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Titans contracted Kaleb Ngamanu (vice captain and No 13) and Nicholas Hilton (No. 6) will start for the TSS First XV on Saturday in their Round Two GPS match against Toowoomba Grammar School.
Casino RSM five eight Toby Hannah had another big match last weekend scoring fourteen points from a try and five conversions as his Casino side defeated South Grafton 42-4 in Round Four of the Group One U13 competition.
In Round One of the 2020 Group One U13 competition, Toby Hannah started at five eight and scored a try and kicked three from three conversions against Ballina. Toby Hannah also started at five eight in Round Two against the Kyogle Turkeys scoring eight of Casino RSM’s twelve points in their 12 – 4 win from a try and four conversions from as many attempts.
Toby Hannah added a conversion in Round Three as Casino RSM went down 26 – 14 to the Grafton Ghosts.
Through four matches this season Toby Hannah has scored three tries and kicked 13 goals for an individual points tally of 38 in the early going.
Titans linked Reico Ratana has had a solid start for PBC in their Walters Cup side starting all three matches at right second and scoring in Rounds Two and Three against Wavell SHS and St Mary's Toowoomba on Wednesday night.
Against Wavell Reico Ratana received the ball down a short blind side and charged through four Wavell defenders to score wide on the right.
Reico Ratana's try on Wednesday night highlighted some good footwork from the young man, Reico Ratana was operating on the right and received the ball after the ball was spun that way by PBC. Immediately upon receiving the ball Reico Ratana stepped off his right foot to get into space and then charged seven metres through the gap that his step created to score mid-way between the corner post and goal post on the right side of the field.
Casino RSM youngster Jykoven Torrens continued his outstanding 2020 season in the Group One U13 competition last weekend starting as hooker and dominated scoring four tries as Casino RSM defeated the South Grafton Rebels 42 – 4.
In Round One against the Ballina Seagulls Jykoven Torrens scored a double starting the match in the centres and he added a further try against the Kyogle Turkeys in Round Two after moving into the second row.
Jykoven Torrens moved to hooker in Round Three against Grafton but that did not stop his try scoring feats as he scored a double but Casino RSM went down 26 – 14 to the Ghosts.
Through four matches this season Jykoven Torrens has scored nine tries.
Titans contracted 17 year old front rower Noah Johannssen has been named to make his NRRRL First Grade debut on Sunday for the Bilambil Jets against the Tweed Coast Raiders.
What a great effort by the young man.
Titans contracted Antioch Faitala-Mariner will line up for Brisbane State High School at No. 13 (outside centre) for the second week in a row tomorrow in their GPS First XV match against Gregory Terrace.
Titans contracted Orlando Swain will line up for Ipswich Grammar School at lock for the second week in a row tomorrow in their GPS First XV match against Nudgee College.
Titans contracted Tristian Powell will start his second GCRL First Grade match in a row at right second row tomorrow for Burleigh when they take on the Ormeau Shearers.
When community rugby league restarted in July 2020 Titans linked Kye Cooper played once again for the Ballina Seagulls in the Group One competition, this season in the U16.5 competition and in Round One in a 16 – 14 loss against Casino RSM Kye Cooper started in the left second row position.
Kye Cooper moved to five eight for Round One and scored as Ballina defeated South Grafton 28 – 0. Kye Cooper continued at five eight in Round Three and scored once again as Ballina defeated Clarence Coast 18 – 12. Kye Cooper also kicked three goals in the match to finish with a ten point haul.
Kye Cooper also is playing rugby in 2020, playing the opening three matches of the Far North Coast U15 Junior Rugby competition at inside centre (No. 12) for the Lennox Head Trojans. In Round One against Casurina Beach Kye Cooper scored a double, also scored in Round Two against the Brunswick Billygoats and then added another double against the Grafton Redmen in Round Three last weekend.
Titans contracted Solomon Torrens is set to make his third start this season from the bench for the Tugun Seahawks in Round Three of the GCRL First Grade competition against the Currumbin Eagles this afternoon.
After two standout performances at left centre Taine Tuaupiki moves to fullback for the Burleigh GCRL First Grade side in their Round Three match against the Ormeau Shearers tomorrow afternoon.
Think of a faster version of Corey Thompson when considering the playing style of Taine Tuaupiki.
Titans contracted Kaleb Ngamanu with a try this afternoon for the TSS First XV as they defeated Toowoomba Grammar School 32-17 in Round Two of the GPS school boy rugby competition.
FalconSloth
15-08-20, 07:00 PM
Titans contracted Antioch Faitala-Mariner will line up for Brisbane State High School at No. 13 (outside centre) for the second week in a row tomorrow in their GPS First XV match against Gregory Terrace.
Is he related to Raymond?
I do not believe so mate
Is he related to Raymond?
Tom Weaver will line up at five eight tomorrow for his second NRRRL First Grade match for Cudgen against Murwillumbah.
Titans contracted Bailey Martin will make his first start in the NRRRL U18 competition later today when he starts in the front row in Cudgen against Murwillumbah.
Titans linked Harvey Moase will start at half later today for the Cudgen Hornets U18 NRRRL side in their Round Four match agaisnt Murwillumbah.
Harvey Moase is still U16 eligible this season and is joined by fellow 16 year old Tanu Nona will will play in the dummy half role when he comes off the bench.
Both arre backing up after playing yesterday for Cudgen in the Group 18 U16 competition, with Cudgen defeating Murwillumbah with Nona scoring right on the bell.
Titans contracted Lachlan Offley added a double to his 2020 Group One U15 try scoring tally last weekend in Round Four from the fullback position as Ballina defeated Kyogle 28-6.
Titans contracted Solomon Torrens was the match winner for the Tugun Seahawks yesterday in Round Three of the GCRL First Grade competition scoring a last minute try when he flew onto the ball from around twenty metres out and just smashed through the defense to score under the posts.
It is scary to think that Solomon Torrens is U20 eligible in 2021.
What a match for 2020 Burleigh MM Cup player Syris Schmidt for the TSS First XV in their win over Toowoomba Grammar School.
Starting at inside centre Syris Schmidt scored a try, set up two including one for Titans contracted Kaleb Ngamanu, kicked three conversions from four attempts (the one he missed hit the post) and kicked two penalties from as many attempts.
After initially being named to start, Thomas Weaver came off the bench this afternoon for Cudgen in his second NRRRL First Grade match in the second quarter and kicked four from five as Cudgen defeated Murwillumbah 28-20.
Fellow PBC student's Daniel Butterini (Murwillumbah) and Jaylan De Groot (Cudgen) were also involved in the match as well former Keebra Park student's Kade Hill who played five eight for Murwillumbah and right centre Thomas Vickery for the Mustangs.
Great that Jamie McCormack was at the match keeping an eye on the Titans youngsters, as well as finding the next talent.
Titans contracted Alofiana Khan-Periera scored his third double in as many weeks for Burleigh this afternoon in the GCRL First Grade competition.
One Titans youngster I have been watching a bit of lately is Kaden Sommerville.
He was a member of the Burleigh 2020 Mal Meninga squad and is now playing U18’s with Burleigh and with PBC in the Langer Cup.
Coming through the younger grades he was primarily a hooker but has had a bit of a growth spurt and filled out over the last 18 months and has been spending a bit of time at lock.
He runs hard, and his defensive efforts have been outstanding! He tackles like a demon and each hit has venom!
I know Jamie went hard to sign him a couple of years ago and I feel like it will pay dividends in a couple of years time.
Izac Geddes continued his outstanding 2020 Group One U14 season in Round Four scoring a double and kicking a goal last weekend as South Grafton defeated Casino RSM 14 – 10.
Round One saw Izac Geddes kick a goal against the Clarence Coast Magpies to get on the board from an individual points scoring perspective in 2020 before Izac Geddes scored his first try of the season in Round Two when he scored against Ballina. Izac Geddes added a double in Round Three against the Kyogle Turkeys to make it three tries from as many matches.
In total in his four matches this season Izac Geddes as scored five tries (125% strike rate) and kicked two goals.
Izac Gaddes also plays rugby, playing for the Grafton Redmen Junior Rugby Club in the U15 Far North Coast Junior Rugby competition.
In Round One of the 2020 U15 Far North Coast Junior Rugby competition Izac Gaddes started from the bench as his Grafton side defeated Ballina 14 – 0. After being named to start on the bench once again in Round Two against Casuarina Beach, Izac Geddes was called up to the starting side late and in the match he kicked a conversion as Grafton won 24 – 12 to make it two wins from as starts.
Izac Geddes also started from the bench in Round Thee against the Lennox Head Trojans.
Titans linked Cole Geyer started from the bench in Round Three of the GCRL First Grade competition on Saturday against the Tugun Seahawks producing an outstanding performance when he came on in the dummy half role. Scoring a try and also recording a try assist.
Cole Geyer’s try came in the second half when he packed in at lock with Currumbin twenty metres out from the Tugun line. Cole Geyer picked up the ball from the base of the score taking off to his right. As usual Cole Geyer ran with the ball out in front of his body in two hands. The Tugun defence backed off and Cole Geyer burst through two defenders to score under the posts under pressure from the Seahawks fullback.
Cole Geyer’s try assist came in the first half. At dummy half close to the Tugun line, Cole Geyer skipped out of dummy half to his right and threw a perfectly weighted pass to his lock who ran into a gap to score just to the right of the posts.
Jed Mulcahy continued his run of points scoring in Round Four of the Group One U14 competition last weekend against Ballina, scoring a kicking a conversion as his Kyogle Turkeys side won 22 – 18.
In Round One of the 2020 Group One U13 competition Jed Mulcahy scored a double against the Grafton Ghosts and then in Round Three added a hat trick and a conversion for a fourteen point individual haul as his Turkeys side defeated the South Grafton Rebels 34 – 4.
Jed Mulcahy played his first match in the 2020 Group One U14 competition in Round Two, starting on the wing and then started Round Three in the front row against South Grafton, on each occasion starting in U13 match earlier in the day. Jed Mulcahy then came off the bench in Round Four against the Ballina Seagulls.
Noah Waldock added a try and a goal from fullback for Ballina in Round Four of the Group One U14 competition against Kyogle last weekend as the Seagulls defeated the Turkeys 48 – 4.
Noah Waldock started Round One of the Group One U14 competition at fullback and was one of Ballina’s try scorers as they went down 14 – 12 to Casino RSM. Noah Waldock also started at fullback in Round Two as Ballina defeated South Grafton 14 – 12 and once again in Round Three in a 24 – 8 loss to the Clarence Coast Magpies.
Noah Waldock has also played a number of matches in the 2020 Group One U15 competition, backing up from the U14 match earlier in the day, including in Round One when he started on the right wing against Casino RSM and in Round Two when he also started on the right wing against South Grafton, a match that Ballina won 28 - 0. Noah Waldock then started from the bench in Round Three against the Clarence Coast Magpies.
Former Titans junior Ben Thomas started in the front row in Round Three of the GCRL First Grade competition on Saturday against the Mudgeeraba Redbacks scoring and recording two try assists.
Ben Thomas’s try came in the first half when he ran into a gap forty metres out before rounding the fullback to score under the posts. Both of Ben Thomas’s try assists came in the second half and both down the right side of the field. In relation to his first try assist Ben Thomas broke through the first line of the defence before putting in a short right footed kick which after hitting legs resulted in a Southport try.
Ben Thomas’s second try assist was more “normal” when once again he was in space and drew the last Mudgeeraba defender to send his right centre (Lee Turner) away to score.
Titans linked Kye Cooper started at lock in Round Four of the Group One U16.5 competition last weekend against Kyogle scoring for the third match in a row as Ballina defeated the Turkeys 28 – 6.
When community rugby league restarted in July 2020 Kye Cooper played once again for the Ballina Seagulls in the Group One competition, this season in the U16.5 competition and in Round One in a 16 – 14 loss against Casino RSM Kye Cooper started in the left second row position.
Kye Cooper moved to five eight for Round One and scored as Ballina defeated South Grafton 28 – 0. Kye Cooper continued at five eight in Round Three and scored once again as Ballina defeated Clarence Coast 18 – 12. Kye Cooper also kicked three goals in the match to finish with a ten point haul.
In Round Four of the Group One U14 competition last weekend, Dylan Watkins started at five eight against the Kyogle Turkeys scoring and kicking a goal but the Seagulls went down 22 - 18.
The classy Ballina Seagulls five eight could not have had a better start to the 2020 Group One U13 season, scoring five tries and kicking a conversion in Round One to finish Ballina’s 28 – 18 win over Casino RSM with an outstanding twenty two point individual haul. In fact the five tries that Dylan Watkins scored in the match were the only five that Ballina scored highlighting just how dominant Dylan Watkins performance against Casino RSM was.
Dylan Watkins continued his outstanding form in Round Two of the 2020 Group One U13 competition scoring two tries and kicking a conversion for a ten point individual haul as Ballina defeated South Grafton 22 – 4, once against playing five eight in the match for the Seagulls.
Dylan Watkins outstanding 2020 continued in Round Three scoring a hat trick and kicking two goals, for an individual game tally of sixteen points as Ballina defeated Clarence Coast 32 – 22 to maintain their 2020 unbeaten record.
In his four matches for Ballina in the Group One U14 competition to date, Dylan Watkins has scored eleven tries (275% strike rate) and kicked five goals to have already scored 54 points.
Titans contracted Lachlan Offley added a further two tries to his 2020 Group One U15 tally in Round Four when he started at fullback as Ballina defeated Kyogle 28 – 6.
When the Group One rugby league competition recommenced in July 2020, Lachaln Offley started Round One of the competition in the right centre position and scored for Ballina as they went down 16 – 14 to Casino RSM.
In Round Two of the Group One U15 competition, Lachlan Offley moved from right centre to fullback and had a big match scoring a hat trick and kicking a conversion as Ballina defeated the South Grafton Rebels 28 – 0. Lachlan Offley finished the Round two match with an individual points haul of fourteen points.
Lachlan Offley also started at fullback in Round Three as Ballina defeated Clarence Coast 18 – 12.
In his four Group One U15 matches to date this season Lachlan Offley has scored six tries in four matches (150% strike rate).
It was great to see one of the more naturally gifted ball runners that I have ever seen playing junior rugby league being Julian Torrens back on the field this season coming off the bench on the last two weeks in the NRRRL U18 competition for Casino RSM including on Sunday in Round Four against the Marist Brothers Rams.
The young half/fullback is a wonderful attacking player.
I have been lucky enough to see a number of talented junior rugby league players and one player that has always stood out when I have seen him play was Tyrhys Williams who on Sunday started on the wing for Casino RSM in Round Four of the NRRRL U18 competition.
Unfortunately Casino RSM went down 20-18 to Marist Brothers Lismore.
Titans contracted Rowan Mansfield made it two tries from as many NRRRL Reserve Grade games on Sunday when he came off the bench and scored for Ballina against the Mullumbimby Giants.
The Marsden Hancock Cup school boy side had an impressive win against Wavell yesterday afternoon with two Titans boys very prominent for Marsden. They have taken all before then this season.
The Marsden Hancock Cup school boy side had an impressive win against Wavell yesterday afternoon with two Titans boys very prominent for Marsden. They have taken all before then this season.
Titans contracted second rower Seth Niketimo is set to make his Langer Cup debut this afternoon for Keebra Park in the local derby against PBC.
After missing a number of matches with injury it is great to see Titans contracted Ryan Foran named on the bench for PBC in this afternoon's local derby against Keebra Park.
It will be his first match in anger in a PBC jersey after moving from northern NSW this season.
Michael Roberts, the younger brother of James Roberts will make his Langer Cup debut for PBC this afternoon, starting on the right wing against Keebra Park.
Round Four of the 2020 school boy Hancock Cup competition yesterday against Wavell State High School saw Titans contracted and Marsden State High School’s Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa start at lock and he had a huge match scoring a try (and came close to scoring two others) and recording a try assist as Marsden scored a bg win against their fellow Brisbane based school.
Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa’s try came in the first half. With Marsden State High School on the attack, Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa took a pass off the dummy half to the left of the play the ball around ten metres out and charged through the Wavell defence to score.
Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa’s try assist also came in the first half when on the last tackle he took the ball to the line and threw a well timed short pass to his left to his support runner who ran straight into a gap to score to the left of the uprights.
In a sign of Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa’s confidence and skill set, the first half saw Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa take the ball to the line and just prior to contact, put in a perfectly weighted chip kick which he regathered before off loading to his right. Whilst a try did not result from the play (it almost did) the sequence highlights the extraordinary skill set of this young man.
Round Four against Wavell State High School saw Titans contracted William Semu start the match in the left second row position and he had a huge match scoring a hat trick (and came close to scoring two others) as Marsden scored a bg win against their Brisbane rivals.
William Semu’s first try was in fact the first try of the match was a long range individual effort. William Semu came back underneath the Marsden five eight on the left side of the field and burst through the Wavell defence forty five metres out from the Wavell line and easily rounded the fullback to bring the ball around to put it down under the posts.
William Semu’s second try of the first half came when he ran into a gap ten metres out from the Wavell State High School line off a well timed and weighted pass from fellow Titan Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa. As soon as William Semu received the ball he stepped off his right foot to ensure that the gap was in front of him and then no-one was going to prevent him from scoring.
