Inverell stays alive in the five

26th May 2014

INVERELL forced its way back into the top five reckoning with a gutsy 13-point win over Tamworth at Tamworth Rugby Park on Saturday.

The Highlanders had to play the whole second half down a player after hooker Rhys Graham was red-carded for stomping in the final few minutes of the first half, and stave off what is becoming a typical second-half uprising from the home side, but held on to win 47-34.

“I don’t care that they scored 34 points, I’m just happy that we won,” Highlanders coach Scott Bremner said.

Their delight was doubled when the news filtered through that Walcha had beaten Scone.

That, on bonus points, put them ahead of the Brumbies.

Saturday was a frenetic game at times. 

At one stage in the first half the Highlanders scored three tries in about five minutes. 

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