The 60-30 win went the way of the Boars and Rams coach Luke Kirkby lamented his side's poor start to the game, in the heat, proved costly. 

"They just kept going wide and getting around us," he said. 

"I think they were just a bit too quick on the outside.

"It was just a horrible start, we gave them the advantage straight away.

"I think we only touched the ball once in the first 10 to 15 minutes and they scored four tries in that time.

"They had all the ball but once we got the ball, we started to get back into control and were able to play our game."

Despite the loss, Kirkby found plenty to praise his troops about. 

"The boys did really well in the middle," he said. 

"I just told the forwards that they really needed to step up a gear and they did that really well.

"I thought the boys were fantastic, they didn't make too many mistakes with the ball in hand.

"There were a lot of positives I could take out of the game."

An injury to Rams fullback Trey Werribone forced Kirkby to switch Alex Brown to the custodian role. 

It was a blessing in disguise. 

"He [Brown] had an absolute blinder," Kirkby said. 

"He got us on the front foot.

"Once he scored a couple of tries there and on the back of his enthusiasm.

"He is just an energiser bunny and he kept going and it was frustrating them.

"He had an absolute ripper of a game, was the best I have seen him play."

Kirkby also applauded the efforts of co-captain Scott McIntyre. 

"Scotty got a point from me on the weekend," he said. 

"He played for the whole 80 minutes and tackled everything in his path.

"He was phenomenal.

"Big shoes to fill with Laurie [Craig] gone but he did that comfortably." 

The under 18s and reserve grade matches were cancelled but the league tag clash was played out with the Rams winning 28-16. 

Coach Jess Smith said it was a good effort with the heat wreaking havoc.

"I would have to say that in extremely hot, exhausting conditions, they all pushed through it, playing for each other and never letting the conditions get the better of them," she said. 

Smith said they have worked throughout the early months of the year to implement a strong game plan, starting with the basics. 

"The girls have put in a big pre-season, training hard since mid January and working to becoming a tight unit, with everyone knowing their roles as individuals and within the team structure," she said. 

"I was looking for them to be doing the basic things right, because as we know it's these that will win games in the end.. everyone knows what's expected of them in attack and defence so my only expectation was to these things implemented in the game scenario."