Sydney Rugby Union 1st Colts Rd 4 rivalry round upset, injuries, news, stars and every try scorer
There was a three-try hero, 125 reasons one team was urgent to win, a breakthrough and a major contender with injury troubles again. 1st Colts rugby stars, standouts, Rd 4 wrap
There were 125 reasons Easts wanted to beat Randwick while West Harbour just had one - putting their first points on the board in the Sydney Rugby Union 1st Colts competitions and both achieved their objective.
The battle between two of the oldest rugby rivals in the country went the way of the defending champions Eastern Suburbs while the Pirates scored an uplifting and moral boosting win over the Two Blues in the battle of the west.
But there was also big news from the camps of the competition leaders.
After four rollercoaster rounds of Sydney Colts the Manly Marlins have shot to the top of the leaders board for the first time ahead of Gordon, the only other team with a perfect record.
But the Highlanders have paid an early price for their form with a second athlete in a week sidelined with a break.
Alongside a number of upsets already this season, another indication of the closeness of the competition is the fact eight players from an assortment of clubs have now scored five tries each in the opening rounds.
Kami Tuqalo, Nick Swain, Hamish MacDonald, Sevuloni Satala, Charlie Foster, Oliver McCracken, Max Roach and Louis Fenwick all sit equal on the try scoring tally with five.
Round four was also memorable for the rebuilding West Harbour Colts program breaking through for their first win of the season.
And winger Satala was the star of the show and the only player in round four two score three tries.
Manly 29 v 25 Warringah at Manly Oval
The battle of the beaches did not disappoint.
Manly kept intact their winning run in the comp with a 29-25 victory over Warringah who went into the game undefeated.
Five different players did the damage for the Marlins in the try scoring department with James Warner, Brody McLaren, Tallis McEwen-Welsh, Thomas Hardie Bridgewood and Tom Klem all scoring
Nicholas Newton kicked two conversions.
Warringah had Riley Osborn, Sam Blank, Riley Whitfeld and Oliver McCracken as their try scorers.
Blanck stood out with a conversion and a penalty also on his scorecard for the game.
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Eastwood 22 v 19 Norths
Eastwood claimed a 22-19 victory over Northern Suburbs in another Thursday night encounter.
It was the fourth loss on the trot for Norths who had three try scorers in Bailey Park, Ben Whatley and Jack Mulder.
Whatley also converted two.
In a close encounter, Eastwood relied on Luke Muriti, Alex Futialo, Tyler Birnie and Tylah Mohi for their tries.
Sam Bacon converted one.
Sydney Uni 19 v 22 Gordon
In the game of the round between two old foes, Gordon confirmed themselves as the team to beat this season with a 22–19 victory over Sydney Uni on their home turf.
Gordon remain undefeated after four rounds while the three-point loss was the second for Uni.
Gordon outscored Sydney Uni three tries to two in the match where the Highlanders again shared the scoring around with Harrison Darling, Aaron Neville-Smith and Max Roach contributing a try each and Ben Playford converting two.
Tom Hartman starred for the Uni side with two tries while fellow Waratahs rep player Hamish Grover scored one and Sam Sharman converted to.
Gordon lost Ollie Ryan to a broken arm in the match.
Southern Districts 19 v 24 Hunter Wildfires
The Wildfires made it two on the go with their 24–19 victory over Southern Districts.
The Wildfires broke through for their first win of the season last round after multiple close encounters.
Angus Cornish, Oscar Davey, Charlie Maroney and Mitchell Bowser all scored tries in the match with Davey outstanding with an additional two conversions.
Prop Harry Peckett and Hunter Goldsbrough scored tries for Southern Districts along with Jarrah Bell
Randwick 18 v 35 Easts
Celebrating 125 years as a club, Easts had all the motivation in the world to win this Battle of the East.
“It’s always good to beat Randwick with our historic rivalry,’’ said coach Dan England.
“Louis Fenwicke was exceptional. He had a ripper.’’
Elliot Rainford, Flynn Clatworthy, Arthur Greer and Fenwicke scored the tries.
Jony Fowler made a conversion and kicked a penalty for Easts.
Ollie Aboud and Lucas Aedo Kailea scored Randwick’s tries with Felix Turinui kicking a conversions and two penalties.
West Harbour 46 v 7 Two Blues
It was time for the Pirates to celebrate after they posted their first win of the year.
The club, working with a young Colts program, smashed the Two Blues in this battle of the west.
Sevuloni Satala was outstanding with a three-try haul to bring his total to five for the season.
West Harbour’s others scorers were Dante Siale, Keeghan Mullen-Picchi, Ilikaya Turagavukicaand Iveni Nasio.
James Thompson made three conversions.
Jaziah Swann scored the Two Blues sole try with Hene Tolu converting.
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SYDNEY RUGBY UNION TOP TRY SCORERS AFTER RD 4
1 Kamisese Tuqalo 5, 2 Nick Swain 5, 3 Hamish MacDonald 5, 4 Sevuloni Satala 5, 5
Charlie Foster 5, 6 Oliver McCracken 5, 7 Max Roach 5, 8 Louis Fenwicke 5, 9 Mitchell Balzer 4, 10 Oscar Jorgensen 4, 11 Ezekiel James Guttenbeil 4, 12 Matteo Cleverley
4. 13 Charlie Moroney 4, 14 Hamish Grover 4 15 Harrison Darling 4.
SYDNEY RUGBY UNION CONVERSIONS AFTER RD 4
1 Ben Playford 24, 2 Sam Sharman 12, 3 Felix Turinui 12, 4 Sam Blank 12, 5 Jonty Fowler 9, 6 Oscar Davey 8, 7 Nicholas Newton 7, 8 Samuel Bacon 7. 9 Sebastian Newman 7. 10 Sebastien Elizondo 6.
SYDNEY RUGBY UNION 1ST COLTS RD 4 RESULTS
Manly 29 v 25 Warringah
Eastwood 22 v 19 Norths
Sydney Uni 19 v 22 Gordon
Souths 19 v 24 Wildfires
West Harbour 46 v 7 Two Blues
Randwick 18 v 35 Easts.
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