Kiama and Gerringong kicked off their South Coast Group 7 campaigns with a bang on the weekend.

The revamped Knights faced the Jamberoo Superoos at Kiama Showground on Sunday. Both teams featured new signings and players stepping up from the U18s.

Kiama proved too strong, establishing their dominance early by scoring within the first 10 minutes and dominating from there, finishing the game with a 26-0 win.

Fullback Brad Killmore, returning from injury, said the team was not quite perfect despite keeping Jamberoo scoreless in a promising sign for the season ahead.

“It was a solid first hit-out. With new players coming into the team and a few of the 18s stepping up, it was a bit clunky in patches, but everyone did their job.

"We’ll only get better. I’m very happy with our defence - holding them to zero was a great effort by the team,” Killmore said.

New Knights recruit Sam Hooper. Source: Kiama Knights.

The Kiama Knights also triumphed in the reserve-grade match, although Jamberoo managed to take both ladies' leaguetag games, ensuring they didn’t leave empty-handed.

Gerringong suffered an early setback before defeating Berry Magpies at Michael Cronin Oval on Saturday. The premiers found themselves behind when Berry scored the first try in the 11th minute.

The halftime score was locked at 6-6, but the second half was all Lions as they surged ahead to a 28-6 victory.

Gerringong also defeated Berry in the reserve grade and U18s games, though Berry triumphed in the Ladies League Tag 1 match.

Elsewhere, the Kiama Rugby team dominated their match against the Wollongong Tech-Tahs at Kiama Showground on Saturday, winning 41-3.

The Kiama Quarriers soccer team enjoyed a strong weekend in the Illawarra District League, securing three out of four wins, while Kiama Power claimed victory in their sole South Coast AFL match.