William Semu completed his hat trick in the second half. With a scrum with a Marsden feed ten out from the line and ten metres in from the left touch line William Semu packed in at lock. William Semu picked up the ball at the base of the scrum and took off to the left down the short blind side and brushing off two defenders to score in the left corner.
PBC have come back from 14-0 down to defeat Keebra Park 22-18.
Ballina Seagulls U13 Group One five eight scored a further two tries on Saturday in Round Five against Clarence Coast but the Seagulls went down 34-22.
Round Five of the Group One U13 competition saw Clarence Coast centre Grant Brown score a try and kick three goals for a ten point individual haul as Clarence Coast defeated Ballina 34 – 22.
In the Group One U13 competition this season Grant Brown was scored 32 points from five tries and six goals.
In Round One of the Group One U13 2020 season Grant Brown started at right centre and scored hat trick as the Magpies defeated the South Grafton Rebels 46 – 16.
Grant Brown then backed up to start on the bench for the Group One U14 Round One fixture and made it four tries on the day for the Clarence Coast Magpies as they defeated the Rebels 26 – 16. Grant Brown was also on the bench for the Round Three Group One U14 fixture against the Ballina Seagulls.
Grant Brown moved to fullback for Clarence Coast’s Round Three Group One U13 match against Ballina, scoring and kicking a conversion as the Magpies went down 32 – 22 to Ballina.
Grant Brown was back in the centres in Round Four against Grafton and kicked two conversions. Grant Brown then started from the bench for the Magpies U14 side also against Grafton.
Clarence Coast Magpies U13 Group One centre Jasper Whalley added a further try to his already impressive season on Saturday in Round Five against Ballina in a 34 – 22 Magpies victory, starting in the centres once again.
In four matches in the Group One U13 season this year Jasper Whalley has scored six tries from just four matches to end the opening five rounds with a 150% strike rate.
Jasper Whalley scored doubles in the opening two rounds of the 2020 Group One U13 competition against the South Grafton Rebels and the Ballina Seagulls respectively and added a further try in Round Four against the Grafton Ghosts to record a 167% strike rate through the opening three rounds of the competition. For completeness the Round Three match between Clarence Coast and Grafton was a washout and heavy rain blanketed the area.
Talented strike centre Damon Coldwell starting at left centre in Round Five of the Group One U16.5 competition on Saturday scored his 5th try from just four matches to have a 125% strike rate in the early going.
For the 2020 Group One U16.5 competition Damon Coldwell moved to the Ballina Seagulls and started at five eight in Round One as the Seagulls defeated Casino RSM. Damon Coldwell moved to left centre for Round Three and made the most of the move, scoring a double as Ballina defeated Clarence Coast 18 – 12.
Damon Coldwell added a further double in Round Four when he started at left centre as Ballina defeated Kyogle 38 – 10.
Titans linked David Torrens made it two tries from as many matches when he once again started at lock and scored on Saturday in Round Five of the Group One U14 against Ballina.
Ballina’s Noah Waldock had a busy day on Saturday, first starting at fullback in the Seagulls Round Five match against Clarence Coast and then came off the bench in the U15 match scoring a double with those tries being his first in the U15 competition.
Titans contracted Thomas Weaver started at half back in the Round Four school boy rugby league Langer Cup local derby against Keebra Park last night scoring one try, creating two others and kicking three from four conversions (his only miss was from the touchline). Thomas Weaver’s try came late in the first half and at a critical point in the match. With PBC down 14 – 0 and PBC on the attack, Thomas Weaver took the ball on the right of the play the ball and took the line on himself from ten metres out. Thomas Weaver dummied twice to his left before breaking two tackles spinning counter clock wise to get to the line under heavy pressure and twisted further to get the ball down with two Keebra Park defenders hanging off him.
Both of Thomas Weaver’s try assist came in the second half and both were down the left side of the field. In relation to his first try assist, Thoams Weaver received the ball off the dummy half ten metres out from the Keebra Park line just to the left of the uprights and accelerated towards the defensive line before pulling up quickly and stepping subtly to put Danie lButterini into a gap with a superbly weighted and timed pass.
Thomas Weaver’s second try assist just minutes later was no less impressive, once again with PBC on the attack also around ten metres out from the line, Thomas Weaver once again received the ball off the dummy half and immediately threw a great fifteen metres cut out pass to his left to winger Troy Duckett to score in the left corner. The key to the pass was not just its length it was also the speed it was thrown as the pass got to Troy Duckett so quickly that the Keebra Park right winger had absolutely no time to readjust and get to Troy Duckett before he scored.
Titans linked Nic Torrens is a young lock from the Clarence Coast Magpies in the Group One U16.5 competition and on Saturday in Round Five kicked three conversions from as many attempts as his Magpies side went down to Ballina.
Through four matches this season Nic Torrens has scored two tries and kicked seven goals for a total points tally to date of 22.
Titans linked front rower Reshawn Anderson had a huge match in Round Five of the Group One U15 competition on Saturday against Ballina scored a staggering four tries as Ballina defeated Clarence Coast 44 – 10.
In just four matches this season the talented young front rower has scored 30 points from six tries and 3 goals through four matches.
When the Group One rugby league competition recommenced in July 2020, Reshawn Anderson started Round One of the competition in the front row and scored for Ballina as they went down 16 – 14 to Casino RSM.
Reshawn Anderson also started in the front row in Round Two kicking two conversions as Ballina defeated South Grafton 28 – 0 and was once again in the front row in Round Three as Ballina defeated Clarence Coast 18 - 12. Reshawn Anderson added a further try and goal in Round Four in a 28 – 6 win against the Kyogle Turkeys.
Titans contracted fullback Lachlan Offley scored his 7th try of the season from just four matches in the Group One U15 competition on Saturday when he scored for Ballina as they defeated Clarence Coast 44-10.
FalconSloth
20-08-20, 08:57 PM
Who was the U15 TSS player that was contracted witht the titans? I'm versing him on saturday
Brock Lennox who will start at fullback
FalconSloth
20-08-20, 09:31 PM
Brock Lennox who will start at fullback
I have heard a lot about him during the week. It sounds like he is a great player and will be a real handful this weekend in defence
Outstanding effort by Jykoven Torrens this morning in Round Six of the Group One U13 competition when he started at hooker and scored a hat trick for Casino RSM but they went down 30-22 to the Clarence Coast Magpies.
Titans linked AJ Hickling scored a hat trick this morning for the Clarence Coast in their Round Six Group One U14 match against Casino RSM with the Magpies winning 28-0.
Titans contracted Lofi Khan-Pereira with a hat trick this afternoon for Burleigh in their 66-0 GCRL First Grade Round Four win against Tugun.
He has now scored nine tries in just four GCRL First Grade matches.
Mr Bods
23-08-20, 08:20 PM
I have heard a lot about him during the week. It sounds like he is a great player and will be a real handful this weekend in defence
How did you go?
Great to see Noah Gafa make his GCRL First Grade debut yesterday for Burleigh and celebrated by scoring a double as the Bears defeated Tugun 66-0.
Titans linked Tyrelle Waters scored his third try of the 2020 Group One U14 season on Saturday as his Clarence Coast Magpies side defeated Casino RSM 28 – 0.
Round One saw Tyrelle Waters start for the Magpies at half back and score as Clarence Coast defeated the South Grafton Rebels 24 – 10.
After Clarence Coast’s Round Two match was postponed, Tyrelle Waters was back at half back for Round Three against Ballina and made it two tries from as many matches, scoring as Clarence Coast defeated Ballina 24 – 8. Tyrelle Waters also started at half back as Clarence Coast defeated Ballina 26 – 0 in Round Five.
Round Six against Tyrelle Waters saw move to five eight against Casino RSM.
Round Four against Tugun yesterday afternoon saw Burleigh’s Tyler Szepanowski once again start in the front row and he scored for the second week in a row.
Tyler Szepanowski received the ball three metres out from the line off the dummy half to the left of the play the ball and stepped off his left foot to dive over next to the left upright for the last try of the 66 – 0 Burleigh victory.
Tyler Szepanowski also recorded a try assist in the first half of the match when after receiving the ball as Burleigh threw the ball to the right, Tyler Szepanowski took the ball to the line before throwing a good pass to his right to put Lochlyn Sheldon into a gap twenty five metres out to score near the right upright.
The previous week in Round Three against the Ormeau Shearers saw Tyler Szepanowski start in the front row and his first try of the season in the victory. Tyler Szepanowski scored from close range after the Burleigh dummy half tried to score out of dummy half but popped the ball back to Tyler Szepanowski who dived over next to the right upright.
Titans linked Noah Gafa made his GCRL First Grade debut at left second row in Round Four for the Burleigh Bears yesterday and scored a double as the Bears defeated the Tugun Seahawks 66 – 0.
Noah Gafa scored his first try in the first half when he was on hand to receive a pass from Jordan Scott after a Burleigh charge down to score from close range. Noah Gafa’s second try came in the second half and resulted from a Noah Gafa strat hard run from three metres out when he ran off a pass from the dummy half to the left of the play the ball.
Titans linked Cole Geyer came off the bench yesterday for the Currumbin Eagles in Round Four of the GCRL First Grade competition yesterday against the Ormeau Shearers scoring a double as the Eagles defeated the Shearers 28 - 22.
Cole Geyer’s first try of the match that he scored in the first half was an exceptional long range individual effort. Cole Geyer was at dummy half sixty metres out from the Shearers line two metres in from the left touch line. When the ball was played Cole Geyer darted out of dummy half to his left down the left touch line before stepping off his left foot to beat the Shearers fullback and outpace the cover defence to score a simply outstanding individual try.
Cole Geyer scored his second try of the match in the second half to break a twelve all dead lock. Cole Geyer darted out of dummy half to his right from a metre out to score next to the right up right for an opportunist try for the Eagles.
Great to see Thomas Weaver score his first NRRRL First Grade try on the weekend against the Bilambil Jets.
Titans contracted Tristian Powell scored his first GCRL First Grade In Round Four against the Tugun Seahawks yesterday in a 66 – 0 Burleigh victory.
Tristian Powell started at right second row and his try was a result of an impressive hard straight run three passes of the ruck as Burleigh threw the ball to the right. Tristian Powell took the ball twenty metres out and ran straight between to defenders and gave the defensive line no chance.
Round Four of the GCRL First Grade competition yesterday afternoon against Tugun saw Titans contracted Lofi Khan-Periera once again start on the right wing for Burleigh and he added a hat trick to his unbelievable start to the 2020 GCRL First Grade season. Lofi Khan-Periera’s first try was a long range team effort. Tugun were on the attack but lost the ball ten metres out from the Burleigh line, Bears half back Josh Rogers ran the ball back down the field before throwing a long pass to his right to find Lofi Khan-Periera in space and he ran forty metres before prouding a big dive to score.
Lofi Khan-Periera’s second try was a ninety metres intercept effort early in the second half, with the Tugun defence no chance to catch him as he easily scored under the posts. Lofi Khan-Periera’s third and final try was one of the easier ones that he will ever score when he croseed after a Burleigh back line movement to the right. The Burleigh right centre could have scored but instead made sure that Lofi Khan-Periera got his hat trick.
It was an impressive effort by Marist Brothers Lismore fullback Campbell Harvey on the weekend in the NRRRL U18 competition on Sunday recording a hat trick as the Rams defeated Ballina 18-14.
The speedster has always been a try scorer but he is really starting to come into his own this season in the U18 competition.
There was some impressive performances in Round Three of the Boys Open Division Two Titans Cup competition last week, but none more so that St Michael’s College’s Faraimo Tafola.
The talented young man scored a double and kicked four goals as St Michael’s went down 32-24 to the Men of Business Academy.
The young man who is also an outstanding track and field athlete showed some real potential.
The Titans Cup has unearthed some exceptional talent including Titans NRL player Greg Leleisiuao.
It was great to see the talented Ashdon Randall back on a football field in 2020 on Saturday.
In Round Six of the Group One U16.5 competition Ashdon Randall made his first appearance of the season, starting at the left second row position for the Clarence Coast Magpies as they defeated Casino RSM 28 – 18. Ashdon Randall made an immediate impact scoring a double in the Magpies victory.
Ashdon Randall started for the combined Gold Coast/Ballina Titans U15 side in their matches against Western Mustangs and Titans combined Logan/Tweed Heads U15 squads at Mudgeeraba in February 2019.
Ashdon Randall was part of the 2019 NSW Combined High Schools Schoolboy rugby side that went to South Africa to take part in the St Johns College Easter Rugby Festival being named NSW CHS Player of the tournament.
On Day One NSW CHS defeated St Albans College 22-7 and on Day Two they defeated Noordheuwel High School 39 – 19 with their Day Three match abandoned due to lightning.
In 2018 Ashdon Randall was selected in the New England Representative Rugby side that toured New Zealand in July this year and had a dinner with the All Blacks.
For the Grafton Ghosts U14 side in the Group One Junior Rugby League competition in 2018, Ashdon Randall finished as the Group One U14 competitions second leading points scorer with a total of 116 point from fifteen tries and twenty eight goals from just eleven matches including one final.
In only two games in 2018 was Ashdon Randall kept off the score board, the first was in Round One against Ballina and the second match was late in the regular season against Kyogle.
Ashdon Randall scored a hat trick mid-season against Ballina and also scored doubles against Casino RSM and Clarence Coast on two separate occasions. Ashdon Randall’s other 2018 Group One U14 tries came in matches against Lismore Marist Brothers, Casino RSM and Clarence Coast.
With the boot Ashdon Randall had some big matches including kicking six goals late in the 2018 season against Lismore Marist Brothers, five against Clarence Coast and kicked four goals in matches against Ballina and Casino RSM.
Combining his tries and goals, Ashdon Randall scored twenty points in a June match against Ballina from three tries and four goals, eighteen points from two tries and five goals against Clarence Coast in May and sixteen points in an August match against Lismore Marist Brothers as a result of a try and six goals.
In Week One of the 2018 Group One U14 finals Ashdon Randall started in the front row for Grafton and scored but unfortunately the Ghosts went down to Clarence Coast 32 – 14 meaning that their season came to an end.
At the 2018 New South Wales Country U14 Championships Ashdon Randall started in the front row for the Group One U14 side in all four of their Championship matches.
In Group One’s first match against Newcastle Ashdon started in the front row as Group One went down 18 – 4.
Game Two saw Ashdon Randall once again start in the front row as the Group One U14 side bounced back to win 38 – 12 against Group 19 with Ashdon Randall scoring his first try of the Championships.
Ashdon Randall also started Game Three for Group One, winning Game Three 16 – 8 against Maitland in the Northern Plate semi-final with Ashdon Randall contributing his second Championship try to the victory.
In the Northern Plate Final Ashdon Randall led from the front as Group One were victorious 20 – 14 against Group Four.
With their U14 Northern Plate Final victory, Group One went on to qualify for the New South Wales Country Plate Final against Group Nine with the result being Group One winning 22 – 18 with Ashdon Randall once again starting in the front row for Group One and scoring in each half of Group One’s impressive victory.
As a result of his performances for the Group One U14 side in 2018, Ashdon Randall was awarded the Group One Junior Representative Player of the Year.
Ashdon Randall also played a number of matches for the Grafton Redmen in the Far North Coast U16 competition, yes the U16 competition even though he was still eligible for the U14 age group. Ashdon Randall came into the Grafton U16 rugby side in Round Three against Evans River scoring a try and kicking two conversions and also scored and kicked two conversions in Round Four against Lismore.
All told he played in seven U16 matches, starting six at fly half (No.10) and one being Round 8 against Brunswick Valley at inside centre (No. 12).
Ballina centre Damon Coldwell’s impressive 2020 Group One U16.5 season continued on Saturday when he started in Round Six saw Coldwell add a hat trick to his impressive 2020 season as Ballina defeated the Kyogle Turkeys 38 – 22.
Damon Coldwell has now scored eight tries in five 2020 Group One U16.5 matches. In addition to his Round Six hat trick Damon Coldwell scored doubles in Round Three against Clarence Coast and Round Four against Kyogle as well as a Round Five try against Clarence Coast.
Ballina Seagulls Group One U13 five eight Dylan Watkins continued his impressive 2020 season on Saturday with a two try effort in Round Six but unfortunately his Seagulls side went down 26-24 to the Grafton Ghosts.
Through six matches this season Dylan Watkins has scored 70 points from 15 tries (250% strike rate) and five conversions to average just under 11.5 points per match.
With his Round Six try and conversion for Ballina on Saturday against Noah Waldock has now scored three tries and kicked two goals in six Group One U14 matches this season. On Saturday, after his U14 match, Noah Waldock then was on the bench for Ballina’s 32-22 U15 win against Grafton.
In addition Noah Waldock has also scored two tries “up” in the Group One U15 competition.
Young South Grafton Group One U13 second rower Charlie O'Derry had a big Round Six match on Saturday scoring a hat trick for the Rebels as they went down 22-12 to Kyogle.
Young front rower Jed Mulcahy continued his run of scoring in each U13 Group One round this season when he scored in Round Six as the Turkeys defeated South Grafton.
