Woy Woy wins match of the week

Woy Woy's clash against Gosford at the Gosford Showground was the match of the week in round two of the 2016 Central Coast Rugby Union competition.

Woy Woy defeated Gosford by 37 points to 17 in a match which saw the visitors always in control.

Woy Woy got away to a brilliant start when they crossed for the opening try by their winger within the first two minutes of the start of the match.

The conversion of this try made the score seven to nil and Woy Woy were never headed from that point.

Gosford did fight back and did have their chances to post points.

However all their attacks were stopped, until the 15th minute when winger Chris Heap scored in the corner to make the scores seven points to five.

A good scrum win saw Gosford run to the blind for Heap to score a good try for the home side.

Two penalty goals to Woy Woy fullback Alex Moore saw Woy Woy increase their lead to 13 to five, before a great run by five-eight Dan Naivalu saw Woy Woy go to a very handy 20 points to five lead at the 30th minute mark.

This run resulted from Naivalu racing 50 metres across field to score untouched.

It was certainly a significant turning point in the match.

This scoreline of 20 to five remained the score until the halftime break.

Best players for Woy Woy were their five-eight Dan Naivalu, who was dangerous every time he touched the ball, while fullback Alex Moore was always safe under pressure.

Flanker Lapana Vitale was also outstanding.

He was right in the middle of the action all day.

Gosford had several good players. Flanker Hugo Pike never stopped trying, and he was well supported by halfback Joel Wagner and lock Luke Hennig.

The second half was quite an evenly fought 40 minutes of rugby but Woy Woy had achieved that very handy lead.

Woy Woy outscored Gosford by 17 points to 12 in the second half and they went on to secure a good victory.

Woy Woy scored three tries in that period, while Gosford responded with two, with the home side's final try scored right on fulltime.

Woy Woy had scored their first win of the year and had quickly regrouped after their loss in the first round.

Their efforts in this match showed they will be a force in the competition once again this year.

Media release, 10 Apr 2016

Larry Thomson, Central Coast Rugby Union