Woy Woy shatters Terrigal's rugby hopes

Woy Woy shattered Terrigal's hopes of an undefeated season in Round 14 of the Central Coast Rugby Union Competition at Woy Woy Oval on July 16.

The competition has entered its final five rounds and all teams were out for blood with the finals well and truly upon them.

Woy Woy's clash with Terrigal was undisputedly the match of the round, with a major upset to the Terrigal side, going down 19 points to 20 and suffering their first defeat in 14 rounds of competition.

It was a great game of rugby with both sides throwing everything at each other and the result was not known until the very final minute of the match.

The first half was a very even struggle with Woy Woy going to the halftime break leading by only 13 points to 10.

At that stage, it was obviously still anyone's match.

Terrigal fought back early on in the second half and took the lead on the scoreboard.

Just when it seemed they would hang on for the victory, it was Woy Woy who scored right at the end of the match to take the victory.

Terrigal did score three tries to two and probably feel on that basis they deserved to win the game but it was not to be.

Woy Woy, on the other hand, did not take all their chances in the match and did fail to score some tries, but these lost opportunities saw them fail to add to the scoreboard.

It was a hard fought match and there was nothing between the two teams both on the paddock and on the scoreboard.

Best players for Woy Woy were No.8 Chris Paseka, halfback Zac Stride, while Fokolulu Taumalolo, who capped off a very good game with a try.

Terrigal do lose the undefeated mantle for the season but they will take a lot from the match despite the loss.

The win does cement Woy Woy's Top Four position in what is a tight race to the finals.

Media release, 17 Jul 2016

Larry Thomson, Central Coast Rugby Union