Sport
23 May, 2022
Ivanhoes deliver crushing defeat to Gladiators
THE Mareeba Gladiators have suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Ivanhoes, with the home side tripling the Gladiators score during their Sunday matchup, finishing 66-22.
Ivanhoes dominated the field against an injury riddled and understaffed Gladiators side crossing the line 12 times during the game. While Trezman Banjo made a magic return to the side, scoring three of the Gladiators four tries with the remainder going to Herbert Elu, it did little to perturb the energised Ivanhoes side.
Ivanhoes managed to slot nine of their 10 conversions to present a dominating scorecard over the visiting Gladiators. Despite being low on players, coach Chris Sheppard was happy the players fought hard and is looking ahead to next week.
“It was a tough game for the boys, we were really short on numbers,” he said. “Good to see Trezman and Caleb back and we will push forward to next week at home against Suburbs welcoming a couple more players back. “We need to put that game behind us and focus on the game ahead.”
Gladiators return home to host Cairns Suburbs this Saturday night.
