Shute Shield: Pirates and Highlanders to Duel at Drummoyne

by Brendan Bradford – The unfamiliar setting of Drummoyne Oval will be the venue as the Pirates attempt to atone for a 37-29 loss to Parramatta last week in a match coach Matt Briggs described as one of their worst performances of the year. Despite nabbing a four-try bonus point, West Harbour were out-gunned in the high-scoring encounter and are left in eighth place on the ladder with 22-points, five behind Southern Districts in seventh and Randwick in sixth. “Our set-piece was pretty poor and we made 240-odd tackles in the game, so we learnt a hard lesson in terms of possession and put ourselves in a tough position,” said Briggs. “We'd won three out of four games but dropped another one last week and we need to start building that momentum with a few wins, because we don’t just want to scrape int
Already a subscriber? Log in here.

Continue reading this story for free

Create a free account to continue reading and get more of Rugby News' top stories directly to your inbox.

Or, subscribe for unlimited access



error: Content is protected !!