Rhino’s 300 reasons to celebrate

WELL done to Brett Austin who clocked up his 300th game for Dubbo Rhinos against Mudgee on the weekend.

“A massive achievement for a bloody good bloke,” was one description I heard and Brett was ecstatic at the milestone.

“Wow what a day and what a night. So just want to thank everyone for their kind words and messages,” he said.

“300 games was easy when you play for a great club. Corey Te Koeti, thanks for convincing me to join the Rhinos 18 years ago, it is the best decision I’ve ever made. Truly made friends for life.

“I won’t make 400 games but I will be at every game and will have my boots packed, Rhinos for life. Love you all. Thanks for 18 years and many, many more to come.”

It was a massive day for the Rhinos as they took arch-rivals Mudgee Wombats to task across all grades.

The Rhino Colts shone, winning 14-12 in a tight, hard contest.

That win augers well for the youngsters coming into the business end of the season as it means the Colts have now beaten both the first and second-placed teams on the ladder.

The second grade boys didn’t disappoint, proving they had what it takes to claim the win over a previously undefeated Mudgee Wombats team with a score of 16-7 at the final whistle.

After those two victories the pressure was on first grade to make it three from three against the Wombats.

At the final whistle, both teams had three tries and two successful conversions but the Rhinos finished on top after three top notch field goals were made during the game to put the final score 28-19.

Well done Rhinos!