Sydney University certainly weren’t at their best last weekend as they maintained their unbeaten start to the 2020 season with a narrow 10-6 victory over Manly at Uni Oval No.2. But given they were below par, particularly at set-piece time – an area where they have traditionally thrived, and were up against a determined Manly side that stayed with them for the full eighty minutes, the positive they can take away is that they still ended up on the winner’s dais. For the Marlins, it was no doubt a disappointing result in the end from a contest in which they had competed so willingly. But they can take much away from a performance that illustrated the character and defensive grit that they are trying to re-instil at the Village Green, and bodes well for the rest of the season. (Check out the in-depth match report here)
Behind the Ruck headed to the sheds for some post-match reaction from both camps…