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By David Berrie
Fri 29th May 15
Saturday, 30 May, 2015
Kick-off times:
First Grade: 3.30pm
Reserve Grade: 1.50pm
Under 19: 12.30pm
Click here to see the Tries of the Week from Round Seven of the Pindan Premier Grade
Match of the Round: Associates (5) v Cottesloe (3) at Allen Park, Swanbourne
Associates and Cottesloe will look to regain their early season form when ‘the Battle of Broome St’ converges on Allen Park this Saturday.
‘Soaks’ shot to the top of the table with three massive victories in the opening rounds of the season but have gone winless in their last four outings, falling to fifth position.
Despite a lack of results in the last month the Swanbourne club will take huge confidence out of last week’s game, where Associates tested undefeated Wests Scarborough for the full 80 minutes before going down by six points, 25-19.
With just three points separating third and sixth, Associates will be intent on grinding out a win to rise back into the four.
Watch the match streamed live here.
Cottesloe remain in third position despite three defeats in their last three matches but will be wary of the sides below them eager to climb into the top four
The Gulls suffered yet another close loss in Round Seven going down to Nedlands, 22-13, and will be keen to rediscover the form that saw them win each of their opening four matches.
Associates: 1. John Ogilvie, 2. Jackson Merry, 3. Ehipa (Pa) Thompson, 4. Matt Leary, 5. Peter Trend, . Dean Taylor-Menzies, 7. Michael Polastri, 8. Al Rovira, 9. Justin Turner, 10. Zack Holmes, 11. Casper Nell, 12. Altus Momsen, 13. Nick Fielding, 14. Ronan Colleran, 15. Robbie Ingram.
Cottesloe: 1. John Monk, 2. Urbain Lawrence, 3. Ollie Hoskins 4. Ross Haylett-Petty, 5. Kieran Stringer, 6. Adrian Hall, 7. Angus Duckett, 8. Sasha Holloway, 9. Charl Nieuwenhuis, 10. Antini Brown, 11. Nili Afeaki, 12. Tobias Hoskins, 13, Kelvin Smith, 14. Simi Veratu, 15. Sean Martin.
Joondalup (4) v Nedlands (2) at HBF Arena Sportsplex, Joondalup
Nedlands will look to continue their rich vein of form when they take on this season’s surprise package, Joondalup, at HBF Arena Sportsplex.
‘Neddies’ have already established themselves as premiership contenders with the club going undefeated in their last six outings, to sit two games clear in second spot and pressure table-topping Wests Scarborough.
The strength of the Nedlands backline was again on display in Round Seven with scrumhalf Michael Ruru scoring a double in their nine-point triumph over Cottesloe, 22-13, before leaving the ground injured.
Luke Doherty’s men will be keen to keep their form rolling and notch up their seventh straight win this weekend.
Joondalup continues to exceed pre-season expectations in their maiden Pindan Premier Grade season and will look to notch up their fifth win of the season this week in front of their home fans.
The Brothers, who will defend the RugbyWA Cup this weekend, bounced back strongly after a defeat in Round Six with a hard-fought six-point victory over UWA led by a two-try performance from Penetana Wallis, 22-16, and will be keen on securing a place in the top four with a win over Nedlands.
Joondalup: 1.Tristan Schneider, 2. Liewellyn Lottering, 3. Laione Mulikihaamea, 4. Coner McDougall, 5. Ryan Williams, 6. Adam Gregory, 7. Adam Wallis, 8. Tamati Timoko, 9. Johann Louw, 10. Carlos Waretini, 11. Michael Connolly, 12. James Wepener, 13. Maalonga Konelio, 14. Tamati Young, 15. Lui Guivalu.
Nedlands: 1. Joseph Ritchie, 2. Richard Taylor, 3. Jermaine Ainsley, 4. Scott Stevens, 5. Michael Egan, 6. Danny Hartwell, 7. Shane Hemi, 8. Tevin Ferris, 9. Ian Prior, 10. Jese Toto, 11. TBC, 12. Louis Saunders-Loder, 13. TBC, 14. TBC, 15. Kauri Cudd.
Kalamunda (6) v Wanneroo (9), at Hartfield Park, Forrestfield
Kalamunda sit in sixth position but are just three points outside of third place and will be eager to seize any opportunity to crack the top four when they take on Wanneroo at Hartfield Park.
The Bulls will be full of confidence heading into Round Eight after notching up two wins on the trot over sides above them on the ladder.
Round Seven saw ‘Kala’ put together their most complete performance of the year with a dominant 20-pont victory over Palmyra, 44-24. Winger Faammanatu Apineru was at his electrifying best scoring a hat-trick and will look to carry his form into the clash with Wanneroo.
