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Round Three of the 2023 GCRL First Grade competition saw Kedan Chan-Tung start at fullback for the Burleigh Bears against the Helensvale Hornets with Kedan Chan-Tung scoring in the 34th minute when after receiving the ball six metres out from the try line and wide out on the left side of the field Kedan Chan-Tung cut back towards the goal posts only to be caught by two defenders still two metres from the try line but Kedan Chan-Tung would not be denied and fought in the tackle and was able to spin and get the ball down under the posts.
Round One of the 2023 Ipswich Rugby League U18 competition saw Titans contracted Jeriah Vagana-Malatai start at fullback for the Redbank Plains Bears Red against Ipswich Norths and also started at fullback in Round Two against Redbank Plains Blue with Jeriah Vagana-Malatai scoring a try and kicking a conversion.
Talented Mullumbimby Giants rugby league junior Cooper Nelson has been named at fullback for the TSS First XV in their GPS School Boy trial tomorrow against St Joseph's Nudgee College.
Titans contracted 16 year old Dallas Ingram has been named on the bench for the TSS First XV in their GPS School Boy trial tomorrow against St Joseph's Nudgee College.
Round Two of the 2023 GCRL First Grade competition saw Seth Nikotemo start at right second row for the Burleigh Bears against the Runaway Bay Seagulls with Seth Nikotemo scoring in the 74th minute when after the Seagulls executed a short kick-off to their left Seth Nikotemo surged forward to take the ball on the once just after it passed the ten metre mark with Seth Nikotemo bursting between two defenders and racing sixty metres to dive over to score five metres to the right of the uprights.
Round One of the 2023 School Boy Hancock Cup competition saw Iraia Hakaraia-Ngamotu start in the second row in Round One for Keebra Park SHS against Wavell SHS. Iraia Hakaraia-Ngamotu also started in the second row in Round Two against Ipswich SHS.
Tyrell Schwenke played the 2022 season with the Keebra Park SHS Renouf Cup School Boy Rugby League side and impressively Tyrell Schwenke was named in the front row in the 2022 Keebra Park SHS Rugby League Team of the Year after playing all of Keebra Park SHS’s Renouf Cup matches in the front row including the Grand Final victory against Marsden SHS.
The 2022 GBJRL U13 Division One Grand Final saw Iraia Hakaraia-Ngamoutu start at right second row for Logan Brothers in their 26 – 14 Grand Final victory against the Redcliffe Dolphins.
Over the course of the 2022 GBJRL U13 Division One competition Iraia Hakaraia-Ngamoutu scored an impressive hat trick in the Elimination Final against Norths Juniors. Iraia Hakaraia-Ngamoutu scored doubles in the Elimination Final against the Souths Magpies and Round Eleven against Carina as well as scoring in Round Seven against the Waterford Demons.
In Round Seven against the Waterford Demons Iraia Hakaraia-Ngamoutu scored in the 31st minute when after receiving the ball around sixteen metres out on the right side of the field, Iraia Hakaraia-Ngamoutu broke through three attempted tackles at crash over to score mid-way between the goal posts and corner post on the right side of the field.
Northern Rivers Titans U18 hooker Cameron Bevan made his NRRRL First Grade debut for the Bilambil Jets off the bench a fortight ago and this weekend he makes his starting debut at hooker for the Jets against Lower Clarence.
Billy Kilduff started last weekend's Group Two U18 fixture at the unfamiliar position of fullback for the Grafton Ghosts against Woolgoola Sea Horses but that did not stop him from scoring in a 32-22 Ghosts victory.
The Cudgen Hornets 2023 NRRRL First Grade side contains two 2022 U18 graduates in half Harvey Moase and front rower Ty Kilpatrick with both youngsters making the transition to playing against men comfortably in the early going of the 2023 season.
Dylan Watkins finished the 2023 CC Cup season running for 456 metres, scoring three tries and making four line breaks.
Benji Quinlan finished the 2023 CC Cup season running for the third most metres in the competition with 703 metres at an average of 117 metres per game. Benji Quinlan also made ninety two tackles at an average of 15.33 tackles per match.
Keebra Park SHS's Royal Tiato scored a double this evening for Redback Plains against Ipswich Norths in the Ipswich RL U15 Competition.
Good to see Reef Somerville named in the centres for the Tweed Coast Raiders NRRRL First Grade side for this weekend's Round Five match against the Cudgen Hornets.
Titans contracted Immanuel Kalekale has been named to make his return from injury off the bench for the Helensvale Hornets GCRL First Grade side in their Round Four match today against the Tugun Seahawks.
Titans contracted Bodhi Sharpley starts in the front row today for Toowoomba Brothers in their Toowoomba JRL U17 Round Three match against Toowoomba Souths.
Titans contracted Bodhi Sharpley starts in the front row today for Toowoomba Brothers in their Toowoomba JRL U17 Round Three match against Toowoomba Souths.
Bodhi Sharpley scored for Brothers but they went down 32-16.
Powerhouse young front rower Banjora Porch is set to make his NRRRL U18 debut this afternoon with he comes off the bench for the Byron Bay Devils in Round Five against the Tweed Heads Seagulls.
David Bryenton finished the 2023 CC Cup season as the equal second leading try scored with five tries and David Bryenton also finished equal second in terms of line breaks with six. David Bryenton also ran for 640 metres at a per game average of 128 metres, recorded two line break assists and two try assists.
Titans contracted Nelson Makaafi finished the 2023 CC Cup season running for an average of ninety two metres per game and made an average of 14.75 tackles per game.
Majah Peachey finished the 2023 CC Cup season equal second in terms of line breaks with six. Majah Peachey also ran for 635 metres at a per game average of 127 metres and recorded two try assists.
Cooper Wolf has made a strong transition from U18 and school boy rugby league in 2023 including starting in the front row for the Murwillumbah Mustangs on the weekend in their NRRRL First Grade match against Marist Brothers.
Good to see 17 year old Billy Kilduff make his Group Two First Grade debut on the wing for the Grafton Ghosts in their match on the weekend against the Sawtell Panthers.
2023 sees Creedence Donovan move to the Bilambil Jets in the NRRRL competition with Creedence DOnovan named to make his NRRRL First Grade debut and Bilambil debut on the right wing in Round One against the Tweed Coast Raiders with Creedence Donovan celebrating his debut with a first half try when he raced through to take a chip kick to his wing on the full in the in-goal area to score a spectacular try.
2023 sees titans contracted Max Liles return to the Tweed Heads Seagulls with Max Liles starting at five eight and operating on the left side of the field in Round One of the 2023 Hastings Deering’s Colts season saw Max Liles named at five eight against the Townsville Blackhawks.
The match saw Max Liles kick five conversions from six attempts with Max Liles also recording two try assists with the first coming in the 61st minute when after backing up a Seagulls line break Max Liles received the ball thirty metres out and immediately stepped off his left foot before drawing two Townsville defenders and off-loading to Jayden Wright who raced away to score under the posts.
Max Liles recorded his second try assist just five minutes later in the 66th minute with a left foot chip kick from the right of the play the ball and twenty metres out with the kick ideally weighted for Makakhi Donovan to race through, collect and score his third try of the match.
Max Liles had earlier almost set up a try with a left foot kick in from thirty metres out in the 26th minute but on that occasions his left winger was held up close to the try line after taking possession from Max Liles’s kick.
Max Liles also forced a goal line drop-out in the 56th minute when from twelve metres out and to the left of the play the ball Max Liles put a left foot grubber kick into the in-goal to force the drop-out.
Round One of the 2023 GCRL U18 Division One competition saw Titans contracted Ryder Williams start at halfback for the Southport Tigers against the Burleigh Bears with Ryder Williams scoring a try and setting up two more. Ryder Williams also kicked a perfect five from five conversions including an outstanding conversion of a try that he set up in the 10th minute from the left touchline. Ryder Williams then kicked a good conversion from six metres in from the right touchline in the 50th minute.
Ryder Williams scored in the 6th minute when two passes to the left of the play the ball Ryder Williams ran the ball at the defensive line and when he was ten metres out from the try line Ryder Williams put in a short right foot grubber which he regathered and dived over to score ten metres to the left of the uprights with Ryder Williams then converting his own try.
Ryder Williams came close to scoring in the 42nd minute when after running the ball from ten metres out down a left blindside Ryder Williams was held up over the try line by two defenders around six metres in from the left corner post.
Ryder Williams recorded the first of his two try assists in the 10th minute when from twenty two metres out Ryder Williams took possession of the ball down a short left blindside and put in a right foot chip kick over the defensive line with his left centre retrieving the ball and scoring wide out on the left.
Ryder Williams recorded his second try assist in the 18th minute when from the left of the play the ball when twenty five metres out from the try line, Ryder Williams put up another right foot chip kick towards the left corner with the Tigers left second rower charging through to take possession and score mid-way between the goal posts and corner post on the left side of the field.
Ryder Williams also made a line break in the 18th minute when he ran onto a great short ball from his right from one of his front rowers with Ryder Williams taking the pass forty metres out from his own try line and getting to within thirty metres of the try line before he was brought to ground by the Bears fullback.
Ryder Williams also executed a smart kick-off after a Bears try in the 46th minute with Ryder Williams kicking off to his right to the ball going into touch ten metres out from the try line for the Tigers to gain possession and go immediately onto the attack with Southport scoring from the resultant set of six tackles.
Ryder Williams continued at halfback in Round Two against the Helensvale Hornets with Ryder Williams scoring twenty points from three tries and four conversions.
Ryder Williams scored the first of his three tries in the 6th minute and in fact Ryder Williams initiated the line break that led to him coring when from five metres inside his own territory Ryder Williams threw a cut-out pass to his left to put his left centre into a gap. Ryder Williams then backed up on the inside to get the ball back and cross the try line twelve metres to the left of the uprights with Ryder Williams then able to bring the ball around and put it down under the posts.
Ryder Williams scored his second try in the 32nd minute and once against Ryder Williams initiated the move that led to him scoring. From thirty five metres from the try line and to the left of the play the ball Ryder Williams threw a cut-out pass to put his left centre away with Ryder Williams then getting the ball back from the centre with a good catch above his head in his right hand with Ryder Williams then able to bring the ball around to put it down once again under the black dot.
Ryder Williams completed his hat trick in the 36th minute when after running the ball to his left thirty eight metres out, Ryder Williams brought his left second rower on an underneath route and after the second rower had broken through the defensive line he got a pass back to Ryder Williams who then dummied to his right to beat the Hornets fullback to score three metres to the left of the uprights.
Ryder Williams also recorded a try assist in the 27th minute when to the left of the play the ball and twenty five metres out, Ryder Williams took the ball to the defensive line and then threw a great ball to his left to put his left second rower into a big gap to subsequently score.
Ryder Williams made a strong run of the ball in the 13th minute when from the left of the play the ball and five metres inside his own territory Ryder Williams dummied to an inside runner before running the ball himself to get the ball around thirty three metres from the try line.
2023 saw Tuvalli-Afoa Khan-Pereira return to the Burleigh Bears with Tuvalli-Afoa Khan-Pereira starting Round One of the 2023 Hastings Deering’s Colts competition on the right wing for the Burleigh Bears against the Easts Tigers.
Tuvalli Khan-Pereira then moved to right centre in Round Four against the Mackay Cutters and in the 65th minute with Mackay attacking the Burleigh try line just ten metres out Tuvalli Khan-Pereira took an intercept and was able to get the ball to the forty metre mark beifre me was dragged down from behind.
Damon Somerville started Round One of the 2023 Hastings Deering’s Colts competition at right centre for the Burleigh Bears against the Easts Tigers with Damon Somerville scoring a great solo try in the 71st minute when after taking possession of the ball to the left of the play the ball and just twenty metres out from his own try line Damon Somerville stepped off his left foot as he neared the defensive line and burst between two defenders with Damon Somerville then dummying to his left to beat the fullback and race away to score three metres to the left of the uprights.
2023 saw Kedan Chan-Tung play for the Burleigh Bears with Kedan Chan-Tung starting Round One of the Hastings Deering’s Colts competition at five eight for the Bears against the Easts Tigers with Kedan Chan-Tung making a line break in the 20th minute when from dummy half and the play the ball thirty eight metres from the try line Kedan Chan-Tung ran himself down a short left blindside and was able to get within two metres of the try line as he broke two tackles but unfortunately the ball was knocked from Kedan Chan-Tung’s grasp with the try line looming in front of him.
Keden Chan-Tung then recorded a line break assist in the 36th minute from twenty metres from his own try line Kedan Chan-Tung ran the ball to the left before throwing an inside ball to put his fullback on a long run downfield.
Kedan Chan-Tung then moved to start at halfback in Round Four against the Mackay Cutters.
Round One of the 2023 Hastings Deering’s Colts season saw Reico Ratana named at right second row for the Tweed Heads Seagulls against the Townsville Blackhawks with Reico Ratana recording a line break assist in the 5th minute with a pass to his left when thirty metres out from his own try line with Jaylan De Groot the recipient of the pass to then set up Malakhi Donovan to score the opening try of the match.
Reico Ratana also made a strong run in the 45th minute making fourteen metres from a Seagulls penalty tap restart.
Reico Ratana continued at right second row in Round Three against the Toowoomba Clydesdales with Reico Ratana taking the Toowoomba kick-off on the full and get the ball thirty one metres away from his try line.
Reico Ratana continued at right second row in Round Four against the Souths Logan Magpies with Reico Ratana running for 131 metres, recording a try assist and a line break assist, broke three tackles and made twenty tackles of his own.
Perhaps Reico Ratana’s best run of the match came in the 52nd minute when from the left of the play the ball and eight metres inside his own territory Reico Ratana and able to propel the ball to ten metres inside Magpies territory.
After a tough 2022 season impacted by injury Xavier Stowers commenced the 2023 season training with the Burleigh Bears Hastings Deering’s Colts side with Xavier Stowers also being Colts eligible in 2024.
Xavier Stowers started Round One of the 2023 Hastings Deering’s Colts competition in the front row against the Easts Tigers and it took Xavier Stowers only two minutes to make an impact with a strong run from forty metres out from his own rty line and to the left of the play the ball with Xavier Stower cutting back to the area behind the play the ball to get over the halfway mark before getting an off-load away to his right.
Then in the 15th minute from eight metres inside his own territory and to the right of the play the ball Xavier Stowers was able to get the ball eight metres inside Tigers territory with at least 60% of the matres being post Xavier Stowers initial contact with the defensive line.
Then in the 67th minute, in his second stint on the field Xavier Stowers, from the halfway mark and to the right of the play the ball Xavier Stowers made fourteen metres, breaking a tackle along the way.
The 10th minute saw Xavier Stowers execute a strong tackle on one the opposing Tigers front rowers (No. 8) with Xavier Stowers heavy initial contact stopping him in his tracks just two metres from the try line and just to the left of the uprights.
Xavier Stowers continued in the front row in Round Three against the Central Queensland Capra’s with Xavier Stowers making a strong run in the 13th minute from the right of the play the ball and six metres inside his own territory with Xavier Stowers breaking two tackles as he got the ball twelve metres into Central Queensland territory.
Xavier Stowers made another strong run in the 67th minute from fifteen metres out from his own try line and to the left of the play the ball with Xavier Stowers finally being tackled twenty eight metres out. Xavier Stowers then made a strong 73rd minute kick-off return to get the ball to the twenty metre mark.
Defensively in the 78th minute along with Seth Nikotemo, Xavier Stowers smashed the Capra’s No. 10 just short of the try line with the ball flying loose as a result of dual heavy initial contact.
Xavier Stowers also started in the front row in Round Four against the Mackay Cutters with Xavier Stowers coming close to scoring in the 11th minute but after a strong ten metre run Xavier Stowers was held up by multiple Cutters defenders just to the right of the uprights.
Xavier Stowers almos scored once again in the 79th minute but after a great run to his left from thirteen metres out, Xavier Stowers was dragged to ground centremetres short of the try line.
Xavier Stowers made a run of the match in the 68th minue when from the left of the play the ball and five metres inside his own territory Xavier Stowers stormed onto the ball and was able to progress the ball twenty metres inside Mackay territory with at least 60% of the maetres gained by Xavier Sotwers being post his contact with the defensive line.
Then in the 74th minute Xavier Stowers made a sixteen metre run down the right channel to get the ball eight metres inside Mackay territory.
Xavier Stowers made an almost immediate impact on the match with a strong run in just the 2nd miute when he made eleven metres to get the ball to the halfway mark. Then in the 6th minute for the left of the play the ball and twenty metres out from his own try line Xavier Stowers made eighteen metres with 60% being post contact. Then two tackles later Xavier Stowers made a further ten metres to get the ball twelve metres inside Mackay territory.
Round One of the GCRL U18 Division One competition saw Sam McAlister start in the front row for the Burleigh Bears against the Southport Tigers and Sam McAlister also started in the front row in Round Three against the Helensvale Hornets.
Sam McAlister also started in the front row in Round Four against the Currumbin Eagles with Sam McAlister scoring in the 51st minute from a six metre effort to the left of the play the ball with Sam McAlister getting the ball down under the posts.
Round One of the 2023 NRRRL U18 competition saw AJ Hickling named at left centre for the Lower Clarence Magpies against the Mullumbimby Giants with AJ Hickling scoring a double in a strong Magpies victory.
AJ Hickling recorded his opening try in the 6th minute when after receiving a pass down a short left blindside forty five metres out, AJ Hickling charged downfield and as he approached the fullback, AJ Hickling dummied to his inside to easily beat him with AJ Hickling crossing the try line wide out on the left before bringing the ball around to put it down under the posts.
AJ Hickling completed his double in the 40th minute when after the Lower Clarence halfback made a line break, his pass to AJ Hickling was knocked down but AJ Hickling picked up the ball four metres out and scored comfortably five metres to the left of the uprights untouched.
Cooper Camby’s opening try came in the 23rd minute when after backing up a Seahawks line break down the left touchline and backing up through the centre of the field, Cooper Camby received the ball around sixteen metres out and had an easy run to score under the posts untouched.
Cooper Camby scored his second try in the 48th minute when Cooper Camby chimed into the backline on the left side of the field and from thirty metres out ran straight through a big gap in the defensive line with Cooper Camby stepping inside off his right foot near the try line and wide out on the left with Cooper Camby then bringing the ball around to score under the posts for the second time in the match.
Round One of the 2023 GCRL U18 Division One competition saw Jake Lateo start at halfback for the Currumbin Eagles against the Helensvale Hornets.
Jake Lateo also started at halfback in Round Two against the Coomera Cutters with Jake Lateo scoring in the 57th minute when after receiving the ball to the right of the play the ball and fourteen metres from the try line Jake Lateo stepped off his right foot to wrong foot the defence and was subsequently get the ball over the try line right metres in from the right corner post.
Jake Lateo had almost scored earlier in the match in the 28th minute with a darting run but just as Jake Lateo was able to get the ball down next to the left upright, the ball was knocked from his grasp.
Jake Lateo also recorded a try assist in the 24th minute when after receiving the ball to the right of the play the ball thirty eight metres out from the try line Jake Lateo cut back inside and then after breaking through the defensive line, Jake Lateo drew the Cutters fullback and then passed to his left to put his support over under the posts.
Jake Lateo also started at halfback in Round Four against the Burleigh Bears with Jake Lateo kicking three conversions including a conversion in the 32nd minute from five metres in from the left touchline and a 46th minute conversion from three metres in from the left touchline.
Jake Lateo recorded try assist in the 55th minute when from sixteen metres out and to the right of the play the ball Jake Lateo put in a right foot chip kick towards the right corner with his right centre racing through to take Jake Lateo’s kick on the full and score wide out on the right.
Titans contracted Oscar Laffranchi started from the bench in Round Four of the GCRL U18 Division One competition for the Burleigh Bears against the Currumbin Eagles with Oscar Laffranchi coming onto the field to operate in the front row in the 17th minute and almost immediately Oscar Laffranchi made a strong tackle from a Burleigh Bears kick-off. Then in the 19th minute Oscar Laffranchi executed a strong front one tackle on the Currumbin left centre with the ball being knocked on as a result with the Bears taking possession forty metres out from the try line.
Oscar Laffranchi’s first strong run of the match came in the 28th minute from the right of the play the ball with Oscar Laffranchi getting the ball to twenty eight metres out from the try line after his run started on the forty metre mark.
Then Oscar Laffranchi made a strong run from the Currumbin second half kick-off, then Oscar Laffranchi made another strong run in the 50th minute that almost resulted in Oscar Laffranchi scoring after he had charged onto the ball from twenty metres out and to the right of the play the ball with Oscar Laffranchi getting to within four metres and directly in front of the goal posts.
Round One of the 2023 GCRL U18 Division One competition saw Will Saunders start at hooker for the Currumbin Eagles against the Helensvale Hornets with Will Saunders coming close to scoring in the 19th minute when he ran to his right out of dummy half from close to the try line only to be held up six metres to the left of the uprights.
Will Saunders also started at hooker Round Two against the Coomera Cutters with Will Saunders scoring in the 46th minute when after backing up an Eagles line break Will Saunders took possession from an off-load twelve metres out with Will Saunders dived over to score three metres to the left of the uprights.
Will Saunders in fact should have scored a second try when after receiving an off-load in the 49th minute Will Saunders darted across the try line but when he was standing under the goal posts instead of grounding the ball he passed to allow a team mate to score.
Will Saunders recorded an earlier try assist in the 9th minute when from forty metres out Will Saunders ran to his right out of dummy half then stepped off his left to beat a defender and burst away, Will Saunders then drew the fullback to put his fullback over to score under the posts.
Will Saunders recorded the first of his two line breaks in the 7th minute when from twenty five metres out from his own try line, Will Saunders ran to his left out of dummy half with Will Saunders racing through the heart of the Cutters defensive line before off-loading to his left to his fullback.
Will Saunders made his second line break in the 22nd minute when from thirty three metres out from the try line Will Saunders ran to his left from the base of an Eagles scrum win with Will Saunders getting to within sixteen metres out from the try line.
Will Saunders also made a strong run in the 32nd minute from forty metres out from the try line with Will Saunders ran to his right and after breaking three tackles was brought to ground twenty metres out.
Will Saunders also started at hooker in Round Four against the Burleigh Bears with Will Saunders making the first of his two line breaks in the 14th minute with a dummy half run to his right with the play the ball thirsty metres directly in front of the goal posts. As he approached the Bears defensive line Will Saunders stepped off his left foot twice before being tackled just three metres from the try line but Will Saunders had been hit high and was deservedly awarded a penalty as a result.
Will Saunders made a second line break in the 41st minute when with the play the ball forty metres from the try line and in the centre of the field, Will Saunders ran to his right out of dummy half and after racing through the centre of the Bears defensive line Will Saunders was brought to ground twenty metres out.
The first of multiple smart runs out of dummy half from Will Saunders came in the 3rd minute when Will Saunders ran to his right out of dummy half from twenty three metres out with Will Saunders run coming to an end just seven metres out from the try line.
