ACROSS all Group 10 fixtures for the first round of the finals weekend, no match promises to be more intense than the under 18s Bathurst derby between Panthers and St Pat’s.
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Very little has separated the two teams across the season and both will be fired up to get their team within one game of a grand final.
The two meetings between the teams this season have boasted eerily similar scores, but the same result, with Pat’s winning 32-28 and 32-26.
Each have reasons to feel confident. Pat’s have won five of their last six matches while the Panthers have hit their stride with three straight successes.
The Saints’ first division side have clawed their way into the top have and have booked a do-or-die clash against the Oberon Tigers.
Pat’s have won three of their last four matches in the run towards finals.
Saints will hope it’s third time lucky against an Oberon team they’ve yet to overcome this season.