-all draw against Orange in their final round-game.

An easy nine to one victory over Wallsend in the quarter final saw the Piranhas take on last year's Mixed Open Country Champions Wollongong in the semi final.

In much tougher assignment Peninsula disposed of Wollongong nine to six to set up a grand final show-down with Orange.

Ably led by young guns Dylan Hennessy and Joel Weekes and emerging new female talent Danielle Harris, Orange could not repeat their earlier efforts and were no match for the Piranhas who claimed their third Mixed Open Country Championship title with a comfortable nine to two victory.

"It was a satisfying win in wet and muddy conditions that hampered free-flowing touch across the whole weekend," Piranhas Mixed Open team captain Mr Jeff Smith said.

"But with a great mix of age and experience together with youth and flamboyance were able to win the title in pretty convincing fashion."

The Peninsula Men's Over-45s team had a successful weekend and also went through their round games undefeated.

Unfortunately though the Wollongong team that went down to the Piranhas two to one in their round game clash turned the tables and took the final three to one against the gallant Peninsula Men's Over-45s outfit.

Press release, 11 Jun 2010 Anthony McVicker, Peninsula Touch Association