Tech Waratahs Are Back

Tech Waratahs continued their resurgence in the 2018 IDRU Builders Club Premiership prevailing 36 – 12 over a disappointing Campbelltown to remain in touch with the top four sides. Moving to equal fifth on the table just one win out of the top four, Tech Tahs ran in four tries in the first half to take a strangle hold on the contest with a 24 – 5 lead at the break. 

Although once again showing a clear dominance at the scrum over their opponents for the second week running, the Quinnies lacked the drive and enterprise to go with the home side in the first forty minutes. Tech Tahs were much busier than their opponents in the first fifteen minutes of the match with centers Vincent Wise and Nevan Bergan taking full advantage of their forwards hard work continually opening up the Quinnies defensive line.

Bergen crossed for the first try after veteran Lock Tim Olsen produced a well-directed long pass to create space for his center to race away and score after four minutes. Big No. 8 Paula Vakaruru scored a powerful try on the back of some more enterprising play from Vincent Wise who took play thirty meters down field with a blistering run only to be pulled down just short of the line. Vakaruru forced his way over from the ensuing ruck to give Tech Tahs the lead 10 – 0 after fourteen minutes.

Campbelltown got one back through center Travis Dombroski after being able to maintain their attack in the Tahs quarter for a period. The try came as they controlled possession for a long period asking plenty of questions of a well-organized Tech Tahs defensive line. Eventually Dombroski found himself on the end of an overlap wide on the left to score for a 10 – 5 score-line to Tech at the twenty second minute mark.