Will Saunders showcased his kicking skills out of dummy half in the 49th minute when from thirty nine metres out from his own try line and near the centre of the field Will Saunders stepped to his right and put in a right foot kick into the right corner with the Bears left winger trapped inside his own ten metre area.
Then in the 42nd minute with Burleigh coming back into the match strongly Will Saunders executed an individual play that completely altered the momentum of the match when from a Currumbin kick-off Will Saunders was the first Eagles player downfield with Will Saunders then smartly executing a one on one strip on the Burleigh kick return to get the ball back for Currumbin twenty metres from the try line.
2023 saw Jaylen Taewa play for the Currumbin Eagles in the GCR LU18 Division One competition with Jaylen Taewa’s first match for the Eagles coming in Round Four when he started in the front row against the Burleigh Bears.
Jaylen Taewa celebrated his first match for the Eagles by scoring in the 15th minute from a two metre run off an off-load from his right to crash over to score six metres to the right of the uprights.
Earlier in the 3rd minute Jaylen Taewa from the right of the play the ball and forty metres from the try line, Jaylen Taewa was able to get the ball to within twenty three metres of the try line.
Then in the 20th minute from the left of the play the ball and thirty three metres from the try line Jaylan Taewa’s charge ended on the twenty metre mark but Burleigh were forced to allocate multiple defensive resources to affect the tackle.
Jaylen Taewa added another strong run in the 52nd minute that almost ended in a second try when from the right of the play the ball and fifteen metres out, Jaylen Taewa took on the Bears forward pack head on and came within three metres of scoring a powerhouse try.
Round One of the 2023 GCRL U18 Division One competition saw Bailey McConnell start at halfback for the Burleigh Bears against the Southport Tigers with Bailey McConnell recording a try assist in just the 2nd minute of the match when from forty five metres out Bailey McConnell ran the ball down a short left blindside with Bailey McConnell dummying to his left to break through the defensive line with Bailey McConnell then drawing the Southport fullback and passing to his right to put his right second rower over to score.
Bailey McConnell made a line break in the 44th minute when after getting a short off-load away to his left when thirty five meres out from his own line, Bailey McConnell got the ball back by way of an off-load two metres inside his own territory with Bailey McConnell then breaking through the centre of the Southport defensive line before getting an off-load away to his left centre who subsequently put the Bears left winger over to score.
Bailey McConnell made a second line break in the 49th minute when from two passes to the left of a Burleigh scrum win in the centre of the field and thirty metres out from the try line Bailey McConnell stepped off his left foot twice in a short space of time with Bailey McConnell then beating two more defenders as he got the ball to within three metres short of the try line.
Bailey McConnell also recorded a line break assist in the 59th minute when after receiving an off-load on the halfway mark, Bailey McConnell ran the ball to his right before off-loading in the same direction to his right centre away on a thirty metre run down the touchline.
Bailey McConnell also started at halfback in Round Three against the Helensvale Hornets with Bailey McConnell scoring a double in a big Bears victory.
Bailey McConnell’s opening try arrived in the 39th minute when after following through a line break by the Bears right winger Bailey McConnell was on hand to take possession of an inside kick by the winger to score six metres to the right of the uprights.
Bailey McConnell completed his double in the 58th minute when after backing up another Bears line break Bailey McConnell received the ball thirty five metres out and raced away to score under the posts.
Bailey McConnell also recorded a try assist in the 31st minute when after a darting run to the right of the play the ball, Bailey McConnell cut back to his left before putting Philip Hakaraia-Ngamotu into a gap to score from seven metres out.
Bailey McConnell also made a try saving tackle in the 44th minute with a great effort just two metres out from the try line on the last tackle to prevent a near certain Hornets try.
Bailey McConnell also started at halfback in Round Four against the Currumbin Eagles with putting in a high bomb to the right wing from centre field and twenty metres out in the 28th minute with Bailey McConnell’s swirling bomb dropped by the Eagles for another attacking set of six for the Bears.
The 53rd minute saw Bailey McConnell make a try saving tackle on the Eagles right second rower with Bailey McConnell spinning him around to get him to ground a metre from the try line and two metres in from the right touchline.
Then in the 57th minute with Burleigh chasing the game Bailey McConnell did very well to race off the halfway to jump high and take a Burleigh short kick-off to the left on the full and then Bailey McConnell was able to flick the ball back inside as the Currumbin defence was trying to force him over the touchline.
Benji Quinlan was recently named the Tweed Heads Seagull 2023 CC Cup Players Player.
Round One of the 2023 GCRL U18 Division One competition saw Matari Donovan start at left centre for the Currumbin Eagles against the Helensvale Hornets with Matari Donovan scoring a double in a strong first up victory for the Eagles.
Matari Donovan scored his opening try in the 28th minute when after receiving the ball on the left ten metres from the try line, Matari Donovan stepped off his left foot to beat the Hornets fullback and score mid-way between the goal posts and corner post on the left side of the field.
Matari Donovan completed his double in the 43rd minute when Matari Donovan backed up a Currumbin kick which was dropped by Helensvale with Matari Donovan getting the ball ten metres and carrying three defenders to the try line to get the ball down mid-way between the goal posts and corner post on the left side of the field.
Matari Donovan could have had a hat trick but in the 25th minute after chasing through an attacking Eagles grubber kick Matari Donovan was unable to ground the ball just short of the dead ball line.
Matari Donovan also made a strong covering tackle in the 3rd minute when he chased down a Hornets line break down their right touchline with Matari Donovan getting to the winger and brining him down on the halfway mark.
Matari Donovan also started at left centre Round Two against the Coomera Cutters with Matari Donovan recording a double inside the opening ten minutes of the match.
Matari Donovan’s opening try arrived in the 5th minute when after receiving the ball in space Matari Donovan had a comfortable eight metre run to the try line with Matari Donovan then able to bring the ball around seven metres closer to the left upright.
Matari Donovan’s second try arrived just three minutes later in the 8th minute when after receiving an off-load around ten metres out, Matari Donovan was able to bring the ball around and put it down under the posts.
Matari Donovan also started at left centre in Round Four against the Burleigh Bears with Matari Donovan scoring in the 46th minute when after receiving a cut-out pass from his right, Matari Donovan had a ten metre run before diving over to score three metres in from the left corner post.
Matari Donovan also recorded a try assist in the 32nd minute when after making a line break twenty metres out from his own try line, Matari Donovan burst away down the left touchline and just over the halfway mark, Matari Donovan was able to draw the Bears fullback and off-load the ball to his inside to his trailing left winger who raced away to score near the left corner post.
Titans contracted Matthew Barrow was recently named the Tweed Heads Seagull 2023 MM Cup Players Player.
Round Three of the 2023 GCRL U18 Division One competition saw Phillip Hakaraia-Ngamotu start at left second row for the Burleigh Bears against the Helensvale Hornets with Phillip Hakaraia-Ngamotu scoring a powerhouse hat trick in a big Burleigh victory.
Phillip Hakaraia-Ngamotu scored the first of his three tries in the 29th minute with a twenty eight metre run down the left sideline after receiving the ball from his inside with Phillip Hakaraia-Ngamotu getting the ball down four metres in from the left corner post.
Phillip Hakaraia-Ngamotu scored his second try in the 31st minute with a seven metre run to score after receiving a smart off-load from Bailey McConnell.
Phillip Hakaraia-Ngamotu completed his hat trick in the 36th minute with a six metre run to the left of the dummy half to score five metres in from the left corner post.
Phillip Hakaraia-Ngamotu also made a line break in the 31st minute when from twenty metres out from his own try line Phillip Hakaraia-Ngamotu broke two tackles before charging down the left touchline and was brought down by the Hornets fullback when he was only ten metres out from the try line.
Prior to his opening try Phillip Hakaraia-Ngamotu had made a strong run in the 6th minute when from forty metres out Phillip Hakaraia-Ngamotu charged to within eight metres of the try line with Phillip Hakaraia-Ngamotu breaking multiple tackles over the course of his run.
Phillip Hakaraia-Ngamotu also made a strong run in the 11th minute when down the left channel Phillip Hakaraia-Ngamotu made sixteen metres to get the ball four metres into Helensvale territory.
Phillip Hakaraia-Ngamotu also started at left second row in Round Four against the Currumbin Eagles with recording a line break in the 59th minute when after receiving the ball two passes to the left of the play the ball twenty metres from his own try line, Phillip Hakaraia-Ngamotu cut inside to beat one defender before bursting through the attempted tackle of two more with Phillip Hakaraia-Ngamotu then surging downfield to within thirty metres of the try line.
Phillip Hakaraia-Ngamotu started off his match with a strong run in the 20th minute from three from his own try line and to the right of the play the ball with Phillip Hakaraia-Ngamotu able to get the ball to the twenty metre mark.
Phillip Hakaraia-Ngamotu also did well in the 58th minute when after receiving the ball from his right from Bailey McConnell twelve metres inside his own territory Phillip Hakaraia-Ngamotu was able to gain enough ground to get the ball twelve metres inside Currumbin territory.
Then from a Burleigh penalty tap restart in the 58th minute and eighteen metres out, Phillip Hakariaa-Ngamotu’s strong run almost saw him get all of the way to the try line but ultimately Phillip Hakaraia-Ngamotu was dragged to ground two metres short.
Titans contracted Isaiah Scanlon was recently named the 2023 Tweed Heads Seagulls MM Cup Best and Fairest.
Isaiah Scanlon was also named the 2023 Tweed Heads Seagulls Pathways Player of the Year.
Young forward Bodhi Sharpley signed with the Titans in early 2023 after a strong 2023 MM Cup season with the Toowoomba Clydesdales.
After the Toowoomba Clydesdales had a Round One bye Bodhi Sharpley started in the front row in Rounds Two, Three and Four against the Wide Bay Bulls, Ipswich Jets and Sunshine Coast Falcons respectively. Then after missing Round Five Bodhi Sharpley started from the bench in Rounds Six and Seven against the Jets and Falcons.
Bodhi Sharpley scored one try in the 2023 MM Cup competition with that try coming in the 37th minute of Round Seven against Sunshine Coast when from three metres out and to the right of the play the ball Bodhi Sharpley charged onto a hard flat pass from the dummy half to crash over four metres to the left of the uprights.
In 2023 Bodhi Sharpley continued to play for Toowoomba Brothers in the Toowoomba Junior Rugby League U17 competition with Bodhi Sharpley spending time both in the front row and second row with Bodhi Sharpley scoring in Round Three against Toowoomba Souths.
In April 2023 Bodhi Sharpley was selected to attend the Queensland Rugby League Skills Day for the Western Clydesdales.
In 2022 Bodhi Sharpley captained the Toowoomba Clydesdales in the Cyril Connell Cup competition with Bodhi Sharpley starting in the second row in all of the Clydesdales matches.
2022 also saw Bodhi Sharpley play for Toowoomba Brothers in the Toowoomba JRL U16 competition with Bodhi Sharpley starting at lock in all of Brothers regular season matches with Bodhi Sharpley scoring doubles in Round Two and Seven against Highfields and Gatton respectively.
In the finals series Bodhi Sharpley moved to five eight including starting there in the Grand Final against Dalby with Bodhi Sharpley scoring a double in Week One of the Finals against Gatton.
Round One of the 2023 Group Two U18 competition saw Cooper Armfield-Stevens start from the bench for the South Grafton Rebels before Cooper Armfield-Stevens moved into the Rebels starting line-up in the centres in Round Two against Nambucca Heads.
Round One of the 2023 Group Two U18 competition saw Samuel Petch start at fullback for the South Grafton Rebels with Samuel Petch also starting at fullback in Round Two against Nambucca Heads with Samuel Petch kicking a conversion in a tough Rebels loss.
Round One of the 2023 Group Two First Grade competition saw Jamal Laurie start at fullback for the South Grafton Rebels against Coffs Harbour before Jamal Laurie moved to the wing for Round Two against against Nambucca Heads.
Jamal Laurie continued on the wing in Round Three against Bellingen with Jamal Laurie scoring one of the Rebels two tries in the match.
In late October 2021 Jamal Laurie was named in the Ipswich Jets 2022 MM Cup squad.
The Exciting young former Titans linked Clarence Coast Magpie (former South Grafton Rebel) was named to start on the right wing for the Northern Rivers Titans in Round One of the 2020 U16 Andrew Johns Cup against the Parramatta Eels at Cudgen however the match was cancelled due to the wet conditions in northern New South Wales that particular weekend.
Jamal Laurie started on the right wing in Round Two of the U16 Andrew Johns Cup against the Newcastle Knights in Ballina scoring the Northern Rivers Titans second try of the match. From a scrum move, Jamal Laurie received the ball down a short blind side producing a good in and away to get outside his direct opponent and broke away after a powerful left arm fend on the same defender to run twenty metres to score.
Jamal Laurie also started on the right wing in Round Three against the Central Coast Roosters scoring the Northern Rivers Titans first try of the match when he took at intercept and ran ninety metres to score untouched an was able to bring the ball around to near the goal posts, to make it two tries from as many matches.
Jamal Laurie had a bug match In Round Four against the Greater Northern Tigers scoring a double after starting once again on the right wing. Jamal Laurie’s first try was a spectacular effort in just the second minute of the match when he leapt above his opposing winger to take a cross kick from Harvey Masoe spectacularly on the full to score in the right corner.
Jamal Laurie also stopped what looked like a certain Greater Northern Tigers try in the second half. The Greater Northern Tigers got outside the Titans right side defence and Jamal Laurie was confronted with a three on one situation just ten metres out from his own line. Just as the ball was passed Jamal Laurie was able to come forward and knock the ball into the air and finish off the intercept to prevent the try. To add to the impressive play Jamal Laurie was able to stay in the field of play and bring the ball back to the half-way mark to fundamentally change the momentum of the match.
Jamal Laurie also started on the right wing in the Round Five local derby against North Coast scoring once again from a long-range intercept. With North Coast attacking ten metres out from the Northern Rivers Titans line, the ball was spun to the left, Jamal Laurie sensing the danger, moved up directly into the North Coast attacking line, initially contacting the ball above his head, Jamal Laurie, did not panic when the ball rebounded in the air, he calmly collected the ball and ran eight five metres to score near the posts.
In total in his four U16 Andrew Johns Cup matches in 2020 for the Northern Rivers Titans Jamal Laurie scored five tries, including at least once in all four matches to finish as the Titans leading try scorer and with a 125% strike rate.
For the 2020 Group One season Jamal Laurie moved from South Grafton to the Clarence Coast Mapgies, including starting at left centre and scoring in Round Three of the U16.5 competition as the Magpies went down to Ballina.
Jamal Laurie also started at left centre in Round Four and scored his second try of the season as Clarence Coast defeated Casino RSM 40 – 0. Jamal Laurie continued his starts in the centres in Round Five against Ballina.
In Round Six Jamal Laurie moved to fullback as Clarence Coast continued their good form on the back on a 28 – 18 win over Casino RSM and also started at fullback in the Magpies 14 all draw in Round Six against the Kyogle Turkeys and also in a Round Eight 16 all draw against the Kyogle Turkeys.
Jamal Laurie continued at fullback in Round Nine and was one of the Magpies try scorers as they defeated the Kyogle Turkeys 24 – 22. Jamal Laurie also started at fullback and scored once again as the Clarence Coast Magpies finished off the regular season with a 28 – 17 win over the Ballian Seagulls.
In total in the 2020 Group One U16.5 season Jamal Laurie scored four tries from eight matches to finish with a 50% strike rate.
Jamal Laurie started in the centres for the Magpies in the 2020 Group One U16.5 Grand Final against the Ballina Seagulls.
Jamal Laurie was part of the Titans 2018/19 Group 18 U15 Development Squad after a 2018 season which saw him play the entire year up in the U15 age group even though he was still U14 eligible. Jamal Laurie has been playing “up” an age group for the last couple of seasons in fact.
In 2019 Jamal Laurie was selected in the Australian Secondary Schools U15 Invitational side for the ASSRL U15 Championships starting on the wing including on Day One in a 36 – 6 win over the Northern Territory.
Jamal Laurie started the 2019 season once again up an age group being the Group One U16.5 competition for South Grafton and was part of their Round One side that defeated a Ballina side containing Titans contracted Rowan Mansfield 26 – 4.
Jamal Laurie was also part of the 2019 U16.5 South Grafton Rebels side that played Casino RSM in Round Three as a curtain raiser to the Titans NRL match at Canterbury. Hopefully not the last time that Jamal Laurie plays on the ground.
Jamal Laurie scored his first points of the Group One U16.5 season when he kicked two conversions in Round Eleven against Kyogle.
Jamal Laurie’s 2019 season came to an end when South Grafton went down 21 – 14 to Ballina in the Group One U16.5 Preliminary Final.
In 2019 Jamal Laurie also represented the mid-North Coast U15 rugby league side from South Grafton High School and after those trials was selected in the North Coast U15 Rugby League representative side.
2019 also saw Jamal Laurie represent North Coast in athletes showcasing his diverse sporting skills and also participated at the New South Wales age state Track and Field Championships.
In 2019 Jamal Laurie participated in the New South Wales Combined High Schools Track and Field Championships in the 100 metre and 200 metres spring races and also High Jump.
In his 100 metre heat, Jamal Laurie ran 11.73 seconds to finish fourth and qualify for the final. In the final Jamal Laurie ran 11.83 seconds to finish seventh. At the Championships Jamal Laurie also jumped 1.65 metres in the High Jump competition.
In 2019 Jamal Laurie was also the 2019 South Grafton U15 age athletics champion and he also played for the South Grafton High School U15 touch side.
Jamal Laurie was named at fullback for the Group One U15 Taipans for the New South Wales Country Age Championships that were held in Port Macquarie in late September 2019.
At the Championships Jamal Laurie started all three of Group One’s U15 matches at fullback with those matches being against Maitland and Group 19 on Day One and Central Coast on Day Two.
For South Grafton in the 2018 Group One U15 competition, Jamal Laurie played in fifteen matches finish with eleven tries which was good enough to finish the season as the competitions fourth leading try scorer. Not a bad effort at all considering Jamel Laurie was U14 eligible.
Jamal Laurie scored doubles against Kyogle and Clarence Coast and also scored against Lismore Marist Brothers in four separate matches and also scored against Casino RSM in two matches and also against Clarence Coast.
Jamal Laurie also represented Group One at the U14 level at the New South Wales Country Age Championships in 2018. In those Championships Jamal Laurie played in all four of Group One’s matches scoring in all of them including the Northern Plate Final against Group 19 which Group One won 38 – 12.
Jamal Laurie’s other three tries came against Groups Nine and Four as well as Newcastle. To say that Jamal Laurie had an outstanding U14 New South Wales Country Age Championships would be an understatement.
Round One of the 2023 Group Two First Grade competition saw Nic Torrens start in the second rwo for the South Grafton Rebels against Coffs Harbour and after missing Round Two, Nic Torrens continued in the second row in Round Three against Bellingen with Nic Torrens kicking two conversions from as many attempts.
Nic Torrens was due to start at lock for the Northern Rivers Titans in Round One of the 2020 U16 Andrew Johns Cup against the Parramatta Eels at Cudgen but the match was cancelled due to the wet weather in the region that weekend.
Nic Torrens started Round Two of the U16 Andrew Johns Cup at lock against the Newcastle Knights in Ballina and produced some outstanding moments including a great run mid-way through the first half of around twenty metres, the majority of the ground that Nic Torrens made were hard post contact metres.
In the second half Nic Torrens also produced a smart piece of play that should not go unnoticed. On around the halfway mark, Nic Torrens was on hand to retrieve the ball in space after it was dropped by a Knights front rower. Instead of trying to outrun the converging cover defence, Nic Torrens popped a good ball to his left to Travis May to run fifty metres to score.
Nic Torrens also started at lock in Round Three against the Central Coast Roosters and in Round Four against the Greater Northern Tigers and in the Round Five local derby against North Coast where his defence came to the fore with some heavy initial contact in the centre of the ruck.
In late June 2020 Nic Torrens started training with his Claence Coast Magpies club side in preparation for the late start of the Group One U16.5 junior rugby league competition.
In the 2020 Group One U16.5 season Nic Torrens took over some of the goal kicking duties including kicking two conversions from as many attempts in Round Three as Clarence Coast went down 18 – 12 to Ballina.
Nic Torrens continued his solid start to the season scoring a double and kicked three goals for an individual points haul of fourteen in Round Four as Clarence Coast defeated Casino RSM 40 – 0. Starting at lock once again in Round Five, Nic Torrens kicked three conversions from as many attempts as Clarence Coast went down to Ballina.
In Round Six in a Magpies 28 – 18 win against Casino RSM, Nic Torrens once again started at lock and kicked a conversion. Round Eight saw Nic Torrens start at lock against Kyogle and kick a conversion in the 16 all draw. In Round Nine against the Kyogle Turkeys, starting as usual at lock, Nic Torrens kicked four from four to help Clarence Coast to a 24 – 22 win.
Nic Torrens finished the Group One U16.5 regular season with a big match scoring a double and kicking four goals as the Magpies defeated their eventual Grand Final opponents Ballina 28 – 17.
In total in the 2020 Group One U16.5 regular season competition, Nic Torrens scored fifty points from seven games, with those points coming from four tries and seventeen goals.
Nic Torrens started at lock for the Magpies in the 2020 Group One U16.5 Grand Final against the Ballina Seagulls with Clarenc Coast winning the Grand Final 28 – 26 with Nic Torrens scoring a try and kicking two onversions in the high quality match.
The young front rower started for the Titans U14/15 Invitational side that went down 42 – 10 to a Titans Brisbane/Gold Coast based U14 side in early October 2019 and was one his sides best in the high quality match at Tweed Heads.
For the Clarence Coast Magpies in the 2019 Group One U15 competition Nic Torrens played in thirteen matches including finals scoring forty eight points from eight tries and an identical number of goals with two of those tries coming in Clarence Coast’s 14 – 10 Grand Final win over Ballina. Nic Torrens was in fact named player of the Grand Final such was his dominance throughout the match in the Magpies tight victory.
In addition to his Grand Final double Nic Torrens also scored doubles in three separate matches against Casino RSM, who must have been sick of the sight of him by season’s end. With the boot Nic Torrens kicked three goals late in the season against Lismore Marist Brothers to be the most that Nic Torrens kicked in a single match in 2019.
Nic Torrens also had an outstanding 2019 season with MacLean High School dominating in the DEX Shield competition including one match against Grafton High School in which Nic Torrens was as close to unstoppable as I have seen a player be in a school boy match in any age group.
2019 also saw Nic Torrens represent Group One at the NSW Country U15 Age Championships playing three matches in the front row, scoring against Group 19 in Group One’s second match of a busy Day One of the Championships.
