Newman — Los Tilos: 43:25, Top 12

Newman saw off Los Tilos 43-25 in the Top-12 on Saturday evening. The league leaders kept their place at the summit with a comfortable victory over the sixth-placed visitors. By then, the result looked beyond doubt.

Newman enter this weekend with 104 points from 24 matches — 23 wins and a single defeat. Los Tilos sit on 64 points, fourteen wins, one draw and nine losses. The gap between them is clear on paper, and the scoreboard reflected it.

The home side ran out winners by eighteen points. They had been building momentum through their recent fixtures — a 45-41 win over Atletico del Rosario, a 40-17 dismantling of Regatas Bella Vista, and three other victories in the past month. Los Tilos, meanwhile, had mixed results: a loss to SIC, a win against Belgrano, and a couple of tighter contests.

We had called for a home victory with 69 per cent confidence. The margin was wider than expected, but the direction was right. Newman were dominant in the air from set pieces and took their chances when they came.

The result extends Newman's unbeaten run and moves them further clear at the top. Los Tilos remain in sixth, eight points behind fifth place, with only four rounds left to play. The gap to the top is now thirty-nine points — a difficult climb for anyone.