Tamworth have won their second New England silverware in as many years after their third grade side capped off an undefeated season with a thrilling 13-12 win over the Harbour Knights at Scully Park on Saturday.
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Twelve months after they were beaten by St Alberts in the decider, Emosi Veikoso was a late hero for the Magpies barging his way over after a penalty tap from close range with seven minutes remaining, Billy Urquhart then added the extras to put them back in front after the Knights had drove over from a scrum to claim the lead with 13 minutes to play.
The Magpies struggled to find the form that saw them secure the minor premiership and had held a slender 6-5 lead at half-time on the back of two penalties to Urquhart, lldiscipline (they had three players sin-binned over the course of the game) and simple errors hurting them
""They made us work today, it was a pretty scrappy game," Magpies captain Ben Coombes said post-match.
"[But] I think we deserved it, we've worked hard and for third grade we've been able to maintain a pretty consistent team all year."
"It was very good to come away with the win."
The game was marred an ugly brawl involving both teams after the final whistle.
