Tallon Smith

Three regions have had a perfect start to their NSWRL regional junior representative campaigns after the first match day on Saturday.

The Macarthur Wests Tigers, Newcastle Maitland Region Knights and Central Coast Roosters each won both their Laurie Daley Cup (under 18s) and Andrew Johns Cup (under 16s) matches.

The Tigers defeated the North Coast Bulldogs 30-12 in the Daley Cup and 40-22 in the Johns Cup, while the Roosters defeated the Western Rams in both games by margins of 58-12 (Daley) and 44-18 (Johns).

Finally, the Newcastle Maitland Region Knights defeated the Illawarra South Coast Steelers 6-4 and 20-12 in the Daley and Johns matches respectively.

The Riverina Bulls teams had a mixed start to their campaign, with the Andrew Johns Cup defeating the Northern Tigers 34-30, before the Laurie Daley Cup under 18s to the same opposition.

The Northern Rivers Titans, Monaro Colts and the Tigers joined them in recording a win and a loss across the two games.

Meanwhile, the Western Rams, North Coast Bulldogs and Illawarra South Coast Steelers each lost their opening round matches in both grades.

Results for the opening round of the Lisa Fiaola Cup Regional competition have not yet been officially released.

Round 1 Regional Junior Representative Results

Laurie Daley Cup (Under 18s)

Macarthur Wests Tigers 30 defeated North Coast Bulldogs 12

Northern Rivers Titans 34 defeated Monaro Colts 16

Northern Tigers 26 defeated Riverina Bulls 24

Central Coast Roosters 58 defeated Western Rams 12

Newcastle Maitland Region Knights 6 defeated Illawarra South Coast Steelers 4

Andrew Johns Cup (Under 16s)

Macarthur Wests Tigers 40 defeated North Coast Bulldogs 22

Monaro Colts 30 defeated Northern Rivers Titans 10

Riverina Bulls 34 defeated Northern Tigers 30

Central Coast Roosters 44 defeated Western Rams 18

Newcastle Maitland Region Knights 20 defeated Illawarra South Coast Steelers 12

Remaining Fixtures – NSWRL Regional Junior Representatives

Round 2

Central Coast Roosters v Northern Tigers, Woy Woy

North Coast Bulldogs v Newcastle Maitland Region Knights, Port Macquarie

Western Rams v Illawarra South Coast Steelers, Lithgow

Riverina Bulls v Macarthur Wests Tigers, Wagga Wagga

Monaro Colts, Northern Rivers Titans byes

Round 3

Newcastle Maitland Region Knights v Northern Tigers, Raymond Terrace

Northern Rivers Titans v North Coast Bulldogs, Lismore

Macarthur Wests Tigers v Monaro Colts, Camden

Illawarra South Coast Steelers v Riverina Bulls, Albion Park

Central Coast Roosters, Western Rams byes

Round 4

Newcastle Maitland Region Knights v Northern Rivers Titans, Raymond Terrace

North Coast Bulldogs v Central Coast Roosters, Port Macquarie

Western Rams v Riverina Bulls, Parkes

Illawarra South Coast Steelers v Monaro Colts, Wollongong

Macarthur Wests Tigers, Northern Tigers byes

Round 5

Macarthur Wests Tigers v Western Rams, Camden

Northern Rivers Titans v Central Coast Roosters, Lismore

Northern Tigers v North Coast Bulldogs, Tamworth

Riverina Bulls v Monaro Colts, Junee

Illawarra South Coast Steelers, Newcastle Maitland Region Knights byes

Round 6

Central Coast Roosters v Newcastle Maitland Region Knights, Woy Woy

Monaro Colts v Western Rams, Queanbeyan

Illawarra South Coast Steelers v Macarthur Wests Tigers, Wollongong

Northern Rivers Titans v Northern Tigers, Lismore

Riverina Bulls, North Coast Bulldogs byes