NRL Schoolboy Cup replay: All Saints College avenges loss against Farrer MAHS

All Saints College has avenged its last loss to Farrer MAHS in round 2 of the NRL Schoolboy Cup. Watch the full replay and highlights here.

Fullback Jackson Eckford pulled off a backflip reminiscent of Blake Ferguson as All Saints College put on a dazzling show in their 30-18 win over the visiting Farrer MAHS in the NRL Schoolboy Cup clash.

After losing in round one, Eckford and halfback Fletcher Sharpe combined to steer All Saints College to victory in Maitland.

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“The difference between our performance last time and on this occasion was our actual belief that we could win the game when we got in the position to do so.” All Saints coach Matt Lantry said.

ALL SAINTS V FARRAR: FULL REPLAY ABOVE, MATCH HIGHLIGHTS BELOW

Farrer’s Mitch Henderson and Ethan Antzakles were everything in the first half but similarly to round one their side failed to convert early chances.

The arrival of the late All Saints supporter’s bus was a timely boost for the locals as they opened the match with the first try off an impressive carry from Sam Lantry.

Despite having most of the possession in the first half, the visitors continued to miss opportunities and paid the price when the locals increased their lead through a Sharpe penalty goal.

Sharpe again made his impact felt taking four Farrer defenders over the try line with him to stretch the All Saints lead to 12-0.

On the stroke of halftime, the Tamworth locals hit back with an amazing team try that saw Riley Leonard cut through All Saints and give off to skipper Mitch Henderson.

Khynan Butler had big shoes to fill in the absence of young gun Jacob Davis and did so scoring the second-half opener off a show and go out of dummy half.

“He played really, really well today for his first game with the school team, I thought his decision-making around dummy-half was quite good and his service was great.” Lantry said.

The opportunistic hosts produced the highlight of the round kicking from the scrum that saw Eckford gather on the bounce and score under the posts, which he celebrated with a spectacular backflip.

When it all seemed over, Mitch Henderson took matters into his own hands and kicked to himself to score a great individual try keeping his team in the contest.

But Mason Metcalf’s presence proved too much for the visitors when he dished off an offload after a strong carry to gift Sharpe for his second major.

All Saints college on the attack. Picture: Steve Montgomery

Henderson’s never say die attitude was evident all match after he threw a perfect cutout pass in the dying moments to put Jordan Willoch under the posts.

Both sides fought hard, but in the end it was Sharpe’s kicking game that helped get his team over the line.

“Fletcher Sharpe was pivotal when kicking the ball into corners and asking Farrer to roll up their sleeves and come out of their own end consistently.” Lantry said.

TRY SCORERS

ALL SAINTS: Sam Lantry, Fletcher Sharpe x 2, Khynan Butler, Jackson Eckford

FARRAR: Mitch Henderson x 2, Jordan Willoch

CONVERSIONS

Fletcher Sharpe 5/6 (All Saints)

Mitch Henderson 3/3 (Farrer)