In November 2019 Nic Torrens travelled to Sydney to take part in the New South Wales U16 Talented Aboriginal Athlete Program being named in the New South Wales Indigenous U16 side in late December to cap off an outstanding 2019 season for the young man.
In 2018 in the Group One U14 competition Nic Torrens played in fifteen matches for Clarence Coast scoring sixty two points from three tries and twenty five goals. Nic Torrens tries included tries in Round One and two against Casino RSM and Kyogle respectively and a try in Clarence Coast’s 26 – 24 Preliminary Final loss to the Ballina Seagulls.
From a goal kicking perspective Nic Torrens kicked four goals in a match on three occasions including in Rounds One and Two against Casino RSM and Kyogle, also scoring a try in those matches and towards the conclusion of the season against Grafton.
In 2018 Nic Torrens also played four matches in the Group One U15 competition making his debut and scoring in Round One against Casino RSM. Nic Torrens other 2018 U15 Group One matches were against Ballina, South Grafton and Lismore Marist Brothers. On each occasion that Nic Torrens played a Group One U15 match in 2018 he had played in the U14 fixture earlier in the day.
Round One of the 2023 Hastings Deering’s Colts season saw Nicholas Hilton named on the bench for the Tweed Heads Seagulls against the Townsville Blackhawks with Nicholas Hilton coming onto the field to operate in the front row in the 50th minute with Nicholas Hilton almost immediately getting an off-load away in a tackle.
Nicholas Hilton also started from the bench in Round Three against the Toowoomba Clydesdales with Nicholas Hilton coming onto the field in the second half to play in the front row with Nicholas Hilton making a strong run in the73rd minute from the right of the play the ball and ten metres out and it was only Nicholas Hilton crashing into the left upright in the tackle that prevented him from scoring.
Nicholas Hilton continued off the bench in Round Four against the Souths Logan Magpies with Nicholas Hilton coming onto the field to operate in the front row in the 45th minute and in the 52nd minute after engaging the defensive line to the left of the play the ball Nicholas Hilton was able to get his right arm free and off-load to his left to Ryan Foran.
Nicholas Hilton got another off-load away in the 58th minute when after engaging the Magpies defensive line Nicholas Hilton got a good off-load away to Jaylan De Groot, with Jett Jackson scoring two passes later.
The 56th minute saw Nicholas Hilton make a strong run from thirty two metres out from his own try line and to the right of the play the ball with Nicholas Hilton rumbling forward all of the way to the halfway mark.
In late 2022 EJ Finau was named in the 2023 Burleigh Bears Hastings Deering’s Colts squad after playing a number of matches for the Bears in the Colts competition with EJ Finau still U18 eligible in 2022.
Round Three of the 2023 Hastings Deering’s Colts competition saw EJ Finau start from the bench for the Burleigh Bears against the Central Queensland Capra’s with EJ Finau scoring in the 36th minute when after charing onto the ball from twelve metres out and to the right of the play the ball EJ Finau engaged the defensive line still six metres out but EJ Finau continued to force his way forward and was abl to carry three defenders with him as EJ Finua got the ball down five metres to the left of the uprights.
EJ Finau then made a strong kick-off return in the 48th minute to get the ball to the thirty metre mark with EJ Finau then being awrded a penlty to further promote Burleigh’s field position.
EJ Finau also started from the bench in Round Four against the Mackay Cutters with EJ Finau coming onto the field to operate in the front row in the 27th minute and almost immediately EJ Finau charged onto the ball to the left of the play the ball from his own twenty metre mark and after running over the top of one defender EJ FInau got the ball two metres over the thirty metre mark.
EJ Finau started in the front row in the Bears late February 2023 Hastings Deering’s Colts trial against the Tweed Heads Seagulls with Ej Finau making the opening run of the match from the Seagulls kick-off with Ej Finau getting the ball twenty five metres away from his own try line. Ej Finau made another strong run in the 5th minute from the kick-off from Burleigh opening try of the match with Ej Finau once again getting the ball to the twenty five metre mark.
EJ Finau made a further strong charge in the 42nd minute to the left side of the field with EJ Finau engaging the defensive line and spinning 360 degress clockwise before getting an off-load away to his left with the Bears scoring in the left corner with Ej Finau’s off-load a key reason for the subsequent try.
The in the next set of six tackles in the 43rd minute EJ Finau charged onto the ball twenty metres out from his own try line to the left of the play the ball with Ej Finau making sixteen metres, at least 50% of which were post contact metres.
EJ Finau also made a strong tackle in the 20th minute when whilst defending on his own try line EJ Finau made astrong driving tackle with his right shoulder on the Seagulls right centre driving him onto his back.
Round One of the 2023 Hastings Deering’s Colts season saw Kyhan Weir named on the bench for the Tweed Heads Seagulls against the Townsville Blackhawks with Kyhan Weir scoring in the 45th minute when after charging onto the ball from six metres out and to the right of the play the ball, Kyahn Weir spun counter clockwise after engaging the defensive line to get the ball down next to the right upright.
Then in the 48th minute Kyahn Weir once again engaged the Blackhawks defensive line and when forty metres out Kyhan Weir was also to get a left arm off-load away to a support runner on his right.
Kyhan Weir also started from the bench in Round Three against the Toowoomba Clydesdales with Kyhan Weir coming onto the field to operate in the front row in the 31st minute.
The 36th minute saw Kyhan Weir make a line break from fifteen metres from his own try line off a Jaylan De Groot pass with Kyhan Weir charging downfield to five metres inside Toowoomba territory with Kyhan Weir then able to get the ball away to his right to his trailing five eight.
Kyhan Weir recorded a second line break in the 40th minute when Kyhan Weir burst through two defenders from the left of the dummy half and thirty two metres out from his own try line. Once again before he was tackled, Kyhan Weir was able to get an off-load away, ont this occasion to his lock who then put Jaylan De Groot over to score under the posts.
Kyhan Weir continued off the bench in Round Four against the Souths Logan Magpies with Kyhan Weir coming onto the field to operate in the front row in the 25th minute.
In the 30th minute Kyhan Weir, from the right of the play the ball and ten metres from the halfway mark was able to get the ball five metres into Souths Logan territory.
2023 saw Joseph Shannon return to the Burleigh Bears with Joseph Shannon starting Round Two of the 2023 Hastings Deering’s Colts competition in the front row for the Bears against the Easts Tigers with Joseph Shannon coming onto the field to operate in the front row in the 28th minute.
Joseph Shannon made a line break in the 54th minute when after charging onto the ball to the right of the play the ball and thirty two metres out from his own try line Joseph Shannon burst straight through the defensive line and broke three tackles as he got to within twenty seven metres of the try line before getting an off-load away to his left to his trailing hooker.
Earlier in the 48th minute from the right of the play the ball Joseph Shannon crashed into the defensive line around twenty metres out knocking the initial backwards and onto the ground with Joseph Shannon only stopped just four metres shy of the try line.
Then in the 51st minute from the left of the play the ball Joseph Shannon made nineteen metres downfield from his own twenty five metre mark.
Joseph Shannon also started from the bench in Round Four against the Mackay Cutters with Joseph Shannon coming onto the field to operate in the front row in the 31st minute.
Round One of the 2023 Hastings Deering’s Colts season saw Jayden Wright named in the front row for the Tweed Heads Seagulls against the Townsville Blackhawks with Jayden Wright scoring in the 61st minute under the posts off a Max Liles pass when thirty metres out from the try line. Jayden Wright then produced a strong run from the subsequent Blackhawks kick-off.
The first of a number of strong runs from Jayden wright came in the 8th minute from the kick-off from the Seagulls opening try with jayden Wright able to get the ball two metres over the twenty metre mark.
Jayden Wright executed a smart play in the 53rd minute with a one one one strip of the Blackhawks hooker with Townsville on the attack and just out from the tryline.
Jayden Wright also started in the front row in Round Three against the Toowoomba Clydesdales with Jayden Wright making the second hit-up of the match and getting the ball to within ten metres of the halfway mark.
Jyaden Wright crossed the try line in the 19th minute next to the left upright however the pass from his right was ruled forward by the referee. Earlier in the 14th minute Jayden Wright had made fourteen metres from the left of the play the ball and twenty metres out from his own try line with Jayden Wright then being awarded a penalty for being held down too long in the tackle.
Then in the 16th minute Jayden Wright backed up a Tweed Heads line break to receive an off-load from his five eight and made fourteen metres before being tackled twenty two metres out from the try line.
Jayden Wright continued in the front row in Round Four against the Souths Logan Magpies with Jayden Wright recording a line break assist in the 48th minute when after engaging the defensive line Jayden Wright was able to get his right arm above his head and get the ball away to his left to Jaylan De Groot who burst twenty metres through the centre of the field.
Earlier in the 15th minute Jayden Wright made fourteen metres down the right channel to get the ball within ten metres of the halfway mark.
The 2023 NRRRL U18 season saw Harry Chadburn move to the Bilambil Jets with Harry Chadburn named at fullback in Round One against the Tweed Coast Raiders with Harry Chadburn scoring early in the match as a result of some good footwork.
Harry Chadburn did well defensively in the 18th minute when after the Raiders hooker split the Jets defence through the centre of the field, Harry Chadburn raced to his right to make the one on one covering tackle from the back right quadrant ten metres from the try line.
The Round Two local derby against the Cudgen Hornets saw Harry Chadburn move to five eight with Harry Chadburn scoring in the 45th minute when Harry Chadburn chased through a Jets grubber kick into the in-goal with Harry Chadburn getting to the ball first and getting downward pressure on the ball five metres to the left of the uprights.
Harry Chadburn also recorded a try assist in the 8th minute when whilst twenty metres out and to the left of the play the ball Harry Chadburn threw a hard flat pass to his left to put his fullback into a big gap to then score under the posts.
The 51st minute saw Harry Chadburn kick a 40/20 from thirty two metres out from his own try line with Harry Chadburn’s right foot kick going into touch just two metres out from the left corner post.
Harry Chadburn had an outstanding start to the match with his kick-off going into touch to get the ball for the Jets just ten metres out from the try line with Bilambil scoring from the subsequent set of six tackles.
Harry Chadburn did well kicking the ball also in the 27th minute when his goal line drop-out went over the right touchline for the Jets to get the ball back thirty five metres out from their own try line.
Harry Chadburn also made a try saving play in the 26th minute when he tracked back to knock a dangerous Cudgen grubber kick into the in-goal over the dead ball line just in front of multiple chasers.
Harry Chadburn also started at five eight in Round Three against the Tweed Heads Seagulls with Harry Chadburn kicking a conversion in a tough loss for the Jets with Harry Chadburn kicking his conversion for just to the left of the uprights in the 47th minute.
Harry Chadburn recorded a line break assist in the 30th minute when from the left of the play the ball Harry Chadburn held off one defender before off-loading to his left to put his left centre away on a thirty metre line break that saw the ball progress over the halfway mark.
Earlier Harry CHadburn had made a good run himself when in the 12th minute Harry Chadburn took a Seagulls clearing kick on the full twenty metres out from his own try line and a few metres in from the right touchline, Harry Chadburn then used smart footwork to beat the first chased downfield with a right foot step with Harry Chadburn then darting away down the right touchline before being wrestled to the ground eight metres from the halfway mark.
Round One of the 2023 NRRRL U18 season Ricco Waitititi start at right centre for the Tweed Heads Seagulls against the Casino Cougars with Ricco Waitititi scoring in the 11th minute when after backing up a line break Ricco Waitititi received the ball from his left when twenty two metres out from the try line with Ricco Waitititi racing away to score under the posts untouched.
Ricco Waitititi also made a line break in the 35th minute when after receiving the ball on the right side of the field on the halfway mark Ricco Waitititi raced thirty five metres down the right touchline before passing back inside to his five eight who was tackled six metres out with the Seagulls scoring from the subsequent play the ball.
Ricco Waitititi had done well earlier in the match in the 7th minute when from the right of the play the ball twenty five metres out from his own try line, Ricco Waitititi carried the ball to within eight metres of the halfway mark with Ricco Waitititi then being awarded a penalty for being held down too long in the tackle.
Ricco Waitititi also started at right centre in Round Two against the Ballina Seagulls with Ricco Waitititi doing well in the 9th minute with a strong from the left of the play the ball from thirty five metres out from his own try line with Ricco Waitititi able to promote the ball to the halfway mark.
Ricco Waitititi continued at right centre in Round Three against the Bilambil Jets with Ricco Waitititi recording a try assist in the 6th minute when after backing a line break Ricco Waitititi received the ball from his left seven metres from the halfway mark and then after running twenty seven metres downfield Ricco Waitititi got a right arm around the corner off-load away to his left back to where the ball came for his team mate to score under the posts.
Ricco Waitititi was involved in another try in the 27th minute when from the left of the play the ball and near the centre of the field, Ricco Wiatititi charged onto the ball from twenty five metres out and cut off his left foot before immediately stepping off his right before being tackled two metres out in front of the left upright and then as a result of Ricco Waitititi’s quick play the ball one of the Tweed Heads forward crashed over.
Ricco Waititi made a line break of his own in the 29th minute when after receiving the ball in space forty metres out from his own try line, Ricco Waitititi was able to make a twenty metre line break into Bilambil territory.
2023 sees Titans contracted Jeremaiah Temapo to the Burleigh Bears with Jeremaiah Temapo starting Round One of the Hastings Deering’s Colts competition on the left wing for the Burleigh Bears against the Easts Tigers with Jeremaiah Tamepo corssing the try line in the 22nd minute in the left corner only for the pass from his inside ruled forward.
Jeremaiah Temapo came close to scoring once again in the 54th minute when from ten metres out Jeremaiah Temapo ran out of dummy half down a very very short left blindside only to be stopped inches short of the try line.
Jeremaiah Temapo also made a strong run in the 69th minute from the left of the play the ball and thirty five metres from his own try line with Jeremaiah Temap getting the bl to within two metres of the halfway mark.
Jeremaiah Temapo then moved to start at right centre in Round Three against the Central Queensland Capra’s with Jeremaiah Temapo scoring in the 71st minute with a six metre run to the try line down a short two metre right blindside to get the ball down in the corner.
One of Jeremaiah Temapo’s initial strong carry’s of the ball came in the 15th minute from a penalty tap restart thirty metres from his own try line with Jeremaiah Temapo carrying four defenders as he made twelve metres with 60% of his metres post contact.
Jeremaiah Temapo made a further strong run in the 24th minute from the right of the play the ball with Jeremaiah Temapo making twelve metres to get the ball within eight metres of the halfway mark. Jeremaiah Temapo then made a strong kick-off return in the 38th minute to get the ball to the thirty metre mark.
Jeremaiah Temapo put an exclamation mark on his strong match running with the ball in the 78th minute when from the right of the play the ball and twenty five metres out from his own try line, Jeremaiah Temapo ran over the top of the initial defender who tried to tackle him with Jeremaiah Temapo then carrying two more defenders with him to within ten metres of the halfway before shrugging them off and getting the ball six metres inside Central Queensland territory.
Jeremaiah Temap then moved back to the left wing for Round Four against the Mackay Cutters with Jeremaiah Temapo scoring two the Bears three tries in the match.
Jeremaiah Temapo scored his opening try in the 3rd minute when with the play the ball two metres out and five metres in from the left touchine, Jeremaiah Temap ran to his right out of dummy half to force his way over to score.
Jeremaiah Temapo completed his double in the 74th minute with a comfortable three metre run to put the ball down in the left corner after receiving a great off-load from his inside from Adam Christianson.
Jesemiaah Temapo could easily have finished the match with a hat trick after twisting his way over the try line in the left corner in the 69th minute however the referee penalised the Bears player who had played the ball with interference with the marker.
Jeremaiah Temap did well defensively in the 57th minute with a try saving one on one tackle in the left corner on his opposing winger.
Round One of the 2023 Hastings Deering’s Colts season saw Ryan Foran named at left second row for the Tweed Heads Seagulls against the Townsville Blackhawks with Ryan Foran being heavily involved in Jaylan De Groot’s 32nd minute try, Ryan Foran started the movement that led to jaylan De Groot’s try from ten metres out from his own try line with an impressive catch and pass to his left winger. Ryan Foran then continued to back-up to get the ball back twenty five metres out from his own try line with Ryan Foran then making fifteen metres before off-loading to his left winger who subsequently sent a pass to put Jaylan De Groot over to score under the posts.
Earlier Ryan Foran had made a strong run in the 14th minute when he ran into a gap from a Max Liles pass thirty metres out on the left side of the field with Ryan Foran getting the ball all of the way down to the ten metre mark.
Ryan Foran also started at left second row in Round Three against the Toowoomba Clydesdales with Ryan Foran scoring in the 33rd minute from three metres out with Ryan Foran getting the ball down six metres in from the left corner post.
Ryan Foran almost scored a second try in the 54th minute but after receiving the ball ten metres out and stepping off his left foot to beat one defender Ryan Foran was held up over the try line by three defenders mid-way between the goal posts and corner post on the left side of the field.
Ryan Foran also recorded a line break assist in the 50th minute when from on the halfway mark and to the left of the play the ball Ryan Foran took the ball into the defensive line and after he had made twelve metres Ryan Foran got away a smart off-load to his right to put his lock away towards the try line.
Ryan Foran made a line break of his own in the 16th minute with a twenty metre run from his own thirty metre mark after picking up an errant Toowoomba pass with Ryan Foran able to off-load to his right to his five eight before he was tackled.
Earlier in the 7th minue Ryan Foran made an eighteen metre run down the left channel to the thirty metre mark with 65% of the matres gained post contact. Then in the 33rd minute after receiving the ball thirty three metres from the try line Ryan Foran surged forward to get within seven metres of the try line with 70% of his metres gained post contact.
Ryan Foran also did exceptionally well in the 27th minute when he chased a Seagulls kick-off downfield and after grabbing hold of the Toowoomba No. 10 who was returning the kick-off ten metres from the try line, Ryan Foran dragged him back into the in-goal to force a goal line drop-out.
Ryan Foran continued at left second row in Round Four against the Souths Logan Magpies with Ryan Foran scoring in the 11th minute ten metres in from the left corner post and running a hard straight crash line and getting a great ball from his right from Jaylan De Groot.
Ryan Foran also recorded a try assist in the 23rd minute when after running the ball down a left blindside Ryan Foran drew in the Magpies right winger and got the ball away to his left to put his left winger on a twenty five metre run to score in the left corner.
Ryan Foran made his first impact on the match in the opening seconds when Ryan Foran raced through a retrieved a Seagulls short kick-off and then after running ten metres got the ball away to his right to Jordan Stewart-Lewis. Then after Stewart-Lewis was tackled, Ryan FOran took the next hit-up and got the ball within two metres of the try line.
Round One of the 2023 NRRRL U18 competition saw Kennyon Elisaia-Thomas named at five eight for the Lower Clarence Magpies against the Mullumbimby Giants with Kennyon Elisaia-Thomas making a line break in the 13th minute when after receiving the ball to the left of the play the ball and thirty metres out from his own try line, Kennyon Elisaia-Thomas dummied to his left before charging down the left channel to get twelve metres inside Giants territory however Kennyon Elisaia-Thomas’s pass back inside went to ground.
Kennyon Elisaia-Thomas also started at five eight in Round Two against the Kyogle Turkeys with Kennyon Elisaia-Thomas scoring in the 26th minute when after receiving the ball to the left of the play the ball and around fourteen metres from the try line above his head, Kennyon Elisaia-Thomas continued to run the ball to his left and after dummying to his left on two occasions, slide between two defenders to score ten metres in from the left corner post.
Kennyon Elisaia-Thomas also recorded a try assist in the 46th minute when Kennyon Elisaia-Thomas was able to get a pass away to his right to Tyrell Waters who stood up a defender and darted over to score in the right corner.
Kennyon Elisaia-Thomas continued at five eight in Round Three against Casino with Kennyon Elisaia-Thomas recording a try assist in the 8th minute when from in front of the posts and twelve metres out Kennyon Elisaia-Thomas put up a right foot bomb towards the left and after the Casino fullback lost the ball, Magpies fullback Reece Warburton swooped on the ball to score mid-way between the goal posts and corner post on the left side of the field.
Kennyon Elisaia-Thomas also recorded a line break assist in the 18th minute when after running the ball to the left on the halfway mark, Kennyon Elisaia-Thomas dummied to both his inside and outside before throwing a deft short ball to his left to put AJ Hickling away with the left centre ultimately setting up a Magpies try from a subsequent off-load.
Kennyon Elisaia-Thomas made a line break himself in the when after running to his left when still ten metres inside his own territory, Kennyon Elisaia-Thomas dummied once again to both his left and right before slicing between two defenders and then execute a left foot step to beat the fullback before he was brought to ground twenty six metres out.
Round One of the 2023 Hastings Deering’s Colts competition saw Jaylan De Groot start at right centre for the Tweed Heads Seagulls against the Townsville Blackhawks with Jaylan De Groot scoring in the 32nd mimnue when he backed up a Seagulls left sided line break with Jaylan De groot recieivn the ball in the centre of the field and running forty metres to score under the posts untouched.
Jaylan De Groot also recorded a try assist in the 5th minute when after receiving a great off-load from Reico Ratana around thirty five metres from the try line, Jaylan De Groot burst into space before drawing the Blakchawks fullback when fifteen metres out and getting the ball away to his right to put Malachi Donovan over to score.
Jaylan De Groot made a good run in the 26th minute when from the right of the play the ball and thirty four metres out from his own try line Jaylan De Groot was able to promote the ball to withn two metres of the halfway mark. The 64th minute then saw Jaylan De groot make a twenty metre run down the right channel to within thirty metres of the try line.
Jaylan De Groot was heavily involved inside the opening minue of the season with a great try saving tackle on the Townsville left centre within a metre of the try line and two metres in from the right touchline.
Jaylan De Groot made another strong tackle in the 16th minute with a ball and all effort on the Townsville left second rower (No. 12) around forty metres out.
Then in the 38th minute Jaylan De Groot was heavily involved in holding up the Blackhawks left second rower over the try line mid-way between the goal posts and corner post on the right side of the field. Then nine minutes later Jaylan De Groot stopped the same player on the try line.
Jaylan De Groot also did well in the 69th minute to jump high and take a Townsville short high kick-off on the full two metres after it had crossed the ten metre mark.
Jaylan De Groot then moved to fullback in Round Three against the Toowoomba Clydesdales with Jaylan De Groot scoring a hat trick with his opening try coming in the 40th minute when he backed up on the inside of a Tweed Heads line break down the left side of the field with Jaylan De Goort receiving the ball and racing away to score under the posts untouched.
Jaylan De Groot added a second try in the 55th minute with a comfortable six metre run from a good ball from his inside to put the ball down ten metres in from the right corner post.
Jaylan De Groot completed his hat trick in the 79th minue with a great solo effort. After receiving the ball around thirteen metres out from the try line after the Seagulls starting throwing the ball to their right, Jaylan De Groot put in a right foot grubber kick for himself and was too quick for the defence to get to the ball first and ground it five metres to the right of the uprights.
