The Forster-Tuncurry Hawks have slumped to their heaviest defeat in years, going down 68-16 to the Taree City Bulls at Tuncurry’s Harry Elliott Oval on Sunday.
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Two tries to Jai Simon and a try to Ben Murray, along with an appearance off the bench at fullback from life member Des Donnelly were the only highlights of a forgettable day.
The Hawks played the final 20 minutes with no-one available on the bench as a heavy injury tally took its toll.
A trip to Old Bar’s self-proclaimed ‘Graveyard’ awaits next Sunday, before returning to Harry Elliott to play the Port Macquarie Sharks in the annual sponsors’ day on July 16.
Reserve grade played better in defeat than the 40-18 scoreline suggests, while the ladies league tag side were beaten by an energetic Taree City side, 22-10.
The Hawks under 18s side had an excellent win over their much fancied Taree City opponents, scoring a 20-12 win and establishing themselves in the top five
Tries to Jeremy Jones, Nathan Monk and Jake Curnow saw them head to the sheds with a 14-0 advantage before The Bulls clawed their way back into the contest in the second half, narrowing the margin to four points before Sam Whitbread crashed over for his customary try.
Curnow made no mistake with the conversion to bring about the final scoreline.