A second-half fightback earned the Oberon Tigers a 26-all draw with the Mudgee Dragons at Glen Willow on Sunday.
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Mudgee took the lead within seven minutes when a Ben Thompson try was converted by Rota Setu.
Sam Wooden crossed for the Dragons shortly afterwards, making it 10-0.
Jackson Brien and Tyler Hughes scored tries to draw level with Mudgee at 10-all, before two more tries to Mudgee gave them a 22-10 lead at half-time.
Thompson’s second try extended the Dragons’ lead to 26-10 at the start of the second half.
Oberon kept pushing and began to close the gap, Jackson Brien scoring a second try to take the score to 26-14. Kirk Roberts’ try was converted by Trent Rose and a second try to Roberts equalised the score at 26-all.
Oberon's first division side won 26-6 and Oberon's women's league tag side won 19-10, but the under 18s went down 30-18.
Oberon Rugby League president Ian Christie Johnston praised the under 18s players.
"We had four players in the under 18s Group 10 side in Josh Rivett, Jayden Fagg, Calib Marston and Jack Fenton who played three games on Saturday and backed up on Sunday to play against Mudgee,” he said.
“Blake Ryan also played in Group 10 under 17s.”
Oberon are at home this Saturday against Orange Hawks with an 11.30am kick-off for women’s tag.