Jaylan De Groot also recorded a line break assist in the 36th minute when after receiving the ball Jaylan De Groot to the left of the play the ball Jaylan De Groot continued to run to his left before putting a good short ball on the chest of a hard charging Kyhan Wier who charged away downfield.
Jaylan De Groot also did well defensively in the 61st minue with a try saving tackle literally on the top of the try line to prevent what appeared a certain try.
Jaylan De Groot finished the match with a team leading and match leading 193 metres gained running with the ball.
Jaylan De Groot continued at fullback in Round Four against the Soutsh Logan Magpies with Jaylan De Groot recording a try assist in the 13th minute when after taking the ball to the left of the play the ball, Jaylan De Groot ran to his left and at the last moment Jaylan De Groot popped a short pass to he left to put Ryan Foran through a gap to score from eight metres out.
Jaylan De Groot made a line break in the 48th minute when after receiving an off-load from Jayden Wright forty metres out from his own try line, Jaylan De Groot took off from a standing start to get the ball to within twenty metres of the try line. Jaylan De Groot was then awarded a “six again” after he was held down too long when trying to get to his feet to play the ball.
Jaylan De Groot had done well in the 6th minute when after sheparding a Magpies grubber kick over the dead ball line, Jaylan De Groot raced back to the twenty metre mark and aftering taking a quick kick restart Jaylan De Groot ran to his right and was able to make fourteen metres.
Reece Warburton started at fullback in Round Three of the 2023 NRRRL U18 competition for the Lower Clarence Magpies against Casino with Reece Warburton scoring in the 8th minute when he was on hand to pick up a dropped bomb by the Casino fullback with Reece Warburton picking up the ball twelve metres out and darting over to score mid-way between the goal posts and corner post on the left side of the field.
Reece Warburton also made a line break in the 27th minute when after receiving the ball still three metres inside his own territory down the right channel Reece Warburton used his elite speed to get the ball within twenty four metres of the try line.
Great to see Titans contracted Wailer Whaiapu named the Keebra Park SHS Open A Rugby League captain.
2023 Northern Rivers Titans U16 Andrew Johns Cup player Banjora Porch is also playing rugby in 2023 and after representing North Coast at the U16 New South Wales School Boy Combined High School trials, Banjora Porch was recently selected in the NSW CHS U16 Representative Team.
Zachariah Williams started at right second row in Round Two of the NRRRL U18 competition for the Lower Clarence Magpies against the Kyogle Turkeys with Zachariah Williams’s 25th minute kick-off bouncing over the right touchline around sixteen metres from the try line to get the ball immediately back for the Magpies.
Zachariah Williams also started at right second row in Round Three against Casino with Zachariah Williams kicking two conversions from as many attempts with his first conversion coming in the 25th minute from twelve metres to the left of the uprights. Then in the 42nd minute Zachariah Williams kicked his second conversion from the left touchline.
Zachariah William’s best moment running the ball came from a kick-off return for the second half with Zachariah Williams getting the ball twenty eight metres away from his own try line.
Seth Nikotemo started Round One of the 2023 Hastings Deering’s Colts competition at right second row for the Burleigh Bears against the Easts Tigers with Seth Nikotemo scoring in the 52nd minute when after the Bears spun the ball wide to the right Seth Nikotemo received the ball still fourteen metres from the try line with Seth Nikotemo then stepping off his right foot before breaking two tackles and carrying another defender over the try line to score mid-way between the goal posts and corner post on the right side of the field.
Seth Nikotemo continued at right second row in Round Three against the Central Queensland Capra’s with Seth Nikotemo scoring in the 40th minute when after receiving the ball on the right side of the field when sixteen metres out Seth Nikotemo set sail for the try line and when he was five metres out Seth Nikotemo cut inside to score seven metres in from the right corner post.
Defensively in the 78th minute along with Xavier Stowers, Seth Nuikotemo smashed the Capra’s No. 10 just short of the try line with the ball flying loose as a result of dual heavy initial contact.
Seth Nikotemo also started at right second row in Round Four against the Mackay Cutters with Seth Nikotemo coming close to scoring for the third HDC match in a row in the 9th minute but after running onto the ball from twelve metres out, Seth Nikotemo was held up over the try line by four defenders mid-way between the goal posts and corner post on the right side of the field.
Seth Nikotemo had earlier made a strong run in the 7th minute from a Bears penalty tap restart with Seth Nikotemo taking the ball on the twenty eight metre mark and getting the ball to within ten metres of the halfway mark.
Seth Nikotemo made a team leading and match leading thirty six tackles.
Desmond Ferguson started at fullback in Round Two of the 2023 NRRRL Reserve Grade competition for Northern United against the Mullumbimby Giants with Desmond Ferguson scoring in the 48th minute when he backed up a line break down the right touchline to receive the inside pass eighteen metres out and run around to put the ball down under the posts. The match also saw Desmond Ferguson kick four conversions.
Desmond Ferguson also started at halfback in Round Three against the Evans Head Bombers with Desmond Ferguson kicking the match winning field goal in the 67th minute from twenty eight metres out and in front of the posts after receiving the ball to the right of the play the ball to break a 28 all draw.
The match also saw Desmond Ferguson kick four conversions.
Good to see Titans contracted Jyah White named in the 2023 Queensland Oztag Super Series U15 Rebels Representative Squad.
Round One of the 2023 NRRRL First Grade competition saw Titans contracted Blake Forder named on the left wing for the Bilambil Jets against the Tweed Coast Raiders however a late change saw Blake Forder not take his place in the team.
Blake Forder started on the left wing in Round Two against local rivals the Cudgen Hornets with Blake Forder scoring a double.
Blake Forder scored a great solo try in the 18th minute when from deep inside his own territory Blake Forder made a long line break down the left touchline and then Blake Forder chipped over the top of the Hornets fullback and then regathered the ball on the bounce and score in the left corner.
Blake Forder completed his double with a simple five metres run to score in the left corner in the 78th minute.
Blake Forder also started on the left wing in Round Three against the Evans Head Bombers.
2023 saw Blake Forder part of the Tweed Heads Seagulls Hastings Deering’s Colts squad with Blake Forder starting at fullback for the Seagulls in their late February 2023 trial against the Burleigh Bears at the Burleigh Juniors ground.
Blake Forder made his first run of the trial in the 6th minute when after retrieving a Bears clearing kick on the bounce eight metres out from his own try line and near his left touchline Blake Forder ran to his right and got on the outside of the last Bears defender and got the ball to twenty five metres away from his try line.
In the 17th minute after fielding a Burleigh clearing kick on the full near the centre of the field and inside his own twenty metre area Blake Forder ran to his right and after getting on the outside of the Bears left winger Blake Forder was able to make eighteen metres down his right touchline before cutting back inside to avoid being taken into touch.
The 2023 NRRRL U18 season saw Ayden Byrnes line up for the Murwillumbah Mustangs with Ayden Byrnes named at hooker in Round One against the Tweed Coast Raiders with Ayden Byrnes recording a try assist in the 25th minute when from the dummy half position with the play the ball four metres from the try line, Ayden Byrnes threw a bullet pass to his left to put Brady Turner over to score under the posts.
Ayden Byrnes did well in the 31st minute when with Byron Bay on the attack, Ayden Byrnes was able to take an intercept as a Devils forward had gotten halfway through the defensive line and tried to get an off-load away twenty metres from the try line.
Ayden Byrnes made his initial dart out of dummy half inside the opening minute when he ran to his right from twenty metres out with Ayden Byrnes getting to within wight metres of the try line.
Ayden Byrnes effected a great low tackle in the 19th minute on the giant Byron Bay replacement front rower No. 15 in the centre of the field and twenty metres out from the try line.
Ayden Byrnes also started at hooker in Round Two against the Tweed Coast Raiders with Ayden Byrnes recording a try assist in the 32nd minute when from two metres out from the try line Ayden Byrnes threw a hard flat pass to his right to put his lock forward over to score five metres to the left of the uprights.
Ayden Byrnes made a good run out of dummy half in the 35th minute when he ran to his left out of dummy half from five metres inside his own territory with Ayden Byrnes getting the ball twelve metres into Tweed Coast territory.
In the 26th minute along with Brady Turner, Ayden Byrnes held up the Raiders No. 14 over the try line after he had tried to barge over from close range and ten metres in from the left corner post.
Ayden Byrnes continued at hooker in Round three against the Cudgen Hornets with Ayden Byrnes scoring a double in a big Mustangs victory.
Ayden Byrnes scored his opening try in the 21st minute with a four metre effort out of dummy half to his right to get the ball down four metres to the left of the uprights.
Ayden Byrnes competed his double in the 50th minute when after packing into a scrum with a Mustangs feed eighteen metres out and to the left of the uprights, Ayden Byrnes ran to his left after picking up the ball from the back of the scrum and was too quick for the defence to score six metres in from the left corner post.
Ayden Byrnes also scored as well in the 36th minute when after running out of dummy half to his left when ten metres out Ayden Byrnes was able to get over the try line whilst still on his feet four metres to the right of the uprights. Then in the 48th minute Ayden Byrnes came close to scoring once again after a short run down a short right blindside but Ayden Byrnes was ruled to have put his foot into touch before grounding the ball in the right corner.
The 10th minute saw Ayden Byrnes make his initial good run out of dummy half in the 10th minute when from five metres out from his own try line, Ayden Byrnes ran to his left and away making fifteen metres Ayden Byrnes was able to get an off-load away to his right.
Round One of the 2023 NRRRL First Grade competition saw Rowan Mansfield start on the right wing for the Ballina Seagulls against the Cudgen Hornets with Rowan Mansfield successful with both of his conversion attempts in a six point Ballina victory.
Rowan Mansfield continued on the right wing in Round Three against Marist Brothers with Rowan Mansfield scoring a second half hat trick with the first of his three tries coming in the 46th minute with a three metre run to get the ball down in the right corner with one defender handing off him.
Rowan Mansfield scored his second try in the 75th minute when after receiving the ball three metres out from the right corner, Rowan Mansfield spun clockwise to beat a defender racing across field to score in the right corner.
Rowan Mansfield completed his hat trick with a three metre effort from an off-load to score in the right corner in the 80th minute.
Round One of the 2023 NRRRL U18 season saw Levi Dangerfield start at fullback for the Cudgen Hornets against the Ballina Seagulls.
Round Two saw Levi Dangerfield continue at fullback in their local derby against the Bilambil Jets with Levi Dangerfield being held up over the try line on two separate occasions with the first of those occasions coming in the 12th minute when Levi Dangerfield was held up over the try line two metres in from the left corner post after a strong run from twenty metres out with Levi Dangerfield breaking three tackles prior to Levi Dangerfield forcing his way towards the try line.
Then in the 20th minute Levi Dangerfield was once again held up over the try line ten metres in from the left corner post after Levi Dangerfield had run to his left out of dummy half from close range.
Also in the 34th minute Levi Dangerfield ran to his left out of dummy half from five metres from his own try line with Levi Dangerfield breaking three tackles to get the ball twenty six metres out with at least 75% of the metres that Levi Dangerfield made being after he had made contact with the Jets defensive line.
Titans contracted Immanuel Kalekale moves into the Helensvale Hornets starting side for Sunday's GCRL First Grade match against Runaway Bay.
The 2023 NRRRL U18 season saw Titans contracted Riley Buchanan move to the Bilambil Jets with Riley Buchanan named in the front row in Round One against the Tweed Coast Raiders with Riley Buchanan scoring in the 44th minute when after running onto the ball to the left of the play the ball Riley Buchanan ran directly at the defensive line before stepping off his right foot to beat one defender before Riley Buchanan used a right arm fend to hold a defender off with Riley Buchanan crashing over to score eight metres to the left of the uprights.
Riley Buchanan also made a strong kick-off return in the 39th minute with Riley Buchanan getting the ball out to the twenty five metre mark.
Riley Buchanan had an incredible defensive game including a great left shoulder hit on his opposite number near the halfway mark that drove his opponent onto his back. Riley Buchanan was also involved in the next tackle as well.
Then in the 40th minute Riley Buchanan drove his left shoulder through the Raiders No. 10 twelve metres out. Riley Buchanan made another big hit in the 49th minute when he smashed the Tweed Coast lock front on twenty two metres from the try line.
The Round Two local derby against the Cudgen Hornets saw Riley Buchanan continue in the front row with Riley Buchanan scoring in the second minute of the match when after receiving the ball when six metres out and to the left of the play the ball Riley Buchanan stepped off his right foot and crash over to score under the posts.
Then in the 44th minute Riley Buchanan broke four tackles after charging onto a pass to the right of the play the ball with Riley Buchanan surging from forty metres out to eighteen metres out from the try line.
The 11th minute saw Riley Buchanan execute one of his trade mark front on tackles in the 11th minute with a great right shoulder hit on his opposite number forty metres out from the try line.
Riley Buchanan made his NRRRL First Grade debut from the bench for the Jets in Round Three against the Evans Head Bombers.
Harrison Clements was recently selected in the U15 Greater Northern School Boy Rugby League side for the upcoming NSW CHS trials
Even though he was still U16 eligible Jakequan Roberts-Walsh started at fullback in Round Two of the 2023 NRRRL U18 competition for Northern United against the Mullumbimby Giants with Jakequan Roberts-Walsh electric when running the ball with three line breaks.
Jakequan Roberts-Walsh made his first line break in the 29th minute when after receiving an off-load deven metres short of the halfway mark, Jakequan Roberts-Walsh burst awy down the touchline but when he was twenty two metres from the try line Jakequan Roberts-Walsh’s pass to his inside went astray.
Jakequan Roberts-Walsh made his second line break in the 33rd minute when after once again being available to take an off-load, Jakequan Roberts-Walsh received the ball eighteen metres out from his own try line and then cut the Giants defense apart and get the ball ten metres inside Mullumbimby territory.
Jakequan Roberts-Walsh made a third line break in the 51st minute when after taking possession two passes to the left of the play the ball on the halfway mark Jakequan Roberts-Walsh ran to his left before straightening up his run on the forty metre mark and beating two tackles before being tackled by the Giants halfback seventeen metres out from the try line.
Jakequan Roberts-Walsh also made a good defensive effort in the 40th minute when he was involved in holding up a Giants player next to the left upright.
Jakequan Roberts-Walsh also started at fullback in Round Three against the Kyogle Turkeys with Jakequan Roberts-Walsh making a line break and recording a try assist inside the opening minute of the match when after taking the Turkeys clearing kick after the opening set of six tackles on the full around twenty metres out from his own try line and in the centre of the field, Jakequan Roberts-Walsh immediately ran to his left beating the first defender with pace before Jakequan Roberts-Walsh beat a second with a right arm fend. Jakequan Roberts-Walsh then straightened up and shrugged off another attempted tackle from behind and after almost tripping up twice Jakequan Roberts-Walsh got to the twenty metre mark and then twisted clockwise when confronted by the Turkeys fullback and got a pass to his right for his left second rower to score untouched under the posts.
Jakequan Roberts-Walsh made multiple line breaks against Kyogle with another coming in the 11th minute when to the left of the play the ball and ten metres fom the halfway mark Jakequan Roberts-Walsh burst between two defenders but as he looked to step the fullback when thirty metres from the try line Jakequan Roberts-Walsh slipped at the fullback’s feet.
Jakequan Roberts-Walsh made another line break in the 17th minute when after Kyogle lost the ball from a penalty tap restart, Jakequan Roberts-Walsh picked up the ball near his left touchline fifteen metres out from his own try line and immediately exploded down the left touchline before being tackled on the halfway mark.
Jakequan Roberts-Walsh rounded out an outstanding match with a fourth line break in the 54th minute when after receiving the ball in space five metres inside Kyogle territory Jakequan Roberts-Walsh raced to withing eighteen metres of the try line.
Good to see former Edmund Rice College student Max Fife lining up for the South Coast U15 School Boy Rugby League side for the QSSRL Championships.
Round One of the 2023 NRRRL U18 competition saw Stevie O’Connor start at fullback for the Tweed Coast Raiders against the Bilambil Jets with Stevie O’Connor kicking two conversions from as many attempts.
Stevie O’Connor kicked his first conversion in the 20th minute from the right touchline as a result of a try that Stevie O’Connor set up and then in the 25th minute Stevie O’Connor kicked a conversion from the left touchline.
Stevie O’Connor also recorded a try assist in the 20th minute when after moving into dummy half with the play the ball less than a metre from the try line and mid-way between the goal posts and corner post on the left side of the field, Stevie O’Connor took a step back and put in a right foot kick to towards the right corner with his winger taking the ball on the full on the try line to score in the right corner.
Stevie O’Connor also started at fullback in Round Two against the Murwillumbah Mustangs and even though he was on the losing side Stevie O’Connor was probably the best player on the field including scoring a try and kicking a conversion which came in the 5th minute from ten metres in from the left touchline.
Stevie O’Connor scored after just over a minute of the match had passed when after receiving the ball to the right of the play the ball seven metres from the halfway mark, Stevie O’Connor ran the ball down a right blindside and as he approached the defensive line Stevie O’Connor put in a right foot chip over the top and after the Raiders left centre was able to regain possession, he passed to Stevie O’Connor who raced away to dive over to score ten metres in from the right corner post.
Stevie O’Connor recorded a line break after just thirty one seconds when after receiving the ball to the left of the play the ball when he was just ten metres out from his own try line Stevie O’Connor burst between two defenders and was able to get the ball to the halfway mark.
Stevie O’Connor made a second line break in the 5th minute when with Murwillumbah attacking on the Raiders right side of the field, Stevie O’Connor was able to intercept a pass just two metres out from his own try line and make twenty four metres down the right touchline before Stevie O’Connor was hit in a high tackle and was thus awarded a penalty.
Then in the 11th minute after receiving an off-load five metres inside his own territory Stevie O’Connor exploded off the mark and was able to get the ball twelve metres inside Mustangs territory.
The 46th minute saw Stevie O’Connor’s kick-off from a Mustangs try bounce over the dead ball line to force a Murwillumbah goal line drop-out.
Stevie O’Connor then moved to halfback in Round Three against the Byron Bay Devils with Stevie O’Connor kicking a conversion in the 30th minute from on the left touchline.
Stevie O’Connor made the first of his two line breaks in the 35th minute when from forty metres out from the try line and to the right of the play the ball, Stevie O’Connor stepped off his right foot to beat one defender before Stevie O’Connor used a left arm fend to beat a second with Stevie O’Connor getting to within three metres of the try line before getting an off-load away to his right.
Stevie O’Connor recorded his second line break in the 49th minute from ten metres out from his own try line and to the right of a Raiders scrum win with Stevie “Connor bursting between two defenders before getting five metres inside Devils territory before putting in a right foot back towards the centre of the field.
Stevie O’Connor literally could not have made a significant contribution to the match when his kick-off to get the match underway going over the left touchline just two metres from the corner post to put Tweed Coast immediately onto the attack.
In the 33rd minute Stevie O’Connor ran the ball to the right of the play the ball and from near the halfway mark Stevie O’Connor put in a right foot chip kick for himself and after regaining possession Stevie O’Connor got the ball down to the thirty metre mark before his attempted off-load went to ground.
Then in the 45th minute from thirty two metres out from his own try line Stevie O’Connor ran out of dummy half to his left and was able to get the ball to the halfway mark.
Stevie O’Connor made a good defensive effort in the 17th minute when on the right side of the field Stevie O’Connor was able to hold up the Byron Bay right second rower (No. 12) after he had tried to reach out ten metres in from the right corner post.
Former Far North Queensland rugby league second rower and rugby centre Josiah Fa'aoso lines up this weekend for the U15 South Coast School Boy Rugby League Representative squad.
Titans contracted Riley Buchanan will make his second NRRRL First Grade appearance when he comes off the bench this weekend for the Bilambil Jets against Northern Unuted.
The 2023 NRRRL U18 season saw Aaron Singh-Goesel line up for the Murwillumbah Mustangs with Aaron Singh-Goesel named at left second row in Round One against the Tweed Coast Raiders with Aaron Singh-Goesel scoring a great solo try in the 41st minute when after the Devils had made a long lien break down the touchline Aaron Singh-Goesel was able to take an intercept of an attempted pass back inside with Aaron Singh-Goesel then turning and racing seventy five metres down the left touchline to score in the left corner.
Aaron Singh-Goesel made his first strong run in the 5th minute down the left channel from his own forty metre mark to four metres inside Byron Bay territory.
Aaron Singh-Goesel showcased his kicking skills in the 47th minute when he kicked off after a Devils try with Aaron Singh-Goesel’s hard low left foot kick bouncing a metre from the dead ball line to force a Byron Bay goal line drop-out.
Aaron Singh-Goesel also started at left second row in Round Two against the Tweed Coast Raiders with Aaron Singh-Goesel’s 3rd minute kick-off bouncing over the dead ball line to force the Raiders to restart the match by way of a goal line drop-out.
Aaron Singh-Goesel continued at left second row in Round Three against the Cudgen Hornets with Aaron Singh-Goesel scoring a double in a big Mustangs victory.
Aaron Singh-Goesel scored his opening try in the 8th minute when Aaron Singh-Goesel chased through a chip kick from his inside with Aaron Singh-Goesel taking the ball on the full over the top of the Hornets right winger and even after rumbling forward Aaron Singh-Goesel had the time to get to his feet and dive over to score five metres in from the left corner post.
Aaron Singh-Goesel competed his double in the 39th minute with a spectacular effort from ten metres out from his own try line and two passes to the left of a Murwillumbah scrum win. After taking possession of the ball Aaron Singh-Goesel stepped off his right foot to break through the defensive line with Aaron Singh-Goesel shrugging off the Hornets right winger to charge away to score under the posts.
Aaron Singh-Goesel also came close to scoring in the 14th minute when from twenty two out on the left side of the field and in space, Aaron Singh-Goesel charged towards the try line and after running over the top of the Cudgen right winger, the Cudgen fullback was able to get his hand to the ball and knock it from Aaron Singh-Goesel’s grasp just as he was crossing the try line.
Then in the 53rd minute Aaron Singh-Goesel made a sixteen metre run down the left channel to the thirty metre mark. Earlier in the 5th minute Aaron Singh-Goesel had made a strong kick-off return getting the ball out to the twenty three metre mark.
Round One of the 2023 NRRRL U18 season saw Brady Turner start at right second row for the Murwilumbah Mustangs against the Byron Bay Devils with Brady Turner scoring a double.
Brady Turner scored the first of his two tries in the 25th minute when with the play the ball four metres from the try line, Ayden Byrnes threw a bullet pass to his left to put Brady Turner over to score under the posts.
Brady Turner completed his double in the 49th minute with a hard straight charge from twelve metres out and to the right of the play the ball with Brady Turner crashing over to score mid-way between the goal post and corner post on the right side of the field.
