BOOROWA 27 defeated HARDEN 20
Well, it was always going to be an instant classic this game.
These two teams have traded wins for the past 4 or 5 seasons, always in close results, and always high quality.
Saturday was no different.
Josh Carmody hit the ground running with an early try in the corner to have the Goldies up 5-0.
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The first half continued to be a see-sawing affair as both teams defences were put to the test.
Harden scored right on half-time to go into the break 5-5.
The second half lifted intensity across both teams and with that came points.
Michael Berry scored after some great scrum work from the Gold Forwards, Carmody converted and kicked a penalty for the Goldies to skip out to a 15-5 lead.
Both teams then swapped charge-down tries to have the game 22-10 with about 25 minutes to go Goldies Fly-Half Richard Manion turned back the clock here with a great individual effort to score.
Harden scored twice more to tighten it up and have the whole crowd on the edge of their seats.
The seconds ticked away, and the men in Gold put through a final effort to have Michael Berry score right on the buzzer to win 27-20 and secure a home Grand Final at the Boorowa Showground on August 23rd.
Tries:
Michael Berry 2
Josh Carmody
Richard Manion
Cons:
Josh Carmody 2/4
Pens:
Josh Carmody 1/1
A great game played in great spirit.
Good luck to Harden as they host Coota in the elimination semi-final this Saturday at Roberts Park in Harden.
For the Goldies, they will be happy with their scrum, scrambling defence on the line and all-around work rate from the forwards.
Plenty to work on in terms of ball retention and discipline come GF day.
Let's paint the town GOLD in preparation for AUGUST 23.
Plenty more info to come.
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