DAY two was moving day at the NSW State Cup and the local sides continued to perform well with six of the eight progressing to the finals.
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The Port Macquarie sides played a total of 23 games on Day 2 for 13 wins and 10 losses.
The women's 30s bounced back from a disappointing opening day by winning two of their three matches with a 3-0 shutout of Newcastle City arguably the highlight of their day.
The mens 30s progressed to the semi-final of the Bowl competition defeating Yamba and Port Hunter Marauders along the way.
Both Mixed Open sides will feature on finals day with the '2' side to play a qualifying final against Orange Thunder at 9.10am.
The womens 20s had a tough day on the park, going down in all four of their matches including a hefty 10-1 defeat at the hands of a rampant Parramatta.
The mens 50s and 55s also progressed to the finals stages.
Sunday's fixtures for all Port Macquarie teams:
Mixed Open 1 (Championship qualifying final)
9.10am - Stadium - Port Macquarie vs UNNSW Bullets
Mixed Open 2 (Plate qualifying final)
9.10am - Field 21 - Port Macquarie vs Orange Thunder
Womens 30s
Sunday 8am - Field 12 - Port Macquarie vs Manly Sea Eagles
Mens 30s (Bowl semi-final)
10.55am - Field 22 - Port Macquarie vs TBC
Womens 40s (Championship qualifying final)
9.10am - Field 5 - Port Macquarie vs Manly Sea Eagles
Mens 50s (Championship qualifying final)
9.45am - Field 22 - Port Macquarie vs Wests Magpies
Mens 55s (Championships quarter final)
10.20am - Field 16 - Port Macquarie vs Newcastle City Knights
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Saturday's fixtures/results for all Port Macquarie teams:
Mixed Open 1
Saturday 10.20am - Stadium - defeated by Easts Roosters 7-4
1.15pm - Field 1 - defeated Melbourne City Lions 7-1
4.45pm - Field 15 - defeated Penrith Panthers 8-4
Mixed Open 2
Saturday 8am - Field 20 - defeated Bankstown Jets 9-1
11.30am - Field 13 - defeated Hornsby Lions 4-2
2.25pm - Field 7 - defeated by Wagga Wagga Vipers 5-3
Womens 20s
Saturday 10.55am - Field 19 - defeated by Nelson Bay Neptunes 7-0
1.15pm - Field 5 - defeated by Parramatta Eels 10-1
3.35pm - Field 5 - defeated by Easts Roosters 5-2
5.55pm - Field 19 - defeated by Murwillumbah Mavericks 7-0
Mens 30s
Saturday 10.55am - Field 18 - defeated Yamba Ospreys 6-0
2.25pm - Stadium - defeated Port Hunter Marauders 2 10-3
Womens 30s
Saturday 9.10am - Field 14 - defeated Quirindi Grasshoppers 12-2
12.05pm - Field 22 - defeated Newcastle City Knights 3-0
5.20pm - Field 14 - defeated by Nelson Bay Neptunes 5-4
Womens 40s
Saturday 10.20am - Field 5 - defeated Wallsend Wolves 1 6-2
1.50pm - Field 19 - defeated by Central Coast Dolphins 2-0
4.45pm - Field 11 - defeated Lismore Lizards 4-1
Mens 50s
Saturday 9.45am - Field 15 - defeated Ballina Bull Sharks 6-1
4.10pm - Field 5 - defeated by Manly Sea Eagles 6-3
Mens 55s
Saturday 9.45am - Field 12 - defeated Wallsend Wolves 4-2
11.30am - Field 20 - defeated Campbelltown Ghosts 5-4
4.10pm - Field 4 - defeated by Manly Sea Eagles 8-2
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What you need to know:
- Regional Stadium, Port Macquarie
- Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Teams: 235 including eight from Port Macquarie
- Officials: 270
- Entry: Free
- Stars in action: Scott Prince, best player in the world Dylan Hennessy, Australian men’s open captain Steve Roberts, Australian women’s open captain Louise Winchester and Australian mixed open captain Kylie Hilder
- Parking: Illegal along Boundary Street for the duration of the tournament. Hefty fines apply.
- Canteen: In operation on all competition days
- All the coverage online at : www.portnews.com.au
- Finals on Sunday:
- Mixed open 3.05pm
- Women’s open 3.50pm
- Men’s open: 4.25pm
- Twitter: #nswstatecup
Getting there:
Travelling west on Gordon Street; no right turn Hastings River Drive.
Route 1: Continue along Gordon Street through the lights to the next set of lights then turn right and follow Findlay Avenue to Hastings River Drive.
Route 2: Continue through the lights to the next roundabout turn right, travel along Widderson Street to Hastings River Drive then turn left.
From the south: travelling West on Buller Street no Left Turn onto Park Street.
Route 1: Turn right towards Panther RSL then the next left onto Warlters Street to the end then left onto Aston Street.
Route 2: Turn right toward Panthers RSL turn left at the roundabout follow Bay Street to the end turn left onto Newport Island Road then right towards the fields.