Wanneroo have the wind at their backs heading into Round Eight after stringing two wins together and claiming their first home win of the 2015 Pindan Premier Grade season with a resounding 24-point win over Perth Bayswater, 36-12.
Wanneroo’s defence has been the cornerstone for the improved form over the last month, after giving up an average of almost seven tries per game in the opening five rounds. In their last two outings they have conceded a total of three tries.
Kalamunda: 1. Aaron Minnet, 2. Mark Royal, 3. Roy Kuka, 4. Matthew Dessauvagie, 5. Nikau Rangiwhetu (c), 6. Russell Burgess (c), 7. Auega Seumanutafa, 8. Leo Auvaa, 9. Aaron Murphy, 10. Preston Elama, 11. Faamanatu Apineru, 12. Tama Makamaka, 13. Daley Harper, 14. Ryan Black, 15. Iziah Malcolm.
Wanneroo: 1. Goliath Nikora, 2. Scott Cornell, 3. Andre Roux, 4. Adam Candy, 5. Bradley Campbell, 6. Sylvo Iro, 7. Benjamin Stimson, 8. Nathan Iro (c), 9. Bryce Watkins, 10. Timothy Koiatu, 11. Jarred Rees, 12. Andrew King, 13. Cerri Cummings, 14. Michael Wilson, 15. Alistair Laurie.
Perth Bayswater (10) v UWA (8) at Pat O’Hara Reserve, Morle
UWA and Perth Bayswater both suffered defeats in Round Seven and will look to turn their seasons around when they do battle at Pat O’Hara Reserve this weekend.
UWA have continued to struggle with their consistency from week to week so far in the 2015 Pindan Premier Grade season most recently going down to Joondalup, 22-16.
‘Uni’ have shown they have the ability to produce good rugby in patches but will need to put in an 80-minute performance in order take the points against Perth Bayswater.
Perth Bayswater remain winless after seven rounds but will take confidence from their last outing with a spirited performance against a much-improved Wanneroo outfit, going down 36-12. With tenth place taking on eighth place, ‘Baysie’ will be going all out to try and cause an upset in front of their home crowd.
Perth Bayswater: 1. Neil Boland, 2. Ben Buist, 3. Adam Grant, 4. Ngaruhe Jones, 5. Joel Winterburn, 6. Douglas Grey-Hull, 7. Jake Buist, 8. James Ellaschewsky, 9. Troy Mete, 10. Ollie Clements, 11. Reuben Haile, 12. Kolia Konelio, 13. Wade Bryant, 14. Zubayr Abrahams, 15. Wayne Thompson.
UWA: 1. Nevin Mills, 2. Harry Scoble, 3. Sui Liaga, 4. Jeremy Smith, 5. Liam Husband, 6. Tala Moli, 7. Chris Alcock, 8. Cian O'Connor, 9. Kris Setu, 10. Jimmy Blomberg, 11. Clay Uyen, 12. Mike Beattie, 13. Ben Taylor, 14. Levon Kvas-Rothwell, 15. Christian Joubert.
Wests Scarborough (1) v Palmyra (7) at Bennett Park, Doubleview
Wests Scarborough will be looking to maintain their perfect record and strengthen their hold on top spot when they host seventh place Palmyra this Saturday.
Wests continued their continued their brilliant start to the 2015 Pindan Premier Grade season in Round Seven with a hard fought win over a valiant Associates outfit, 25-19.
The ladder-leaders have had some close games in recent weeks, winning their last two matches by less than 10-points.
Palmyra missed their chance to crack into the top four last round going down to Kalamunda, 44-24.
Sitting in seventh position – but just one point behind fourth-placed Joondalup – ‘Paly’ will be keen to atone for last week’s result and upset Wests Scarborough to hand them their first loss of the season.
Wests Scarborough: 1. Chris Kidd, 2. Conan Houkamau, 3. Dylan Crawford, 4. Sean Flatman, 5. Rory Walton, 6. DJ Ferris, 7. Keith Andrews, 8. Hayden Anderson, 9. Michael Marshall, 10. AJ Alatimu, 11. Jerome Lennard-Tekanawa, 12. Saula Fifita, 13. Jordan Luke, 14. Jayden Devorms, 15. Albert Nikoro.
Palmyra: 1. Joe Savage (c), 2. Michael Tui, 3. Hamoira Tioke, 4. Phil O'Connor, 5. Gerard De Klerk, 6. David Hull, 7. JC Nel, 8. Onehunga Kaufisi, 9.Adam Marshall, 10. Sam Jurisich, 11. Nick Els, 12. Lewis Flood, 13. Vinnie Booiman, 14. Panashe Kamhara, 15. Tutere Waenga.
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