jenny
18-08-07, 07:44 AM
Junior 'Titans' rule
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18Aug07
THEY'RE number one in Queensland -- and the grins couldn't be broader. The future of rugby league on the Gold Coast looks to be in safe hands, with Palm Beach Currumbin storming over the opposition last night to be crowned Queensland schoolboy champions.
Fielding a side mostly made up of Titans-contracted juniors, PBC won the state title for the sixth time since 1991 after registering a dominant 30-6 victory over St Brendan's College Yeppoon at Suncorp Stadium.
The win means PBC goes through to the national semi-finals of the Arrive Alive Cup schoolboy competition and has provided the perfect opening to a bumper weekend of rugby league on the Gold Coast, with the Titans aiming to keep their finals dream alive against the Sydney Roosters at Gold Coast Stadium tomorrow.
That match marks the Titans' final home game of the year and the last to be played at Carrara Stadium before the NRL newcomers move to their permanent base at Skilled Park, Robina, next year.
With the Titans already proving they deserve to be on the big stage during a successful debut season this year, the future of the region's rugby league team also appears in safe hands, with PBC on the verge of clinching their second national schoolboy title.
PBC will now meet the winner of the clash between Patrician Brothers College, Blacktown and St Dominic's College, Penrith, in the national semi-final at Dairy Farmers Stadium on Friday, August 31.
Long-time PBC coach Rod Patison, who led the renowned Gold Coast rugby league nursery to their first national schoolboy title in 2001, said last night's win -- played in the curtain-raiser to the Broncos-Bulldogs game -- highlighted the importance of the Titans' existence in the NRL. Twelve of the 17 players who took the field last night were contracted to the Titans.
"This further underlines the great future that the Gold Coast has because almost all of these kids are Titans boys and on some sort of Titans scholarship," he said.
"They're going to have an opportunity to pursue a pathway without leaving the Gold Coast. It's exciting times for the Gold Coast and the Titans have got some great young kids. It's a really great introduction to kids who may become NRL footballers."
With the national semi-final to be played in Townsville in a fortnight, Patison said his side would have to keep their heads down before flying to North Queensland.
"We've just got to make as much progress as we can in the next couple of weeks and do a good job of representing Queensland," he said. "It's a real step up again when you play the NSW end of the draw.
"If we improve a bit on the next fortnight we're nicely placed to make a good challenge."
Two tries from centre Anthony Flores helped seal the win.
GC Bulletin
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18Aug07
THEY'RE number one in Queensland -- and the grins couldn't be broader. The future of rugby league on the Gold Coast looks to be in safe hands, with Palm Beach Currumbin storming over the opposition last night to be crowned Queensland schoolboy champions.
Fielding a side mostly made up of Titans-contracted juniors, PBC won the state title for the sixth time since 1991 after registering a dominant 30-6 victory over St Brendan's College Yeppoon at Suncorp Stadium.
The win means PBC goes through to the national semi-finals of the Arrive Alive Cup schoolboy competition and has provided the perfect opening to a bumper weekend of rugby league on the Gold Coast, with the Titans aiming to keep their finals dream alive against the Sydney Roosters at Gold Coast Stadium tomorrow.
That match marks the Titans' final home game of the year and the last to be played at Carrara Stadium before the NRL newcomers move to their permanent base at Skilled Park, Robina, next year.
With the Titans already proving they deserve to be on the big stage during a successful debut season this year, the future of the region's rugby league team also appears in safe hands, with PBC on the verge of clinching their second national schoolboy title.
PBC will now meet the winner of the clash between Patrician Brothers College, Blacktown and St Dominic's College, Penrith, in the national semi-final at Dairy Farmers Stadium on Friday, August 31.
Long-time PBC coach Rod Patison, who led the renowned Gold Coast rugby league nursery to their first national schoolboy title in 2001, said last night's win -- played in the curtain-raiser to the Broncos-Bulldogs game -- highlighted the importance of the Titans' existence in the NRL. Twelve of the 17 players who took the field last night were contracted to the Titans.
"This further underlines the great future that the Gold Coast has because almost all of these kids are Titans boys and on some sort of Titans scholarship," he said.
"They're going to have an opportunity to pursue a pathway without leaving the Gold Coast. It's exciting times for the Gold Coast and the Titans have got some great young kids. It's a really great introduction to kids who may become NRL footballers."
With the national semi-final to be played in Townsville in a fortnight, Patison said his side would have to keep their heads down before flying to North Queensland.
"We've just got to make as much progress as we can in the next couple of weeks and do a good job of representing Queensland," he said. "It's a real step up again when you play the NSW end of the draw.
"If we improve a bit on the next fortnight we're nicely placed to make a good challenge."
Two tries from centre Anthony Flores helped seal the win.
GC Bulletin