Cerberus soldiers on against Army at Kapooka 10s

Who me? The referee from the rugby union match between HMAS Cerberus (in blue) and 6RAR marks his man during the annual Kapooka 10s at Wagga Wagga. Photo by Michael Weaver.

By Cpl Alisha Carr and Michael Weaver

A rugby union team from HMAS Cerberus almost pulled off a coup as the sole Navy side at the 10th annual Defcredit Kapooka 10s Rugby Union Knockout on February 22.

The Cerberus side battled against 21 Army sides at the ‘Home of the Soldier’, Kapooka Barracks at Wagga Wagga, and came very close to being in the top four.

Cerberus came up against defending champion 6RAR in the quarter final of the Cup and led two tries to nil at half-time. However, 6RAR put on four tries in the second half to blow Cerberus out of the competition with a 20-14 victory.

Cerberus earlier defeated First Aviation Regiment 26-7 and the Federation Guard side 51-0.

6RAR was then defeated in the semi-finals, with the final won by Riverina Army Rugby Club (RARC) against 9FSB, 17-5.

In the Plate grand final, Border Army Rugby Club Team One was too good for 17 Const Sqn, beating them 17-12 after scores were locked 12-all at full-time.

In the Bowl grand final, the Riverina Army Rugby Club Team Two thrashed 5 Avn Regt by 24 points, with the latter failing to score.

The Border Army Rugby Club from Albury-Wodonga fielded two teams, as did the Riverina Army Rugby Club - the host club.

1 Avn Regt, 6RAR, 17 Const Sqn, School of Military Engineering, a combined side from 4RAR(Cdo) and 3RAR (the ‘CEGS’), 25/49RQR, RMC, 2/14LHR, Australia’s Federation Guard, 5 Avn Regt, A Fd Bty, a combined side from 21 Const Regt and 2CER, a combined side from 145 Sig Sqn and 9FSB, HMAS Cerberus and a team from the School of Infantry in Singleton participated in the competition.

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