While the Kathryn McCulloch-coached under-16s won through to a CRL Country Championship final against Greater Southern in Wyong this weekend, the Damien Allan-mentored senior team lost its last game to nemesis Central Coast Roosters 16-4.

The youngsters secured all three fixtures, beating Northern Rivers Titans 36-14, North Coast Bulldogs 32-4 and Central Coast Roosters 30-4 to snare the northern pennant and earn a crack at the main crown on Saturday, July 27.

The opens - which featured Murrurundi's Jessica Presland and Hannah Rando, as well as Scone trio Sofie Casson, Flynn Haggarty and Rebecca Hill - triumphed in their opening outing 12-4 against Northern Rivers Titans with tries from Kootingal's Abby Schmiedel and Gunnedah's Piper Rankmore.

Uralla's Amy Barraclough converted both.

"We blew out the cobwebs," Allan joked after the first round win.

"Northern Rivers were a tough side but all of our girls played well.

"We were good right across the park."

The Tigers then beat North Coast Bulldogs 30-0 with Armidale's Taneika Landsborough and captain Schmiedel crossing twice.

That left a virtual final against the unbeaten Roosters and what was a 16-4 defeat.

"We were a bit unlucky," Tigers captain Abby Schmiedel said.

"The previous two matches caught up with us.

"We scored the first try but couldn't go on with it."

She said the new-look Tigers played well and started to gel together.

"It was still a good day for us, the girls played really well," Schmiedel said.

"We had some good young girls, some pace and some brains, too."

Allan was delighted with his side despite their final loss.

"They gave it their all," he said.

"I couldn't ask for a better performance.

"We were certainly in the game but we spent most of the second half in our own territory.

"The bounce of the ball and a few missed tags cost us.

"Central Coast is a very good side, too.

"There is certainly something to build on."

Greater Northern Region area manager Scott Bone congratulated the under-16 side for making the Country Championship Final in their first year and was disappointed for the senior girls.

"They all played well," he said.

"It's great for the under-16s.

"They now play Greater Southern in Wyong from 10am next Saturday."

He said the senior Tigers played well.

"The game against the Central Coast was a high-quality match," he said.

Game 1 -

Greater Southern Stars 20 (J Afflick, B O'Hara, D Mason, K Bolz tries; R Jansen 2 goals) defeat Monaro Colts 0

Riverina Bulls 22 (S Bowley, E Croker, L Rossetto, L Jolliffe, M McCrone tries; J Blackhall goal) defeat Western Rams 6 (S Banks try; E Barrett goal)

Central Coast Roosters 36 (M Hardy 2, J Doyle, P McEwen, J Bender, E Carlisle, C Barwick tries; C Barwick 4 goals) defeat North Coast Bulldogs 12 (S King 2 tries; S King goal, T Singh goal)

Greater Northern Tigers 36 (L Hedley, J Kirkpatrick, M Jones, T Stewart, C De Gunst, T Brown, H Richards tries; T Stewart 2 goals, C De Gunst 2 goals) defeat Northern Rivers Titans 14 (J Anderson-King 2, C Acret tries; Z O'Reilly Leadbeatter goal)

Game 3 -

Greater Southern Stars 10 (M Lee, T Afflick tries; R Jansen goal) defeat Riverina Bulls 8 (S Bowley, M McCrone tries)

Monaro Colts 26 (A Dummett 3, C Badullovich, S Shears tries; M Morris 3 goals) defeat Western Rams 22 (J Pearson 2, S Bergan Lane, S Banks tries; E Barrett 3 goals)

Central Coast Roosters 20 (M Kasun 2, M Hardy, J Bender tries; C Barwick goals) defeat Northern Rivers Titans 12 (T Harley, B Raymond tries; Z O'Reilly Leadbeatter goal, B Raymond goal)

Greater Northern Tigers 32 (T Brown 2, H Richards 2, K Gaukroger, K Landsborough tries; T Stewart 3 goals, C De Gunst goal) defeat North Coast Bulldogs 4 (T Lacey try)

Game 5 -

Monaro Colts 20 (S Anderson, J Carr, C Badullovich, M Morris tries; M Morris 2 goals) Riverina Bulls 16 (S Bowley 2, J Davey tries; J Blackhall goals)

Greater Southern Stars 8 (K Bolz, J Afflick tries) defeat Western Rams 0

Northern Rivers Titans 18 (J Anderson-King 2, B Raymond 2 tries; B Raymond goal) North Coast Bulldogs 14 (S King, E Wright, T Singh tries; T Singh goal)

Greater Northern Tigers 30 (R Bennett, J Kirkpatrick, T Brown, H Richards, C Warren, A Griffiths tries; E Watts, T Stewart, C De Gunst goals) defeat Central Coast Roosters 4 (P Pitt try)

Game 2 -

Greater Southern Stars 30 (S Groth 2 , L Murty, T Finn, K Thomas, C Tout tries; C Ryan, S Groth, T Atfield goals)

Western Rams 6 (B Emanuel try; M Somers goal) defeat Riverina Bulls 4 (T Staines try)

Central Coast Roosters 28 (A Russell 2, R Mortell 2, R Dobbie, S Dimech tries; H Buchanan 2 goals) defeat North Coast Bulldogs K Briggs try; D Lawrence goal)

Greater Northern Tigers 12 (A Schmiedel, P Rankmore tries; A Barraclough 2 goals) defeat Northern Rivers Titans 4 (A Goode)

Game 4 -

Greater Southern Stars 24 (T Finn 3, A Barnard, T Atfield tries; T Atfield 2 goals) defeat Riverina Bulls 4 (T Hinch try)

Western Rams 12 (E Naden, M Jones tries; M Somers 2 goals) defeat Monaro Colts 10 (T Millard, E Pointon tries; K Mitchell goal)

Central Coast Roosters 30 (M Barber 2, H Buchanan, R Mortell, S Higgins, K Clark tries; H Buchanan 3 goals) defeat Northern Rivers Titans 0

Greater Northern Tigers 28 (T Landsborough 2, A Schmidel, S Byrne, F Haggarty tries; A Barraclough 2 goals) defeat North Coast Bulldogs 0

Game 6 -

Riverina Bulls 30 (T Staines 3, E Perrot S Gustowski, U Ravu tries; T Staines goal, M Higgins 2 goals) defeat Monaro Colts 4 (B Christensen try)

Greater Southern Stars 14 (B Smith 2, T Finn tries; S Groth goal) defeat Western Rams 10 (E Naden. M Somers tries; M Somers goal)

Northern Rivers Titans 14 (H McAnelly, D Gordon, T Williams tries; S King goal) defeat North Coast Bulldogs 6 (K Briggs try; D Lawrence goal)

Central Coast Roosters 16 (H Buchanan, E Atkins, J Kelleher tries; H Buchanan goal, J Kelleher goal) defeat Greater Northern Tigers 4 (P Knox try)