GROUP Three Rugby League resumes with round three this weekend following a break for Easter.
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Wingham Tigers will look to kick start their campaign in the clash against the perennially strong Port City Breakers at the Wingham Sporting Complex on Saturday. This will be Wingham's first home game for the season and they'll be bolstered by former NRL star Matt King, who will be making a guest appearances. The Tigers are without a win following losses to Forster-Tuncurry and Wauchope in the opening two fixtures.
Port City are one from two, with a defeat by Port Macquarie followed by a win over Forster-Tuncurry. The Breakers have a great record against Wingham at Wingham and will again be a formidable opponent.
Taree City makes the trip to Port Macquarie to meet the Sharks at the Regional Stadium. Both teams have had a win and a loss and this game will feature some of the brightest young talents in the group. It should be an entertaining affair.
Wauchope have two wins from two starts and host the Old Bar Pirates at the Lank Bain Complex on Sunday. In contrast the Pirates are yet to record a win. Wauchope five-eighth Nick McCabe will play his 100th first grade game.
The competition's other unbeaten side, Macleay Valley, make the trip to the Harry Elliott Oval at Tuncurry to play Forster-Tuncurry, also on Sunday. It's taken just two games for the Mustangs to claim premiership favouritism and they're playing some free-flowing football. Forster has been something of a surprise in the opening two games, with coach Phil Adamson saying he wants the Hawks to make the Elliott Oval a fortress this season. They've already had one upset win there this year and they'll be gunning for two on Sunday.
The teams for round three are:
Wingham Tigers v Port City Breakers
Wingham: 1. Matt Bridge, 2. Brodie Myer, 3. Kurt Lewis, 4. Matt King, 5. Lachlan Williams, 6. Danny Russell, 7. Mick Sullivan, 8. Blake Fraser, 9. Mitch Collins, 10. Joel Kliendienst, 11. Tim Watson, 12. Jake Mullen, 13. Brendan Butler. Interchange 14. Tate Grofos, 15. Nick Beacham, 16. Nathan Maher, 17. Jake Wheeler
Port City: 1. Jordan Patemen 2. Bailey Connor 3. Ricky Arnell 4. Clint Walker 5. Jarred Robbins 6. Josh Hyde 7. Matt Everett 8. Ben Dickson 9. Jake Kelly 10. Matt Coskerie 11. Dan Dumas 12. Ethan Hyde 13. Luke Sinclair. Interchange: 14. Jordie Gibson 15. Tyler Hyde 16. Kyle Robbins 17. TBA
Kick-off times
- Women's league tag: 11.30am
- 18s: 12.35pm
- Reserve grade: 1.50pm
- First grade: 3pm
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Port Macquarie Sharks v Taree City Bulls
Port Macquarie: 1. Mitch Wilbow 2. Jack Williams 3. Jayden Eshman 4. Luke Ackroyd 5. Blayke Rogers 6. Joel Antilla 7. Keiran Gallagher 8. Brandon Phelan 9. Joey Cudmore 10. Ben Read 11. Kyle Ellison 12. Scott Grant 13. James Kelly. Interchange: 14. Luke Morrison 15. Tavita Talamaviou 16. Tyler Weatherly 17. Edward Vale-Tighe
Taree City: 1. Jake Lauder, 2. Todd Northam, 3. Shannon Mullay, 4. Callum Wesley, 5. Nayden Moriarty, 6. Dean Mills, 7. Kerien Cochrane, 8. Matt Taupe, 9. Toby De Stefano, 10. Brodan Hamilton, 11. Logan Wallis, 12. Will Clarke, 13. Rob Mason. Interchange: 14. Ben Deegan, 15. Harry Wallis, 16. TBA, 17. TBA
Kick-off times:
- Women's league tag: 12.20am
- Reserve grade: 1.20pm
- First grade: 2.30pm
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Wauchope Blues v Old Bar Pirates
Wauchope: 1. Shadow Wirori 2. Sam Ylias 3. Sam Watts 4. Beau White 5. Tony Thomson 6. Nick McCabe 7. Tristan Scott 8. Kahlan Duncan 9. Bryce Roach 10. Sam Ackroyd 11. Josh Caruana 12. Mat Bird 13. Ollie Pascoe. Interchange: 14. Dylan Lund 15. TBA 16. Brayden Stubbs 17. TBA
Old Bar: 1. Joel Minihan, 2. Andrew Hills, 3. Justin Berry, 4. Brad Hart, 5. Joe Hinton, 6. Conor Taylor, 7. Tanna Hinton, 8. Shannon Ellem, 9. Daniel Cocksedge, 10. Carlos Kohu-Martin, 11. Jared Wooster, 12. Corey Sheehan, 13. Nathan Napier. Interchange: 14, Joel Dark, 15 Jonathon Tickle, 16 Bailey Farr, 17 TBA
Kick-off times
- Women's league tag: 11.30pm
- 18s: 12.35pm
- Reserve grade: 1.50pm
- First grade: 3pm
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Forster-Tuncurry Hawks v Macleay Valley Mustangs
Forster-Tuncurry: 1. Ben Murray, 2. Corey Eason, 3. Chris Simon, 4. Beau Lowry, 5. Dylan Clark, 6. Keda Moylan, 7. Kye Burke, 8. Liam Simon, 9. Riley Glover, 150 Chris Coulton, 11. Max Elliott, 12. Matt Kirkland, 13. Matt Wakefield, 14. Jake Collins, 15. Blake Richardson, 16. Luke Ross, 17 TBA.
Macleay Valley: 1. Owen Blair, 2. Nate Welsh, 3. Chris Carr, 4. Cecil Lardner, 5. Conrad Lardner, 6. Josef Barber, 7. Tyeece Sines, 8. Adam McMurray, 9. Russell Lardner, 10. Richie Roberts, 11. Jesse Douglas, 12. Tyler Roberts 13. Chris Piper. Interchange: TBA
Kick-off times
- Women's league tag: 11.30am
- 18s: 12.35pm
- Reserve grade: 1.50pm
- First grade: 3pm
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