Boars record two wins in wet opening to the 2022 season

Both teams had their moments, but the Boars led from start to finish in a 22-7 victory at Hanging Rock Oval in the pouring rain.

The men's win came on the heels of the Boars' women's team's first competitive 10-a-side game, a 32-12 win over Uni Norths.

The women's side had a strong performance at the Kiama 7s last month and continued that form in their first game of the season.

Men's coach Matt Ryan said his side had gone through a decent amount of turnover over the season due to players retiring or moving away from the area.

"We had to be pretty proactive this season to recruit a side," he said.

"There's a lot of young faces in the team now which is great, but we still have a few older heads to come back over the next couple of weeks.

"We were relatively confidence going in - Cooma was very hot and cold last year, and we didn't really know what we'd be up against, but we knew they'd have the potential to knock anyone over on their day.

"We'll give ourselves an opportunity to build throughout the season."

Ryan acknowledged the game was "messy", but said the weather had to be considered in his post-match wrap up.

"We put the performance in perspective," he said. "We've had a really disjointed preseason with how many times our fields have been closed due to the wet weather, and we had COVID go through the club at one stage.

"The numbers at training have picked up over the past couple of weeks, and the key now is to get some momentum at training, work on our ball skills, and work on putting together multiple phases.

"We've got more ballplayers in our backline than in previous years, so we've made the shift from big bodies to skilful players.

"We have the ability to throw the ball around a bit more, but we still need to earn the right to go wide or get more positive with our attack.

"That's one thing we lacked on the weekend, we'd sort of set the phase and pull the trigger too early - you need to build pressure and work your way up the field."

The Boars now face the toughest test in their competition when they travel to Bungendore to take on the powerful Mudchooks next Saturday.

"It'll be a huge test for us because we've got a few blokes out," Ryan said.

"We've got some boxes we want to tick on the field, that'll be our main aim this week."