08/05/2010 Hunters vs Waverley

HUNTERS Hill Rugby Club held their annual Ladies Day at Boronia Park Oval last Saturday and celebrated with resounding victories over Waverley in the NSW Suburban Rugby competition.

The Hillies' first grade XV hammered Waverley 51-31 and were led out by Alex Light, making his 100th first grade appearance for the club.

At half time, Hillies were looking behind the pace and had let Waverley mount an impressive and well deserved lead. Sloppy defence around the breakdown meant that Hunters Hill had it all to do after the interval. Both sides took it in turns to score points in the opening ten minutes until Colman Taylor crossed the line to even the scores 31-31.

Hillies then put on a show of running rugby - taking advantage of the gaps opening up by a tiring Waverley. Dan Casa crossed the line three times; Taylor added a second to his tally and further tries from David Marshall, La La Haveau and Tom Kellaway secured an impressive Hillies win.

Hunters Hill seconds erased memories of the 0-0 draw with Hornsby by defeating second placed Waverley 41-8 to remain on top of the table. The Hillies looked in fine form with tries from Nick Roach, Thomas Cuniowski, Jordan Butler, James Hammond and Ben Smith.

Hunters Hill thirds posted a solid 16-3 win while the Colts were once again impressive, winning 27-19.

Mark French led out fourth grade for his 300th appearance for Hunters Hill but couldn't prevent a 15-10 loss to Waverley. Fifth grade won 17-12 while sixths lost 10-0.