OLD Bar Pirates will be looking to ambush premiership favourites Macksville in Sunday's Group Three under 18 rugby league semi-final at Port Macquarie.
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In this year's series winners from Sunday's semi-finals advance to the grand final on September 27 while the losers bow out. Old Bar finished fourth so tackle the minor premiers, Macksville.
There were only nine games in the competition-proper. Old Bar had to travel to Macksville for their only encounter, with the home team coming away with a 36-6 win.
"But we were a bit underdone that day,'' Old Bar coach Hoawerth said.
"It'll be different this time.''
Hoawerth predicts halfback Joey de Stefano and centre Jaxon O'Connor to play big roles on Sunday.
He said a little over half the squad were also members of the club's premiership winning team from last year.