KILDARE Catholic College reclaimed the prestigious Hardy Shield with a 20-0 thrashing of Wagga High School in Monday night’s grand final at Equex Centre.
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A first half double to centre Lachie Gaffney gave Kildare an 8-0 lead at half-time and the one-way traffic only continued after the break.
It was a polished team display from the classy Kildare team that proved too big and outmuscled their opponents in an error-riddled contest.
Kildare lock Connor Macauley was awarded man-of-the-match after a prominent display but he was well-supported by the likes of Hands, Royce Tout and Max Burey.
Macauley was also named player of the series.
Kildare coach Geoff McNamara was proud to get the Hardy Shield back at the school, even if it was not the cleanest of performances from his team.
“You’ve obviously got to be happy after winning 20-0 in a grand final,” he said.
“I thought our defence was outstanding again, we had a big emphasis on that.
“Full credit to Wagga High, they came out tonight and tackled their hearts out.
“I thought we were a bit disappointing in the first half, we didn’t stick to our game plan and played some dumb footy but we had a quiet word at half-time and were better after that.”
Full-time
KILDARE 20 (L Gaffney 2, C Hands, D Hay tries; C Hands 2 goals) d WAGGA 0
KOORINGAL 34 d TRAC 10. Picture: Kieren L Tilly