Mixed results for Hunter at NSW Country Rugby Union Championships

In the Caldwell Cup, Hunter lost to Central West 23-0 early Saturday and were then thumped by Illawarra 50-3 the same morning.

The men claimed a 31-12 win over Western Plains in a seventh versus eighth playoff game on Sunday.

"It was tough. We only had an hour and a half turnaround between games," coach Martin Brett said.

"We clicked a bit better against Western Plains. The standard wasn't as good as Central West and Illawarra, but we executed a lot better than Saturday. There's a fair bit of excitement for those blokes to be involved again."

Central Coast beat Central West 32-29 in the final.

The Hunter women had big wins over Far North Coast (66-7) and New England (46-0) to put themselves in a position to qualify for the Thomson Cup final, but suffered a hard-fought 8-6 loss to Central North in their third game on Saturday.

They fell to Mid North Coast 19-12 in a third versus fourth match on Sunday.

Central West claimed the Thomson Cup with a 23-0 win over Central North.

The Hunter colts lost a tight match against Central West 16-12 and then went down 25-5 to Far North Coast in their matches on Saturday.

They defeated Illawarra 25-14 but lost to the Central Coast 20-0 on Sunday.

Central West went undefeated to finish first and win the Rowlands Colts Cup.

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