Brady Turner also recorded a number of line breaks, the first of which came in the 23rd minute when from the right of the play the ball thirty metres out from his own try line, Brady Turner charged onto the ball and was able to burst throught two attempted tackles and charged downfield to within thirty five metres from the try line only for Brady Turner’s off-load to his right going to ground.
Brady Turner made another line break in the 28th minute down the right channel from forty metres out from his own try line with Brady Turner cutting back to his left to beat the Devils fullback after he had made his line break before a left arm fend beat another defender with Brady Turner rumbling to get to the thirty metre mark.
Brady Turner also did well in the 7th minute when after backing up a line break down the right touchline Brady Turner received the ball from his winger and after rumbling fifteen metres downfield Brady Turner got an off-load away to his right and two passes later the Mustangs scored in the right corner.
Brady Turner also was strong defensively with an example coming in the 14th minute when Brady Turner grabbed hold in the the Devils hooker near the halfway mark and rag dolled him back five metres inside his own territory.
Brady Turner also started at right second row in Round Two against the Tweed Coast Raiders with Brady Turner scoring in the 29th minute from a hard straight run from eight metres out and to the right of the play the ball with Brady Turner crashing over four metres to the left of the uprights.
Brady Turner also made a line break in the 27th minute when from the right of the play the ball and twenty five metres out from his own try line, Brady Turner charged through the centre of the Raiders defernsive line, beating the fullback by veering to his left before being tackled just twenty metres out from the try line.
Earlier in the 23rd minute Brady Turner from twenty metres out from his own try line charged onto the ball making twenty metres with 60% of Brady Turner’s being post contact with the Tweed Coast defensive line.
Then in the 50th minute Brady Tunrer ran sixteen metres down the left channel to get the ball six metres into Tweed Coast territory.
In the 25th minute Brady Turner made a strong tackle on the Tweed Coast No. 8 with Brady Turner contact nearly cutting him in half and then in the 26th minute along with Ayden Byrnes, Brady Turner hled up the Raiders No. 14 over the try line after he had tried to barge over from close range and ten metres in from the left corner post.
Brady Turner continued at right second row in Round Three against the Cudgen Hornets with Brady Turner scoring in the 17th minute as a result of a run out of dummy half from three metres out with Brady Turner crashing over through three defenders to get the ball down ten metres in from the left corner post.
My description above does not do Brady Turner does not do justice as Brady Turner made a spectacular run in the play prior to him scoring. From two passes to the right of the play the ball and ten metres from the halfway mark, Brady Turner burst through two would be defenders and then after surging eleven metres inside Hornets territory Brady Turner got an off-load away to his left and then from the play the ball Brady Turner crashed over from dummy half.
Earlier in the 14th minute Brady Turner made a strong run from forty metres out and to the right of the play the ball with Brady Turner getting to within twenty seven metres of the try line. Brady Turner also had a good carry of the ball in the 42nd minute with Brady Turner being tackled on the halfway mark after a fifteen metre run from the right of the play the ball.
The 47th minute saw Brady Turner make a strong run when he ran an underneath route from the right of the play the ball thirty five metres out from his own try line with Brady Turner making the relevant metres to get the ball five metres into Hornets territory.
Titans contracted Alex Leapai had a dominant first stint on the field for Mest East in the U18 QSSRL School Boy Championships including a barnstorming try after starting the match in the front row against South West.
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Now it is fellow Titans contracted William Semu's turn with a great try for Met East!!
Then 2 minutes later William Semu with a great try assist after a long break down the left touchline.
ALex Leapai with a 2nd half try as well
Ryan Foran will make his Queensland Cup debut this afternoon off the bench for the Tweed Heads Seagulls against the Ipswich Jets.
Ryder Williams with a first half kicking master class to give the South Coast Open School Boy side a 16-10 halftime lead against Capricornia.
Titans contracted Sam Stephenson with a try in the left corner to seal the win for the South Coast Open School Boy on Day One of the QSSRL 2023 Championships.
Titans contracted Majah Peachey with a typically explosive try this afternoon for Met East against Met West on Day One of the 2023 U15 Qld School Boy Championships.
Titans contracted Bodhi Sharpley was named the Darling Downs best today on Day One of the U18 QSSRL Championships against Northern Region.
2023 Titans U15 signings Gazniah To'omaga, Jai Billish and Kalani Patu all scored for teh South Coast School Boy side in their ROund ONe Championship victory against Sunshine Coast.
Great effort by the South Coast Maroon side to defeat Met North 22-10 on Day One of the U18 QSSRL Championships. the SC Maroon side his supposedly the 2nd South Coast side but they certainly did not play like it.
Titans contracted Bodhi Sharpley started in the front row and captained his Darling Downs U18 School Boy side to a Day Two victory over Peninsula at the QSSRL Championships today.
Titans contracted Jahzayis Perenara-Livapulu with a great line break and try assist for the Met West U15 School Boy side against Me North on Day Two of the QSSRL Championships.
South Coast U15 School Boys have won Qld Championships, plenty of Titans played key roles.
The South Coast Open School Boys side also wins their Queensland Championship and once again a whole host of Titans prominent.
Christian Rivers finished the 2023 QSSRL U15 School Boy Rugby League Queensland Championships as the equal leading try scorer with four tries and Christian Rivers was also equal fifth in terms of overall points scored with twenty points as a result of Christian Rivers four tries.
Well done to Titans contracted Sam Stephenson, Alex Leapai and Will Semu for their selection in the 2023 Queensland Open School Boys side.
Congratulations to Titans contracted Jai Billish, Viliami Fifita, Kalani Patu, Majah Peachey and JZ Perenara-Livapulu for their selection in the 2023 Queensland Maroon U15 School Boy side.
Hail Sezer
23-05-23, 04:27 PM
Congratulations to Titans contracted Jai Billish, Viliami Fifita, Kalani Patu, Majah Peachey and JZ Perenara-Livapulu for their selection in the 2023 Queensland Maroon U15 School Boy side.
Jeez we did well there
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Well done to Titans contracted Sam Stephenson, Alex Leapai and Will Semu for their selection in the 2023 Queensland Open School Boys side.
Happy for these three. Going into it I wasn't sure if any of our boys would make it tbh.
Sam Stephenson making it when he's still got another year of school is pretty impressive.
Congratulations to Titans contracted Jai Billish, Viliami Fifita, Kalani Patu, Majah Peachey and JZ Perenara-Livapulu for their selection in the 2023 Queensland Maroon U15 School Boy side.
Sorry forgot Gazniah To'omaga too
Harvey Smith finished the 2023 QSSRL U15 School Boy Rugby League Queensland Championships as the Championships equal third leading points scorer with twenty six points.
Well done to Bailey McConnell for being named South Coast's best in their QSSRL Open School Boy Grand Final victory this afternoon.
Titans contracted Sam Stephenson finished the 2023 QSSRL Open School Boy Rugby League Queensland Championships as the Championships equal fourth leading points scorer with three tries.
MaroonTitan
23-05-23, 06:57 PM
Sorry forgot Gazniah To'omaga too
So is that six Titans contracted players in the QLD U15s mdrew??? Amazing!!! Hats off, Mr McCormack!!!
So is that six Titans contracted players in the QLD U15s mdrew??? Amazing!!! Hats off, Mr McCormack!!!
Yes mate, correct and you are right Jamie McCormack continues to do an outstanding job setting up the Titans future.
Titans contracted Majah Peachey finished the 2023 QSSRL U15 School Boy Rugby League Queensland Championships as the equal leading try scorer with five tries and Majah Peachey was also equal fourth in terms of overall points scored with twenty four points as a result of Majah Peachey’s five four tries.
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Hail Sezer
23-05-23, 07:59 PM
So is that six Titans contracted players in the QLD U15s mdrew??? Amazing!!! Hats off, Mr McCormack!!!
Don’t forget Ezra Howe
MaroonTitan
23-05-23, 11:02 PM
Apologies to Mr Howe. Well done, sir.
Titans contracted Ryder Williams finished the 2023 QSSRL Open School Boy Rugby League Queensland Championships as the Championships leading points scorer with forty two points.
Even though he was still U16 eligible in 2023 Titans contracted Beau Hartmann lined up for the Grafton Ghosts in the Group Two U18 competition with Beau Hartmann’s first match for the Ghosts U18 side came when Beau Hartmann started from the bench in the Round Four local derby last weekend against the South Grafton Rebels with the Ghosts prevailing in a tight contest 22 – 20.
Titans partnered Marsden SHS has been one of the best academic and sporting schools in Australia as well as being the largest and the partnership will continue benefit both the Titans and Marsden SHS students greatly and one young player to keep an eye on from Marsden SHS is rugby league and rugby stand-out Kingzen Lefono, the powerful young man will be one to keep an eye on in 2023 and beyond.
In May 2023 Kingzen Lefono was named in the Brisbane Junior Rugby U14 Representative squad.
In rugby Kingzen Lefono is an open side flanker (No. 7) including starting there for the Logan Saints in the 2022 BJRU U13 Grand Final against the Ipswich Rangers. In 2022 for the Logan Saints, Kingzen Lefono formed a potent right sided combination with fly half Sammy Samson with the two combining on multiple occasions to the immense benefit of their team.
2022 also saw Kingzen Lefono named in the U13 Brisbane Junior Rugby Representative side for the Queensland Junior Rugby State Championships.
In May 2023 Isaiah Veve-Fretton was named in the Gold Coast Junior Rugby U14 Representative squad.
In 2022 Isaiah Veve-Fretton moved up to the Gold Coast to take up a Keebra Park SHS Rugby League Scholarship to become part of the Titans partnered school’s Rugby League Specialisation Program from Maitland near Newcastle in New South Wales just north of Sydney.
In 2022 for Keebra Park SHS Isaiah Veve-Fretton played a number of matches off the bench in the Bronco’s Old Boys School Boy Rugby League competition, including starting from the bench in the Grand Final against Wavell SHS with Isaiah Veve-Fretton coming off the bench to operate in the front row in the first half. Isaiah Veve-Fretton continued operating in the front row in the second half of the Grand Final.
Isaiah Veve-Fretton also made a big impact in rugby upon his arrival on the Gold Coast from Maitland including playing at lock (No. 4) for the Gold Coast Cyclones U13 Representative side including scoring against the Darling Downs in the Queensland Country U13 Championships. From a club rugby perspective in 2022 Isaiah Veve-Fretton played for the powerful Helensvale Hogs Rugby Club in the GCRU U13 competition also at lock.
Prior to moving up to the Gold Coast Isaiah Veve-Fretton played for the West Maitland Junior Rugby League Club including at the U12 level in 2021 where he single handily dominated a number of matches, including from a try scoring perspective.
Great to see Titans contracted Zane Harrison given the honour of captaining the PCB SHS Langer Cup School Boy Team for the season that starts next week.
Sammy Samson is still on the very young side but in 2023 Marsden SHS are getting a very talented young rugby league and rugby player in Sammy Samson who will join the Titans partnered Marsden SHS Rugby League Excellence Program.
In May 2023 Sammy Samson was named in the Brisbane Junior Rugby U13 Representative squad.
In 2022 Sammy Samson played for the Logan Saints in the BJRU U13 Division One Rugby competition with Sammy Samson starting at No. 10 (fly half) in the Saints Grand Final victory against the Ipswich Rangers. In 2022 for the Logan Saints, Sammy Samson formed a potent right sided combination with open side flanker (No. 7) Kingzen Lefono.
2022 also saw Sammy Samson named in the U13 Brisbane Junior Rugby Representative side for the Queensland Junior Rugby State Championships.
In May 2023 Jett Rimaputa was named in the Gold Coast Junior Rugby U143 Representative squad.
In 2022 Jett Rimaputa attended Keebra Park SHS and started at right centre in all of Keebra Park SHS’s matches in the Bronco’s Old Boys School Boy Rugby League competition including their tough 8 – 6 Grand Final loss against Wavell SHS.
Jett Rimaputa also played rugby in 2022 including being named in the Gold Coast Cyclones U13 Representative side and post the Queensland Country Championships Jett Rimaputa was selected in the South East Queensland Country U13 Representative side. Jett Rimaputa played his club rugby on the Gold Coast for the Helensvale Hogs in the GCRU U13 competition splitting time between inside and outside centre (No 12 or No. 13).
In April 2023 Payton-Trae Pakau played in the New Zealand Māori U13 Tournament with Payton-Trae Pakau named in the All-Tournament Team at the conclusion of the Championships with Payton-Trae Pakau also named as the U13 Player of the Tournament.
In May 2023 Payton-Trae Pakau was named in the Brisbane Junior Rugby U13 Representative squad.
2022 saw young front rower Payton-Trae Pakau named on the bench in the 2022 Marsden SHS School Boy Rugby League Team of the Year.
Payton-Trae Pakau has already played representative level rugby league including representing Met East U12 school boys and Queensland U12 School Boy’s in 2021 that won their National Championship Grand Final.
Round One of the 2023 School Boy Renouf Cup competition saw Ezrah Tangianu start at five eight in Round One for Keebra Park SHS against Wavell SHS. Ezrah Tangianu also started at five eight in Round Two against Ipswich SHS.
In May 2023 Ezrah Tangianu was named in the Gold Coast Junior Rugby U143 Representative squad.
In the 2022 U14 Victorian Junior Rugby League competition Ezrah Tangianu has alternated between five eight and halfback and has been a prolific goal kicker including kicking eight conversions in Round Eight against the Frankston Raiders. Ezrah Tangianu also kicked five conversions in Round Thirteen against the Casey Warriors and four conversions in Rounds One and Four against the Sunberry Tigers and Northern Thunder respectively.
Ezrah Tangianu also scored a try in Round Seven against the Northern Thunder.
The 2022 Victorian U14 Grand Final saw Ezrah Tangianu named at start at halfback for the Melton Bronco’s against the Altona Roosters and kick two conversions in a 26 -12 Grand Final victory.
Ezrah Tangianu also played in the 2022 Victorian Junior Rugby League U13 competition with his first appearance coming in Round Thirteen against the Waverly Oakleigh Panthers with Ezrah Tangianu starting the match at halfback and scored two tries and kicked seven conversions to finish the match with an individual points haul of twenty two points in a 60 – 0 victory.
In May 2023 Siu Pulepule was named in the Brisbane Junior Rugby U14 Representative squad.
The young giant from Coomera attended Keebra Park State High School in 2022 as part of their Year Seven intake and was part of Keebra Park SHS’s title winning 2022 Tonie Carroll Cup squad in March.
Siu Pulepule played for Keebra Park SHS in the 2022 Bronco’s Old Boys School Boy Rugby League competition.
Siu Pulepule started Round One against Ipswich SHS at left second row with Siu Pulepule scoring in the 5th minute when with Keebra Park SHS having a scrum feed ten metres out and five metres to the right of the uprights, Siu Pulepule picked up the ball from the back of the scrum and ran to his left and was just too big, strong and powerful for the Ipswich SHS defence with Siu Pulepule crashing over mid-way between the goal posts and corner post on the left side of the field.
Siu Pulepule also started at left second row in Round Two against Redcliffe State High School with Siu Pulepule scoring a great solo try in the 20th minute when after bursting onto the ball forty metres out and to the right of the play the ball Siu Pulepule charged straight through multiple Redcliffe SHS defenders and easily brushed past the fullback to score next to the left upright.
Earlier in the match in the 9th minute Siu Pulepule made a thirty metre charge down the left channel and then was able to get an off-load when engaged with multiple Redcliffe SHS defenders.
Siu Pulepule started Round Three of the 2022 Bronco’s Old Boys School Boy competition at left second row against Mabel Park SHS with Siu Pulepule scoring in the 34th minute when after receiving the ball in space around twelve metres out Siu Pulepule raced over to score five metres in from the left corner post showing impressive speed.
Earlier in the match in the 8th minute Siu Pulepule made a strong eighteen metre line break down the left touchline only to be dragged to ground twelve metres short of the try line after a barnstorming run.
2022 also saw Siu Pulepule continue to play for the Coomera Cutters in the Gold Coast Junior Rugby League U13 Division One competition, leading the Cutters to a Grand Final appearance against the Burleigh Bears with Siu Pulepule starting the Grand Final in the front row.
Siu Pulepule scored the final try in Coomera’s 18 -16 Grand Final victory with Siu Pulepule scoring in the 40th minute with a strong straight charge from six metres out and six metres to the right of the uprights from a Coomera set move. With the play the ball just three metres out and just to the right of the uprights, Alex Ruiz ran to his right out of dummy half turning the ball back inside to Fabion Cowan who ran back against the grain to the opposite side of the play the ball before turning the ball inside to a charging Siu Pulepule who crashed over the top of a number of Bears defenders to get the ball down.
Siu Pulepule made the first of his strong runs and off-loads in the 7th minute when after receiving an off-load Siu Pulepule charged twelve metres from his own twenty metre mark before off-loading to his left to Riley Prendergast.
Siu Pulepule made a further strong run in the 22nd minute from a Coomera penalty tap restart forty two metres out from the try line with Siu Pulepule making twelve metes against a set Burleigh defensive line.
Then in the 29th minute Siu Pulepule charged onto the ball to the right of a Coomera scrum win with Siu Pulepule dragging three Bears defenders thirteen metres to thirty three metres out from his own try line. Siu Pulepule then made another sixteen metre run later in the same set of six tackles from the left of the play the ball with Siu Pulepule promoting the ball ten metres into Burleigh territory.
In the 31st minute when thirty metres out from his own try line Siu Pulepule charged onto the ball to the right of the play the ball with Siu Pulepule breaking five tackles as Siu Pulepule surged all of the way to eight metres into Burleigh territory after Siu Pulepule received the ball thirty metres out from his own try line.
Siu Pulepule made another strong charge in the 39th minute with Siu Pulepule receiving the ball to the right of a Coomera scrum win thirty metres out with Siu Pulepule charging eighteen metres before Siu Pulepule was able to get a two handed off-load away to Alex Riuz.
Siu Pulepule executed some huge tackles in the Grand Final including in the 46th minute with a heavy hit on the Burleigh front rower (No. 10) from a Coomera kick-off with Siu Pulepule just man handling the Bears forward to crunch him to the ground twelve metres out from his own try line.
Siu Pulepule also started in the front row in the GCRL U13 Division Final against the Runaway Bay Seagulls with Siu Pulepule scoring twice in the Cutters big win to qualify for the Grand Final.
Siu Pulepule scored the first of his two tries in the 47th minute when from ten metres out Siu Pulepule ran an underneath route to crash over next to the left upright.
Siu Pulepule completed his double just three minutes later in the 50th minute with a twelve metre charge down a short left blindside with Siu Pulepule crashing over to score four metres in from the left corner post.
Siu Pulepule also started in the front row in an early season match against the Helensvale Hornets with Siu Pulepule recording a try assist in the first half when after Siu Pulepule made a thirty five metre line break down the left touchline, Siu Pulepule got an off-load away to his inside to Marlee Smith who raced away to score under the posts.
In a mid-season match also against the Helensvale Hornets Siu Pulepule scored a barnstorming try early in the second half when from four metres out and to the right of the play the ball Siu Pulepule was never going to be denied as he crashed over to score four metres to the right of the uprights.
Siu Pulepule continued playing rugby as well in 2022 and in early July Siu Pulepule played for the U13 Brisbane Junior Rugby Representative Side at the 2022 Queensland Country Junior Rugby Championships.
Siu Pulepule started at No. 8 on Day One of the Championships and scored the first try for the U13 Brisbane Junior Rugby Representative Side as they took on the U13 South East Queensland Representative Side with Siu Pulepule and his team mates.
2022 also saw Siu Pulepule play for the Logan Saints in the Brisbane U13 Junior Rugby competition with Siu Pulepule starting at No. 8 and scoring a double in their Finals 29 – 5 victory over Easts.
In late 2021 Siu Pulepule was named in the Coomera Chiefs Oztag side for the 2022 Queensland U14 Junior State Cup.
In early 2021 even though he was still U12 eligible Siu Pulepule was part of the Gold Coast Barbarians U13 side that played in the King of Country Rugby Tournament that was held on the Gold Coast.
Siu Pulepule had previously tasted representative rugby when in 2019 he played for the U10 Queensland Samoan representative side.
Round One of the 2023 School Boy Renouf Cup competition saw Teauariki Siaoloa start in the front row in Round One for Keebra Park SHS against Wavell SHS. Teauariki Siaoloa also started in the front row in Round Two against Ipswich SHS.
In May 2023 Teauariki Siaoloa was named in the Gold Coast Junior Rugby U143 Representative squad.
Teauariki Siaoloa played in the 2022 Victorian Junior Rugby League U13 competition for the Sunberry Tigers, operating in the front row. Teauariki Siaoloa scored an impressive four tries against the Waverly Oakleigh Panthers in Round Five against and scored hat tricks in Round One against the Melton Bronco’s and Round Two against the Eastern Raptors.
Teauariki Siaoloa also scored doubles in Round Eight against the Northern Thunder, Round Eleven against the Casey Warriors and Round Twelve against the Altona Roosters. Teauariki Siaoloa also scored in Round Four against the Mernda Wolves Round Fourteen against the Waverley Oakleigh Panthers and Round Fifteen against the Altona Roosters.
Teauariki Siaoloa finished as the 2022 Victorian Rugby League U13 competition’s fourth leading try scorer with twenty two tries.
Teauariki Siaoloa’s normal game day in the Victorian Junior Rugby League competition was to start in the front row for the Sunberry Tigers in the U13 competition and then back up and start in the front row in the U14 competition also for the Tigers.
In the Victorian U14 competition Teauariki Siaoloa scored a hat trick in Round Nine against the Casey Warriors, a double in Round Ten against the Northern Thunder and also scored in Round Eleven against the Frankston Raiders.
In 2021 Teauariki Siaoloa was selected in the Victorian School’s U12 Rugby League Representative side out of Gilson College.
In May 2023 Tyson Tai was named in the Brisbane Junior Rugby U14 Representative squad.
In 2022 Tyson Tai was named in the QRSS U12 School Boy Rugby League Boys Representative Team after representing Met East out of Marsden SHS.
Tyson Tai also played rugby in 2022 with Tyson Tai playing “up” in the BJRU U13 Division One competition for the Logan Saints, including starting at inside centre (No. 12) against the Ipswich Rangers.
2022 also saw Tyson Tai named in the U13 Brisbane Junior Rugby Representative side for the Queensland Junior Rugby State Championships.
In May 2023 Leison Malu was named in the Brisbane Junior Rugby U13 Representative squad.
The young fullback was named in the 2022 QRSS U12 Rugby League Boys Representative Team after representing South Coast.
2022 also saw Leison Malu play for the Logan Saints Rugby club in the BJRU U12 Division One competition.
Isaiah Te Pairi is a talented centre from Mabel Park SHS is an exceptionally talented player who has the rugby league world (and other sports) at his feet even at such a young age.
In May 2023 Isaiah Te Pairi was named in the Brisbane Junior Rugby U13 Representative squad.
