The Group Three Rugby League season kicked off in entertaining fashion last week.
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The Mustangs, who were forced to withdraw from senior competition and didn't register a win last season, started 2019 off with a victory over the Pirates.
The Wauchope Blues added their name to the winner's circle with a win at home against the Taree City Bulls.
The Forster-Tuncurry Hawks caused an upset after scoring a late try against the favoured Wingham Tigers.
And the Port Macquarie Sharks downed rivals Port City Breakers in a grand final rematch.
This weekend is set to be another cracker with the match of the round coming in Kempsey on Saturday when the Mustangs host the Sharks.
Will the defending champions prove too strong for the up and coming Mustangs?
Can Wauchope win their opening two games at home or can Wingham get on the board?
Who will get off the mark in the battle of the south when the Bulls host the Pirates?
Can the Hawks cause another upset and down the Breakers on their home turf?
The coaches have named their sides for the round two fixtures, take a look below.
Macleay Valley Mustangs vs Port Macquarie Sharks
Macleay Valley:
Port Macquarie:
Kick-off times
- Women's league tag: 11.30am
- 18s: 12.35pm
- Reserve grade: 1.50pm
- First grade: 3pm
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Wauchope Blues vs Wingham Tigers
Wauchope: 1. Shadow Wirori, 2. Sam Ylias, 3. Beau White (c), 4. Sam Watts, 5. Tony Thomson, 6. Nick McCabe, 7. Tristan Scott, 8. Kahlan Duncan, 9. Bryce Roach, 10. Sam Ackroyd, 11. Josh Caruana, 12. Mat Bird, 13. Ollie Pascoe. Interchange: 14. Dylan Lund, 15. Tim McKinnon, 16. Denzel Lepua, 17. Brayden Stubbs
Wingham: 1. Matt Bridge, 2. Michael Bailey, 3. Brodie Myer, 4. Kurt Lewis, 5. Lachlan Williams, 6. Danny Russell, 7. Michael Sullivan (cc), 8. Blake Fraser, 9. Mitch Collins, 10. Brendan Butler, 11. Tim Watson, 12. Jake Mullen, 13. Jake Wheeler. Bench TBA
Kick-off times:
- Women's league tag: 11.30am
- 18s: 12.35pm
- Reserve grade: 1.50pm
- First grade: 3pm
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Taree City Bulls vs Old Bar Pirates
Taree City: 1. Jake Lauder, 2. Todd Northam, 3. Paul Campbell, 4. Callum Wesley, 5. Nayden Moriarty, 6. Dean Mills, 7. Tony De Stefano, 8. Brodan Hamilton, 9. Oscar Carey, 10. Matt Paupe, 11. Ethan Currey, 12. Logan Wallis, 13. Thomas Paulson, 14. Rob Mason, 15. Ben Deegan, 16. Harry Wallis, 17. Shannon Mullay
Old Bar: 1. Scott Bungie, 2. Andrew Hills, 3. Dylan Towers, 4. Joel Minihan, 5. Joe Hinton, 6. Conor Taylor, 7. Corey Wheeler, 8. Shannon Ellem (c), 9. Daniel Cocksedge, 10. Carlos Kohu-Martin, 11. Jared Wooster, 12. Corey Sheehan, 13. Nathan Napier. Bench TBA
Kick-off times
- Women's league tag: 12.20pm
- Reserve grade: 1.20pm
- First grade: 2.30pm
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Port City Breakers vs Forster-Tuncurry Hawks
Port City: 1. Trae Clark, 2. Bailey Connor, 3. Clint Walker, 4. Ricky Arnell, 5. Jarred Robbins, 6. Jake Kelly, 7. Josh Hyde, 8. Ben Dickson, 9. Matt Everitt, 10. Dan Dumas, 11. Luke Sinclair, 12. Adrian Daley, 13. Matt Coskerie. Interchange: 14. Jordie Gibson, 15. Tyler Hyde, 16. Ethan Hyde, 17. TBA
Forster-Tuncurry: 1. Aaron Hill, 2. Corey Eason, 3. Chris Simon, 4. Ben Murray, 5. Dylan Clark, 6. Keda Moylan, 7. Kye Burke, 8. Matt Thomas, 9. Riley Glover, 10. Liam Simon, 11. Max Elliott, 12. Matt Kirkland, 13. Matt Wakefield, 14. Jake Collins, 15 TBA, 16. Blake Richardson, 17. Chris Coulton
Kick-off times
- Women's league tag: 11.30am
- 18s: 12.35pm
- Reserve Grade: 1.50pm
- First Grade: 3pm
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