While their first grade team-mates have had a season to forget, the Bowral Blacks second grade outfit have been the quiet achievers in 2006.
And they are looking to make amends for their fallen comrades with an all out assault on the Illawarra District Rugby Union semi-finals series.
The Blacks have been preparing all week for their first semi-final showdown against Kiama at Shoalhaven, and coach Sam Dent is quietly confident his side can go all the way this year.
Full story: SHN, Friday, September 1, 2006.