In late 2022 Isaiah Te Pairi represented the Queensland Samoa U14 representative side at the QPICC Cultural Carnival.
Isaiah Te Pairi is not just a representative level rugby league player (Met East U12 school boys and Qld U12’s in 2021 that won their National Championship), but also an exceptionally talented rugby player with the Logan Saints in the Brisbane Junior Rugby competition, including starting on the bench in the Grand Final against the Ipswich Rangers, basketballer and netballer.
In early March 2023 Cai Garrett was named on the wing in the Lismore Diocesan U15 School Boy Rugby League Representative Team to attend the Northern Country selection trials at South West Rocks out of St Johns College Woodlawn. Impressively Cai Garrett is still U14 eligible in 2023. In May 2023 Cai Garrett was then named in the 2023 NSW CCC Country U15 Rugby League Representative side.
Round One of the 2022 Group One U13 competition saw Cai Garrett start in the second row for the Ballina Seagulls against Lismore Marist Brothers and what an opening round it was for Gai Garrett as he crossed for a staggering five tries.
Cai Garrett also started in the second row in Round two against the Grafton Ghosts and added a double to his 2022 try scoring tally.
Cai Garrett continued in the second row in Round Three against Casino RSM with Cai Garrett scoring four more tries in another dominant display.
After Round Four was postponed due to poor weather Cai Garrett scored once again in Round Five against the South Grafton Rebels. Cai Garrett then added a double in Round Six against the Grafton Ghosts.
Cai Garrett was also at his rampaging best in Round Nine against the South Grafton Rebels, scoring another four tries. Cai Garrett also scored in Round Thirteen against the Clarence Coast Magpies.
In Week One of the 2022 Group One U13 Finals series Cai Garrett started in the second row for the Ballina Seagulls against the Kyogle Turkeys with Cai Garrett in a Seagulls 24 – 12 victory which propelled Ballina directly into the Grand Final.
Cai Garrett also started in the second row in the 2022 Group One U13 Grand Final with Cai Garrett scoring a double as the Seagulls defeated the Kyogle Turkeys 24 – 14.
Cai Garrett finished the 2022 Group One U13 season as the competition’s leading try scorer with thirty one tries and the competition’s second leading points scorer with 124 points.
Cai Garrett also played rugby in 2022 playing for Wollongbar/Alstonville in the U14 Far North Coast rugby competition alternating between inside centre and fullback.
Cai Garrett scored a hat trick in Round Two against Ballina as well as in Round Nine against Casino and also scored in Round Five against Casuarina Beach, Round Six against Lennox Head and Round Ten against Casuarina Beach with Cai Garrett adding a Round Eleven double against Lennox Heads after starting at fullback against the Trojans.
Cai Garrett then moved to outside centre (No. 13) and scored against Ballina. Cai Garrett was then back at fullback and scored a double and kicked a conversion against Casino. Cai Garrett then moved again to outside centre in Round Sixteen with Cai Garrett scoring a hat trick in the Final’s match against Casuarina Beach.
Cai Garrett played in eleven 2021 Group One U12 matches for Ballina scoring a staggering thirty three tries to finish with a 300% try scoring strike rate. Understandably Cai Garrett finished as the competitions leading try scorer, finishing fifteen tries in front of the 2021 Group One competitions second leading try scorer.
Impressively Cai Garrett only failed to score in one match in the Group One U12 competition in 2021 which came against Casino RSM in Round Twelve. Cai Garrett started all eleven of his matches for Ballina in the second row.
Cai Garrett amazingly scored five tries in a match on three separate occasions in 2021, being in Round Four against the South Grafton Rebels, Round Nine against the Marist Brothers Rams (he also converted one of his own tries for his only conversion of 2021) and Round Thirteen against the Grafton Ghosts.
Cai Garrett also scored four hat tricks in 2021 including in three matches in a row from Round Six to Round Eight against the Clarence Coast Magpies, Grafton Ghosts and Casino RSM respectively.
Cai Garrett scored two tries in a match against Clarence Coast in Round One, against the Kyogle Turkeys in Round Three and in Round Five against Casino RSM.
In short when Cai Garrett scored his first try of a match in the 2021 Group One U12 competition for the Ballina Seagulls, he invariably when on to score more.
The 2021 try scoring season was not an aberration for Cai Garrett as in 2020 in the Group One U11 season also for the Ballina Seagulls Cai Garrett scored a once again competition leading eighteen tries including a hat trick in Ballina’s 36 – 10 Grand Final victory against the Kyogle Turkeys, when Cai Garrett starting the Grand Final in the centres.
In early 2023 Titans contracted Taylan To’o was named in the Met East School Boy Open Representative side with Taylan To’o starting from the bench in a big Met East win on Day One against South West.
Taylan To’o came onto the field to operate at right second row in the 14th minute and almost immediately Taylan To’o made a twelve metre run to get the ball to the halfway mark and then a tackle later Taylan To’o made a further sixteen metres running the ball to get the ball within twenty metres of the try line.
Taylan To’o also started from the bench on Day Two against South Coast with Taylan To’o coming off the bench to operate at left second row in the 20th minute and in the 20th minute to the left of the play the ball and twenty eight metres from his own try line Taylan To’o carried the ball to within eight metres of the halfway mark with over 50% of the metres made by Taylan To’o being post contact.
Taylan To’o continued from the bench on Day Three against Met West with Taylan To’o making a line break in the 23rd minute when after receiving the ball two passes to the left of the play the ball and thirty metres out from his own try line Taylan To’o crashed through the defensive line to get the ball six metres into Met West territory with at least 60% of Taylan To’o’s metres being post contact with the defensive line.
Then in the 39th minute Taylan To’o from the right of the play the ball carried the ball from thirty three metres from the try line to within eighteen metres with Taylan To’o then getting an off-load away to his left.
Stretton State College will line up in this years School Boy Walters Cup competition and they will be led by Titans contracted JZ Perenara.
Great to see Titans contracted Dallas Ingram named at fullback for the TSS School Boy First XV for their GPS trial tomorrow against Anglican Church Grammar School.
In his first year in Australia Titan David Bryenton looks set to light up the School Boy Walters Cup this year with Keebra Park SHS.
Titans contracted Majah Peachey will line up for Mabel Park SHS next Tuesday in Round One of the School Boy Walters Cup competition.
In early March 2023 Cairo Rangahuna-Riri was named in the Met East Open School Boy Rugby League Representative side out of Marsden SHS with Cairo Rangahuna-Riri coming onto the field to operate at right second row before moving to left second row in the second half.
In addition to kicking a 54th minute conversion from two metres to the right of the uprights, Cairo Rangahuna-Riri recorded a 57th minute try assist when after receiving the ball twelve metres out and to the right of the play the ball Cairo Rangahuna-Riri ran to his right and after dummying to an inside runner Cairo Rangahuna-Riri threw a great short ball to put his right centre into a hole and subsequently over to score.
Cairo Rangahuna-Riri almost scored himself in the 27th minute after a twelve metres run down the left side of the field but Cairo Rangahuna-Riri lost control of the ball just as he was able to put it down.
Cairo Rangahuna-Riri also recorded a line break assist in the 20th minute when after taking possession of the ball from a South West kick-off, Cairo Rangahuna-Riri when thirty metres out from his own try line drew one defender and put William Semu away down the left touchline with the winger subsequently able to put Javon Andrews over to score directly from the kick-off.
Cairo Rangahuna-Riri also started from the bench on Day Two against South Coast with Cairo Rangahuna-Riri coming onto the field to operate at left second row in the 20th minute and in the 48th minute Cairo Rangahuna-Riri made an eighteen metre run down the right channel to get within five metres of the halfway mark.
Cairo Ranganhura-Ruri also started from the bench on Day Three against Met West with Cairo Ranganhura-Riri coming onto the field in the 37th minute to operate at right second row.
Cairo Ranganhura-Ruri continued from the bench on Day Four against Met West and after coming off the bench in the 14th minute to play at left second row Cairo Ranganhura-Ruri scored in the 35th minute when after receiving the ball two passes to the left of a Met East scrum win twenty three metres from the try line Cairo Ranganhura-Ruri broke two tackles as he scored two metres to the left of the uprights.
early 2023 Jury Taewa was named in the Met East School Boy Open Representative side with Jury Taewa starting in the front row on Day One against South West with Jury Taewa taking the opening hit-up of the match and was able to get the ball twenty five metres away from his own try line.
Then in the 11th minute Jury Taewa put on a huge hit on one of the South West front rowers near the halfway mark to stop his opposite on the spot.
Jury Taewa then started from the bench on Day Two against South Coast.
Jury Taewa also started from the bench on Day Three against Met West with Jury Taewa coming onto the field to operate in the front row in the 11th minute with Jury Taewa making a strong hit-up from a penalty tap restart in the 36th minute from thirty metres out to get the ball to within twelve metres of the try line.
Jury Taewa continued off the bench on Day Four against Met West and after coming onto the field to operate in the front row in the 9th minute Jury Taewa scored in the 14th minute with an eight metre charge to the left of the play the ball with Jury Taewa being spun around so that his back was towards the try line but Jury Taewa then was able to twist around and get the ball down six metres to the left of the uprights.
In early 2023 Titans contracted Izayah Petrichvich was named in the Met East School Boy Open Representative side with Izayah Petrichvich starting on the right wing and scoring in a big Met East win on Day One against South West.
Izayah Petrichvich scored the first of his two tries in the 23rd minute with an easy twelve metre run to put the ball down in the right corner after receiving a great ball from his inside from his five eight.
Izayah Petrichvich scored his second try in the 50th minute when with South West deep on the attack Izayah Petrichvich whilst operating on the left wing at the time came out of the defensive line and took and intercept of a long cut-out pass and raced away to score an eighty five metre intercept try under the posts.
Early in the match in the 16th minute Izayah Petrichvich made a strong kick return when after taking possession of the ball thirty eight metres out and near the right touchline Izayah Petrichvich ran back towards the centre of the field and was able to get the ball ten metres into South West territory to put Met East in a good attacking position immediately to start their set of six tackles.
Izayah Petrichvich also started on the right wing on Day Two against South Coast as well as Day Three against Met West before moving to the left wing on Day Four against Met West.
In early March 2023 Yeim Costello was named in the Met East Open School Boy Rugby League Representative side out of Marsden SHS, in his first year at the Titans partnered school as part of their Elite School Boy Rugby League Academy.
Yeim Costello started at five eight on Day One against Met West with Yeim Costello kicking a 19th minute conversion from directly in front.
Yeim Costello also started at five eight on Day Two against Peninsula with Yeim Costello kicking a 35th minute conversion from eight metres to the left of the uprights.
Yeim Costello also made a line break in the 32nd minute when after receiving an off-load from his right thirty five metres out from his own try line Yeim Costello slipped between two defenders down the left channel before steeping inside before being tackled thirty metres out from the try line with Yeim Costello then being awarded a penalty for being held down too long in the tackle.
Yeim Costello had earlier almost set up a try in the 13th minute when after running parallel to the Peninsula defensive line to the right of the play the ball, Teim Costello put the ball onto the chest of a hard straight running Storm Enoka with a short ball to his right from thirteen metres with Storm Enoka getting within a metre of the try line before being tackled.
Yeim Costello continued at five eight on Day Three against Darling Downs.
Yeim Costello then started at five eight in the 2023 QSSRL U15 School Boy Grand Final against South Coast .
Titans contracted Viliami Fifita after his strong showing for the South Coast U15 School Boy side early this week starts tomorrow at tight head prop for the TSS U15A school boy GPS rugby side in their trial against Anglican Church Grammar School.
In early March 2023 Chris Vaimili was named in the Met East U15 School Boy Rugby League Representative Squad even though Chris Vaimili is still U14 eligible in 2023 with Chris Vaimili starting from the bench on Day One against Met West with Chris Vaimili scoring in the 42nd minute when after receiving a great pass from his left when twelve metres out Chris Vaimili ran a hard straight line and was then able to bring the ball around to put the ball down under the posts.
Chris Vaimili also started from the bench on Day Two against Peninsula with Chris Vaimili coming onto the field to operate on the right in the 28th minute.
Chris Vaimili continued from the bench on Day Three against Darling Downs with Chris Vaimili playing at left centre in the second half.
Chris Vaimili then started from the bench in the 2023 QSSRL U15 School Boy Grand Final against South Coast with Chris Vaimili operating on the left wing.
In early March 2023 Simione Tauelingi was named in the South Coast School Boy U15 Rugby League Representative Team with Simione Tauelingi starting from the bench on Day One against Sunshine Coast.
Simione Tauelingi also started from the bench on Day Two against Northern with Simione Tauelingi lining up at left centre in the second half.
Simione Tauelingi then moved into the South Coast starting side at left centre on Day Three against Met North with Simione Tauelingi scoring in the 7th minute with a ten metre run to get the ball down three metres in from the left corner post after receiving a pass from his right from Kalani Patu.
Simione Tauelingi also recorded a line break assist in the 41st minute when from the left of the play the ball down a short blindside Simione Tauelingi made eighteen metres downfield to get eight metres inside Met North territory before getting an off-load away to his left to Cornelius Kelsall who made a long line break down the left touchline.
Then in the 45th minute to the left of a South Coast scrum win eighteen metres out from the try line after receiving the ball Simione Tauelingi continued to run to his left before cutting back to his right after making fifteen metres to prevent being taken over the sideline.
Simione Tauelingi then started at left centre in the 2023 QSSRL U15 School Boy Grand Final against Met East with Simione Tauelingi making a try saving tackle in 31st minute on the Met East right centre just two metres out from the try line and just in from the left touchline.
Braxton Wilson-Clune has moved over from NZ and will start from the bench for Mabel Park SHS in Round One of the Langer Cup competition this Tuesday against Redcliffe SHS.
Impressively even though he is still U14 eligible in 2023 Judah Marsden was named in the South Coast U15 QSSRL School Boy Rugby League Representative Team with Judah Marsden starting at left centre on Day One against Sunshine Coast.
Judah Marsden also started at left centre on Day Two against Northern with Judah Marsden making a good run in the 2nd minute when from the left of the play the ball and twenty five metres from the try line, Judah Marsden broke three tackles as he got withing ten metres of the try line.
This season sees Jury Taewa move from PBC SHS to Marsden SHS with the powerful front rower named on the bench against his old school in Tuesday's Round One of the School Boy Langer Cup.
Outstanding fullback Joshua Donovan will continue to start at fullback this weekend for the Tweed Heads Seagulls NRRRL U18 side as they take on the Cudgen Hornets.
In early March 2023 Storm Enoka was named in the Met East QSSRL U15 School Boy Rugby League Representative Squad out of Marsden SHS with Storm Enoka starting at right second row on Day One against Met West.
Storm Enoka also started at right second row on Day Two against Peninsula with Storm Enoka coming very close to scoring in the 13th minute when Yeim Costello put the ball onto the chest of a hard straight running Storm Enoka with a short ball to his right from thirteen metres with Storm Enoka getting within a metre of the try line before being tackled.
Storm Enoka also made a strong run in the 40th minute when from a penalty tap restart fifteen metres out from the try line Storm Enoka was able to get the ball within four metres of the try line against a set Peninsula defensive line.
Storm Enoka then started from the bench on Day Three against Darling Downs coming on in the 15th minute to play right second row.
Storm Enoka then started at right second row in the 2023 QSSRL U15 School Boy Grand Final against South Coast with Storm Enoka making a great low tackle on the South Coast replacement dummy half No. 14 to prevent a try in the 29th minute.
Ryan McCann has made the move to Mabel Park SHS in 2023 and on Tuesday in Round One of the School Boy Langer Cup he starts at fullback against Redcliffe SHS.
Great to see Corey Pearce return from an injury lay-off to be named on the bench for the Marsden SHS School Boy side for their Round One Langer Cup match against PBC SHS.
Benji Quinlan was one of the best for the Tweed Heads Seagulls in the 2023 CC Cup competition and he will be looking to take that form into the School Boy Langer Cup when he comes off the bench in Round One against Redcliffe SHS.
Titans contracted Tanu Nona has been named on the bench today for his first HDC match of the season for the Tweed Heads Seagulls against Wynnum Manly.
Israel Lotaki started at right centre for the South Coast School Boy U15 side on Day One of the 203 QSSRL Championships against Sunshine Coast with Israel Lotaki making an outstanding try saving tackle on the Sunshine Coast left winger with Israel Lotaki’s tackle knocking the ball loose when the winger was literally over the try line in the South Coast right corner.
Israel Lotaki also started at right centre on Day Two against Northern and well as Day Three against Northern.
Israel Lotaki then started at right centre in the 2023 QSSRL U15 School Boy Grand Final against Met East with Israel Lotaki doing well in the 46th minute when after receiving the ball wide out on the right and five metres inside Met East territory Israel Lotaki used a strong left arm fend to beat a number of defenders and get the ball to within twenty six metres of the try line.
Israel Lotaki had earlier produced a smart piece of play in the 19th minute with a one on one strip of the ball thirty metres out with Israel Lotaki then able to return the ball ten metres to put South Coast immediately onto the attack just twenty metres out from the try line.
Titans contracted continues his journey towards the NRL today when he starts at right second row for the Burleigh GCRL First Grade side in their match against the Southport Tigers.
Youngster Bo Peisley starts once again for the Murwillumbah Mustangs in their NRRRL First Grade match this afternoon against Northern United.
In early March 2023 Tyrell Schwenke was named in the 2023 South Coast School Boy Rugby League U15 Representative side out of Keebra Park SHS with Tyrell Schwenke starting from the bench on Day One against Sunshine Coast.
Tyrell Schwenke then moved into the South Coast starting line-up in the front row on Day Two against Northern with Tyrell Schwenke making a good run from the left of the play the ball from thirty three metres out from his own try line to get the ball four metres from the halfway mark.
Then in the 48th minute Tyrell Schwenke chased a South Coast kick downfield and smashed the Northern fullback with a heavy front on tackle as he was returning the ball with Tyrell Schwenke’s front on contact forcing a knock on just fifteen metres out from the try line.
Tyrell Schwenke then started from the bench on Day Three against Met North with Tyrell Schwenke coming onto the field to operate in the front row mid-way through the first half and in the 50th minute from the right of the play the ball Tyrell Schwenke carried the ball from nineteen metres out from his own try line to thirty five metres out.
Tyrell Schwenke also came off the bench in the 2023 QSSRL U15 School Boy Grand Final against Met East with Tyrell Schwenke making a strong run in the 11th minute from the left of the play the ball and twenty seven metres out from his own try line with Tyrell Schwenke then able to get the ball to within ten metres of the halfway mark.
Then in the 17th minute for a South Coast penalty tap restart from thirty metres from his own try line Tyrell Schwenke carried the ball to within eight metres of the halfway mark.
At the completion of the Championships Tyrell Schwenke was named in the 2023 Queensland U15 White School Boys Rugby League side to contest the 2023 Australian U15 School Boys Championships.
In early March 2023 Marlee Smith was named in the Met East U15 School Boy Rugby League Representative Squad even though Marlee Smith is still U14 eligible in 2023 with Marlee Smith starting from the bench on Day One against Met West and coming onto the field to operate at right second row at the start of the second half.
Marlee Smith made a strong run in the 44th minute from the left of the play the ball from his own thirty eight metre mark to within two metres of the halfway mark.
Marlee Smith also started from the bench on Day Two against Peninsula with Marlee Smith operating at right second row when he came onto the field late in the first half.
Marlee Smith moved into the Met East starting line-up at right second row on Day Three against Darling Downs with Marlee Smith making a strong run in the 44th minute when from a penalty tap restart forty metres out from his own try line with Marlee Smith carrying the ball to six metres inside Darling Downs territory.
Earlier in the 39th minute Marlee Smith made a fifteen metre run to ten metres of the halfway mark down the left channel.
Marlee Smith then started from the bench in the 2023 QSSRL U15 School Boy Grand Final against South Coast with Marlee Smith doing well in the 35th minute when from the left of the play the ball and twelve metres out from his own try line Marlee Smith charged forward to get the ball twenty eight metres out from the try line with Marlee Smith then executing a lightning quick play the ball to generate significant momentum for Met East.
Earlier in the 12th minute Marlee Smith made a strong twelve metre run that got the ball four metres into South Coast territory.
In early 2023 Tomasi Vaitai was named in the South Coast School Boy U15 Representative side with Tomasi Vaitai starting at right second row on Day One against Sunshine Coast.
Tomasi Vaitai had a strong first up match of the Championships including taking the second hit-up of the match and getting the ball thirty four metres from the try line and then Tomasi Vaitai backed that up by taking the fourth hit-up as well and getting the ball over the halfway mark.
Then in the 38th minute from the left of a South Coast scrum win Tomasi Vaitai was able to promote the ball from five metres inside his own territory to ten metres into Sunshine Coast territory.
Tomasi Vaitai followed that run up with another in the 41st minute from the left of the play the ball on the halfway mark and after making twelve metres Tomasi Vaitai was able to get an off-load away to his left. Then in the 47th minute from a kick-off return Tomasi Vaitai got the ball to the thirty metre mark and then a tackle later from the left of the play the ball Tomasi Vaitai got the ball from the hallway mark to ten metres inside Sunshine Coast territory.
Tomasi Vaitai also started at right second row on Day Two against Northern with Tomasi Vaitai making the second run of the match from his own twelve metre mark to the twenty eight metre mark.
Tomasi Vaitai also did well in the 43rd minute when from a penalty tap restart Tomasi Vaitai took possession just ten metres out from his own try line with Tomasi Vaitai uses his strength and a left arm fend to break three tackles to get the ball thirty three metres out from the try line.
Tomasi Vaitai continued at right second row on Day Three against Met North.
Tomasi Vaitai then started at right second row in the 2023 QSSRL U15 School Boy Grand Final agaisnt Met East with Tomasi Vaitai making a good run in the 34th minute from thirty six metres from his own try line to the halfway mark after running onto the ball to the right of the play the ball.
After an impressive QSSRL School Boy Championships for Met East which saw him named in the Queensland School Boys side Titans contracted William Semu will line-up at left centre for Marsden SHS in Round One of the Langer Cup against PBC SHS.
When he runs out as Mabel Park SHS captain against Redcliffe SHS in Round One of the Langer Cup on Tuesday Titans contracted Alex Leapai will be playing his third year in the elite school boy competition.
In early March 2023 Cornelius Kelsall was named in the South Coast School Boy U15 Rugby League Representative Team with Cornelius Kelsall starting on the left wing on Day One against Sunshine Coast with Cornelius Kelsall doing well in the 17th minute from a South Coast twenty metre tap restart to make fifteen metres downfield.
Cornelius Kelsall also started on the left wing on Day Two against Northern with Cornelius Kelsall scoring a try and kicking a conversion in the 40th minute from three metres to the right of the uprights to convert Jai Billish’s try.
