The Woodstock Panthers women’s side came away with a strong 24–8 win over CSU on Saturday, October 11, as both the men’s and women’s squads travelled to Bathurst for round three of the 2025 Midwest Community Cup.
Woodstock Women’s coach Col Hewitt said the win was awesome and good to see.
Hewitt said it was a really good game, and the girls were really excited to take to the pitch after a strong training session on Thursday night.
“They were quietly confident that they could get a win and they did, which was good,” he said.
Woodstock led going into the half-time break and followed through in the second half to seal the victory.
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Hewitt said their defence has been extremely good, with the squad working on that for the entire season, and that their ball work has been improving each week.
Try scorers were Laura Pryce with two, Kate Price with a try and a goal, Meg Tidswell with a try, and Courtney Booth converting three goals.
While the women celebrated their win, the Panthers men’s side faced a tough challenge against an in-form CSU outfit, going down 46–18.
Woodstock Men’s coach Josh Rainbow said they started really well, but a few injuries didn’t help them on the day.
Rainbow said the squad started running out of gas by half time, with the younger CSU side beginning to get over the top of them.
Despite this, Rainbow said the Woodstock squad still dug deep in the second half to play well and keep the score to 46–18.
Next week both Woodstock squads will head to Kandos to take on the Waratahs for the final round of the season.
The squad is really starting to work together well on the pitch, and looking forward to a good run against Kandos with hopes of finishing the season with a win.
Rainbow said they are hoping to see a few players come back from injuries in the men’s squad, boosting those hopes.
Rainbow said in community cups players are out for a bit of fun, though it’s nice if you get a win.
The women's game will kick off at 12pm, and the men will kick off at 2.15pm.
