MURWILUMBAH'S proud old stallions Luke Covell and Damien Quinn were once again at the head of the herd as the Mustangs posted yet another comprehensive victory to remain undefeated in the Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League competition.

The dynamic duo have brought their NRL and Super League experience, skills and enthusiasm back to their alma mater and their presence has lifted the Mustangs to new heights this season.

Both starred yesterday during the Mustangs 46-0 whitewash of an outgunned but enthusiastic Tweed Coast Raiders outfit.

Covell was his usual, immaculate self in the goal-kicking department, landing seven of eight attempts at goal and also posting the last try of the match, surging onto a short, deft pass by the effervescent Nathan Jordan.

Quinn is playing with superb touch; he is a classic tackler, doesn't mind doing the hard yards in the rucks, and is one of the best support players in the business.

There was certainly proof in the pudding yesterday when his backing up of the man with the ball resulted in him posting two terrific tries.

The first was in the 23rd minute when Brad Purtell broke the line, galloped 15 metres and offloaded to the trailing Quinn who scooted over under the posts.

His second was the try of the match and came in the 30th minute.

A long cut-out pass on the halfway gave winger Michael Ashburn the overlap and he raced deep downfield before offloading inside to Covell who drew the last line of defence and slipped a neat pass to Quinn who had just 15 metres to travel to the tryline.

There wasn't a weak link in the Mustangs line-up but special mention goes to robust centres Chris Pattison and Richard Squires who take no prisoners in defence.

The Raiders' cause was not aided by the loss in the first half through injury of exciting young prop Nick Crompton and backrower Chris Robinson – that left them without the added fire-power on the bench.

The Raiders didn't stop trying and swarmed enthusiastically in defence but every now and then their defensive wall was breeched and the Mustangs took full advantage.

The entire beaten brigade can hold their heads high but perhaps holding their noggins a little higher than the others would be gargantuan prop Justin Murphy, Troy Canning who moved to fullback, and fullback Ben Farrell who switched to the forwards and led by example.

Murphy came off the bench and played a lot of game time – he would have been a bigger danger man with more rest time.

Still, he got through a huge amount of work and because of his bulk and strength, it always took four or five Mustangs to wrestle him to the ground.