The Boorowa / Harden Twin Town Times U/6s played host to the Wagga Magpies on a surprisingly beautiful day at the Boorowa showground with two games against the young Pies the games were played in great spirits by all and Will Rigg was put on the other side to challenge the little ones defence and that he did with some great runs in attack and a great fend to the under 6s best cover tackler Jayden Steele who still shows the shiner on the cheek. Will also scored a good try for the black and whites.

The young ones played well in defence with Thomas Woodhead having his best game to date tackling like a machine and also had some great runs in attack he was helped by the little terriers Daniel Minehan, Landon Vasquez and little Will James. Jacob Gledhill must have had a date later that day because his mind seemed to be elsewhere.

Aleks Cummins showed some grunt up front and some solid defence while Declan Kerrison high on red frogs showed plenty of courage when he was smashed with the ball by the opposition with his protective big brother Boston Kerrison taking exception to the tackle and really fired up scoring a great try down the far touch line.

Delilah Cross had some good runs and really enjoyed tackling the coach with the rest of her team mates after he taunted them and told them they had forgotten how to tackle, he got a real shock in the middle of the field when Aleks picked up his leg and then was swarmed by the whole team which brought him crashing to the ground with a big thud. Tries were scored by Will Rigg, Boston Kerrison and Jayden Steele who scored 3 and converted 1 of

his tries. The little ones going down agonising close in both games 12-8 and 16-10. This week they have a bye and I challenge all of them to tackle their parents at every opportunity as punishment for laughing at their coach hitting the deck. Sickem boys and girls!

Under 9s

Once again 'oh so close' for the under 9s going down by 4 points to a side that beat us by 45 in the first round. The final score was an excellent reward for the team's hard work.

Tries were scored by Jesse Glover, Logan Mears and Beau Ferry who all had very good games. All the boys played very well in a tough, niggly game but special mention goes to Hamish Minehan for his tackling and also Callum Stewart for his strong runs up the middle. With the final rounds coming up we will be working hard to finish with a win and I think we are well on the way. Keep up the good work, boys.

Under 10s

The Harden / Boorowa Court House Hotel and Caltex U10's Jnr. League team hosted the Wagga Magpies on Saturday and once the fog cleared, the weather was perfect for expansive football and that's what our local boys put on display. From our first set, after three strong hit ups the ball was spread four passes wide to our wide running back rower Richard Kelly who burst through three would-be tacklers and run 30 metres to score- 6 nil after one minute.

After such a strong start the boys could be forgiven for thinking it was going to be a walk in the park. Slacking off and letting the Magpies score two easy tries before switching back on.

Attacking the Magpies line late in the half, with a full set before 5/8 Cooper Cross took on the defence on the last, with a perfectly weighted kick to allow a flying Josh Gurney to score a try in the corner that would make any NRL coach proud.

It was 10 all at the break, and with a bit of a rant from the coach the boys came out with a totally different attitude in the second half, strangling the Magpies attack with awesome defence. Big hits from Harrison Hadley, Cooper Cross, Beau Abnet, Billy Ward and Will Fahey had the away team having a look whenever they got the ball allowing our boys to run away with the second half 3 tries to 1, winning the game 26-14. Best in attack was Sam Shea and Luke Dean with strong hit ups, Will Fahey and Richard Kelly with wide running and our halves Cooper Cross, Harrison Hadley and Patrick Davis Controlling play and sending it wide when needed. Aydien Gurneys hit-ups from our own 10-metre zone were invaluable, getting us out of trouble.

Tries: Cooper Cross 2, Harrison Hadley, Josh Gurney and Richard Kelly, Goals: Cooper Cross, Richard Kelly and Harrison Hadley

Under 11s

The Boorowa/Harden Coopers Butchery and Piesly Transport U/11s returned to the winners circle on Saturday with a hard fought win over Wagga Magpies 18-14 early tries to Matt Canellis and Kelvin Hillier got the side of to the perfect start but the boys slackened off in defence conceding two tries before fighting back with tries to Matt Canellis who collected a double and Jai Allison whilst Anthony Brown and James Farrell continue to improve each week. The final score Boorowa / Harden 18-14.

Under 13s

Boorowa / Harden Automotive, Jackson Bakery & Harden Country Club U/13s League Tag side travelled to Boorowa on Saturday to take on the Wagga Magpies with the girls getting off to a flying start with Sophie Canellis scoring just minutes into the game. This was followed up a short time later by a try from Marlie McIntosh. The girls were all solid in defence shutting down every attempt made by a much improved Magpies. Impact players for the day in attack were Ellie, Amanda, Marlie and Sophie with all of the girls improving with their goal kicking every week. The final score of 68-6 told the story of a convincing win by a team that is getting stronger every week.

Under 16s Girls league

Another day at the office, the fog thick as pea soup, the attitude slightly down, not a good start for a game they wanted to win. With 1try disallowed and another not scored through a mistake. There was no where for the girls to go but up. The start to the second half wasn't much better than the first. Then the attitude changed, the heads lifted, they were back to their usual best but time was against them. They came within one converted try to draw the game, and another to win. It didn't happen. Bad luck girls. The final score was 16 to 10. Tries to Tracey 1; Sophie 1. Goals Tracey 1. Well done to Rachel, Bridgett, Charlie Molly for a great effort. Good effort from the rest of the team.