Thorough his opening six matches in the Group One U13 competition Jed Mulcahy has eight tries (133% strike rate) and also kicked two goals to have tallied 36 points, to average six points per match.
In Round One of the 2020 Group One U13 competition Jed Mulcahy scored a double against the Grafton Ghosts and then in Round Three added a hat trick and a conversion for a fourteen point individual haul as his Turkeys side defeated the South Grafton Rebels 34 – 4.
Jed Mulcahy continued his run of points scoring in Round Four against Ballina, scoring try and kicking a conversion in the Turkeys 22 – 18 victory. Jed Mulcahy started in the front row and scored once again in Round Five as Kyogle defeated Casino RSM 30 – 16.
In addition to playing rugby league in the Group One U15 competition for Ballina Titans linked front rower Reshawn Anderson is also playing club rugby in the U15 Far North Coast Junior Rugby competition for Wollongbar Alstonville this year with his first match being in Round Four a week ago when he came off the bench against the Lennox Head Trojans.
In Round Five last Friday night against Grafton Reshawn Anderson came off the bench once again and scored a hat trick as Wollongbar Alstonville defeated Grafton 69 – 10.
To cap up an outstanding weekend Reshawn Anderson then on Saturday started in the front row for Ballina in the Group One U15 JRL competition scoring a double and kicking three goals as the Seagulls defeated Grafton 32-22.
In his six Group One U15 matches this season Reshawn Anderson has now scored 44 points from 8 tries (133% strike rate) and six goals.
Titans contracted William Semu, playing left second row added a further Hancock Cup try in Round Five against Coombabah State High School yesterday afternoon when once again he packed into a scrum with a Marsden feed at lock ten metres out from the line and ten metres in from touch. William Semu picked up the ball from the base of the scrum running to his left down the blind side and crashed over between two Coombabah defenders. The try was identical to a try that William Semu scored in Round Four against Wavell State High School.
William Semu could have had a double in the match, but after an oustnading run when he took the ball fifty metres out and stepping off his right foot to beat the initial defensive line. A strong right arm fend saw William Semu beat the fullback but the ball was stripped out over the try line.
Young half Coby Black got him with a great strip I think Mdrew
Titans contracted Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa was prominent yesterday afternoon for Marsden State High School in Round Five of the Hancock Cup school boy competition against Coombabah State High School and early in the first half was held up over the try line after a strong surge from ten metres out. The match also saw Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa kick one conversion from two attempts. Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa comfortably kicked his first attempt at goal from around fifteen metres to the left of the up rights before just missing his second attempt from the left touch line.
In the second half Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa executed one of the most outstanding tackles that I have ever seen. Coombabah kicked into touch from a penalty, taking the tap restart on the half way mark passing twice to a forward to take a hit up, Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa hit with with a superb right shoulder tackle just after the Coombabah forward received the ball. It was a great tackle.
You are spot on mate, it was a smart piece of play by Coby.
Young half Coby Black got him with a great strip I think Mdrew
Titans contracted Lachlan Offley started at fullback in Round Six of the Group One U15 competition on Saturday afternoon and scored a double as the Seagulls defeated Grafton 32 – 22.
Through his first six Group One U15 matches this season Lachlan Offley has now scored nine tries for a 150% strike rate and kicked a goal to have a points tally of 38.
Well done to Keebra Park who won the Titans Cup Open Division One Final this afternoon 18-0 against Marsden.
Great to see Titans contracted EJ Finau make his debut for Marsden off the bench this afternoon in their Round Five Langer Cup match against PBC.
PBC ran out 32 - 14 winners to progress to next weeks finals.
Titans contracted left centre Jahream Bula scored a double this afternoon for Keebra Park as they qualified for the Langer Cup school boy finals with a 46-12 victory against St Mary's Toowoomba.
Great to see Titans contracted Seth Nikotemo score a double this afternoon for Keebra Park in their big Langer Cup victory over St Mary's.
Thomas Weaver with four goals and two try assists for PBC in their Langer Cup win over Marsden in Round Five this afternoon.
Titans linked Coby Black had an outstanding match in Round Five of the school boy Hancock Cup competition for Coombabah State High School on Tuesday afternoon against Marsden State High School, kicking two conversions from four attempts, with his two misses being from the right touchline. Coby Black also had a try assist in the match, was heavily involved in another and also produced an outstanding individual play that saved a try.
Coby Black’s ty assist came in the first half when he was operating on the right side of the field. Immediately upon receiving the ball Coby Black took the line one, popping his body partly through the tackle getting his left arm free and off-loading to his right second rower who charged to line to score. Coby Black was also heavily involved in Coombabah’s final try when he threw a long cut out pass to his left to his fullback in space who was able to get the ball to his left winger who dived over in the left corner.
Coby Black’s outstanding piece of play came in the second half. Titans contracted William Semu made a long break down the left of the field and was in the process of being the ball around to put it down closer to the posts. Coby Black did not give up on the play and flew in to confront Semu. Even though William Semu braced himself for the contact, the strength of Coby Black’s hit, and his timing forced the ball lose, saving the try for Coombabah State High School.
Titans contracted Jahream Bula’s Round Five Langer Cup match yesterday afternoon when he started at left centre away to St Mary’s Toowoomba scoring a second half double and also recording a first half try assist.
Jahream Bula’s first try was a result of pure strength and desire to score. Off the back of a scrum ten metres out from the St Mary’s line, Jahream Bula received the abll surrounded by three defenders who all engagaed him at the same time. Jahream Bula continued to fight the tackle and pump his legs and dragged the defenders five metres before crashing over around ten metres from the left corner post.
Jahream Bula’s second try result from him chasing through a Keebra Park attacking kick. Connor Te Kani ran parallel to the defensive line to the left of the field and put in a right foot grubber kick which sat up perfectly for Jahream Bula to take the ball above his head around a metre from the try line and surge over to score near the left up right.
Jahream Bula’s try assist came when he broke into space down the left side of the field from around fifity metres out, Jahream Bula came back inside slightly to give his winger more room and drew the St Mary’s fullback before passing to his winger who had a straight and easy fifteen run to the try line to score in the left corner.
Titans contracted Seth Nikotemo’s Round Five against St Mary’s Toowoomba yesterday afternoon starting from the bench, playing on the right when he came on and scored a try in each half in an outstanding performance.
Seth Nikotemo’s first try was as a result of an outstanding straight power run from ten metres out. Connor Te Kani was operating on the right and received the ball two passes off the ruck and ran the ball paralell to the defensive line and threw a short no look pass to a straight running Seth Niketemo who went straight through a gap to score from ten metres out.
Seth Nikotemo’s second try came late in the match once again down the right side of the field. On the last tackle, Blake Scott took the ball down a short blind side, off loading to Seth Nikotemo who was standing still at the time, he was able to step off his right foot but was held by one leg but Seth Nikotemo was able to reach out and put the ball down with his right arm to score a much deserved double.
Titans contracted Thomas Weaver continued at half back in Round Five of the Langer Cup match against Marsden State High School yesterday afternoon, kicking four conversions from five attempts, including an outstanding first half effort from the left touch line, with his only miss in the second half also from the left touch line. To be fair the miss only barely missed.
Thomas Weaver also recorded two try assists which where for all intents and purposes identical, with one coming in each half. On both occasions, Thomas Weaver received the ball on the left side of the field, running at the ball to engage the defenders before throwing a long cut out pass to his left to Diane Mariner both both occasions to score in the left corner. The key to both tries was that Thomas Weaver looked to take the line on and thus hold the defenders in place and not just slide to cover the outside support runners.
2020 Keebra Park New Zealand recruit Esmonde Parangi also started at five eight and scored in the second half in the Titans Cup Division Two Boys 36 – 10 Grand Final victory against Chisholm Catholic College yesterday afternoon.
Esmonde Parangi was operating on the left and passed to his lock forward who broke the defensive line down the left touch line before passing back inside to Esmonde Parangi who stepped off his left foot to beat the Chisholm fullback before running diagonally across field to score mid-way between the up rights and corner post on the right side of the field after the move had started on the left.
Clarence Coast's Grant Brown started at fullback this morning in Round Seven of the Group One U13 competition and scored a double and kicked three goals as his Magpies side defeated Kyogle 34-6.
His side may have lost but Kyogle front rower scored once again this morning in Round Seven of the Group One U13 competition.
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Try scoring wiz, centre Jasper Whalley added a further two tries this morning for the Clarence Coast Magpies in their Round Seven Group One U13 34=6 win over the Kyogle Turkeys.
Titans contracted PBC student Oskar Bryant will make his NRRRL First Grade debut tomorrow at half in Round Six tomorrow for the Cudgen Hornets against the Tweed Coast Raiders. He normally plays hooker.
Powerhouse 18 year old youngster James Torrens will start from the bench this afternoon for the Tugun Seahawks GCRL First Grade side in their Round Five match against Runaway Bay.
The Cudgen Hornets U18 NRRRL side for todays match is a young one with 16 year old's Harvey Moase and Tanu Nona starting in the halves against the Tweed Coast Raiders.
Titans linked Lockie McLaughlin started at lock and scored a double for the Grafton Ghosts in their Round Seven Group One U14 match on Saturday as the Ghosts beat their local rivals the South Grafton Rebels 22-0.
Bayside Titan
01-09-20, 12:18 PM
Hey Mdrew. Do you think that the standard of junior footy has suffered as a result of the pause due to COVID? I’m doing an assignment and just looking for some thoughts on this.
Thanks in advance.
I personally don't mate, yes the first couple of rounds across all levels were up and down but now I would say it is as good if not better than other years. One of the reasons is that with fewer games there is less fatigue as the season goes on.
One competition being the NRRRL U18 competition is probably the best standard that I have ever seen.
One negative however is that just like the NRL, injuries have been more prevalent especially in the older levels such as U18's and Open school boy competitions. That situation is a touch harder to make a judgement. Is it that the lack of a proper pre-season is impacting or that the soft tissue injuries that would normally have occurred in the pre-season have this season happened in the season proper and thus more noticable.
One definate point is that the schoolboy and club games are packed closer in together, as they had to be. The Titans however are aware of this and no doubt look to ensure the players do not burnout.
My final point is that due to the pandemic and lot of U18 or U20 players are getting opportunities in the senior age groups thus accelerating their development.
Hey Mdrew. Do you think that the standard of junior footy has suffered as a result of the pause due to COVID? I’m doing an assignment and just looking for some thoughts on this.
Thanks in advance.
Grafton Ghosts youngster Jye Boehme had an outstanding match on Saturday in Round Seven of the Group One U15 competition scoring four tries as Grafton defeated local rivals the South Grafton Rebels 46 - 0.
Randomologist
01-09-20, 05:56 PM
Just saw Ryan Rivett is now contracted with the Sharks if that's interesting to anyone.
Bayside Titan
01-09-20, 06:06 PM
I personally don't mate, yes the first couple of rounds across all levels were up and down but now I would say it is as good if not better than other years. One of the reasons is that with fewer games there is less fatigue as the season goes on.
One competition being the NRRRL U18 competition is probably the best standard that I have ever seen.
One negative however is that just like the NRL, injuries have been more prevalent especially in the older levels such as U18's and Open school boy competitions. That situation is a touch harder to make a judgement. Is it that the lack of a proper pre-season is impacting or that the soft tissue injuries that would normally have occurred in the pre-season have this season happened in the season proper and thus more noticable.
One definate point is that the schoolboy and club games are packed closer in together, as they had to be. The Titans however are aware of this and no doubt look to ensure the players do not burnout.
My final point is that due to the pandemic and lot of U18 or U20 players are getting opportunities in the senior age groups thus accelerating their development.
Thanks mate...
Yes mate will move to Sydney for next season. For me it is a sign of the strength of the JTS program and there are so many good kids that other teams will come in with big offers.
Unfortunately not all can be kept but the Titans have been great at keeping the vast majority.
Just saw Ryan Rivett is now contracted with the Sharks if that's interesting to anyone.
Grafton Group One U13 centre Beau Hartmann, after scoring a hat trick last weekend added a double on Saturday in Round Seven of the competition as the Ghosts defeated their local rivals, the South Grafton Rebels 32 – 18. Beau Hartmann then backed up to start on the bench for the U14 match between the two sides.
South Grafton Rebels Group One U13 five eight Cooper Armfield-Stevens had a busy day on Saturday. He started at five eight in the U13 match against the Grafton Ghosts scoring a double and kicked three from three and then backed up to start the U14 match between the two sides at fullback.
Titans linked Henry Lee made his deserved NRRRL First Grade debut in Round Six of the 2020 competition on Sunday when he started in the centres and scored as the Rams went down 34 – 22 to Northern United. His older brother and former Titans NYC player Isaac Lee started the match in the second row and his father, former Cronulla front rower Danny Lee was the Lismore coach.
Henry Lee was named to start from the interchange bench for the Northern Rivers Titans in Round One of the 2020 U18 Laurie Daley Cup against the Parramatta Eels at Cudgen however the match was cancelled due to the wet conditions that impacted northern New South Wales that weekend early in the year.
Henry Lee started Round Two of the U18 Laurie Daley Cup from the bench against the Newcastle Knights in Ballina providing a high level of enthusiasm when he came on and was named as the 18th man for the Round Five local derby against North Coast although he did not take the field in the match.
Post the Laurie Daley Cup competition Henry Lee played the 2020 NRRRL U18 competition with the Marist Brothers Rams including starting Round One at left second row against Casino RSM and also started in the left second row position in Round Two against Ballina as well as in Round Three against Byron Bay, Round Four against Casino RSM and Round Five against Ballina.
Titans linked Damon Coldwell made his deserved NRRRL U18 debut for Ballina on Sunday on the left wing in Round Six as the Seagulls went down 26 – 12 to Casino RSM.
The outstanding young flyer kicked off his 2020 season being named in the centres for the Northern Rivers Titans U16 Andrew Johns Cup side in their Round One match at Cudgen against the Parramatta Eels however the match was cancelled due to the wet conditions prevailing that weekend in northern New South Wales.
Damon Coldwell started in Round Two of the U16 Andrew Johns Cup at left centre against the Newcastle Knights in Ballina scoring in the second half of the Titans 28 – 22 victory. Damon Coldwell showed admirable patience to score. Five eight Travis May put in a short grubber which was bouncing around near the try line with multiple players trying to get their hands on the ball. Instead of just trying to grab it Damon Coldwell held his nerve to wait until the right moment to grab the ball and crash over five metres from the left corner post.
Damon Coldwell also started at left centre in Round Three against the Central Coast Roosters and in Round Four against the Greater Northern Tigers scoring his second try of the season late in the Round Four match. Damon Coldwell had stayed on the left side of the field and received a long cut out pass from Northern Rivers Titans hooker Tanu Nona to score in the left corner.
Damon Coldwell also started at left centre in the Round Five local derby against the North Coast Bulldogs scoring once again after breaking into space around forty metres out to score in the left corner. As he was heading towards the left corner, the North Coast fullback was coming across Damon Coldwell straightened up slightly to hold the fullback in place before veering back to his left to score in the left corner with the North Coast fullback clutching at thin air.
For the 2020 Group One U16.5 competition Damon Coldwell moved to the Ballina Seagulls and started at five eight in Round One as the Seagulls defeated Casino RSM. Damon Coldwell moved to left centre for Round Three and made the most of the move, scoring a double as Ballina defeated Clarence Coast 18 – 12.
Damon Coldwell added a further double in Round Four when he started at left centre as Ballina defeated Kyogle 38 – 10. Starting at left centre in Round Five, Damon Coldwell added a further try as Ballina defeated Clarence Coast.
Starting at right centre in Round Six saw Coldwell add a hat trick to his impressive 2020 season as Ballina defeated the Kyogle Turkeys 38 – 22.
Titans contracted Rowan Mansfield started in the centres and scored his second try of the NRRRL U18 season in Sunday as his Ballina Seagulls side went down 26 – 12 to Casino RSM.
Titans contracted Arama Hau scored a double this afternoon for the Keebra Park Walters Cup school boy side in their semi-final against Marsden State High School.
Unfortunately Keebra Park went down 14-12.
Titans contracted William Semu has played the 2020 school boy season with the Marsden State High School Hancock Cup side but this afternoon started the Walters Cup semi-final against Keebra Park from the bench and scored in the first half when he backed up a break by his fullback to receive the ball on the inside and run fifty metres to score in the right corner of Langland's Park as Marsden progressed to Walters Cup Final on the back of a 14-12 victory.
Titans linked hooker Tanu Nona was outstanding this afternoon for the PBC Walters Cup side in their 18-14 semi-final victory against Wavell State High School.
For that matter he has been outstanding across the entire competition to date.
An exceptional solo try from Titans contracted left centre Jahream Bula has propelled Keebra Park into the 2020 Langer Cup Grand Final next week.
A Thomas Weaver masterclass this evening has led PBC to a Langer Cup Grand Final next week against Keebra Park.
Bayside Titan
03-09-20, 09:28 AM
NOT HALF BAD, BOYS
ANDREW DAWSON NIC DARVENIZA
Playmakers ensure all Gold Coast final
THE 2020 Langer Cup grand final will be an all Gold Coast affair after a Tom Weaver and Ryan Rivett-inspired Palm Beach Currumbin SHS beat a gallant Ipswich SHS 34-6 yesterday.
