TAREE Panthers scored two wins in the second round of the North Coast women's 11-a-side rugby league competition played at Sawtell.
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The 15s are now unbeaten after two starts. Taree began the season with a win over Port City at Port Macquarie and followed this up by accounting for Macleay Valley Red in the second round at Sawtell.
"It was a tough game but the girls let their footy do the talking,'' a member of the club's coaching staff said.
"Great work from the whole 15s team and another testament to our coaching staff. Rip in this week at training and have fun in round three.''
The under 17s had the bye in the first round and made their competition debut against Sawtell at Sawtell.
This was a tough assignment for the team as they only had 11 players for the game.
"But the resilience of our girls was too much for the Sawtell team with Panthers taking the win 18-16,'' the club spokesman continued.
It was also a successful day for Wingham in the open division.
The Tigers scored seven tries to defeat Kendall 38-18.
Group Three Rugby League chief executive Mal Drury told the Times last week he expected Wingham to be the big improvers in this season's competition, despite the Tigers suffering a heavy defeat against Wauchope in the opening round.
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Wauchope will be the venue for round three matches on Saturday.
Both Taree Panthers sides will play Port Sharks, with the under 15s at 1pm and the under 17s at 5pm.
Wingham will tackle Lower Macleay in the opens division at 3.15 while Wingham under 15s meet Macleay Valley Red at 4pm.
The competition heads to the Manning on Saturday November 14, with games to be played at the Wingham Sporting Complex and the Jack Neal Oval.
Wingham's under 15s will take on Port Sharks on November 14 at Wingham from 1pm while the under 17s play Sawtell at 2pm. The open division game between Wingham and Port Sharks will kickoff at 5.30.
At the Neal Oval on Saturday November 14 Taree Panthers will play Bowraville at 2pm while Port Sharks will be the under 17 side's opponent at 4pm.
Eight sides will play in the open division with five in the under 17s and eight in the under 15s.
Sides from Groups Two and Three play in the competition. There will be seven rounds in the season-proper, with the final matches to be played on Saturday December 5 at a venue to be determined.
As previously reported, a North Coast squad for next season's Country Championships will be announced following the last round.
