THE Yass Rams knew RMC stood between themselves and a top-four position.
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So, accordingly, they disposed of RMC 41-5 at Victoria Park on Saturday.
The six tries to one victory elevated the Rams back into fourth position on the Monaro Cup table with just two rounds remaining before finals.
Geoffrey Sykes and Joe Cleary each scored twice for the victors.
The Rams now have some leg room ahead of a tricky assignment with defending champions, the undefeated Goulburn Dirty Reds, tomorrow.
Yass needs to win one of its last two fixtures to secure a top of four place. They face bottom-placed ADFA on August 1.
First grade’s 36-point hiding came in the wake of a Hoggets shutdown of RMC.
The seconds notched a confidence-boosting 55-0 wipeout over RMC, scoring nine tries in the process.
In a promising sign for the impending finals, nine different players crossed the stripe. Victor Teofilo, Ryan Edwards, Ed Ngatai, Rory Pearsall, Daniel Wallace, Mitchell Beattie, Joshua Davis, Eirene Apineru and Guy Luckie each scored.
The Hoggets sit in second place overall with two matches up their sleeve before finals. They’ll be primed to make a statement against ladder leaders Goulburn when they travel up the Hume Highway on Saturday.
