A BATHURST St Pat’s side bolstered by the one-off special appearance of former NRL star Mark O’Meley made a late surge to overcome the Blayney Bears 30-14 in Group 10 premier league action at Carrington Park on Saturday.
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With the score at 12-10 at the hour mark, and with no points scored in the second half, a sudden barrage of three Saints tries in just eight minutes put them out of the Bears’ reach.
Pat’s once again showed their ability to finish games strongly, something they’ve made a habit of after similar late rallies against the Oberon and Mudgee this season.
Fullback Antonio Ale picked up two tries, with O'Meley helping set up the second of them.
Saints got the result they wanted but coach Kurt Hancock wasn’t thrilled with the way his side made it happen.
“We were lucky that Blayney hadn’t had much footy over the last five weeks. We always seem to find a way to play our worst football against these fellas,” Hancock said.