Cornelius Kelsall scored in the 23rd minute when from on the left touchline Cornelius Kelsall ran forward and cleanly took a pass in his direction on the bounce and ran eight metres to score in the left corner.
Earlier in the 15th minute Cornelius Kelsall made sixteen metres to thirty two metres out from his own try line after receiving the ball to the left of a South Coast scrum win.
Cornelius Kelsall continued on the left wing on Day Three against Met North with Cornelius Kelsall making the first of his two line breaks in the 41st minute when after being put away down a short left blindside by Simione Tauelingi, Cornelius Kelsall made a thirty two metre run down the left touchline before being tackled ten metres short of the try line.
Cornelius Kelsall made his second line break in the 45th minute when after receiving a cut-out pass from his inside five metres inside his own territory Cornelius Kelsall raced thirty seven metres downfield before being tackled eighteen metres from the try line.
Cornelius Kelsall displayed his positional awareness in the 36th minute when with Met North attacking the South Coast try line Cornelius Kelsall anticipated a short kick coming and positioned himself perfectly to take possession of the ball prior to the ball getting into the in-goal area.
Cornelius Kelsall also made a smart play in the 38th minute with a one on one try saving tackle in the left corner with Cornelius Kelsall stopping his direct opponent less than a metre from the try line and then with his strength Cornelius Kelsall forced a knock-on.
Cornelius Kelsall started from the bench in the 2023 QSSRL U15 School Boy Grand Final against Met East with Cornelius Kelsall making a try saving effort in the 31st minute when he was able to force the Met East right winger over the touchline after he had tried to dive over from close range from dummy half.
Cornelius Kelsall also made a line break in the 36th minute when after receiving a pass from his inside thirty metres out from his own try line with Cornelius Kelsall then flying down the left touchline before cutting inside and carry the ball three metres inside Met East territory.
Titans contracted Jeriah Vagana-Malaitai has warmed up for the start of his school boy rugby league season with Ipswich SHS by scoring twice this morning for his Redbank Plains side against Norths in the Ipswich Rugby League U18 competition after starting the match at fullback.
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Titans contracted Jeriah Vagana-Malaitai has warmed up for the start of his school boy rugby league season with Ipswich SHS by scoring twice this morning for his Redbank Plains side against Norths in the Ipswich Rugby League U18 competition after starting the match at fullback.
I understand he is a cousin of Tino and Izaac or am i mixing it up with another Titan contracted junior
I understand he is a cousin of Tino and Izaac or am i mixing it up with another Titan contracted junior
You are spot on mate
Titans contracted Riley Buchanan was one of the Bilambil Jets try scorers in their NRRRL U18 win over Mullumbimby.
In early March 2023 Titans contracted William Semu was named in the Met East Open School Boy Rugby League Representative side out of Marsden SHS with William Semu starting on the left wing and scoring a strong try on Day One of the Championships against South West.
William Semu scored in the 18th minute when after receiving the ball from his inside when twenty three metres out from the try line William Semu burst down the left touchline beating one defender with a strong right arm fend with William Semu then stepping off his left foot to beat two defenders near the try line to get the ball down six metres in from the left touchline.
William Semu also recorded a 20th minute try assist when after racing away down the left touchline from the South West kick-off to his 18th minute try, William Semu charged to thirty five metres form the try line to draw the fullback and pass to his right to put five eight Javon Andrews away to score.
William Semu then in the 45th minute charged onto the ball to the right of the play the ball from eighteen metres out form his own try line and was able to get the ball to the thirty metre mark. William Semu then continued his strong match in the 53rd minute with a carry from the right of the play the ball eight metres inside his own territory and broke three tackles as William Semu made enough metres to get the ball ten metres inside South West territory.
William Semu also started on the left wing on Day Two against South Coast with William Semu making a strong run in the 12th minute when from the right of the play the ball from thirty metres from his own try line William Semu bustled his way to within five metres of the halfway mark.
Williams Semu then started at left second row on Day Three against Met West with William Semu having a big match to deservedly be named Met East’s best.
After just four minutes William Semu made big impact carrying the ball with a run to the left of the play the ball from thirty metres out from his own try line with William Semu running to his left after taking possession and then William Semu used a left arm fend to get rid of the Met West right winger with William Semu then running down the left touchline to get the ball to the halfway mark.
Then in the 10th minute from the left of the play the ball once again and from two metres inside Met West territory William Semu was able to carry the ball to thirty four metres out from the try line.
William Semu made a further strong run in the 23rd minute when William Semu took the responsibility of running the ball out from his own ten metre mark and to the right of the play the ball with William Semu easily shrugging off the initial attempted tackle and was able to promote the ball to the twenty eight metre mark near the right touchline.
William Semu took another hit-up in the 26th minute from thirty two metres out from his own try line and once again easily bumped off the first attempted tackle as William Semu then cut back towards the centre of the field and get within two metres of the halfway mark.
Then in the 46th minute from six metres inside his own territory and to the right of the play the ball William Semu bumped away from three defenders as he ran to his left and get the ball to within thirty four metres of the try line.
William Semu highlighted his 1% efforts in the 10th minute when he chased through a Met East grubber kick into the in-goal with William Semu racing forty metres to tackle the Met West fullback in the in-goal.
William Semu then moved to the right wing on Day Four against Met West.
At the completion of the Championships William Semu was named in the 2023 Queensland Open School Boys Rugby League side to contest the 2023 Australian Open School Boys Championships.
Titans contracted Blake Forder scored once again for the Bilambil Jets NRRRL First Grade side in their big win against the Mullumbimby Giants.
Ballina Seagull Kye Cooper had a big day today, first he started at lock and scored a double in the NRRRL U18 wing against Kyogle then he came off the bench for the Seagulls NRRRL Reserve Grade side and was a winner once again also against the Turkeys.
In early 2023 Titans contracted Alex Leapai was named in the Met East School Boy Open Representative side with Alex Leapai starting in the front row and scoring a double in a big Met East win on Day One against South West.
Alex Leapai scored the first of his two tries in the 9th minute from a four metre effort from the right of the play the ball with Alex Leapai crashing over six metres to the left of the uprights. Alex Leapai then took the initial hit-up off the subsequent kick-off to get the ball two metres over the twenty metre mark.
Alex Leapai scored his second try in the 32nd minute with a hard straight charge from five metres out to crash over three metres to the left of the uprights. Alex Leapai then made a strong charge from the subsequent kick-off to get the ball to the thirty metre mark.
The start of the match saw Alex Leapai take the third hit-up of the match from the kick-off with Alex Leapai getting the ball five metres inside South West territory before getting a right arm off-load away to his left.
Then in the 6th minute Alex Leapai from the left of the play the ball and twenty five metres out from his own try line was able to get within eight metres of the halfway mark before being brought to ground. Then just a minute later Alex Leapai was at it again from the left of the play the ball with Alex Leapai making twelve metres from his own twenty two with Alex Leapai subsequently being awarded a penalty for being held down too long in the tackle.
Alex Leapai also started in the front row on Day Two against South Coast with Alex Leapai taking two hit-ups in the opening set of six tackles from the kick-off including the 5th tackle of the set with Alex Leapai making fourteen metres to get the ball within twenty six metres of the try line and enable Met East to put in an attacking kick inside the opening minute of the match.
Then in the 8th minute from the left of the play the ball Alex Leapai carried the ball from his own twenty metre mark to the thirty five metre mark breaking through one tackle as he made that ground. Once again from the left of the play the ball Alex Leapai, in the 10th minute received the ball on the halfway mark and was able to make eleven metres into South Coast territory.
Alex Leapai continued his strong match in the 42nd minute with a strong run on this occasion to the right of the play the ball from six metres inside his own territory to promote the ball to eight metres inside South Coast territory. Then in the 45th minute from the right of the play the ball and a metre from the hallway mark Alex Leapai was able to get the ball fifteen metres inside South Coast territory.
The 51st minute saw Alex Leapai charge onto the ball twenty two metres out from his own try line and after taking possession to the right of the play the ball Alex Leapai was able to make sixteen metres.
Defensively Alex Leapai in the 22nd minute executed a great front on right shoulder tackle on the South Coast interchange front rower around twenty metres out with the heavy initial contact by Alex Leapai knocking the South Coast front rower sideways.
Alex Leapai continued in the front row on Day Three against Met West with Alex Leapai making a strong kick-off return in the 4th minute to carry the ball to the thirty metre mark. Then in the 20th minute Alex Leapai charged onto the ball to the right of the play the ball from the halfway mark and after making thirteen metres and with three defenders hanging off him Alex Leapai got a great left arm off-load away.
Alex Leapai made another strong hit-up in the 25th minute from seven metres inside Met West territory and to the left of the play the ball with Alex Leapai carrying the ball to within twenty metres of the try line. Alex Leapai continued his strong match in the 26th minute with the second hit-up of the second half making fifteen metres to the thirty three metre mark.
Alex Leapai added a further strong carry in the 43rd minute from the right of the play the ball from thirty two metres out from his own try line with Alex Leapai getting to within four metres of the halfway mark before he was brought to ground.
Alex Leapai also started in the front row on Day Four against Met West with Alex Leapai making two hit-up in the opening set of six tackles. Alex Leapai was also named Met East’s best in their big win.
At the completion of the Championships Alex Leapai was named in the 2023 Queensland Open School Boys Rugby League side to contest the 2023 Australian Open School Boys Championships.
Great to see Titans contracted Ray Puru set to start at fullback for the PBC SHS Langer Cup school Boy side for Round One tomorrow against Marsden SHS.
16 year old Titans utility Kaleb Smith will start from the bench for the PBC SHS Langer Cup school Boy side for Round One tomorrow against Marsden SHS.
The Keebra Park SHS starting front rowers for Round One of the School Boy Langer Cup competition tomorrow against Ipswich SHS are both Titans contracted seventeen year olds being Zac Kumbamong and Jack Schmidt.
In early March 2023 Nikorima Wharkura was named in the Met East U15 School Boy Rugby League Representative Squad along with twin brother Grayson.
Nikorima Wharkura started from the bench on Day One against Met West with Nikorima Wharkura coming onto the field to operate in the front row in the 17th minute and immediately made a run that accounted for fourteen metres to get the ball seven metres inside Met West territory.
Then in the 34th minute Nikorima Wharkura engaged the Met West defensive line before getting an off-load away after running the ball from the halfway mark to thirteen metres inside Met West territory.
Nikorima Wharkura also started from the bench on Day Two against Peninsula with Nikorima Wharkura playing in the front row when he came onto the field in the 12th minute with Nikorima Wharkura making a good kick-off return in the 38th minute to get the ball to the thirty metre mark.
Nikorima Wharkura made another strong run from a restart in the 44th minute when from a penalty tap restart Nikorima Wharkura made fifteen metres to get the ball four metres inside Peninsula territory.
Nikorima Wharkura moved into the Met East starting side on Day Three against Darling Downs with Nikorima Wharkura recording a line break assist in the 6th minute when after engaging the defensive line to the left of the play the ball deep inside his own territory, Nikorima Wharkura was able to get a great short ball away to his left to put his fullback away.
Then in the 39th minute Nikorima Wharkura made a strong charge from a kick-off restart with Nikorima Wharkura getting the ball twenty seven metres away from his try line.
Nikorima Wharkura then started from the bench in the 2023 QSSRL U15 School Boy Grand Final against South Coast.
In early March 2023 front rower Toupou Francis was named in the Met East U15 School Boy Rugby League Representative side out of Titans partnered Marsden SHS as part of their School Boy Elite Rugby League Academy.
Toupou Francis started in the front row on Day One of the Championships against Met West with Toupou Francis making a strong kick-off return in the 16th minute to get the ball to the twenty five metre mark.
Toupou Francis also started in the front row on Day Two against Peninsula with Toupou Francis scoring a powerful try in the 35th minute when from the right of the play the ball twelve metres out from the try line Toupou Francis engaged two defenders when still five metres short of the try line and after continuing to agitate in the tackle Toupou Francis found himself with his back to the try line but he then spun clockwise to get the ball down eight metres to the left of the uprights.
Toupou Francis then started from the bench on Day Three against Darling Downs with Toupou Francis coming off the bench to operate in the front row in the 12th minute and in the 21st minute Toupou Francis charged onto the ball to the right of the play the ball from forty metres out from the try line to get the ball to twenty one metres out.
Toupou Francis then started in the front row in the 2023 QSSRL U15 School Boy Grand Final against South Coast with Toupou Francis making a line break in the 20th minute when from the left of the play the ball and ten metres inside his own territory Toupou Francis crashed through a number of defenders and into open space with Toupou Francis carrying the ball twenty metres into South Coast territory, Then two tackles later Toupou Francis made a further ten metres to get within ten metres of the try line.
Toupou Francis made an early strong run in just the second minute of the match from the left of the play the ball with Toupou Francis carrying the ball from forty metres out from the try line to twenty eight metres out.
Then in the 11th minute from the right of the play the ball and ten metres out Toupou Francis powered forward and even forced his way over the try line only to be forced back ten metres to the left of the uprights.
Toupou Francis in the 23rd minute charged over the thirty metre mark to three metres inside South Coast territory and then got a good off-load away out the back. Then in the 28th minute from two passes to the left of the play the ball from his own twenty metre mark Toupou Francis got the ball thirty three metres away from his try line.
The 30th minute then saw Toupou Francis picked up a dropped South Coast ball essentially on his own try line and got the ball twenty two metres out from the try line.
At the conclusion of the Championship Grand Final Toupou Francis was named Met East’s best player in the match.
At the completion of the Championships Toupou Francis was named in the 2023 Queensland U15 White School Boys Rugby League side to contest the 2023 Australian U15 School Boys Championships.
In early March 2023 Grayson Wharkura was named in the Met East U15 School Boy Rugby League Representative Squad along with twin brother Nikorima.
Grayson Wharkura started on the right wing on Day One against Met West with Grayson Wharkura scoring a double in a first up Met East victory.
Grayson Wharkura scoring his opening try in the 7th minute with a try in the right corner with Nikorima Wharkura reaching out with the ball in his extended right hand just before going into touch after a twelve metre run.
Grayson Wharkura added a second try in the 14th minute with an acrobatic effort reaching out with his right arm to get the ball down in the right corner with his entire body in the air and most of it over the touchline.
Also in the 44th minute Grayson Wharkura made a strong kick-off return after taking the ball near the left touchline with Grayson Wharkura returning the ball to within twelve metres of the halfway mark.
Grayson Wharkura also started on the right wing on Day Two against Peninsula doing well in the 4th minute when Grayson Wharkura did exceptionally week to take a low pass to him cleanly and then Grayson Wharkura did even better to stay in the field of play.
The 21st minute saw Grayson Wharkura take a hit-up to the right of the play the ball from sixteen metres out from his own try line with Grayson Wharkura able to make eighteen metres to the thirty four metre mark.
Grayson Wharkura continued on the right wing on Day Three against Darling Downs with Grayson Wharkura making a good run in the 14th minute when from the left of the play the ball four metres out from his own try line with Grayson Wharkura breaking three tackles as he carried the ball all of the way out to the twenty seven metre mark.
Grayson Wharkura had also taken the opening hit-up of the match getting the ball out to the thirty metre mark.
Grayson Wharkura then started on the right wing in the 2023 QSSRL U15 School Boy Grand Final against South Coast with Grayson Wharkura coming close to scoring in the 31st minute when from dummy half and the play the ball close to the try line and the right touchline Grayson Wharkura tried to dive over from dummy half and very nearly got the ball down but was forced into touch just as he was reaching out with the ball extended in his right hand.
Grayson Wharkura had actually put the ball down over the try line in the right corner in the 11th minute however the touch judge ruled that Grayson Wharkura had put his foot on the touchline before getting the ball down in the corner.
Earlier in the 25th minute Grayson Wharkura, from the right of the play the ball and eighteen metres out from his own try line carried the ball to the thirty metre mark with at least 50% of the metres gained post post contact with the defensive line.
At the completion of the Championships Grayson Wharkura was named in the 2023 Queensland U15 Maroon School Boys Rugby League side to contest the 2023 Australian U15 School Boys Championships.
In early March 2023 Harvey Smith was named in the 2023 South Coast School Boy Rugby League U15 Representative side with Harvey Smith starting at halfback on Day One against Sunshine Coast with Harvey Smith kicking four conversions from five attempts in a first up South Coast victory.
Harvey Smith also started at halfback on Day Two against Northern with Harvey Smith scoring a try and kicking three conversions in a 32 – 10 South Coast victory.
Harvey Smith scored in the 29th minute when he ran to his right out of dummy half from seven metres out to get the ball down with two defenders trying to stop him mid-way between the goal posts and corner post on the right side of the field. Harvey Smith then converted his own try.
Harvey Smith also recorded a try assist in the 3rd minute when after receiving the pass to the right of the play the ball Harvey Smith continued to run to his right and from ten metres out from the try line Harvey Smith threw a hard flat cut-out pass to his right to an unmarked VJ Letaul who had a ten metre run to score in the right corner.
Harvey Smith also forced a Northern goal line drop-out in the 33rd minute when to the right of the play the ball, Harvey Smith put in a right foot grubber kick from ten metres out into the in-goal with the Northern fullback trapped there.
Harvey Smith continued at halfback on Day Three against Met North with Harvey Smith kicking three conversions from four attempts including an outstanding conversion from three metres in from the left touchline in the 7th minute. Harvey Smith kicked another outstanding conversion from the left touchline once again in the 25th minute to convert Viliami Fifita’s try.
Harvey Smith forced a goal line drop-out in the 18th minute when from the right of the play the ball and twenty eight metres from the try line and on the right side of the field, Harvey Smith put a right foot grubber kick into the in-goal with the Met North forced to take the ball dead and restart the match through a goal line drop-out.
The 3rd minute saw Harvey Smith put in a right foot grubber kick to the right of the play the ball with the kick being knocked on less than a metre from the try line by the Met North fullback with South Coast scoring from the subsequent set of six tackles.
Harvey Smith put in another good kick in the 16th minute when from the right of the play the ball and thirty five metres out Harvey Smith put in a right foot kick into the in-goal with the Met North fullback barely able to get the ball back into the field of play.
Harvey Smith then started at halfback in the 2023 QSSRL U15 School Boy Grand Final against Met East with Harvey Smith kicking the match winning conversion from two metres to the left of the uprights in the 57th minute.
The 26th minute saw Harvey Smith’s kick-off go into touch over the left touchline twenty metres from the try line to put South Coast immediately on the attack.
Harvey Smith finished the 2023 QSSRL U15 School Boy Rugby League Queensland Championships as the Championships equal third leading points scorer with twenty six points.
Titans contracted Jac Finnigan will start in the second row tomorrow for PBC SHS in Round One of the School Boy Langer Cup Jac Finnigan looking to get PBC SHS on the front foot against a giant Marsden SHS forward pack.
Titans contracted Sam Stephenson will look to continue his outstanding 2023 season tomorrow when he starts at left centre for PBC SHS in Round One of the Langer Cup against Marsden SHS.
In early March 2023 Christian Rivers was named in the South Coast U15 School Boy Rugby League Representative side with Christian Rivers starting in the front row on Day One against Sunshine Coast with Christian Rivers being named the South Coast’s best player in their first up victory.
Christian Rivers scored for South Coast in the 32nd minute when from the left of the play the ball Christian Rivers burrowed over from three metres out to get the ball down despite numerous defenders trying to stop him two metres to the right of the uprights.
After taking the opening hit-up of the match and getting the ball two metres over the twenty metre mark Christian Rivers made a line break in the 38th minute when after charging onto the ball to the left of the play the ball Christian Rivers broke three tackling whilst making thirty metres before being tackled ten metres from the try line.
Earlier in the 28th minute Christian Rivers made a strong kick-off return out to the twenty five metre mark.
Christian Rivers also started in the front row on Day Two against Northern with Christian Rivers scoring in the 9th minute when with the play the ball a metre out and to the right of the goal posts Jai Billish ran out of dummy half to his right with Christian Rivers running an underneath route to crash over to score eight metres to the right of the uprights.
A minute earlier in the 8th minute Christian Rivers had charged onto the ball to the right of the play the ball from forty metres out to get to twenty six metres out from the try line. Then in the 11th minute Christian Rivers ran onto the ball to the right of the play the ball when thirty five metres out and Christian Rivers able to get the ball four metres into Northern territory.
Christian Rivers continued in the front row on Day Three against Met North with Christian Rivers scoring in the 4th minute when with the play the ball less than a metre from the try line Jai Billish ran out of dummy half to his right with Christian Rivers running an underneath route and after receiving the ball from Jai Billish by way of an inside pass Christian Rivers crashed over to score three metres to the right of the uprights.
The 12th minute saw Christian Rivers run onto the ball to the right of the play the ball from twenty metres out with Christian River’s constant pumping of his legs getting him to within four metres out from the try line and five metres to the right of the uprights.
Then in the 29th minute from three metres inside Met North territory and to the left of the play the ball and after engaging the defensive line and breaking away from one defender Christian Rivers continued to run to his left to get twenty two metres out near the left touchline.
Christian Rivers then started in the front row in the 2023 QSSRL U15 School Boy Grand Final against Met East with Christian Rivers scoring the match winning try in the 46th minute with a surge from the right of the dummy half and four metres out and even after Christian Rivers was held a metre short he forced his way over to score adjacent to the right upright. Then from the ensuing kick-off Christian Rivers carried the ball back to twenty eight metres out.
In the 5th minute of the Grand Final from the left of the play the ball and twelve metres inside his own territory Christian Rivers rumbled forward and carried the ball two metres into Met East territory.
Then in the 34th minute from a South Coast penalty tap restart from his own twenty metre mark Christian Rivers carried the ball to within ten metres of the halfway mark and then two tackles later Christian Rivers made another fifteen metres running the ball.
At the conclusion of the Grand Final Christian Rivers was named South Coast’s best player in the match .
Christian Rivers finished the 2023 QSSRL U15 School Boy Rugby League Queensland Championships as the equal leading try scorer with four tries and Christian Rivers was also equal fifth in terms of overall points scored with sixteen points as a result of Christian Rivers four tries.
At the completion of the Championships Christian Rivers was named in the 2023 Queensland U15 Maroon School Boys Rugby League side to contest the 2023 Australian U15 School Boys Rugby League Championships.
In early March 2023 Macguinness Tiananga was named in the Met West U15 School Boy Rugby League Representative side with Macguinness Tiananga named at five eight on Day One
Macguinness Tiananga also started at five eight on Day Two against Met East with Macguinness Tiananga recording a line break assist in the 10th minute when after taking possession of the ball forty two metres from the try line Macguinness Tiananga ran the ball down a short left blindside after drawing a defender out of the defensive line Macguinness Tiananga threw a good short ball to his left to put his left centre into a gap who subsequently drew the fullback and got the ball inside for the Met West left winger to score.
Macguinness Tiananga also started at five eight on Day Three against Northern as well as Day Four against Peninsula.