PBC will now confront Keebra Park, whose flash of form to down Wavell SHS 32-8 in the earlier game will send shivers down the spine of its opponents next Wednesday.
In a match featuring a wonderful forward contest, ultimately it was the deft touches of PBC halves Rivett and Weaver which proved to be decisive.
“They were really good our halves’’ said PBC coach Brad Davis. “But that came on the back of a lot of hard work.
“Ipswich really challenged us, they were really physical in defence and they were running really hard.
“For us it took a lot of effort on effort to get on top of them. Having said that, what a preparation, a good, tough finals win.’’
PBC halfback Weaver was like a drover’s dog, never far from the action and on hand to provide the final pass for his team’s first three tries.
Rivett’s lovely short kicking game in the second half constantly turned Ipswich around. He also scored a fine individual try to wrap up the match with 13 minutes left.
Ipswich SHS didn’t give up without a fight.
The team abandoned the dressing room at halftime, preferring to stay out on Langlands Park for coach Joshua Bretherton’s address.
PBC kept them waiting for the restart, but when the whistle blew for the second half it was on for young and old.
In the end it was a clever kicking game from Rivett which generated pressure that ultimately led to Weaver putting Deine Mariner over and his side into the lead 16-6 .
Then came Rivett’s individual try and, trailing 22-6 with 12 minutes to play, Ipswich SHS was bailing water.
In the earlier match, a Levi Jones hat-trick launched Keebra Park into the grand final, vanquishing the demons of its seven-try defeat to Wavell in Round 1 by holding them to just eight points.
Keebra’s lethal left edge, starring Jones, second-rower Kobe Wood, centre Jahream Bula and chiming fullback Tuvalli Khan-Pereira dismantled the Langer Cup’s top defensive side for four tries.
Right winger Trey Peni sealed the match in the 45th minute before Klese Haas rubbed salt in Wavell’s wounds with his 61st-minute try to make it 32-4 .
Victorious coach Glen Campbell was most impressed by how well Keebra Park executed its game plan.
“It’s been coming,” Campbell said. “We’ve seen through our season that we’ve played some very good football for short periods and then we drifted away.”
Two players were sent off in the final 10 minutes after a high tackle on Wavell sparked a fracas. Wavell scored its second try in the aftermath.
PALM BEACH CURRUMBIN SHS 34
(T Ujdur-Berghan , R Sommerville, R Rivett
T Duckett J DeGroot, D Mariner tries; T Weaver 5 goals) d IPSWICH SHS 6
(C Jackson try; L Williamson goal). KEEBRA PARK SHS 32 (L Jones 3,
J Bula, T Peni, K Haas tries; T Weaver 4 goals) d WAVELL SHS 8 (I Iongi,
M Hiding tries).
Mr Bods
03-09-20, 10:04 AM
I’m all in for Weaver
This needs to be considered when dealing with Ash
We have Sexton, Boyd and Weaver coming through
With his try and two conversions for Casino RSM in their Round 7 Group One U13 32 – 20 loss to Ballina, young five eight Toby Hannah took his 2020 points tally to 48, from four tries and 16 goals.
On Saturday young hooker Jykoven Torrens added a further two tries to his tally as Casino RSM went down 34 – 20 to Ballina in Round Seven.
Jykoven Torrens has now scored 15 tries from seven matches this season for a strike rate of 214%.
Titans linked Reece Warburton was back in the Group One U15 Clarence Coast starting line up at half back for Clarence Coast in Round Seven against Kyogle and scored as the Magpies went down 22 – 14.
So far this season Reece Warburton has now scored three tries and kicked five goals, for a twenty two point haul to date.
With his four tries in Round 7 of the Group One U13 competition on Saturday in a 34 – 20 win over Casino RSM, Ballina five eight Dylan Watkins has now scored 19 tries from just seven matches for a 271% strike rate.
Dylan Watkins then backed up to back is Group One U14 debut off the bench and scored in that match as well in Ballina’s 32-0 win.
Starting at fullback, Noah Waldock scored a double and kicked a conversion in Round Seven of the Group One U14 competition on Saturday as Ballina defeated Casino RSM 32 – 0. The double means that Noah Waldock has now scored five tries on the season.
Noah Waldock then started from the bench in the U15 fixture that followed the U14 match.
In Round Seven of the Group One U16.5 competition on Saturday Reece Noble made the move to lock after starting in the second row in his earlier matches this season and scored a hat trick as the Seagulls defeated Casino RSM 58 – 24.
Reece Noble has now scored five tries this Group One U16.5 season.
With the Clarence Coast Group One U14 side recording a forfeit victory in Round Seven against Casino RSM, Titans linked Anthony Hickling instead moved up to the Clarence Coast U15 side, coming off the bench for his U15 debut in the Magpies Round Seven 22 – 14 loss to the Kyogle Turkeys.
With his double on Saturday in Round Seven of the Group One U15 competition for Ballina, try scoring and goal kicking front Titans linked front rower Reshawn Anderson has now scored ten tries and kicked six goals for an individual points haul of 52 points from just six matches.
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Titans contracted Lachlan Offley has been outstanding in the Group One U15 competition and last Saturday made his Group One U16.5 debut off the bench in Round Seven for Ballina as they defeated Casino RSM 58 – 24.
Great to see Titans contracted Carsil Vaikai back on the bench for Runaway Bay in Round Six of the GCRL First Grade competition against Currumbin on Saturday evening.
Titans contracted Ben Liyou will make his GCRL First Grade debut on Saturday for the Currumbin Eagles off the bench in Round Six against Runaway Bay.
Titans contracted Sam Shannon will make his GCRL First Grade debut tomorrow for the Southport Tigers as they take on the Tugun Seahawks in Round Six. Sam Shannon started the season in the MM Cup.
Sam's older brother Daniel will start in the front row and his younger brother Joseph is also a Titans contracted player.
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The Ormeau Shearers GCRL First Grade backrow has a youthful look to it with Laz Sua starting in the second row and Stepharn Holo starting at lock on Sunday against Mudgeeraba in Round Six.
Great to see Titans linked Cole Geyer make his GCRL First Grade starting debut tomorrow when he starts at hooker for Currumbin against Runaway Bay in Round Six.
lonegull
04-09-20, 09:04 PM
Great to see Titans linked Cole Geyer make his GCRL First Grade starting debut tomorrow when he starts at hooker for Currumbin against Runaway Bay in Round Six.
Mdrew is Cole Matty son
Yes mate he is, a class act this young man and perfectly suited to the new rules. Still U20 eligible next season.
Mdrew is Cole Matty son
Syris Schmidt with a penalty after the siren to propel the TSS First XV to a 23-22 win yesterday afternoon against Gregory Terrace,
Titans contracted Kaleb Ngamanu with the break down the right touch line seconds prior to give TSS a chance to win it after the siren.
Great to see Kyogle's Ziah Piggott one of the Turkey's try scorers yesterday in Round Eight of the Group One U16.5 as they played out a 16 all draw against the Clarence Coast Magpies.
One young man who is quietly putting together a more than solid 2020 season is Clarence Coast Magpies Group One U16.5 centre Levi
Cavanough who was scored yet again yesterday as the Magpies drew 16 all with the Kyogle Turkeys. He also kicked a conversion in the match.
Young Grafton Ghosts centre Kyron Nipperess has quietly put together a very solid season in the Group One U13 competition and he scored again yesterday in Round 8 of the Group One U13 competition as the Ghosts defeated Kyogle 32-16.
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Kyogle Turkeys U15 player Laine Toohey has gotten better and better as the Group One U15 season has progressed and that continued yesterday in Round Eight.
Starting at five eight Laine Toohey scored a double and kicked a conversion as the Turkeys defeated Grafton 22-18.
Two young backs led Grafton's charge in Round 8 of the Group One U15 competition yesterday with Jye Boehme (half) and Callum Bowles (centre) try scorers for the Ghosts in their 22-18 loss to the Kyogle Turkeys.
Titan Lockie McLaughlin made his first Group One U15 start yesterday in Round Eight of the U15 competition in the second row and scored as Grafton went down 22-18 to Kyogle.
Lockie McLaughlin has been outstanding in the U14 competition and then regularly has come off the bench in the U15 match but with no U14 math yesterday started for the Ghosts U15's.
Five Titans contracted players have been named in the Courier Mail Langer Cup Team of the Year, being Jahream Bula (centre), Thomas Weaver (half), Oskar Bryant (hooker), Brock Priestley (lock) and Josiah Pahulu (interchange).
Titans linked centre Damon Coldwell scored a hat trick yesterday for Ballina in their 32 - 16 NRRRL U18 victory over Casino RSM.
Starting at fullback Titans contracted crossed for the Ballina Seagulls in their NRRRL U18 fixture against Casino RSM yesterday.
Rowan Mansfield then backed up to be on the bench for the Reserve Grade match.
brennosboys17
08-09-20, 02:45 PM
Hey mdrew, i saw a poster in the Brisbane forum mention about us signing Payne Haas younger brother klese haas? Have you heard any word?
Still unsigned as far as I know mate
Hey mdrew, i saw a poster in the Brisbane forum mention about us signing Payne Haas younger brother klese haas? Have you heard any word?
Titans contracted flyer Zyroam Tarawa-Herlihy will line up for Alexandra Hills SHS in their Devere Cup school boy Grand Final tomorrow afternoon against Forest Lake SHS.
The Coombabah SHS side for tomorrow's Cup Final against Mabel Park SHS will have a Titans flavour to it with Joe Shannon, Brodyn Gudgeon and Caleb Gould-Waiariki all in the side.
Marsden SHS Titans contracted duo William Semu and Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa are set to be unleashed tomorrow in the school boy Walters Cup Grand Final.
One of PBC's key players in their Walters Cup school boy Grand Final side is Titans linked hooker Tanu Nona.
Alexandra Hills defeated Forest Lake 7-6 this afternoon with a Cooper Hersom field goal kicked late in the first half the ultimate difference between the two teams.
Titans contracted flyer Zyroam Tarawa-Herlihy will line up for Alexandra Hills SHS in their Devere Cup school boy Grand Final tomorrow afternoon against Forest Lake SHS.
Titans contracted Joe Shannon produced a dominant display for Coombabah as they won the Gee Cup 50-8 against Mabel Park this afternoon.
Titans contracted William Semu, playing right centre has scored a try and set up another in the first half alone for Marsden as they lead PBC 14-0 at half time in the Walters Cup Grand Final.
William Semu named Player of the match and scored an 85m solo second half try.
Titans contracted William Semu, playing right centre has scored a try and set up another in the first half alone for Marsden as they lead PBC 14-0 at half time in the Walters Cup Grand Final.
PBC too good for Keebra in the Langer Cup Final winning 16-8, Tom Weaver very very good
Titans contracted Bailey Martin was also outstanding for PBC in the Langer Cup Final coming off the bench and tackling everything that moved in his side's eight point win.
I have no idea of the tackle count but he must have been at the top or very very close to it.
Casino RSM five eight Toby Hannah added a further two goals from as many attempts in the Group One U13 competition last Saturday but his side went down 24-12 to the Ballina Seagulls.
Exciting Casino RSM Group One U13 hooker Jykoven Torrens added a double to his exceptional 2020 season on Saturday but his side went down 24-12 to Ballina.
Bayside Titan
10-09-20, 08:11 AM
PBC SHS v Keebra Park SHS
Palm Beach Currumbin State High School have claimed their third-straight Langer Cup title with a 16-8 victory over arch rivals Keebra Park State High.
In raising the trophy the Reds have earned their place in the Queensland State Final against Aaron Payne Cup and defending National champions Kirwan State High in Townsville next week.
Palm Beach Currumbin’s Ryan Rivett was outstanding. Picture: Josh Woning
Palm Beach Currumbin’s Ryan Rivett was outstanding. Picture: Josh Woning
It was field general halfback Tom Weaver pulling the strings, ensuring his side’s advance to the final with deft passing, incisive kicking and the critical communication to keep his side’s foot on the throat.
PBC controlled the match from start to finish after a flurry of points in the opening 10 minutes to finish the Langer Cup season undefeated.
Palm Beach Currumbin’s Daniel Butturini in action. Picture: Josh Woning
Palm Beach Currumbin’s Daniel Butturini in action. Picture: Josh Woning
The final began at an electric pace with three tries inside 10 minutes, Palm Beach getting the better of their northern Gold Coast rivals 10-4 in the opening exchange.
PBC wasted no time in scoring their first try after Keebra opened the match by kicking off out on the full then giving away a penalty.
Keebra Park’s Connor Te Kani kicking for goal. Picture: Josh Woning
Keebra Park’s Connor Te Kani kicking for goal. Picture: Josh Woning
Year 11 Halfback Tom Weaver was quick to punish with a deft pass setting second-rower Daniel Butturini one-on-one on the goal line to score.
Keebra erased that deficit moments later when a strike play sent Keebra captain and right winger Trey Peni racing through a hole on the left wing to tie the match at 4-all.
Palm Beach Currumbin’s Daniel Butturini. Picture: Josh Woning
Palm Beach Currumbin’s Daniel Butturini. Picture: Josh Woning
PBC forced a repeat set through Tom Weaver and it was that man again with another try assist, firing a wide pass for winger Troy Duckett to cross untouched in the corner.
The Reds dominated possession and territory for the remainder of the half but Keebra’s defence survived a 10-minute onslaught without conceding.
Palm Beach Currumbin pictured celebrating their win. Picture: Josh Woning
Palm Beach Currumbin pictured celebrating their win. Picture: Josh Woning
Weaver opened the second with a penalty goal to extend the lead to 12-4 early in the second half.
Keebra Park’sConnor Te Kani in action. Picture: Josh Woning
Keebra Park’sConnor Te Kani in action. Picture: Josh Woning
Weaver bursts through on an 60 metre break and PBC capitalised on a retreating defence, spreading right to centre Reef Sommerville for 12 point lead with 13 minutes to play.
Keebra Park lock Tyrone Gunn-James powered over the line with three minutes to play but a missed conversion removed all chance of a grandstand finish.
Palm Beach Currumbin celebrate their win over Keebra Park in the Allan Langer Cup 2020.
Palm Beach Currumbin celebrate their win over Keebra Park in the Allan Langer Cup 2020.
PALM BEACH CURRUMBIN SHS 16 (Daniel Butturini, Troy Duckett, Reef Sommerville tries; Tom Weaver (2) goals) d. KEEBRA PARK 8 (Trey Peni, Tyrone Gunn-James tries)
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In Round Eight in a Seagulls 24 – 12 win against Casino RSM, exciting Ballina Seagulls Group One U13 five eight Dylan Watkins scored four tries for the second round in a row.
Dylan Watkins has now scored 25 tries from just 7 matches in the U13 competition and 3 tries from 2 U14 matches.
Dylan Watkins then came off the bench for the Ballina U14 side and scored a double as Ballina defeated Casino RSM 32 – 0.
Titans linked Noah Waldock’s try scoring form continued last Saturday in Round Eight of the Group One U14 competition, when from the fullback position once again he scored a double as Ballina defeated Casino RSM 32 – 0.
Noah Waldock then backed up to start in the centres in the U15 match between the two teams.
Titans contracted Lachlan Offley started at fullback on Saturday in Round Eight of the Group One U14 competition against Casino RSM scoring a double as the Seagulls went down 36 – 18.
The young man is having an 2020 outstanding season.
Great to see Titan Reef Somerville one of the try scorers in PBC's Langer Cup success.
Reef Somerville had a very solid game especially defensively, keeping the vaunted Keebra Park centres very quite.
https://twitter.com/cmail_sport/status/1303958890271223809?s=09
Some highlights from the Langer Cup final
Hail Sezer
10-09-20, 07:06 PM
https://twitter.com/cmail_sport/status/1303958890271223809?s=09
Some highlights from the Langer Cup final
Thanks mate.
Watched the replay this afternoon and Weavers contribution to the win was massive - he got man of the match. Still has next year at PBC too (year 11 this year).
The 2020 Langer Cup school boy campaign for Keebra Park’s Lachlan West.
In late July 2020 Lachlan West started at fullback for Keebra Park in their Round One Langer Cup school boy rugby league competition match against Wavell State High School finishing the match with one conversions and a try assist when he broke the line down the right side of the field before passing inside to Blake Mozer to score in the second half as Keebra Park went down 38 - 24.
Lachlan West also started at fullback in Keebra Park’s Round Two match against Marsden State High School and in Round Three against Ipswich State High School.
Lachlan West also started at fullback in the Round Four local derby against PBC scoring a double and adding a try assist in a tough 22 – 18 loss after Keebra Park led 14 – 0 early in the first half. Lachlan Wests try assist was as a result of a great cut out pass to his left to put his left wonger outside his firect opponent and giving him a direct passage to the try line.
Lachaln West scored his first try in the first half when after breaking the line down the left touch line he outpaced the PBC cover defence to score in the corner. Lachlan West’s second try came late in the second half when he raced though a gap in the left side of the PBC defence when a player came out of the line. Lachlan West exploited that situation to run thirty five metres to score near the right corner to get back Keebra Park back in the match.
