With four minutes to go, the Mudgee Wombats looked set to eek out a draw at Parkes until the Boars crossed the line with four minutes to go, producing a 26-19 victory.
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The results sees the Wombats slip to fourth position on the New Holland Agriculture Cup ladder as CSU Bathurst overtook them after defeating Dubbo Rhinos.
Wombats’ halfback Lachie Morse was one of the stars on Saturday as the 17-year-old bagged a pair of tries in his first year in the top grade.
Also making the honourable mentions list was Dave Birch who scored player’s player from his teammates.
Although it wasn’t a winning result, the Wombats would be content to lose to one of the competition’s best sides by just seven points, especially due to the absence of Dave Jessiman and Adam Rayner.
Both players have missed games in the last month but the Batties will need them to be back on deck for a round 14 clash against Blayney that shapes as a win and in scenario for Mudgee.