AFTER weeks of rained out games, the Tea Gardens Hawks RLFC returned to competition football at home on Saturday 31 May.
After five Juniors games in the morning, the Lady Hawks League Tag team took to the field to do battle with the Aberglasslyn Ants, the same team they last faced over a month ago.
Aberglasslyn scored first, followed by a harried back-and-forth by both teams for much of the first half, until the visitors scored again.
The Lady Hawks made several valiant attempts at the try line, but Aberglasslyn proved too strong, heading home 0-22 victors.
The Hawks Men’s game against Clarence Town followed a moment of silence for the late Glen Cookson, the inaugural President of the Myall River Hawks JRLC, with the flag at half-mast and players donning black armbands.
Clarence Town took off quickly and strongly, scoring twice within the first five minutes, and maintained that dominance throughout the match.
The referee was forced to become quite involved in the game, as several players were taken from the field as the intensity of play increased.
The Hawks got on the scoreboard as the half-time siren sounded, however the conversion from distance was unsuccessful.
The consolation try was answered immediately, with Clarence Town going on to a comfortable 8-62 win.
By Thomas O’KEEFE
