Knox produced a determined defensive effort to defeat Waverley 33-27 at Wahroonga and remain undefeated after two rounds heading into the representative and school holiday break.

Cam Blades’ side scored with five minutes remaining to regain the lead then held on in a thrilling finish to claim an important six-point victory.

“Waverley threw everything at us and that’s exactly what we were expecting. They had a lot of strong ball carriers and played a really physical style,” Blades told Rugby News.

“We probably let them dominate things in the early parts of the game and they used that to gain some territory and open the scoring.