Lachlan West started the 2020 Langer Cup Grand Final from the bench for Keebra Park as they went down 16 – 8 to PBC in a high quality match, coming on in the dying minutes of the match.
The 2020 Langer Cup school boy campaign for Keebra Park’s Connor Te Kani.
After attending Brisbane Grammar School in 2019 and playing First XV GPS rugby there, Connor Te Kani moved back to the Gold Coast in 2020 attending Keebra Park State High School and started Round One of the Langer Cup school boy rugby league competition at half back against Wavell State High School kicking one conversions in Keebra Park’s 38 – 24 loss.
Connor Te Kani also started at half back in Keebra Park’s Round Two match against Marsden State High School kicking three conversions and a late penalty goal. Connor Te Kani added three conversions from four attempts as Keebra Park defeated Ipswich State High School 22 – 16 in Round Four of the Langer Cup.
Connor Te Kani also started at half back in the Round Four local derby against PBC recoding a try assist in the first first half when he put through a kick which was grounded in the in goal by Titans contracted centre Jahream Bula.
Connor Te Kani continued his run of starts at half back in Round Five away to St Mary’s Toowoomba and had a big match in the Keebra Park 46 – 12 victory kicking six goals and recoring three try assists.
Connor Te Kani’s first try assist came when he got into dummy half a metre out from the St Mary’s line and threw a good pass to his left to a charging Yorel Alapaki who scored near the left upright. I know that the pass sounds simple, but it was not as there were defenders everywhere and he had to delay the pass to just the right moment to put his runner into the gap.
Connor Te Kani’s second try assist came late in the first half, with Connor Te Kani operating on the right, he received the ball two passes off the ruck and ran the ball paralell to the defensive line and threw a short no look pass to a straight running Seth Niketemo who went straight through a gap to score from ten metres out.
Connor Te Kani’s final try assist came in the second half. Connor Te Kani once again was running parallel to the defensive line, this time to the left and put in a right foot grubber kick which sat up perfectly for Jahream Bula to run onto a metre from the try line and cross easily.
Connor Te Kani also started at half back as Keebra Park qualified for the 2020 Langer Cup Grand Final on the back of a big win over Wavell State High School as was once again their primary goal kicker including two outstanding conversions from the left touch line to convert Keebra Parks first two tries of the match, both scored by Levi Jones in the left corner.
Connor Te Kani started the 2020 Langer Cup Grand Final at five eight for Keebra Park as they went down 16 – 8 to PBC in a high quality match with Connor Te Kani recording a try assist when he held up the ball perfectly on the right in a planned Keebra Park move to put Trey Peni into a gap after he had looped around from his right wing to the left for a perfectly executed try.
In Round Eight of the Group One U16.5 competition last Saturday Titans linked Damon Coldwell started at fullback and contributed a double to the Ballina Seagulls 38 – 0 victory over Casino RSM. With the double Damon Coldwell has now scored twelve tries from just seven matches.
On Sunday Damon Coldwell started at centre for the Ballina U18 NRRRL side and scored a hat trick as Ballina defeated Casino RSM 32 – 16.
The 2020 Langer Cup school boy campaign for Keebra Park’s and Titans Isaac Matavalea-Booth.
Isaac Matalavea-Booth started Round One of the Langer Cup competition in the front row against Wavell State High School.
Isaac Matalavea-Booth started in the front row in Keebra Park’s Round Two match against Marsden State High School and scored his first try on Austalian soil. Late in the match, Issac Matalavea-Booth ran a good outside shoulder route to receive the ball twenty metres out and rumbled to the try line crashing over mid-way between the corner post and goal posts on the left side of the field with two Marsden defenders hanging off him.
Isaac Matalavea-Booth continued his run of front row starts in a Round Three 22 – 16 win over Ipswich State High School, in the Round Four local derby against PBC as well as in Round Five against St Mary’s Toowoomba.
Isaac Matalavea-Booth also started in the front row as Keebra Park qualified for the 2020 Langer Cup Grand Final on the back of a big win over Wavell State High School.
Isaac Matalavea-Booth started the 2020 Langer Cup Grand Final in the front row for Keebra Park as they went down 16 – 8 to PBC in a high quality match producing one or two impressive one armed off loads in his two stints on the field.
The 2020 Langer Cup school boy campaign for Keebra Park’s and Titans contracted Jeremaiah Tamepo.
Jeremaiah Tamepo started from the bench in Round One of the Langer Cup against Wavell State High School playing out wide on the left side of the field when he came on in the second half. Jeremaiah Tamepo was also named on the bench for Keebra Park’s Round Two match against Marsden State High School but was injured during the match where he spent some time in the second row.
Jeremaiah Tamepo also was named on the bench in the Round Four local derby against PBC but came into the starting side late, starting the match at right second row.
After missing Round Five due to injury Jeremaiaih Tamepo was on the bench for Keebra Park’s big semi-final win over Wavell State High school but did not get on the field.
Jeremaiah Tamepo was on the bench for Keebra Park in the 2020 Langer Cup Grand Final as they went down 16 – 8 to PBC in a high quality match, but he did not make it onto the field
The 2020 Langer Cup school boy campaign for Keebra Park and Titans contracted Seth Nikotemo.
Seth Nikotemo made his Langer Cup debut off the bench for Keebra Park off the bench against PBC playing in the left second row position when he came on. Seth Nikotemo also started from the bench in Round Five against St Mary’s College Toowoomba, playing on the right when he came on and scored a try in each half in an outstanding performance.
Seth Nikotemo’s first try was as a result of an outstanding straight power run from ten metres out. Connor Te Kani was operating on the right and received the ball two passes off the ruck and ran the ball paralell to the defensive line and threw a short no look pass to a straight running Seth Niketemo who went straight through a gap to score from ten metres out.
Seth Nikotemo’s second try came late in the match once again down the right side of the field. On the last tackle, Blake Scott took the ball down a short blind side, off laoding to Seth Nikotemo who was standing still at the time, he was able to step off his right foot but was held by one leg but Seth Nikotemo was able to reach out and put the ball down with his right arm to score a much deserved double.
Seth Nikotemo also started on the bench as Keebra Park qualified for the 2020 Langer Cup Grand Final on the back of a big win over Wavell State High School operating on the right side of the field when he came on early in the first half.
Seth Nikotemo was on the bench for Keebra Park in the 2020 Langer Cup Grand Final as they went down 16 – 8 to PBC in a high quality match, but he did not make it onto the field.
The 2020 Langer Cup school boy campaign for Keebra Park’s and Titans contracted Jahream Bula.
In term three of the 2020 school year Jahreem Bula was part of the Keebra Park Open A Langer Cup school boy rugby league side starting Round One at left centre against Wavell State High School and also started at left centre in Round Two against Marsden State High School scoring his first try of the 2020 Langer Cup competition.
In the second half Keebra Park half Connor Te Kani put up a huge bomb, the Marsden left side defence could not take the ball on the full with it rebounding back into the in goal and it was a case of Jahream Bula wanting it more as he charged through and even though the Marsden fullback was a lot closer to the ball, Jahream Bula’s effort was far more urgent and he dived on the ball first.
Jahream Bula continued his run of starts at left centre in a Round Three 22 – 16 win over Ipswich State High School. Jahream Bula had a solid match including a long line break in the second half. Jahream Bula took a hit up receiving the ball to the left of the play the ball and stepped off his left foot and broke through the centre of the Ipswich ruck and only the fullback prevented Jahream Bula from scoring an outside individual long range fifty mtre try.
Jahream Bula also started at left centre in the Round Four local derby against PBC scoring his second try of the competition when he raced through to ground a short attacking kick from half Connor Te Kani in the first half.
Jahream Bula also started at left centre in Round Five away to St Mary’s Toowoomba scoring a second half double and also recording a first half try assist.
Jahream Bula’s first try was a result of pure strength and desire to score. Off the back of a scrum ten metres out from the St Mary’s line, Jahream Bula received the abll surrounded by three defenders who all engagaed him at the same time. Jahream Bula continued to fight the tackle and pump his legs and dragged the defenders five metres before crashing over around ten metres from the left corner post.
Jahream Bula’s second try result from him chasing through a Keebra Park attacking kick. Connor Te Kani ran parallel to the defensive line to the left of the field and put in a right foot grubber kick which sat up perfectly for Jahream Bula to take the ball above his head around a metre from the try line and surge over to score near the left up right.
Jahream Bula’s try assist came when he broke into space down the left side of the field from around fifity metres out, Jahream Bula came back inside slightly to give his winger more room and drew the St Mary’s fullback before passing to his winger who had a straight and easy fifteen run to the try line to score in the left corner.
Jahream Bula also started at left centre as Keebra Park qualified for the 2020 Langer Cup Grand Final on the back of a big win over Wavell State High School with Jahream Bula scoring an outstanding solo try just before half time in the big win.
Jahream Bula took a hit-up forty two metres out from the time, to the left of the play the ball and flew through the initial defensive line with a subtle left foot step which propelled him through a gap behind the ball the move before he produced another left foot step to beat the Wavell fullback and score under the posts.
Jahream Bula started the 2020 Langer Cup Grand Final at left centre for Keebra Park as they went down 16 – 8 to PBC in a high quality match.
In the Courier Mail 2020 Langer Cup Team of the Year, Jahream Bula was named in starting side in the centres.
Titans contracted Thomas Weaver started the 2020 Langer Cup Grand Final at half back for PBC as they defeated Keebra Park 16 – 8 in a high quality match kicking a conversion from the left touch line and a key penalty goal early in the second half, recording two try assists and also forcing Keebra Park to restart play on three occasions from drop outs as a result of outstanding attacking kicks, forcing Keebra Park to make the ball dead.
Both of Thomas Weaver’s try assists came in the first half and both on the left side of the field and like multiple other occasions in the Langer Cup in 2020, Thomas Weaver took the ball right to the line before off laoding to his left.
For his first try assist, Thomas Weaver put a great short pass to a charging Daniel Butterini who was running an outside shoulder route into a gap and his second was a long looping cut out pass to Troy Duckett to dive over in the corner.
Understandably Thomas Weaver was named Player of the Match.
In the 2020 Walters Cup Grand Final Titans contracted William Semu started at right centre for Marsden State High School as they defeated PBC with William Semu deservedly named player of the match on the back of a two try performance and setting up Marsden’s opening try.
As noted above, William Semu got the try assist for Marsden’s first try when after being tackled low, produced a perfect right armd flick pass to his right winger to rae eighteen matres to score.
William Semu scored his first try of the match in the first half in a brutal display of size, speed, power and aggressiveness. William Semu backed up a break by the Marsden right winger. Once William Semu received the pass on the inside he immediately cut back towards the touch line around dtwenty metres out. On his way to the line, William Semu produced two powerful and aggressive left arm fends to literally throw off two attempted tackles before diving over for an outstanding try.
William Semu’s second try of the match which came in the second half was a long range solo effort when he swooped on a PBC error running eighty five metres, easily outpacing the PBC defence to score under the posts at the Easts League Club end of Langlands Park.
Titans contracted Nicholas Hilton (No. 6) and Kaleb Ngamanu (vice-captain and No. 13) will line up for the TSS First XV tomorrow against Ipswich Grammar School in the GPS school boy rugby competition.
One of the key moments of the Langer Cup Final on Wednesday night was the injection off the bench of Titans contracted dummy half Oskar Bryant whose enthusiasm was infectious for PBC.
Titans contracted Samuel Shannon will make his second GCRL First Grade start this weekend when for the second week in a row he starts in the second row for Southport against the Ormeau Shearers.
Great to see Syris Schmidt finish his GPS First XV rugby career with a win yesterday afternoon as his TSS side defeated Ipswich Grmaar School in Ipswich.
The Ormeau Shearers U18 Division One side has had a very good 2020 season so far with one of many talented young players in the squad being Keebra Park student Kaya Anapa.
The Runaway Bay U16 Division One side has been impressive all season and two key reasons are the form of Titans contracted forwards Joseph Shannon and Seth Niketemo.
Kyogle front rower Jed Mulcahy scored a hat trick yesterday in Round Nine of the Group One U13 competition as his Turkey's side defeated Clarence Coast 30 - 22. He has been a prolific try scorer all season.
After spending the majority of the 2020 Group One U13 season at either fullback or centre, Clarence Coast's Grant Brown moved to five eight, scoring 16 of the Magpies 22 points from a hat trick and two conversions but the Magpies went down 30-22 to Kyogle.
Hail Sezer
14-09-20, 11:50 AM
Mdrew I finally saw Will Semu play and you're not wrong, he's an absolute animal. One to watch as he makes his way through the schools system for sure
With his Round Nine Group One U13 try on Saturday Clarence Coast centre Jasper Whalley continued his record of scoring in each of his seven matches and now has a 143% strike rate.
Unfortunately his try was not enough as Clarence Coast fell 30 – 22 to the Kyogle Turkeys.
The 2020 GPS First XV school boy rugby season for Syris Schmidt:
Syris Schmidt started at No. 10 for the TSS First XV in their internal trial in mid-July 2020 and played the 2020 GPS school boy First XV season as a full colours TSS rugby representative. Syris Schmidt also started at No. 10 against Nudgee College being the first trial TSS had against another GPS school. In the match against Nudgee Syris Schmidt kicked two conversions from four attempts, and was solid in general play in wet and muddy conditions.
Syris Schmidt also started at No. 10 in the TSS First XV’s final trial against Anglican Church Grammar School on the Gold Coast kicking three conversions as the TSS First XV completed their GPS preparations with a tight 31 – 29 victory.
Round One of the GPS school boy rugby First XV competition proper saw Syris Schmidt start at No. 10 for TSS against Brisbane State High School, scoring and kicking three conversions and a penalty goal as TSS started the season with a 49 – 19 victory. Syris Schmidt scored late in the first half when he sliced through the BSHS line when he received the ball from a TSS scrum win five metres out from the line.
Round Two against Toowoomba Grammar School saw Syris Schmidt move to inside centre (No. 12) and for me he was easily the best player on the field on his way to scoring the first TSS try of the match, assisted in two others, kicked three conversions and two penalties.
In relation to his try, Syris Schmidt received the ball a pass off the back of a ruck, before dummying his way through the Toowoomba Grammar School line to score tn metres to the right of the goal posts.
Syris Schmidt’s first try assist early in the second half came from a smart piece of play. Toowoomba Grammar School threw the ball to their right with the No. 10 trying to beat Syris Schmidt one on one, Syris Schmidt stole the ball perfectly before sending Titans contracted Kaleb Ngamanu on a forty metre run to the line.
Syris Schmidt’s second try assist sealed the match late when a sleight of hand from a TSS scrum win send the TSS right winger over close to the left upright. Post match Syris Schmidt was awarded three points from the TSS coaches in the player of the season race.
Syris Schmidt started at inside centre once again in Round Three against Brisbane Grammar School kicking a conversion and a penalty goal as TSS prevailed 20 – 15 in a tight encounter. As a result of his performance in the match, Syris Schmidt received an honourable mention by the coaches when they nominated their award winners for the match.
In the pivotal 2020 GPS school boy rugby First XV Round Four match against Brisbane Boys College Syris Schmidt moved back to No. 10 and kicked two penalties from as many attempts.
In Round Four against Gregory Terrace Syris Schmidt moved back to No. 12 (inside centre) for the home match, kicking the game winning penalty after the final siren to see TSS home 23 - 22. Syris Schmidt kicked another penalty in the first half and also a first half conversion. Syris Schmidt received an honourable mention by the TSS coaches in the TSS First XV 2020 Player of the Season voting.
Syris Schmidt was back at fly half (No. 10) for Round Five against Ipswich Grammar School and was part of the winning side in his last official First XV match for TSS.
Titans linked Jamal Laurie started at fullback in Round Nine of the Group One U16.5 competition on Saturday and was one of the Magpies try scorers as they defeated the Kyogle Turkeys 24 – 22.
Titans linked Nicholas Torrens’s goal kicking was the difference on Saturday in Round Nine of the Group One U16.5 competition when he kicked four from four for Clarence Coast as they defeated Kyogle 24-22.
Titans contracted Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa and William Semu will line-up tomorrow for Marsden State High School in the school boy Hancock Cup Final tomorrow against PBC.
It was a case of the centres doing a lot of the damage for the Grafton Ghosts U13 Group One on Saturday as they defeated Casino RSM 52-4.
Centres Beau Hartmann and Kyron Nipperess both scored doubles in Grafton’s Round Nine victory.
Titans linked stand out second rower Lockie McLaughlin’s 2020 Group One U14’s impressive season continued on Saturday as he scored a double off the bench in Round Nine as his Grafton side defeated Casino RSM 38-8.
Lockie McLaughlin then backed up to come off the bench in the U15 match, with Grafton going down 26-14.
The 2020 school boy rugby league season for Titans contracted second rower Arama Hau.
Arama Hau played the 2020 school boy rugby league season as part of the Keebra Park Year Ten Walters Cup side, including starting at left second row in their 14 – 12 semi-final 14 – 12 loss to Marsden State High School. A match that saw Arama Hau score a double with both tries coming in the second half.
