Bulls too good for Inverell

The win keeps the Bulls in third position on the Central North Rugby ladder and almost assures them a home minor semi-final in a couple of weeks.

Coach, Damien Kelly, was pleased with both the result and the performance.

"It's good to win a game at home," he said with a smile.

"The way we played in the second half in particular is how we should have been playing for a couple of weeks."

After a tough, tight first 20 minutes the Bulls opened the scoring through fullback Heath Riggs in the 22nd minute before Jordan Cosh helped extend the lead to 14-0.

Ben Colley added his name to the try scorers list in the shadows of halftime before Inverell hit back through Amanaki Pakalani to close to within 14 points at the break.

Colley and Inverell centre Michael Schneider were both yellow carded in the early stages of the second half after a minor scuffle and with both players cooling their heels, Inverell winger Andrew Blair scored in the corner to cut Moree's lead to just nine points.

But that was as close as they would get.

Moree's Maciu Latabua scored two tries, before wingers Rob Solesse and Sam Bacigalupo added five-pointers as the Bulls cruised to a 33-point victory.

The win may have come at a cost with halfback Adam O'Neile replaced midway through the second half with a possible cracked rib which would see him out for a couple of weeks.

Full report in Tuesday's Champion.