The Griffith Junior Rugby Union Club travelled to Cootamundra for the annual opening gala day of the Southern Inland junior rugby season.
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The under nines white team came away with two convincing wins, the first over the Young Yabbies 45-10 and the second over the Albury Steamers 60-20. Fletcher Robertson and Kadon Williams put in a strong efforts.
Under nines black narrowly lost their opening game against the Temora Tuskers 15-20 but bounced back to roll the Tumut Bullants 35-10. The standout players included Xavier McLeod, Ajay Chilby and Riley Perkins.
Following on from an exhibition match played last season, Griffith has entered sides in both the senior and junior Viva 7s.
The Blackbirds faced two Young sides in both divisions and showed plenty of potential but lost all their games. The standouts were Issy McCloskey and Serenity Amiatu.
The under 11s were competitive in their first match of the day against Tumut but went down 27-0. Their second match against the Temora Tuskers was an evenly contested match and only a late try sealed a 17-5 win to Temora, with Blake Flanagan the sole try-scorer for the Blacks.
It was a Jekyll and Hyde performance from the under 13s. The Blacks sent out an ominous warning to their SIRU competitors following a 70-0 demolition of the Young Yabbies.
The Blacks were slow out of the blocks in the second match of the day against Temora and gifted the Tuskers two intercept tries. They turned the tide but fell short as Temora won 28-29.
Reigning SIRU under 15s champions, the Griffith Blacks, got off to a perfect start, notching up two convincing wins. Matt Parisotto led the team from the front with three tries, while Olivah Smyth grabbed a hat-trick of his own.
The Blacks intensity dropped away in their second match and had to fight hard for a 27-7 win over Young. Bryn Francis and Connah Teaupa were exceptional.
Special mention must go to Noah Tyrrell, Will Carey, Oliver Shelton, Jyi Romeo, Lachie Robertson, Jack Fry and Tanner Cassidy who donned the jerseys of their opponents who were short on playing numbers.