Arama Hau’s first try came when he ran down a short blid side, breaking four tackles whilst maintaining his balance to slam the ball down one handed a metre in from the left corner post. In relation to his second try, Arama Hau had initially came back underneath a Keebra Park play ot the left but did not get the ball, Arama Hau reset himself to take the hit up from the subsequent play the ball, taking the ball to the right off the dummy half, before cutting back behind the play the ball to charge over to bring Keebra Park within two points late.
Arama Hau also had an outstanding match earlier in the year in the Walters Cup regular rounds against St Mary’s in Round Five, scoring an outstanding try and well as one of the best hit-ups I have seen by a rugby league forward.
Arama Hau’s try came in the second half of Keebra Park’s big 52 – 0 victory. Arama Hau took the ball three passes off the ruck on the left side of the field, bursting through the St Mary’s line and charging seventy metres down the left touch line, easily beating the St Mary’s fullback with pace and was even able to bring the ball around to put it down under the posts.
As noted, in the match Arama Hau also made one of the best runs that I have seen. In the opening minutes of the match from a tap restart from a Keebra Park penalty, Arama Hau took the ball off the penalty restart charging onto the ball from forty metres out, powering through the initial defensive line and dragging four defenders to within ten metres of the try line. Keebra Park scoring from the ensuing play the ball.
The 2020 school boy rugby league season for Titans linked Coby Black.
In 2020 Coby Black was a member of the Coombabah State High School Hancock Cup school boy rugby league side, playing at half in their matches.
In Round One against Forest Lake State High School Coby Black kicked two conversions from as many attempts, including an outstanding conversion from the right touch line however Coombabah went down by two points in the opening round.
In Round Two against Wavell State High School Coby Black kicked two conversions from as many attempts and also had a try assist in a 12 – 10 Coombabah victory in a physical and at times aggressive match.
Coby Black’s try assist came in the first half when he took the ball to the line on the left side of the field about ten metres out from the Wavell line and threw a well weighted pass to left centre Izayah Petrichvech who ran an outside shoulder route into a gap to score out wide.
Round Three saw Coby Black two two conversions from as many attempts and also a penalty goal agaisnt PBC and Coby Black was also kicked a towering bomb which was dropped by the PBC and subsequently collected by Coombabah to score.
In Round Four against Keebra Park Coby Black was involved in all three of Coombabah’s tries and also converted all three as Coombabah defeated their Gold Coast school rivals in a close contest.
In addition to putting up the bomb that led to one Coombabah try Coby Black recorded try assists for the other two tries which were both scored by the Coombabah fullback. In the first instance Coby Black threw an out the back pass to his right off a Coombabah scrum win to put his fullback into a gap and run sixty metres to score. Coby Black’s second try assist was as a result of a pass to left when he once again found his fullback in space to score from twenty metres out.
Coby Black had an outstanding match in Round Five of the competition against Marsden State High School, kicking two conversions from four attempts, with his two misses being from the right touchline with both not missing by much. Coby Black also had a try assist in the match, was heavily involved in another and also produced an outstanding individual defensive play that saved a try mid-way through the second half.
Coby Black’s ty assist came in the first half when he was operating on the right side of the field. Immediately upon receiving the ball Coby Black took the line one, popping his body partly through the tackle getting his left arm free and off-loading to his right second rower who charged to line to score. Coby Black was also heavily involved in Coombabah’s final try when he threw a long cut out pass to his left to his fullback in space who was able to get the ball to his left winger who dived over in the left corner.
Coby Black’s outstanding piece of individual play came in the second half. Titans contracted William Semu made a long break down the left of the field and was in the process of being the ball around to put it down closer to the posts. Coby Black did not give up on the play and flew in to confront Semu. Even though William Semu braced himself for the contact, the strength of Coby Black’s hit, and his timing forced the ball lose, saving the try for Coombabah State High School.
A number of Titans linked players have been selected in the PBC school boy side for their Queensland Final on Thursday agaiinst Kirwan SHS, being Reef Somerville (centre), Thomas Weaver (half), Jack Cullen (front row), Brock Priestley (second row) and on the bench were Oskar Bryant, Bailey Martin, Ryan Foran and Kaden Somerville is PBC'18th man.
Great to see Toby Sexton named on the Titans NRL extended bench for Round 19 against Manly.
Both William Semu and Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa with bits of individual brilliance to lead Marsden to a 24-10 half time lead over PBC.
Titans contracted Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa and William Semu will line-up tomorrow for Marsden State High School in the school boy Hancock Cup Final tomorrow against PBC.
Hail Sezer
15-09-20, 05:13 PM
Both William Semu and Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa with bits of individual brilliance to lead Marsden to a 24-10 half time lead over PBC.
Is Will the younger brother of Andrae & twin?
Don't think so mate, but I could be wrong
Is Will the younger brother of Andrae & twin?
One of the more naturally gifted young players that I have had th3 pleasure of seeing play in Tyrhys Williams made his NRRRL First Grade debut on Sunday when he came off the bench for Casino RSM in their 48-10 win over Mullumbimby.
He had started at fullback in the U18 match earlier in the day against Byron Bay.
The 2020 school boy rugby league season for Titans contracted Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa.
In 2020 Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa attended Marsden State High School as part of their Rugby League Excellence Program playing in the Marsden State High School Hancock Cup side starting all matches at lock and to say he was simply outstanding across the competition would be a massive understatement. A 2020 Hancock Cup team mate was William Semu who was a fellow Titans contracted player.
In Round One of the 2020 Hancock Cup against PBC Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa started at lock, playing the entire sixty minutes of the match and was dominant throughout including an incredible sixty metre run in the second half where he brushed aside multiple PBC defenders.
Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa also contributed a second half try assist to Marsden’s big win. In the second half with Marsden on the attack on the last tackle, Marsden threw the ball to the right and a long pass found Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa. Instead of just trying something unconventional Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa got on the outside of his opposing PBC defender before drawing the PBC left winger to give his Marsden State High School team mate an unimpeded run to the try line.
In Round Two against Forest Lake State High School Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa was even more dominat contributing two tries to another big Marsden State High School big win. Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa’s first try which came in the first half was impressive. Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa chased a Marsden tactical kick down field, the PBC fullback tried to beat him with footwork but Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa got hold of him and stripped the ball in a one on one tackle racing twenty metres to score.
Whilst his first try may have had some subtlty about it, Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa’s second half try did not. From a tap from a penalty twenty metres out from the Forest Lake line, Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa took the hit up and smashed through the PBC forward pack to smash the ball down with his right arm just to the right of the uprights to score a try few players, regardless of age level or quality of the opposition ever could even contemplate scoring.
Round Four against Wavell State High School saw Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa start once again at lock and he had a huge match scoring a try (and came close to scoring two others) and recording a try assist as Marsden scored a bg win against their fellow Brisbane based school.
Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa’s try came in the first half, with Marsden State High School on the attack, Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa took a pass off the dummy half to the left of the play the ball around ten metres out and charged straight through the Wavell defence to score.
Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa’s try assist also came in the first half when on the last tackle he took the ball to the line and threw a well timed short pass to his left to fellow Titan contracted player William Semu who ran straight into a gap to score to the left of the uprights.
In a sign of Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa’s confidence and skill set, the first half saw Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa take the ball to the line and just prior to contact, put in a perfectly weighted chip kick which he regathered before off laoding to his right. Whilst a try did not result from the play (it almost did) the sequence highlights the extraordinary skill set of this young man with the promise of a lot more to come.
Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa was also prominent in Round Five against Coombabah State High School and early in the first half was held up over the try line after a strong surge from ten metres out. The match also saw Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa kick one conversion from two attempts. Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa comfortably kicked his first attempt at goal from around fifteen metres to the left of the up rights before just missing his second attempt from the left touch line.
In the second half Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa executed one of the most outstanding tackles that I have ever seen. Coombabah kicked into touch from a penalty, taking the tap restart on the half way mark passing twice to a forward to take a hit up, Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa hit with with a supurb right shoulder tackle just after the Coomabah forward received the ball. It was a great tackle.
In the 2020 Hancock Cup Grand Final Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa started at lock and played the entire match as Marsden prevailed 26 – 24 as a result of an after the siren penalty goal. In the match Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa played a fair bit of first receiver, primarily on the left looking to link with fellow Titan William Semu but also operated in the first receiver role on the right as well.
It was from the first receiver role on the right that Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa was involved in Marsden’s second try of the match when he threw a long pass to his right to create space for the Marsden right side outside backs.
Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa also produced a smart piece of play to score Marsden’s first try of the match. With PBC trying to bring the ball off their own try line Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa darted out of marker to the right of the play the ball as the PBC runner ran in that direction. Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa grabbed hold of the PBC runner, ripping the ball free on a one on one strip to then spin counter clock wise and crash over five metres to the left of the uprights.
After the competition of the preliminary rounds of the Hancock Cup and prior to the final Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa made the move to the Marsden State High School Walters Cup side coming off the bench in their 14 – 12 semi-final victory over Keebra Park to progress to the Grand Final against PBC.
Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa had in fact started earlier in the Walters Cup season when he started at lock against Wavell State High School.
What an outstanding performance by PBC forward Jonah Beaven in the Hancock Cup school boy Grand Final yesterday. The young man was named Player of the Match even though PBC went down to a penalty goal after the siren 26-24.
PBC were magnificent to come back from 24-4 down late in the first half to tie the scores at 24 all only to lose in heart breaking fashion.
The PBC Renouf Cup side were outstanding yesterday in their school boy Grand Final going down 10-8 when Marsden scored in the left corner in the final seconds of the match.
Not long prior, PBC left centre Tyler Small scored when he flew through to take a perfectly weighted cross kick on the full and produce a great left foot step to beat the fullback and as a consequence was able to bring the ball around to put it down directly behind the left upright.
The 2020 school boy rugby league season of Titans contracted William Semu.
In 2020 William Semu attended Marsden State High School as part of their Rugby League Excellence Program playing in the Hancock Cup school boy rugby league competition across a number of positions including fullback and second row even though in previous seasons he was more known exclusively known as a second rower. A 2020 Hancock Cup team mate was Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa who was a fellow Titans contracted player.
In Round One of the 2020 Hancock Cup against PBC William Semu was outstanding as Marsden went on to record a big win with William Semu scoring a second half try in the match. With Marsden attacking the line around three metres out, William Semu called the ball off the dummy half down a short blind side on the left ofteh field and beat three defenders, including one with a spin move to score in the left corner.
In Round Two against Forest Lake State High School, William Semu also started at fullback and was once again a key contributor to Marsdens big win including scoring for the second 2020 Hancock Cup match in a row.
With Marsden on the attack ten metres out from the Forest Lake try line on the right of the field William Semu was standing behind the play the ball. Just as the ball was played William Semu took off to the right of the play the ball. Once he received the ball off the dummy half William Semu charged straight at the line and ran straight over the top of the initial defender before bringing the ball around to place it under the posts.
Round Four against Wavell State High School saw William Semu move to the left second row position and he had a huge match scoring a hat trick (and came close to scoring two others late in the match) as Marsden State High School had a big win against their Brisbane school rivals.
William Semu’s first try which was in fact the first try of the match was an outstanding long range individual effort by the talented young man. William Semu came back underneath the Marsden five eight on the left side of the field and burst through the Wavell defence forty five metres out from the Wavell line and easily rounded the fullback to bring the ball around to put it down under the goal posts.
William Semu’s second try of the first half came when he ran into a gap ten metres out from the Wavell State High School try line on the left side of the field off a well timed and weighted pass from fellow Titan contracted player, Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa. As soon as William Semu received the ball he stepped off his right foot to ensure that the gap stayed directly in front of him and then no-one was going to prevent him from scoring mid-way between the corner post and goal post on the left side of the field.
William Semu completed his hat trick in the second half. With a scrum with a Marsden feed ten out from the line and ten metres in from the left touch line William Semu packed in at lock. William Semu picked up the ball at the base of the scrum and took off to the left down the short blind side and brushing off two defenders to score in the left corner.
William Semu, playing left second row added a further Hancock Cup try in Round Five against Coombabah State High School when once again he packed into a scrum with a Marsden feed at lock ten metres out from the line and ten metres in from touch. William Semu picked up the ball from the base of the scrum running to his left down the blind side and crashed over between two Coombabah defenders. The try was identical to a try that William Semu scored in Round Four against Wavell State High School.
William Semu could have had a double in the match, but after an oustanding run when he took the ball fifty metres out and stepping off his right foot to beat the initial defensive line. A strong right arm fend saw William Semu beat the fullback and stumble in the tackle before getting to his feet but the ball was stripped out over the try line.
In the Hancock Cup Grand Final against PBC William Semu started at left second row in Marsden’s after the final siren 26 – 24 win and produced some outstanding runs including one memorable one midway through the hfirst half when after taking the ball off a Marsden Penalty restart charged directly through the PBC defensive line making twenty five metres through pur strength and power.
William Semu imposed his incredible skill on the match in the first half. Marsden put up a bomb towards William Semu’s side of the field. William Semu leapt above the PBC defence to take the contested ball on the full around eighteen metre out. William Semu maintained his balance when he landed and took off towards the try line. When he grabbed by the PBC defence, William Semu produced a top quality off load to his left with his right arm to send his support over for Marsden’s second try of the match.
After the competition of the preliminary rounds of the Hancock Cup and prior to the Grand Final William Semu made the move to the Marsden State High School Walters Cup side coming off the bench in their 14 – 12 semi-final victory over Keebra Park to progress to the Grand Final against PBC, scoring a first half try.
Keebra Park put in a short attacking kick which was fielded in the in goal by the Marsden fullback who took off down the left touch line, as the cover defence came across he passed inside to William Semu who had loomed up and sprinted fifity metres to score in the left corner.
In the 2020 Walters Cup Grand Final William Semu started at right centre for Marsden State High School as they defeated PBC with William Semu deservedly named player of the match on the back of a two try performance and setting up Marsden’s opening try.
As noted above, William Semu got the try assist for Marsden’s first try when after being tackled low, produced a perfect right armd flick pass to his right winger to rae eighteen matres to score.
William Semu scored his first try of the match in the first half in a brutal display of size, speed, power and aggressiveness. William Semu backed up a break by the Marsden right winger. Once William Semu received the pass on the inside he immediately cut back towards the touch line around dtwenty metres out. On his way to the line, William Semu produced two powerful and aggressive left arm fends to literally throw off two attempted tackles before diving over for an outstanding try.
William Semu’s second try of the match which came in the second half was a long range solo effort when he swooped on a PBC error running eighty five metres, easily outpacing the PBC defence to score under the posts at the Easts League Club end of Langlands Park.
The TSS First XV side have a bye in the final round but they will instead play a trial against Downlands College this afternoon with Titans contracted Nic Hllton starting at No. 6 and Kaleb Ngamanu at No. 13 and vice captain.
Burleigh MM Cup player Syris Schmidt will play his last match in TSS colours in the match and will start at No. 10.
PBC went down this afternoon to Kirwan SHS in the Qld School boy final. Titans Brock Priestley (2), Oskar Bryant and Tom Weaver were the PBC try scorers and Tom Weaver kicked two goals.
Burleigh MM Cup player Syris Schmidt has been named the 2020 TSS First XV Faulkner Trophy Best Back.
Titans contracted Brock Lennox has been named the 2020 TSS U15 goal kicking champion for his goal kicking from fullback for the TSS U15A school boy rugby side.
After missing a number of rounds it is great to see Titan Jayden Campbell named at fullback for the Burleigh GCRL First Grade side in this weekends Round Eight match against Southport.
Titans contracted Nicholas Hilton has been named the 2020 TSS First XV Best Defender.
The 2020 Hancock Cup season of Will Saunders.
The talented PBC student started at hooker for the PBC Hancock Cup School Boy Grand Final side that went down in heart breaking fashion 26 – 24 to Marsden State High School who kicked a penalty goal after the final siren.
Throughout the Grand Final Will Saunders took on the giant Marsden forward pack and was the deserved scorer of PBC’s first try of the match, when from close range he darted out of dummy half to the right of the play the ball to force his way over ten metres in from the left corner post.
Will Saunders was also heavily involved in PBC’s try early in the second half when he picked up the ball from the back of a scrum ten metres out before getting it early to Ray Puru down the blind side for the flying winger to score in the right corner. The play seemed to be a perfectly performed set play by PBC.
Will Saunders was at his nippy best in Round Three of the 2020 Hancock Cup competition against Coombabah State High School when he darted to his right out of dummy half from around three metres out and was able to get the ball down with two defenders trying to hold him up.
Will Saunders also scored for PBC in Round Two agaisnt Keebra Park. When PBC put in a clearing kick from their own territory, Will Saunders followed through down the centre of the field. Keebra Park could not retrieve the ball and it was taken by PBC down the right touchline and Will Saunders was correctly positioned to get the pass to run twenty metres to score. If Will Saunders had not chased the kick hard, PBC and of course himself would not have scored the try.
The 2020 Hancock Cup school boy season of Ray Puru.
The talented PBC student started on the right wing for the PBC Hancock Cup School Boy Grand Final side that went down in heart breaking fashion 26 – 24 to Marsden State High School who kicked a penalty goal after the final siren.
Ray Puru scored an impressive double in the match with the first of his two tries coming early in the second half when he produced an outstanding in and away to beat the Marsden left winger down the blind side to dive over in the right corner. The play appeared to be a set move from the back of a scrum with Will Saunders picking up the ball from the back of a scrum ten metres out before getting it quickly and early to Ray Puru to turn his speed and elusiveness into an outstanding try.
