The Emus extended their Central West Rugby Union Competition unbeaten run to seven games on the back of an impressive wet weather performance.

The Emus ran in nine unanswered tries in diabolical conditions at Endeavour Oval to secure a 60-0 win.

McLaren refused to blame the conditions or a lack of execution for the loss.

“We owe the people who paid entry an apology,” he said.

“Commitment levels seem to be a problem. We saw that in the performance. It wasn’t up to Blowes [Clothing] Cup level.

“I think we need to question what we’re doing as a club. Most of these guys pour their heart and soul into this, and I question whether some others do.

“That performance is not acceptable; it’s embarrassing really.”

Defying the slippery conditions, the Emus were ahead 15-nil on the scoreboard after as many minutes through a Nigel Staniforth penalty goal and tries to Rob Thorburn and Simon Badgery, the latter converted by Staniforth.

A valiant CSU unit lifted after Emus’ opening raid, finally exiting their own half on the back of some scintillating backline work. However, they remained unable to string effective phase play together, gifting the greens possession and territory.

Relentless pressure from the hosts – including twice being held up over the line – translated into more points when winger Tom Green crossed in the 27th minute after latching onto a Tim Alison offload.

Staniforth was unable to add the extras, and the score was unchanged until the half-time break.

The second half was all Emus as the hosts piled on 40 more points – one for every minute played.

The onslaught started with a penalty try in the 46th minute when CSU collapsed an Emus scrum on their own try line, flanker Nick Dutton yellow-carded as a result.

Emus exploited the one-man advantage, Alison scoring two converted tries in the space of five minutes.

The score blew out to 55-nil when Emus hooker Tom Goolagong continued his try-scoring streak, crossing in the 67th and 73rd minutes, before Alison snared his third right on full-time.

Emus coach Andrew Logan gave his troops a glowing review after the game, highlighting the greens’ defence and set piece as “crucial” in the win.

“I’m very, very happy with that,” he said.

“The players’ commitment and application under those circumstances was incredible. We played positive rugby all the way to the end. In those conditions it’s easy to shut up shop, but we didn’t.”

ORANGE EMUS 60 (Tim Alison 3, Tom Goolagong 2, Tom Green, Simon Badgery, Rob Thorburn tries; penalty try; Nigel Staniforth 6 conv, pen) def CSU BATHURST 0