80+ faces: all the colour from Tamworth Magpies' Ladies Day

On a sublime winter's afternoon at Tamworth Rugby Park, the winless Magpies marked Ladies Day as Robb College marked them psychologically after a 89-0 drubbing.

Robb captain Angus Archer gave his outfit nine out of 10 - "at least" - in recording their second win of the season in their fourth match.

"This is why we play it," he said of rugby.

Archer said third-placed Robb were now buoyed by "a different energy", adding: "It's a very exciting time."

"There's always stuff to work on," he said.

"But everyone came together [against Tamworth] and gave everything."

Robb tight-head Samuel Martin opened the scoring with a second-minute try, and from there the tries flowed like the libations in the crowd. In all, the visitors ran in 14 five-pointers.

"We're quite a dynamic team, and we played it wide [against Tamworth]," Archer said.

"Usually, a lot of these teams are a lot bigger than us.

"And having a smaller forward pack, today we were able to get it through the hands [and] get it wide - and it sort of opened up towards the end there."

Magpies coach Damian Henry said the result was "very disappointing".

Looking on were Brett and Helen Turner, the parents of Magpies second-rower Norman Turner.

"It's a bit ironic, because we sponsor the Pirates," said Brett, the owner of Grassy's Glass, adding that it was "always" a great afternoon at Rugby Park.

"A bit of footy, a few beers, relax. Yeah, great spot," he added.

In the earlier woman's clash, the second-placed Magpies recorded their first ever home Ladies Day triumph after hammering third-placed Robb 50-12.

Magpies veteran Eliza Bennett has been involved in every Ladies Day clash.

"We just all got around each other today and really supported each other," she said.