Ray Puru’s second try came late in the match when his scintillating speed was on display once again. Ray Puru was on the end of a PBC backline movement starting in their own territory. Ray Puru had to back track to take the long pass to his wing around eighty five metres out from the Marsden SHS line. When he spun around after collecting the ball Ray Puru exploded down the right touch line beating the initial desperate Marsden defenders with sheer pace. To beat the fullback Ray Puru produced and outstanding left arm fend and then was able to dive over ten metres in from the right corner post to level the scores at 24 all.
Ray Puru also scored in Round Four against Forest Lake State High School when he crossed in the left corner untouched from ten metres out after some good work in his inside by hooker Will Saunders. The second half of the match also saw Ray Puru make an outstanding run after fielding a kick off. Ray Puru took the ball near the right touch line bring the ball towards the centre of the field before stepping off his left foot to beat the initial defensive line before he was brought down after a thirty metre effort.
Ray Puru also scored in Round Three against Coombabah State High School when he was on hand to get the ball down in the right corner after diving full stretch to get his hands on the ball after the Coombabah left side defence misjudged a PBC kick to the wing, allowing Ray Puru to get to the ball just before it went touch in goal.
The 2020 Hancock Cup school boy season of Creedence Donovan.
The talented PBC student started at fullback for the PBC Hancock Cup School Boy Grand Final side that went down in heart breaking fashion 26 – 24 to Marsden State High School who kicked a penalty goal after the final siren.
Creedence Donovan scored an impressive and critical try late in the first half he chased through a kick and was on the spot to pick up the ball when it could not be regathered by the Marsden defence to put the ball down under the posts literally as the half time siren was sounding.
Creedence Donovan not only had a very good Hancock Cup Grand Final but also had a number of stand out matches in the regular rounds of the Hancock Cup including an impressive match against Wavell State High School in Round Five when he scored a hat trick, all three being long range efforts with all of those tries coming in the first half.
One of Creedence Donovan’s tries was an impressive eighty metre solo effort off a PBC scrum win. Creedence Donovan received the ball two passes to the left of the scrum win, producing a bueatiful left foot step to beat the initial defender before a Creedence Donovan right foot step gained him separation from the Wavell inside defender coming across and then that point it was shut the gate as Creedence Donovan accelerated away to score near the left corner.
Creedence Donovan’s second try of the match also highlighted Creedence Donovan’s speed, when he backed up a long break by PBC five eight Jake Lateo who drew the fullback, passing to his left to Creedence Donovan who accelerated away to score.
Creedence Donovan scored his third try when he followed through a long PBC clearing kick. The Wavell fullback let the ball bounce and Creedence Donovan flew threw to grab the ball that had bounced arkwardly for the fullback to score untouched.
In Round two of the 2020 Hancock Cup Creedence Donovan started against Keebra Park on the left wing and with Keebra Park on the attacked down their right, Creedence Donovan swooped on an attempted cut out pass by Keebra Park to take the intercept and run ninety metres to score with daylight second.
The 2020 Hancock Cup season of Jonah Beaven.
The PBC student started in the front row for the PBC Hancock Cup School Boy Grand Final side that went down in heart breaking fashion 26 – 24 to Marsden State High School who kicked a penalty goal after the final siren.
Jonah Beaven was deservedly named the 2020 Hancock Cup Grand Final Player of the Match after taking on the giant Marsden State High School forward pack for the entire fifty minutes of the match in a tireless display and courage and all out effort. Jonah Beaven did not have the size of his opponents but he made up for that with all out effort and sheer intensity.
Jonah Beaven not only had a very good Hancock Cup Grand Final but also had a number of stand out matches in the regular rounds of the Hancock Cup including an impressive match against Wavell State High School when he once again took on and excelled against other giant forward pack. It was the same situation against Keebra Park as well in the regular rounds of the 2020 Hancock Cup competition.
Joanh Beaven also also impressive in Round Four against Forest Lake State School including a thirty metre charge through the centre of the Forest Lake ruck. After a quick play the ball by Jonah Beaven PBC moved the ball to the left, scoring soon after.
Jonah Beaven was unlucky not to score in Round Three of the 2020 Hancock Cup against Coombabah State High School when he was held up adjacent to the right upright after a strong ten metre run into the teeth of the Coombabah SHS forward pack.
The 2020 Hancock Cup school boy season of Jake Lateo.
The talented PBC student started at five eight for the PBC Hancock Cup school boy Grand Final side that went down in heart breaking fashion 26 – 24 to Marsden State High School who kicked a penalty goal after the final siren.
Jake Lateo scored an impressive try late in the second half. Operating on the left, Jake Lateo threw a beautiful long cut out pass to PBC left winger Bailey Simpson who after running down the left touch line kicked inside. Jake Lateo backed up in the inside retrieving the ball close to the Marsden line under heavy pressure. To create space for himself to separate from the close in defenders Jake Lateo spun 360 degrees counter clockwise and was able to force his way over from close range fifteen metres out from the left goal post to get PBC within four points in the dying stages of the Grand Final.
Jake Lateo was also heavily involved in PBC’s try that was scored right on the half time siren by fullback Creedence Donovan when he was able to beat a tackle and start the movement down a short blind side near the right touch line around seventy metres out from the Marsden SHS try line that led to Creedence Donovan ultimately scoring under the posts.
Jake Lateo not only had a very good Hancock Cup Grand Final but also had a number of stand out matches in the regular rounds of the 2020 Hancock Cup including an impressive match against Wavell State High School in Round Five when Jake Lateo recorded three try assists in PBC’s impressive victory.
Jake Lateo’s first try assist came as he split the Wavell SHS defence with a left foot step off a PBC scrum win, running sixty metres before drawing the fullback and passing to his left to fullback Creedence Donovan who had loomed up on his outside. Jake Lateo was also heavily involved in another Creedence Donovan first half try when he put up a big mid-field bomb which was let bounce by Wavell and Creedence Donovan flew through to get to the ball on the bounce.
Jake Lateo’s third and final try assist of the match came in the second half, when Jake Lateo ran to the left of the field, ten metres out from the line and brought his left second rower back underneath to crash over next to the left uprights.
In Round Four against Forest Lake State High School Jake Lateo scored as well as recording a further two try assists. Jake Lateo’s try was a hard working effort when he took the ball from the dummy half around ten metres out to the left of the play the ball, cutting back towards the area behind the play the ball to run between two defenders to score near the posts.
Jake Lateo’s two try assists were very different, the first came from a good stab kick to the left for PBC to pounce and the second from a long cut out pass to his left winger who was in space, five metres out from the line. The pass must have travelled around fifteen metres and Jake Lateo put it directly on the chest of his winger.
The 2020 Renouf Cup school boy season of Tyler Small.
The PBC student started at left centre for the PBC Renouf Cup School Boy Grand Final side that went down in heart breaking fashion 10 – 8 to Marsden State High School with Tyler Small scoring PBC’s sole try of the match late in the second half to get PBC on the board before a late try to Marsden State High School in the left corner saw PBC lose in heart breaking fashion after their great fight back.
Tyler Small’s try came when he chased through a well weighted kick from the PBC half, Tyler Small fly through to take the ball on the full and then stepped off his left foot to get around the Marsden State High School fullback and as a consequence he was able to bring the ball around to put it down directly behind the left upright to make the conversion far easier for five eight Tyler Wright.
Tyler Small not only had a very good 2020 Renouf Cup Grand Final but also had a number of stand out matches in the regular rounds of the Renouf Cup including an impressive three try effort against Wavell State High School in Round FIve.
In the Round Five match against Wavell the first two tries that Tyler Small scored were very similar. On both occasions Tyler Small, playing left centre, was on the end of PBC backline movements receiving the ball in open space and crossing in the left corner with one of the tries described coming in each half.
Tyler Small’s third try of the match was a fraction different than the other two. Tyler Small followed through a stab kick to his side of the field, being the left, timing his run to get to the ball taking it above his head between two Wavell SHS defenders and pushing forward to score as the two defenders closed in.
In Round Four of the 2020 Renouf Cup against Forest Lake State High School Tyler Small scored a double as PBC proved too good for their Brisbane West based rivals. Tyer Small’s first try came in the opening minutes of the match when he chased through a grubber kick to the left side of the diving on the ball in the in goal before the Forest Lake defenders could defuse the kick into the in goal.
Tyler Small’s second try of the match, which came in the second half also resulted from Tyler Small chasing through a PBC kick. For his second try however Tyler Small chased through a long kick out of PBC’s own half, with Tyler Small getting to the ball in the clear twenty five metres out from the Forest Lake line and he was able to bring the ball around to score under the posts.
Round Three of the 2020 Renouf Cup saw Tyler Small score a further hat trick against fellow Gold Coast school Coombabah State High School, with the first of Tyler Small’s tries coming when he backed up a break from PBC left second rower Sam Stephenson who got a pass away to his left to Tyler Small who ran twenty metres to score.
Tyler Small’s second try resulted when he ran a perfect hard straight line through the Coombabah SHS defence forty metres out from the line, producing a left foot step to beat the initial cover defence and then Tyler Small ran diagonally away from the fullback to score next to the right uprights.
Tyler Small’s completed his hat trick when he backed up a break from his fullback to get the ball from his right to score in the left corner of the field.
Tyler Small added a further try in Round Two against Keebra Park State High School when he backed up a break by Sam Stephenson receiving the ball forty metres out and Tyler Small’s speed allowed him to bring the ball around to put it donw under the posts.
Tyler Small started the 2020 Renouf Cup school boy season off with a bang scoring a double in Round One in a tough loss to eventual Grand Final opponents Marsden State High School. Tyler Small’s first try of the match (and season) resulted from a straight hard run through the Marsden line before he produced a perfectly executed left foot step to beat the fullback and bring the ball around to put it down ten metres to the left of the uprights.
Tyler Small’s second try resulted when he loomed up to the left of PBC left seond rower Sam Stephenson taking the ball fifity metres out and accelerating down the left touch line and Tyler Small was able to bring ball around to put it down near the left upright.
In total in his six 2020 Renouf Cup matches (including the Grand Final) Tyler, starting all of them at left centre, scored twelve tries to finish with an impressive 200% try scoring strike rate.
Titans Ben Liyou will make his first GCRL First Grade start this weekend when he starts in the second row for Currumbin as they take on Tugun in Round EIght.
Ben Liyou's other two appearances in the top grade were off the bench.
The 2020 Langer Cup school boy season for Taine Ujdur-Berghan.
In 2020 Taine Ujdur-Berghan was part of the PBC Langer Cup Open A squad, where he operated in the starting side, primarily in the dummy half role. In PBC’s first trial after the Covid 19 pandemic, Taine Ujdur-Berghan started at five eight for the PBC A side that played against the PBC B side.
Taine Ujdur-Berghan started Round One of the Langer Cup at hooker as PBC took on Ipswich State High School but is his second stint on the field in the second half spent time playing as a running forward on the right side of the field.
Taine Ujdur-Berghan also started at hooker in Round Two against Wavell State High School and in Round Three against St Mary’s Toowoomba, in the Round Four local derby against Keebra Park and in Round Five against Marsden State High School.
Taine Ujdur-Berghan also started at hooker for PBC as they qualified for the 2020 Langer Cup final on the back of an impressive 34 – 6 victory over Ipswich State High School scoring late in the second half.
With PBC on the attack on the left side of the field, Taine Ujdur-Berghan got into dummy half twelve metres out from the line, darting out of dummy half to his right catching the defence back peddling. Taine Ujdur-Berghan got down low when he was close to the line burrowing down low to get the ball down under pressure from two defenders.
Taine Ujdur-Berghan started the 2020 Langer Cup Grand Final at hooker for PBC as they defeated Keebra Park 16 – 8 in a high quality match.
In the Queensland School Boys Final against Kirwan State High School Taine Ujdur-Berghan started at hooker as PBC travelled to take on their North Queensland based opponents only to go down 24 – 20 in a tough match.
It is great to see Charlie Murray named to make his Gold Coast Rugby League First Grade debut this weekend when he is set to start from the bench for the Currumbin Eagles as they take on the Tugun Seahawks in Round Eight..
The outstanding young five eight/lock originally from Wauchope in Northern New South Wales moved in to the Gold Coast a number of season ago, being selected in the Tweed Heads Seagulls 2018 MM Cup squad and attending Marymount College.
Charlie Murray was named on the extended bench for the Parramatta Eels in Round One of the 2020 Jersey Flegg U20 competition and was also named there in Round Two but that round (and all subsequent) were cancelled.
In 2019 Charlie Murray was a stand out for the Marymount Mako’s school boy rugby league team including being part of the Marymount side that played in the Confraternity Shield. At that competition Charlie Murray was named Confraternity Player of the Carnival, named at lock in the team of the carnival and also won the Carbine Club Award.
In 2019 Charlie Murray also started in all six of Burleigh’s MM Cup matches, starting five at lock and one being Round Five against Souths Logan in the second row. Charlie Murray’s sold try was an important one that tied the scores in Round One against the Norths Devils.
The former Wauchope Blues and Camden Haven High School student was part of the Parramatta Eels Harrold Matthews squad in 2017 this season and in 2016 as a 15 year old captained the New South Wales High Achievers Rugby League side on a PNG tour where they played a curtain raiser in front of 15,000 for a PNG against Australian Presidents XIII match in Port Moresby. Charlie Murray also represented Group Three in multiple junior representative sides.
The 2020 Langer Cup school boy season for Michael Roberts.
As a 16 year old Michael Roberts made his Langer Cup debut on the right wing in the 2020 Round Four local derby against Keebra Park and maintained his starting spot on the right wing for Round Five against Marsden State High School.
Michael Roberts also started on the right wing for PBC as they qualified for the 2020 Langer Cup final on the back of an impressive 34 – 6 victory over Ipswich State High School.
Michael Roberts started the 2020 Langer Cup Grand Final on the right wing for PBC as they defeated Keebra Park 16 – 8 in a high quality match and was unfortunate not to score when he crossed in the right corner only for the last pass to be called forward. Michael Roberts had some very good moments in the Grand Final especially in relation to taking some contested high balls that were targeted to his wing.
In the Queensland School Boys Final against Kirwan State High School Michael Roberts started on the right wing as PBC travelled to take on their North Queensland based opponents but unfortunately went down 24 - 20.
It is going to be the Torrens show in the second row for the Tugun Seahawks GCRL First Grade in Round Eight this weekend against Currumbin and with James and Solomon Torrens to be the starting second row pairing.
Titans linked Kye Cooper started at five eight in Round Nine of the Group One U15 competition and scored one of Ballina’s tries as they defeated South Grafton 38 – 14.
With that try, Kye Cooper has now scored four tries and also kicked four goals for a 20 point haul.
Last weekend also saw Kye Cooper line up at No. 12 (inside centre) for Lennox Head in the Far North Coast U15 rugby competition scoring a hat trick as the Trojans defeated the Grafton Redmen 64-0.
Titans linked front rower Reshawn Anderson added another double to his 2020 Group One U15 try scoring record in Round Nine last Saturday for Ballina as they overcame South Grafton 38-14.
The 2020 Langer Cup school boy season for Troy Duckett.
In 2020 Troy Duckett was part of the PBC Langer Cup Open A squad, where he operated primarily on the left wing. Troy Duckett started on the left wing for the PBC A side that played against the PBC B side in PBC’’s first trial after the Covid 19 pandemic.
Troy Duckett started Round One of the Langer Cup on the right wing as PBC took on Ipswich State High School and also started on the right wing in Round Two against Wavell State High School and Round Three against St Mary’s Toowoomba were he scored a try and also recorded a try assist.
Tory Duckett’s was a highlight reel effort when he rose above the Toowoomba defence to take a Ryan Rivett bomb on the full and crash over early in the second half of PBC’s 16 – 6 win. Troy Duckett’s try assist also came in the second half. Once again he rose above the St Mary’s defence to take a Thomas Weaver bomb on the full. The St Mary’s defence held him up and started pushing him back, but Try Duckett was able to pop a short pass to Reef Somerville who dived over in the left corner to extend PBC’s lead.
The Round Four local derby against Keebra Park saw Troy Duckett move to fullback starting the match there before moving to the left wing for the second half. It was in that second half that Troy Duckett came into his own scoring two tries in a short space of time to put PBC in front for the first time in the match.
Both of Troy Duckett’s tries came when he stayed on his wing, outside his direct opponent, receiving long cut out passes on both occasions and then he used his speed to fly down the left touch line to score. For his first try Troy Duckett ran ten metres to score from a pass from Thomas Weaver and ran twenty five metres for his second after receiving a cut out pass from Xavier Savage.
Troy Duckett also started Round Five against Marsden State High School at fullback and like in Round Four moved to the left wing for the start of the second half but Troy Duckett moved back to fullback early in the second half when Xavier Savage was injured.
Troy Duckett also started on the left wing for PBC as they qualified for the 2020 Langer Cup final on the back of an impressive 34 – 6 victory over Ipswich State High School scoring the opening try of the match when he stayed on his touch line line to dive over from close range to score in the left corner after receiving a cut out pass from Thomas Weaver.
