MOLONG Magpies First Grade side’s perfect two years of rugby has continued, with the club locking in a grand final appearance and hosting rights curtsey of a dominant win over Narromine.
It was the second time in three weeks the Magpies put down the Gorillas with a crushing 41-point victory at the REC.
Molong now get a week’s rest ahead of the New Holland Cup grand final.
The Second Graders are also fighting on, with the Magpie’s winning 41-20 over Mudgee at the Wombat’s home ground.
It wasn’t all Molong in the first week of the finals, with the Magpies’ women bowing out of their comp following a defeat at the hands of Wellington.
In the Oilsplus North Cup, Yeoval are though to the grand final, with a hard-fought one-point preliminary final victory over the Coolah Roos.
New Holland Cup First Grade
Major semi final
Molong Magpies 63 v Narromine Gorillas 22
Tries – Molong Magpies – Steele-Park (2), Duffy (2), Rapley (2), Kirby, Selwood, Harris
Narromine Gorillas – Mckenzie, Itoya, Name Withheld
Conversions – Molong Magpies – Harris (8)
Narromine Gorillas – Hardie (2)
Penalty Goals – Narromine Gorillas – Hardie (1)
Minor semi final
Mudgee Wombats 20 v Wellington Redbacks 10
Tries – Mudgee Wombats – Callaghan, Antill, Harvison
Wellington Redbacks – Glover
Conversions – Mudgee Wombats – Wisbey (1)
Wellington Redbacks – Glover (1)
Penalty Goals – Mudgee Wombats – Wisbey (1)
Wellington Redbacks – Glover (1)
New Holland Cup Second Grade
Minor semi final
Mudgee Wombats 20 v Molong Magpies 41
Tries – Mudgee Wombats – Roe, O’Reilly, Name Withheld
Molong Magpies – Packham (2), Whiting (2), Dowling (2)
Conversions – Mudgee Wombats – Carters (1)
Molong Magpies – Hickson (4)
Penalty Goals – Mudgee Wombats – Carters (1)
Molong Magpies – Hickson (1)
Major semi final
Narromine Gorillas 27 v Wellington Redbacks 22
Tries – Narromine Gorillas – Gainsford, Lenord, Roach, Gill
Wellington Redbacks – Thomas, George (2)
Conversions – Narromine Gorillas – McPherson (2)
Wellington Redbacks – Timu (1), McPherson (1)
Penalty Goals – Narromine Gorillas – McPherson (1)
Oilsplus North Cup
Preliminary final
Coolah Roos 28 v Yeoval Eagles 29
Tries – Coolah Roos – Hourn, Towell, Lemmich
Yeoval Eagles – Barber, Johnson, Neill, Vaughan
Conversions – Coolah Roos – Schneider (3)
Yeoval Eagles – Pike (1)
Penalty Goals – Coolah Roos – Lees (1)
Yeoval Eagles – Lees (2)
Women’s North Cup
Minor semi final
Molong Magpies 3 v Wellington Redbacks 13
Wellington Redbacks – Walker, Sutherland
Penalty Goals – Molong Magpies – Sutherland (1)
Wellington Redbacks – Hoswell (1)
Major semi final
Mudgee Wombats 22 v Parkes Boars 14
Tries – Mudgee Wombats – Wood, Tavita, Perini
Parkes Boars – Smith, MacGregor
Conversions – Mudgee Wombats – Tavita (1), Waring-Bryant (1), Heard (1)
Parkes Boars – Kinghorn (1), Waring-Bryant (1)
This weekend’s Central West Rugby Union matches
New Holland Cup First Grade
Preliminary final
Narromine Gorillas v Mudgee Wombats
Saturday 15 August, 3.15pm, Narromine Rugby Club, Narromine
New Holland Cup Second Grade
Preliminary final
Wellington Redbacks v Molong Magpies
Saturday 15 August, 1.30pm, Narromine Rugby Club, Narromine
Oilsplus North Cup
Grand final
Blayney Rams v Yeoval Eagles
Saturday 15 August, 2pm, Blayney Rugby Club, Blayney
Women’s North Cup
Preliminary final
Parkes Boars v Wellington Redbacks
Saturday 15 August, 12.10pm, Narromine Rugby Club, Narromine
