Oztag teams compete

Two boy's Oztag teams from Brisbane Water Secondary College Umina campus have competed in the annual Year 7/8 Oztag Gala Day held at Morrie Breen Oval, Kanwal.

Six pools of four teams played in the boys division with schools from all over the Central Coast.

Each game lasted 21 minutes and only the winners of each pool would progress with the first and second next best ranked teams to the quarter finals.

Both Umina boys' teams had a slow start and lost both of their first games.

However, the second scheduled game for each side resulted in wins for both.

Both sides had to win their third matches to have any chance of making the quarter finals. Team one won, but team two lost.

Due to points for and against, both teams were eliminated in the group stage.

Nicholas Hynes demonstrated excellent play making skills and Lachie Kirwan tagged relentlessly.

Bruce Tereare came to be known as The Spinning Man by the end of the day as numerous times Bruce would break the defensive line with a spin away, resulting in a try.

Newsletter, 17 Nov 2010 Frank Gasper, BWSC Umina