Troy Duckett started the 2020 Langer Cup Grand Final on the left wing for PBC as they defeated Keebra Park 16 – 8 in a high quality match and scoring in the left corner after taking a great cut out pass from Thomas Weaver around five metres out from the line.
In the Queensland School Boys Final against Kirwan State High School Troy Duckett started on the left wing as PBC travelled to take on their North Queensland based opponents but unfortunately went down 24 - 20.
The 2020 Langer Cup school boy season for Daniel Butterini.
Also in 2020 Daniel Butterini was part of the PBC Langer Cup Open school boy rugby league Open A squad for the Term Three school boy rugby league competition. In PBC’s first trial after the Covid 19 pandemic, Daniel Butterini started at left second row for the PBC A side that played against the PBC B side.
Daniel Butterini started Round One of the Langer Cup at right second row as PBC took on Ipswich State High School and also started in the second row in Round Two against Wavell State High School and in Round Three against St Mary’s Toowoomba.
Daniel Butterini also started at right second row in the Round Four local derby against Keebra Park and also started in that same position in Round Five against Marsden State High School, scoring PBC’s first try of the match and also recording a second half try assist.
Daniel Butterini’s try came early in the first half when he was on hand to dive on a grubber kick from Ryan Rivett. Daniel Butterini’s try assist was certainly not a conventional one, on the last tackle, PBC put up a hopeful cross field kick towards the left, Daniel Butterini took the ball on the full and was able to be a one armed, right arm pass over his head to his support to score in the left hand corner of the field.
Daniel Butterini also started at left second row for PBC as they qualified for the 2020 Langer Cup final on the back of an impressive 34 – 6 victory over Ipswich State High School.
Daniel Butterini started the 2020 Langer Cup Grand Final at left second row for PBC as they defeated Keebra Park 16 – 8 in a high quality match scoring PBC’s first try of the match when he ran a great line into a gap from round five metres out from the line to take a pass from Thomas Weaver to put the ball down five metres in from the left corner post.
In the Queensland School Boys Final against Kirwan State High School Daniel Butterini started at left second row as PBC travelled to take on their North Queensland based opponents with PBC going down 24 - 20.
The 2020 GPS rugby season for Titans contracted Brock Lennnox.
Brock Lennox moved to the Southport School (TSS) in 2020 and in late July started at inside centre (No. 12) in the TSS U15A side in their first school boy rugby trial against another GPS school, being Nudgee College, with the trial being held in Brisbane with Brock Lennox converting TSS’s sole try of the match.
Brock Lennox moved to outside centre (No. 13) for the TSS U15A’s final trial against Churchie and kicked a conversion in the dying minutes to seal a 12 – 5 TSS victory.
Round One of the GPS school boy rugby U15A competition proper saw Brock Lennox start at outside centre (No. 13) for TSS against Brisbane State High School.
In Round Two Brock Lennox started at fullback and kicked four conversions as TSS outlasted Toowoomba Grammar School in a high scoring affair. Brock Lennox also started at fullback in Round Two against Brisbane Grammar School and Round Three against Brisbane Boys College where he converted TSS’s only try of the match.
Brock Lennox maintained his run of starts at fullback in Round Four against Gregory Terrace converting TSS’s sole try of the match and also started at fullback in Round Five against Ipswich Grammar School.
Post the TSS GPS rugby season Brock Lennox was named as the TSS U15 goal kicking champion for his efforts in the TSS U15A side.
Exciting Ballina talent Dylan Watkins made his Group One U14 starting debut in Round Nine last Saturday, starting in the halves and scoring as Ballina defeated South Grafton 20 – 10 after scoring a hat trick and kicking seven goals in the earlier U13 fixture between the same two sides.
Titans contracted Lachlan Offley continued his run of starts at fullback and also continued his run of tries last weekend in Round Nine of the Group One U15 competition for Ballina as they defeated South Grafton 38-14.
Titans contracted Jahream Bula in addition to playing rugby league for Keebra Park also plays basketaball for the Gold Coast based school and is a shooting guard/small forward in the Keebra Park basketball team that is currently competing in the Queensland Schools Basketball Tournament.
Today Jahream Bula scored 12 points as Keebra Park in their first match of the day defeated St Augustine's College 46-37 and in Keebra Park's second match of the day this afternoon Jahream Bula scored a team leading 16 points as Keebra Park went down 39-37 against Capalaba SHS.
Yesterday he scored 11 points against Emmanus College and 4 points against Grace Lutheran College Caboolture.
The 2020 school boy Langer Cup competition for Titans contracted Kaden Somerville.
In 2020 Kaden Somerville was part of the PBC Open A Langer Cup squad with his first game in that school boy rugby league competition being off the bench in Round Two against Wavell State High School. When he came on Kaden Somerville played in the middle of the field as a running forward type. Kaden Somerville also started from the bench in Round Five against Marsden State High School.
Kaden Somerville was on the bench for PBC in the 2020 Langer Cup Grand Final as they defeated Keebra Park 16 – 8 in a high quality match, but he did not make it onto the field.
In the Queensland School Boys Final against Kirwan State High School Kaden Somerville was initially named as the 18th man for PBC as they travelled to take on their North Queensland based opponents but late on the day of the match, Kaden Somerville came onto the bench, playing in the centre of the field when he came on.
The 2020 school boy Langer Cup competition for Titans contracted Jack Cullen.
In his first year at PBC in 2020 Jack Cullen was part of the PBC Langer Cup Open A school boy rugby league squad, where he operated primarily in the front row, coming off the number in the majority of his appearances in his first year at PBC. In PBC’s first trial after the Covid 19 pandemic, Jack Cullen started in the front row for the PBC A side that played against the PBC B side.
Jack Cullen started Round One of the Langer Cup in the front row as PBC took on Ipswich State High School and had an impressive outing playing extended minutes in PBC’s 22 – 10 victory due to multiple injuries, in fact for me Jack Cullen was clearly the best front rower on the field regardless of team over the duration of the match.
Jack Cullen also started in the front row in Round Two against Wavell State High School and in Round Three against St Mary’s Toowoomba and also scored when he burst through the centre of the St Mary’s ruck and was only stopped less than a metre out from the line right under the goal posts.
After missing a couple of roundsJack Cullen started in the front row for PBC as they qualified for the 2020 Langer Cup final on the back of an impressive 34 – 6 victory over Ipswich State High School producing some outstanding last ditch defence.
Jack Cullen started the 2020 Langer Cup Grand Final in the front row for PBC as they defeated Keebra Park 16 – 8 in a high quality match and more than held his own against a bigger Keebra Park forward pack.
In the Queensland School Boys Final against Kirwan State High School Jack Cullen started in the front row as PBC travelled to take on their North Queensland based opponents going down 24 - 20.
The 2020 school boy Langer Cup competition for Titans contracted Ryan Foran.
In his first year at PBC in 2020 Ryan Foran was part of the PBC Langer Cup Open A school boy rugby league squad however due to injury Ryan Foran was not able to take the field for PBC when the competition commenced.
After missing the opening rounds of the competition Ryan Foran was named to start from the bench for the Round Three local derby against Keebra Park and started at left second row in rounds four and five against Keebra Park and Marsden State High Schools respectively.
Ryan Foran started the 2020 Langer Cup Grand Final from the interchange bench for PBC as they defeated Keebra Park 16 – 8 in a high quality match, playing on the left side of the field when he came on.
In the Queensland School Boys Final against Kirwan State High School Ryan Foran was named to start on the bench as PBC travelled to take on their North Queensland based opponents but came in the starting side at left centre late on the day of the match in PBC’s tough 24 – 20 loss.
Titans contracted Keebra Park rugby league player Jahream Bula had an outstanding match this morning for the Keebra Park open basketball side in the quarter finals of the Queensland School Basketball Championships. Playing in Division Four Keebra Park defeated Rochedale SHS 49-43 at Auchenflower in Brisbane to set up a semi-final this afternoon against All Saints Anglican School.
Jahream Bula, playing both small forward and shooting guard in the match led Keebra Park in scoring this morning with 21 points, including two three points shots and he also made three free throws.
After this mornings match Jahream Bula is averaging 12.8 points per game at the Championships.
It has been interesting to see Titans contracted Brock Priestley spend some time at fullback this season for the Ormeau Shearers in the GCRL U18 Division One competition and he was particularly impressive from that position in Round Seven against the Mudgeeraba Redbacks.
Brock Priestley played the 2020 Langer Cup school boy competition for PBC at either lock or second row.
Jahream Bula scored four points in Keebra Park's semi-final loss.
QUOTE=mdrew;408571]Titans contracted Keebra Park rugby league player Jahream Bula had an outstanding match this morning for the Keebra Park open basketball side in the quarter finals of the Queensland School Basketball Championships. Playing in Division Four Keebra Park defeated Rochedale SHS 49-43 at Auchenflower in Brisbane to set up a semi-final this afternoon against All Saints Anglican School.
Jahream Bula, playing both small forward and shooting guard in the match led Keebra Park in scoring this morning with 21 points, including two three points shots and he also made three free throws.
After this mornings match Jahream Bula is averaging 12.8 points per game at the Championships.[/QUOTE]
The 2020 school boy Langer Cup competition for Titan Reef Somerville.
In PBC’s first trial after the Covid 19 pandemic, Reef Somerville started at left centre for the PBC Open A side that played against the PBC B side.
Reef Sommerville started Round One of the Langer Cup at right centre as PBC took on and defeated Ipswich State High School 22 – 10 at Pizzey Park also starting there in Round two against Wavell State High School in an 18 all draw and Round Three against St Mary’s Toowoomba.
In PBC’s 16 – 6 win over St Mary’s Reef Somerville scored his first try in PBC colours when he was on hand to take on off load from Troy Duckett after looping around Troy Duckett who had taken a bomb on the full. Reef Somerville was held by the leg by a St Mary’s defender but he was able to reach out to put the ball down with his right arm.
Reef Somerville also started at right centre in the Round Four local derby against Keebar Park as well as in Round Five against Marsden State High School.
Reef Somerville also started at right centre for PBC as they qualified for the 2020 Langer Cup final on the back of an impressive 34 – 6 victory over Ipswich State High School scoring the final try of the match when he stayed on his touch line to run ten metres to score in the right corner after receiving a cut out pass from Ryan Rivett.
Reef Somerville started the 2020 Langer Cup Grand Final at right centre for PBC as they defeated Keebra Park 16 – 8 in a high quality match scoring the try that sealed PBC’s victory when he charged from around thirty five metres out to score fifteen metres in from the right corner post.
In the Queensland School Boys Final against Kirwan State High School Reef Somerville started at right centre as PBC travelled to take on their North Queensland based opponents.
Titans contracted Jack Cullen will make his NRRRL First Grade debut tomorrow off the bench for Cudgen against the Tweed Coast Raiders.
In the final round of the Group One U13 regular season this morning Casino RSM Jykoven Torrens had an outstanding match scoring four tries as Casino RSM defeated South Grafton 40-4.
In Casino RSM's 40-4 Round Ten Group One U13 victory yesterday morning Casino RSM five eight Toby Hannah scored 18 of his sides 40 points from a try and six goals to finish the regular season on a high.
After their efforts for PBC recently, Titans contracted trio Reef Somerville (centre), Bailey Martin (hooker) and Bailey Martin (front row) will start for the Cudgen Hornets U18 NRRRL side today against the Tweed Coast Raiders.
It is a position change for Titans linked hooker Tanu Nona today as he has been named to start on the wing for the Cudgen U18 NRRRL side for their match today against Tweed Coast.
Hard working Ballina Seagulls second rower Reece Noble scored a double yesterday in Round Ten being the final regular season round of the Group One U16.5 competition as the Seagulls defeated Casino RSM 38 - 10.
Titans Tristian Powell (try) and Jayden Campbell (two try assists) were at the fore front of Burleigh's 23-22 win yesterday evening in Round 8 of the GCRL First Grade competition as they came back to beat Southport.
16 year old Titans linked half Harvey Moase continues in the Cudgen U18 NRRRL starting line up today as the Hornets take on the Tweed Coast Raiders.
Giant young Titans contracted front rower Noah Johannsson continues in the front row today for the Bilambil NRRRL U18 side against Murwillumbah.
Titans contracted Thomas Weaver will continue his rugby league development this afternoon when he starts from the bench for the Cudgen Hornets NRRRL First Grade side in their match against the Tweed Coast Raiders.
Ballina centre William James has scored an incredible amount of points in the Group One U16.5 competition this season and that continued in Round Ten being the final regular season round when he scored a try and kicked three goals as Ballina defeated Casino RSM 38-10.
Casino RSM Group One U13 centre Luke Barnett had a great day yesterday in Round Ten scoring four tries as Casino RSM defeated Grafton 24 - 16.
He may have been on the losing side but Grafton centre Beau Hartmann scored a hat trick yesterday in Round Ten of the Group One U13 competition as his side went down 24-16.
Clarence Coast Magpies Group One U14 five eight Kennyon Elisaia-Thomas finished the regular season off in style yesterday in Round Ten scoring 14 of his sides 52 points from two tries and three goals as they defeated Ballina 52-6.
Titans contracted Ryan Foran and Riley Lack made their NRRRL First Grade debuts this afternoon for Murwillumbah against Bilambil.
Both 17 year olds started from the bench for the Mustangs.
Titans contracted front rower Joseph Shannon was in his element on Friday night in Round 9 of the GCRL U16 Division One competition for Runaway Bay in their 10-4 win over Nerang.
In the fierce forward battle Joseph Shannon was in the thick of everything including a big line break that ended up with a great left arm offload.
The 2020 school boy Langer Cup competition for Titans contracted Bailey Martin.
In PBC’s first trial after the Covid 19 pandemic, Bailey Martin started at lock for the PBC A side that played against the PBC B side. Unfortunately due to injury Bailey Martin missed PBC’s Langer Cup Round One match against Ipswich State High School.
Bailey Martin came back into the PBC Open Langer Cup side, coming off the bench in Round Two against Wavell State High School and operating as a running forward when he came on in the first half. Bailey Martin was unlucky not to score late in the second half after making a break but a desperate tackle by the Wavell fullback meant he could not ground the ball when he was over the line.
Bailey Martin also started from the bench in Round Three of the Langer Cup against St Mary’s Toowoomba coming onto the field mid-way through the first half playing at lock for PBC as they maintained their unbeaten start to the 2020 Langer Cup competition on the back of a hard fought 16 – 6 victory.
Bailey Martin moved in the PBC starting line at lock for the Round Four Langer Cup local derby against Keebra Park State High School but moved back to the bench for Round Five against Marsden State High School.
Bailey Martin also started on the bench for PBC as they qualified for the 2020 Langer Cup Grand final against Keebra Park on the back of an impressive 34 – 6 victory over Ipswich State High School. Bailey Martin was impressive in the match after coming on towards the end of the first half, especially defensively.
Bailey Martin however also produced an outstanding hit-up early in the second half breaking multiple tackles when he took the ball up just inside the Ipswich end on the left side of the field. As usual Bailey Martin smartly cut back behind the play the ball when he took possession of the ball catching defenders not moving up and made them pay with a twenty metre run.
Bailey Martin started the 2020 Langer Cup Grand Final from the bench for PBC as they defeated Keebra Park 16 – 8 in a high quality match, playing at lock when he came on and literally tackled everything that moved in his stint on the field.
In the Queensland School Boys Final against Kirwan State High School Bailey Martin started on the bench as PBC travelled to take on their North Queensland based opponents and as usual tackled everything that moved when he came on to play in the middle of the field as PBC went down 24 – 20 in tough circumstances.
The 2020 school boy Langer Cup competition for Titans contracted Brock Priestley.
Brock Priestley started at lock in Round One as PBC took on Ipswich State High School. Brock Priestley also started at lock in Round Two against Wavell State High School and in Round Three against St Mary’s Toowoomba.
Brock Priesley moved to the front row in the Round Four local derby against Keebar Park and started at lock in Round Five against Marsden State High School.
Brock Priestley moved right second row for PBC as they qualified for the 2020 Langer Cup final on the back of an impressive 34 – 6 victory over Ipswich State High School.
Brock Priestley started the 2020 Langer Cup Grand Final at right second row for PBC as they defeated Keebra Park 16 – 8 in a high quality match, running some impressive lines especially close to the Keebra Park line.
In the Courier Mail 2020 Langer Cup Team of the Year, Brock Priestley was named in starting side at lock.
In the Queensland School Boys Final against Kirwan State High School Brock Priestley started at right second row as PBC travelled to take on their North Queensland based opponents and scored PBC’s opening two tries as PBC went down 24 – 20 with both tries coming in the first half.
Brock Priestley’s first try of the match came when he was on hand to grab a kick from PBC five eight Ryan Rivett that had rebounded off the Kirwan foot. Brock Priestley displayed good hands to pluck the ball out of the air when running at full speed and once he was through the initial defensive line as a result, veered to his left to beat the fullback and score fifteen metres from the right upright.
Brock Priestley’s second try came late in the first half and was a direct result of Brock Priestley running a perfect hard straight line into a gapt around twenty metres out down the blind side and once he was through the defensive line, no one had any chance of stopping him scoring five metres in from the right corner post.
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