Perth-Bayswater match report
G'day all - just responding to a request to put Perth-Bayswater news up on the forum here. The following is our weekly propaganda. Anyone from kalamunda can feel free to disagree or, even better, fill in the missing information from Kalamunda's side:
PERTH-BAYSWATER
START IN THE BLACK
1 April 2006
Perth-Bayswater First Grade laid the foundations for a successful 2006 Home Building Society Rugby Union season with a solid win over Kalamunda at Morley Reserve on Saturday.
Perth-Bayswater scored three tries to Kalamunda's two to win 22-14 in front of a vocal supporter base. They gave a demonstration of basic rugby skills, combining solid defence with deftness in attack to take an early lead against their rivals. The front row combination of Dane Taingauhue, Ash Murphy, Tua Patu and Tom Hughes helped set up the victory by devastating the Bulls' scrum and providing the backs with front foot ball from set pieces.
The first try of the match came from a devastating run by Western Force Academy member, fullback Nathan McCort, who cleared the way for centre Yusuke Nakagi to score out wide. Lock Jonathon Stanley was unable to kick the conversion but successfully booted a penalty later in the half to give Perth-Bayswater an 8-0 lead. Kalamunda went into half time trailing by just one point after managing to break through several Perth-Bayswater tackles to score under the posts shortly before the break.
Perth-Bayswater came out firing after half time and 10 minutes into the half, Nathan McCort carved up the Bulls defenders before offloading to speedy winger Jules Dunn to cross the try line and take the score to 15-7 to the delight of the 200-strong crowd. A second try to the Bulls kept them in touch but with five minutes left in the game, a series of strong runs in the forwards had the Kalamunda defence back-pedalling and centre Yusuke Nakagi was able to canter across the line for his second try of the day, which was converted by Stanley to seal the win.
In other games, second grade lost to Kalamunda 27-15, Kalamunda dished out a hiding to fourth grade, 0-50, fifth grade beat Associates 16-0 and under 19s beat Kalamunda 17-12. Next week Perth-Bayswater takes on Associates at Allen Park.
Cheers
Bruce
