Greater Northern Tigers: Western Rams prove too strong for Tigers in Country Championship clashes

The Tigers played the Western Rams in four Country Championship games and lost all four, losing the under-16 match 24-16, the under-18's 20-10, the men's 38-8 and the women's 22-12.

The Tiger 16's lost their fifth round Andrew Johns Cup clash 24-16 after trailing 16-nil at half time.

Simple errors cost the 16's, especially in the first half.

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A high mistake rate also proved costly for the Tiger 18's, who trailed 12-6 at halftime but could add just an Alex Lawrence try in the second stanza.

The Brad McManus-coached Tiger men also trailed at halftime but were still well in it at halftime, going to the break 10-4 down.

Handling errors and penalties proved costly for the Tigers in the second half as the Rams ran away with the game.

The Tigers could score just the one lone second half try, a fine kick and chase for fullback Mitch Doring.

The Tiger women were closest of the four sides to claiming a home win, trailing 16-6 at halftime but then puling that back to 16-12 when Gaynor Blackadder scored a good try under the posts.

They had their chances too before big Rams prop Tabua Tuinakauvadra crossed for her second try.

"They all tried their hearts out," their disappointed coach Mick Schmiedel said.

"They showed we are competitive. Just a shame we only get two games."

Hannah Rando, Hannah Crisp, Brooke Davis, Kate Brown and Sarah Byrne all excelled for a team where Schmiedel said there wasn't "one bad player".

"We tried a couple of things today, played Hannah Rando in the centres and she had a great game there while we played Shay Blackadder in the second row and she also went real well."

GREATER NORTHERN TIGERS v WESTERN RAMS

John Simpson Oval, Farrer, Tamworth

Under 16: WESTERN RAMS 24 (Jaiden Power 2, Ronan Hunt-Cameron, Kaleb Sutherland, Malakai Folau tries, Connor Vardanega 2gls) d GREATER NORTHERN TIGERS 16 (Jeremiah West, Logan Spinks, Charlie Henderson tries, Ryan Witherdin 2gls).

Under 18: WESTERN RAMS 20 (Lachlan Lawson, Samuel Lane, Cooper Egan tries, Braye Porter 4gls) d GREATER NORTHERN TIGERS 10 (Luke Smith, Alex Lawrence tries, Mitch Henderson gl).

Men: WESTERN RAMS 38 (Lose Sili 2, Sam Simmonds, Jake Betts, Mitchell Andrews, Jackson Bron Nick Greenhalgh tries, Greenhalgh 5gls) d GREATER NORTHERN 8 (Reece Jaeger, Mitch Doring tries, Scott Briggs gl).

Women: WESTERN RAMS 22 (Tabua Tuinakauvadra 2, Claudia McLaren, Alicia Earsman, tries, Zarlia Griffiths 3gls) d GREATER NORTHERN TIGERS 12 (Shae Pemberton, Gaynor Blackadder tries, Amy Barraclough 2gls).

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