Lennox Head win FNC rugby grand final
Lennox Head completed a remarkable late-season revival to beat Lismore 28-19 in the Far North Coast Rugby Union grand final at Crozier Field, Lismore, on Saturday, September 12.
The win followed Lennox Head’s win over Coolangatta Tweed in 2008 and came after a late-season revival which saw them reverse poor early-season form and win nine successive games, including the grand final.
Lennox Head scored four tries to three, with Matt Aherne, Mathew Barnes, Sam Stewart and Luke Schaefer crossing for five-pointers. Adam Gordon converted all four tries.
Ballina won two grand finals: a 39-7 win over Lismore in Reserves, and a 15-6 win over Lismore in Third Grade.
Bangalow took out the Village Competition grand final, beating Yamba 13-8.
First Grade
LENNOX HEAD 28 (Matt Aherne, Sam Stewart, Mathew Barnes, Luke Schaefer tries, Adam Gordon 4 conversions) d LISMORE 19 (Will Cotterill, Keith Morris, Matt Larsson tries, Ben Felicioni 2 conversions)
Half Time: Lismore 19 – Lennox Head 7
Reserve Grade
BALLINA 39 (Harry Bungate 2, Liam Preston, Brett McLennan, Andrew Gordon, Rick Randall tries, Chris Lynch 2 conversions, penalty goal, Tom Farrell conversion) d LISMORE 7 (Johnson Porykali try, Rick Larsson conversion)
Half time: Ballina 22 – Lismore 0
Under 19
LISMORE 13 (Dominic Morris try, Sam Flynn conversion, Sam Cox penalty goal, drop goal) d WOLLONGBAR ALSTONVILLE 5 (Jarryd Bailey try)
Half time: Lismore 0 – Wollongbar Alstonville 0
Third Grade
BALLINA 15 (Ben Leon, Grant Clements tries, Paul Lynch conversion, penalty goal) d LISMORE 6 (Mark Sivewright 2 penalty goals)
Half time: Lismore 6 – Ballina 5
Village Competition
BANGALOW 10 (Brad Peat, Richard Kelly tries) d YAMBA 8 (Cohen Rheinberger try, Kris Thomsen penalty goal)
Half time: Bangalow 5 – Yamba 5
