In Newcastle and Hunter rugby, Wanderers have bounced back to form, University beat the Waratahs, while Maitland hammered Lake Macquarie, who havn’t scored a point this season.
Southern Beaches snuck home against Singleton, while Merewether overcame the Hawks.
The Greens got off to a flyer with Sam Clifton racing over for the first try inside five minutes.
Hamilton hit back midway through the half thanks to Ben Harris and Jack Meadows.
Approaching the break, a solid backline move fell for Cal McDonald, as Merewether secured the lead for good.
