THE Molong Magpies First Grade side has capped a stellar two undefeated seasons of rugby with a second premiership in a row.
The New Holland Cup First Grade win, recorded in front of hundreds of fans at the Molong Recreation Ground, saw the Magpies drop the hammer early and never look back.
Played in overcast and wintry conditions, the home side registered a 45 to 17 win over the Narromine Gorillas.
A flurry of action in the first-half saw Molong register tries at the 10, 19 and 20-minute mark via Nick Duffy, Charles Harris and Charlie Steele-Park.
Duffy crossed again at 39 minutes, and Harris’ boot was in fine form going four from four heading into the halftime break with a 28 to 7 scoreline.
It was more of the same after the break as Duffy became a hat-trick hero at the 49-minute mark before Michael Mann joined the scoring feast a short time later to make it 45 to 12 with just less than half a period to go.
Angus Mckenzie was a standout for Narromine with two tries, while Harrison Bowman had one.
The New Holland Cup Second Grade grand final saw Wellington jump out to an early lead, only for Narromine to pull it back and take a slender one-point lead before a late try, conversion, and then a second penalty goal from Allan Riley sealed the deal for the Redbacks.
In the Women’s North Cup the Mudgee Wombats lost to Parkes Boars by the slimmest of margins, going down 12 to 13.
Check out Wednesday’s Molong Express for a full run down of the day, interviews, photos and a pullout poster.