In early 2023 Aaron Singh-Goesel was named in the South Coast Maroon School Boy Open Representative side with Aaron Singh-Goesel starting from the bench on Day One against Met North.
After coming onto the field to operate at right second row in the second half Aaron Singh-Goesel had a huge impact in the South Coast Maroon victory by scoring twice.
Aaron Singh-Goesel scored his first try in the 37th minute with a smart piece of play. Aaron Singh-Goesel was charging at full pace onto the ball on the right side of the field but the pass came to him very low so instead of trying to catch the pass from his left Aaron Singh-Goesel toe’d the ball forward into the in-goal from sixteen metres out and won the race to the ball to score five metres in from the right corner post.
Aaron Singh-Goesel completed his double in the 41st minute when he chased through a short grubber kick into the in-goal out of dummy half from Will Saunders with Aaron Singh-Goesel getting to the ball first to ground the ball ten metres in from the right corner post.
Aaron Singh-Goesel also started from the bench on Day Two against Met West with Aaron Singh-Goesel coming onto the field in the 24th minute to operate at right second row with Aaron Singh-Goesel recording a line break assist in the 37th minute when a good catch and pass to his right from the right of the play the ball and thirty metres out to give his right centre a twenty metre run downfield.
Aaron Singh-Goesel also started from the bench on Day Three against Capricornia with Aaron Singh-Goesel operating at right second row in the 20th minute.
Aaron Singh-Goesel then moved into the South Coast Maroon starting side at left second row in the Day Four third against fourth play-off against Sunshine Coast with Aaron Singh-Goesel chasing a South Coast Maroon kick into the in-goal and tackling the Sunshine Coast fullback in-goal to force a goal line drop-out. Then from the drop-out return Aaron Singh-Goesel carried the ball back to within twenty two metres of the try line.
Callum Bowles was part of the South Coast Maroon Open School Boy side for the 2023 QSSRL Open School Boy Championships with Callum Bowles starting from the bench on Day One against Met North with Callum Bowles doing well in the 45th minute with a run from eighteen metres out from his own try line and to the left of the play the ball with Callum Bowles making fifteen metres before being awarded a penalty when he was hit in a high tackle.
Callum Bowles also started from the bench on Day Two against Met West with Callum Bowles playing on the left wing after coming onto the field in the 47th minute with Callum Bowles making a strong run in the 52nd minute when after picking up a ball lost backwards by South Coast on the bounce ten metres from the halfway mark, Callum Bowles carried the ball five metres inside Met West territory.
Callum Bowles also started from the bench on Day Three against Capricornia with Callum Bowles operating on the left wing in the second half.
Callum Bowles then moved into the South Coast Maroon starting line-up at right centre in the Day Four third against fourth play-off against Sunshine Coast with Callum Bowles kicking a great conversion in the final minute of the match from the left touchline to lock the scores up at 6 all.
Former WA junior Te Auturoa Awhitu-Kerei starts in the centres tomorrow for the Keebra Park SHS Langer Reserve side against Ipswich SHS.
After captaining and starring for the South Coast U15 School Boy side from hooker Jai Billish starts at halfback today for Keebra Park SHS in Round One of the Walters cup against Ipswich SHS.
In early March 2023 Lexin Hill was named in the Met West U15 QSSRL School Boy Rugby League Representative side out of Stretton State College with Lexin Hill named at fullback and captain on Day One against Met East. Lexin Hill also started at fullback and captain on Day Two against Met East.
Lexin Hill continued at fullback on Day Three against Northern with Lexin Hill scoring in the 20th minute with a ten metre run to get the ball down four metres in from the right corner after receiving an off-load from his inside.
Lexin Hill also recorded a try assist in the 27th minute when Lexin Hill ran the ball to his right and from twelve metres out Lexin Hill put the ball on the chest of his right second rower with a pass to his right for his second rower to have an easy run to score.
Lexin Hill continued at fullback on Day Four against Capricornia with Lexin Hill kicking three conversions.
Lexin Hill also recorded a try assist in the 3rd minute when from the right of the play the ball and thirty metres out from the try line Lexin Hill double pumped a pass to his right to put his lock into a gap and subsequently over to score.
Earlier in the 2nd minute Lexin Hill recorded a line break assist when after taking a Capricornia clearing kick on the full in the centre of the field and ten metres out from his own try line, Lexin Hill ran to his left and after drawing the last Capricornia defender on that side of the field Lexin Hill passed to his left to put his left winger on a thirty metre run down the left touchline.
After starting at fullback for the Championship winning Keebra Park SHS Walters Cup side in 2023 Joshua Donovan-Skinner has moved to PBC SHS this season and will start at fullback today in their Langer Reserve Round One match against Marsden SHS.
Talented Titans contracted Beau Hartmann sill start in the centres today for PBC SHS in Round One of the School Boy Langer Reserve competition but the 16 year old will no doubt break into the Langer Cup side sooner rather than later.
In early March 2023 Austin Marsters was named in the South Coast Maroon School Boy Rugby League Open Representative side for the 2023 QSSRL Championships with Austin Marsters starting from the bench on Day One against Met North with Austin Marsters coming onto the field in the 12th minute.
Austin Marsters also started from the bench on Day Two against Met West with Austin Marsters operating at lock after coming onto the field in the 17th minute. Austin Marsters also started from the bench on Day Three against Capricornia with Austin Marsters coming onto the field in the 19th minute.
Austin Marsters also started from the bench in the Day Four third against fourth play-off against Sunshine Coast and after coming onto the field in the 14th minute Austin Marsters did well in the 31st minute when after engaging the defensive line from a run to the left of the play the ball Austin Marsters was able to get an off-load out the back. Then from the subsequent play the ball Austin Marsters carried the ball to within three metres of the try line.
In early March 2023 Daniel Rakena was named in the South Coast Maroon School Boy Rugby League Open Representative side for the 2023 QSSRL Championships with Daniel Rakena starting at halfback on Day One against Met North with Daniel Rakena recording a try assist in the 28th minute when from the centre of the field and eighteen metres out from the try line Daniel Rakena put up a high right foot bomb towards the left corner with the Met North fullback dropping the ball in-goal for South Coast Maroon to score.
Daniel Rakena also forced a goal line drop-out in the 27th minute when from the left of the play the ball Daniel Rakena put in a right foot grubber kick from ten metres out with the Met North fullback subsequently trapped in-goal. Daniel Rakena set up a try from the set of six from the subsequent goal line drop-out.
Daniel Rakena also started at halfback on Day Two against Met West with Daniel Rakena recording a critical try assist in the 52nd minute when from the left of the play the ball Daniel Rakena threw a hard flat cut-out pass to his left to put his left centre into a gap and subsequently over to score.
Daniel Rakena also started at halfback in the Day Four third against fourth play off against Sunshine Coast.
In early March 2023 Titans contracted Wailer Whaiapu was named in the South Coast School Boy Rugby League Open Representative side with Wailer Whaiapu starting at lock on Day One of the Championships against Capricornia and almost socring in the 45th minute when he was held up under the goal posts after a six metre run from the right of the play the ball.
Wailer Whaiapu also started at lock on Day Two against Met East with Wailer Whaiapu making his presence felt with a strong first tackle of the match after South Coast kicked-off to get the match underway.
The GCRL Junior rugby league season is well underway and there have been some outstanding performances across a number of age groups.
In the U13 Division One competition the Coomera Cutters side is flying winning all 6 of their matches scoring 220 points and conceding 32 to have a positive points differential of +168.
Coomera are all great to the U14 Division One competition also winning all six of their matches scoring 290 points and conceding 16 for a +274 points differential.
In the GCRL U15 Division One competition the Southport Tigers have also won all six of their matches scoring 224 points and conceding an incredible 10 points for a +214 points differential.
In early 2023 Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki was named in the South Coast School Boy Open Representative side with Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki coming off the bench on Day One of the Championships against Capricornia with Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki coming onto the field to operate at lock in the 17th minute with Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki making a line break in the 34th minute when from just inside Capricornia territory he ran onto a good off-load from his right from Brady Turner with Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki then charging twenty metres downfield before getting an off-load away to his left to Ryder Williams who was tackled just short of the try line.
Then in the 27th minute Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki, from the right of the play the ball broke two tackles as he charged at the try line from eighteen metres out only to be dragged down by multiple defenders two metres short of the try line in front of the left upright.
Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki also started from the bench on Day Two against Met East and after coming onto the field in the 8th minute Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki just a minute later almost scored ten metres in from the left corner post but the referee ruled that Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki had made a double movement and the try was disallowed.
Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki then moved into the South Coast starting line-up at hooker on Day Three against Sunshine Coast with Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki scoring a double in a big South Coast victory.
Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki scored his opening try in the 7th minute when he burrowed over from less than a metre out after darting to his right out of dummy half to get the ball down ten metres to the left of the uprights.
Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki completed his double in the 49th minute in the 49th minute with the play the ball fifteen metres out and in front of the left upright, Bailey McConnell ran out of dummy half to his right and when he was six metres out from the try line Bailey McConnell drew in one defender and got the ball away to his right to a hard charging Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki who crashed over to score under the posts.
Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki also made a line break in the 57th minute when from the right of the play the ball Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki from thirty metres out from his own try line, broke through the defensive line and carried the ball to twenty eight metres from the try line down the other end of the field.
Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki then started on the bench in the 2023 QSSRL Open School Boy Grand Final against Capricornia with Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki scoring in the 50th minute when from dummy half Bailey McConnell ran to his right with Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki charged back underneath to spear over to score ten metres to the left of the uprights.
In the 25th minute Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki charged onto the ball to the left of the play the ball and was able to carry the ball from twenty metres out to ten metres away from the try line. Then in the 32nd minute from the left of the play the ball and thirty six metres away from the try line Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki carried the ball to within ten metres of the try line and then Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki executed a lightening quick play the ball with South Coast scoring as a result.
Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki also did well in the 49th minute with a charge to the right of the play the ball with Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki carrying the ball five metres inside his own territory to twelve metres inside Capricornia territory. Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki ran to the right of the play the ball in the 53rd minute from twenty five metres out from his own try line to the halfway mark with Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki then being awarded a penalty for being held down too long.
Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki finished the 2023 QSSRL Open School Boy Rugby League Queensland Championships as the Championships equal fourth leading points scorer with three tries.
In early March 2023 Jake Lateo was named in the South Coast School Boy Rugby League Open Representative side with Jake Lateo starting at halfback on Day One of the Championships against Capricornia.
Jake Lateo scored a great solo try in the 48th minute when after taking possession of the ball thirty five metres out and down a wide right blindside Jake Lateo put in a short right foot chip kick and then the ball bounced perfectly for Jake Lateo twelve metres out with Jake Lateo regathering the ball with his right arm above his head and was able to run around to score under the posts.
Jake Lateo also started at halfback on Day Two against Met East.
Jake Lateo continued at halfback on Day Three against Sunshine Coast with Jake Lateo scoring in the 26th minute when with Sunshine Coast on the attack they spun the ball wide to their left with a long high cut-out pass but Jake Lateo anticipated the pass and raced forward to take the intercept above his head and from there Jake Lateo had a long eight metre run to get the ball down ten metres in from the left corner post.
Jake Lateo then started at halfback in the 2023 QSSRL Open School Boy Grand Final against Capricornia with Jake Lateo recording a try assist in the 32nd minute when from the right of the play the ball and twelve metres out, Jake Lateo put in a right foot grubber kick into the in-goal with Zyroam Tauwara-Herlihy winning the race to dive on the ball in the in-goal to score two metres in from the right corner post.
Jake Lateo also put in a good right foot grubber kick into the in-goal in the 40th minute from eighteen metres out with the Capricornia fullback forced to take the ball dead in-goal to concede the goal line drop-out. Then in the 60th minute from left metres out down a short left blindside Jake Lateo put in a right foot grubber kick into the in-goal to force another goal line drop-out.
Jake Lateo’s kicking game was also on song in the 49th minute when from the right of the play the ball and thirty five metres out Jake Lateo put in a right foot chip kick with forced panic between the Capricornia defenders with a knock on ensuing ten metres out from the try line.
Jake Lateo did well in the 5th minute to chase through a Ryder Williams grubber kick into the in-goal with Jake Lateo along with Zyroam Taurawa-Herlihy trapping the Capricornia fullback in-goal to force a Capricornia goal line drop-out.
Then in the 37th minute Jake Lateo did well to take a hard flat kick on the full after the Capricornia half from twenty metres out kicked the ball at him with Jake Lateo then taking the ball eight metres out from his own try line to relieve all of the pressure.
In early March 2023 Will Saunders was named in the South Coast Maroon School Boy Rugby League Open Representative side with Will Saunders starting at hooker on Day One against Met North.
Will Saunders recorded a critical try assist in the 41st minute when with Will Saunders at dummy half and the play the ball less than a metre from the try line, Will Saunders put a short right foot into the in-goal area out of dummy half with Aaron Singh-Goesel racing through to get downward pressure on the ball ten metres in from the right corner post.
Will Saunders also saved a try when in the 9th minute he was able to hold up the Met North lock over the try line three metres to the right of the uprights.
Will Saunders made a smart run out of dummy half in the 41st minute when from thirty five metres out from the try line Will Saunders ran to his right and got the ball within nineteen metres of the try line.
Will Saunders also started at hooker on Day Two against Met West with Will Saunders scoring in the 13th minute of a great come from behind victory for South Coast Maroon when from forty metres out from the try line and the play the ball in the centre of the field Will Saunders ran to his left out of dummy half and ran straight through a gap in the defensive line in the area behind the play the ball with Will Saunders then rounding the fullback to his left easily to run away and dive over to score six metres to the left of the uprights.
Will Saunders also started at hooker on Day Three against Capricornia with Will Saunders named South Coast Marrons best in their tough loss.
Will Saunders also started at hooker in the Day Four third against fourth play-off against Sunshine Coast with Will Saunders making a good dummy half run to his left in the 30th minute from the halfway mark to thirty five metres out with Will Saunders then being awarded a penalty for being held down too long in the tackle.
PBC SHS and Marsden SHS finish 10 all in Round One of the Langer Cup with Titans William Semu (Marsden) and Jac Finnigan (PBC) amongst the try scorers.
Giant Titans contracted front rower Alex Leapai was unstoppable this afternoon scoring a hat trick as Mabel Park SHS won their Langer Cup Round One match against Redcliffe SHS.
In early 2023 Titans contracted Gary Whare-Herlihy was named in the South Coast Maroon School Boy Open Representative side with Gary Whare-Herlihy starting from the bench on Day One against Met North with Gary Whare-Herlihy coming onto the field to operate in the dummy half role in the 14th minute.
Gary Whare-Herlihy did well in the 56th minute with a smart run out of dummy half to his left from eleven metres short of the halfway mark with the speed of Gary Whare-Herlihy’s run catching multiple defenders off-side with the subsequent penalty putting South Coast Maroon deep on the attack.
Gary Whare-Herlihy also started from the bench on Day Two against Met West with Gary Whare-Herlihy playing in the dummy half role when he came onto the field in the 15th minute.
Gary Whare-Herlihy also started from the bench on Day Three against Capricornia with Gary Whare-Herlihy making a smart run out of dummy half in the 31st minute when after running to his left out of dummy half from thirty metres out from his own try line with Gary Whare-Herlihy getting the ball to within four metres of the halfway mark.
Gary Whare-Herlihy also came off the bench in the Day Four third against fourth play-off against Sunshine Coast with Gary Whare-Herlihy doing well in the 21st minute when with the play the ball five metres inside Sunshine Coast territory Gary Whare-Herlihy initially ran to his left but cut back to his right and after making ten metres Gary Whare-Herlihy was able to off-load the ball to his right.
In early 2023 Jaylen Taewa was named in the South Coast School Boy Maroon Open Representative side with Jaylen Taewa starting in the front row on Day One against Met North with Jaylen Taewa making the opening hit-up of the match from the kick-off.
Jaylen Taewa make a critical and huge tackle in the 33rd minute when after chasing through a SC Maroon clearing kick, Jaylen Taewa smashed the Met North fullback with a huge front on tackle thirty metres out and in front of his posts with Jaylen Taewa’s heavy contact forcing the ball loose to be picked up by South Coast Maroon.
Jaylen Taewa also started in the front row on Day Two against Met West with Jaylen Taewa making a strong hit-up from the kick-off to the second half to get the ball to the twenty metre mark with Jaylen Taewa then being awarded a penalty for the ball being stripped with two defenders in the tackle.
Jaylen Taewa also started in the front row on Day Three against Capricornia with Jaylen Taewa coming close to scoring in the 56th minute only to be held up over the try line after Jaylen Taewa had collected an off-load eight metres out with Jaylen Taewa held up ten metres in from the right corner post.
Jaylen Taewa then started from the bench in the Day Four third against fourth play off against Sunshine Coast with Jaylen Taewa coming onto the field to operate in the front row in the 14th minute.
In early March 2023 Titans contracted Gazniah To’omaga was named in the South Coast U15 QSSRL School Boy Rugby League Representative side out of Keebra Park SHS with Gazniah To’omaga starting at lock on Day One against Sunshine Coast.
Gazniah To’omaga scored in the 38th minute when after receiving the ball to the left of the play the ball (and just to the left of the goal posts) and sixteen metres out, Gazniah To’omaga stepped back to his right off his right foot and exploded towards the try line and crashed through three attempted tackles to get the ball down four metres to the left of the uprights.
Earlier in the 5th minute when on the left side of the field Gazniah To’omaga ran the ball from twenty eight metres from the try line and when he was twelve metres out Gazniah To’omaga was able to get an off-load away to his left to Judah Marsden to promote the ball further downfield.
Gazniah To’omaga also started at lock on Day Two against Northern with Gazniah To’omaga making a strong front on tackle in the 2nd minute when Gazniah To’omaga drove his right shoulder into the Northern right second rower No. 12 who subsequently lost the ball thirty metres out with South Coast scoring the first try of the match in the ensuing set of six tackles.
Gazniah To’omaga continued at lock on Day Three against Met North with Gazniah To’omaga named South Coast’s best as they qualified for the Championship Grand Final.
Gazniah To’omaga recorded a line break assist in the 7th minute when from twenty five metres out and to the left of the play the ball Gazniah To’omaga threw a hard flat cut-out pass to his left to put Kalani Patu into a gap and subsequently draw the fullback and pass to his left for Simione Tauelingi to score in the left corner.
Gazniah To’omaga’s initial key effort in the match came in just the 2nd minute with a one on one steal from the initial tackle from a Met North penalty restart in the centre of the field and thirty metres from the try line.
Then in the 3rd minute Gazniah To’omaga ran the ball from the right of the play the ball from twenty three metres from the try line with Gazniah To’omaga getting the ball to seven metres of the try line.
Gazniah To’omaga also made a good run in the 45th minute when from the right of the play the ball and twenty two metres from the try line, Gazniah To’omaga carried the ball through sheer force of will to within a metre of the try line when eight metres to the left of the uprights.
Gazniah To’omaga then started at lock in the 2023 QSSRL U15 School Boy Grand Final against Met East with Gazniah To’omaga making a strong run in the 18th minute from the left of the play the ball forty metres out with Gazniah To’omaga able to carry the ball to twenty one metres out from the try line.
Gazniah To’omaga in the 49th minute ran an underneath route from the right of the play the ball and ten metres inside his own territory with Gazniah To’omaga able to get the ball three metres inside Met East territory with Gazniah To’omaga subsequently being awarded a penalty as a result of a strip of the ball with two defenders in the tackle.
At the completion of the Championships Gazniah To’omaga was named in the 2023 Queensland U15 Maroon School Boys Rugby League side to contest the 2023 Australian U15 School Boys Championships.
Kwinn Wolf started from the bench in Round One of the 2023 School Boy Walter Cup competition for PBC SHS against Marsden SHS with Kwinn Wolf scoring in the 27th minute as a result of a strong eight metre charge with Kwinn Wolf crashing over to score four metres to the left of the uprights.
Round One of the 2023 School Boy Langer Cup competition saw Will Saunders named at hooker for PBC SHS against Marsden SHS with Will Saunders making a line break in the 58th minute when Will Saunders ran to his right out of dummy half with Will Saunders making thirty metres before he was ankle tapped from behind when he was twenty metres out from the try line.
Earlier in the 52nd minute Will Saunders made fourteen metres after running out of dummy half to hie left.
Will Saunders did well defensively in the 4th minute when along with Ray Puru and Bailey McConnell, they held up the Marsden SHS five eight over the try line ten metres from the left upright.
Round One of the 2023 School Boy Langer Cup competition saw Titans contracted Ray Puru named at fullback for PBC SHS against Marsden SHS with Ray Puru doing well defensively in in the 4th minute when along with Bailey McConnell and Will Saunders, they held up the Marsden SHS five eight over the try line ten metres from the left upright.
Ray Puru saved another try in the 32nd minute with a tackle on the Marsden SHS lock five metres to the left of the uprights.
In the 8th minute from the left of a PBC SHS scrum win Ray Puru did well to carry the ball fourteen metres downfield from his own twenty metre mark. The in the 24th minute from the left of the play the ball Ray Puru carried the ball from six metres inside his own territory to eight metres inside Marsden SHS territory.
Round One of the 2023 School Boy Langer Cup competition saw Bailey McConnell named at five eight for PBC SHS against Marsden SHS with Bailey McConnell recording a key try assist in the 52nd minute with a good short ball when fourteen metres out from the try line to his right to put Jac Finnigan through a gap and subsequently over to score mid-way between the goal posts and corner post on the right side of the field to lock the scores up at 10 all.
Bailey McConnell also forced two goal line drop-outs with the first of those coming in the 16th minute when from twenty two metres out Bailey McConnell put up a high right foot bomb to his left with Marsden SHS forced to take the ball dead in-goal.
Then in the 27th minute from five metres from try line Bailey McConnell pout a right foot grubber kick into the in-goal with the Marsden fullback trapped by multiple PBC SHS defenders.
Bailey McConnell did well defensively in the 4th minute when along with Ray Puru and Will Saunders, they held up the Marsden SHS five eight over the try line ten metres from the left upright.
Bailey McConnell made another try saving tackle in the 34th minute with a great ball and all tackle on a far bigger Marsden SHS left centre just two metres from the try line wide out on the right side of the field. Bailey McConnell made another good tackle just a minute later in the 35th minute on the Marsden SHS No. 16 to save yet another try on the final tackle.
Titans contracted Taylan To’o started at left second row in Round One of the 2023 School Boy Walter Cup competition for Marsden SHS against PBC SHS with Taylan To’o scoring in the 37th minute when after receiving the ball ten metres out from the try line and to the right of the play the ball, Taylan To’o cut back to his left and back towards the play the ball and after breaking a number of tackles, Taylan To’o was able to reach out with an extended left arm to get the ball down four metres to the left of the uprights.
Earlier in the 31t minute Taylan To’o, after engaging the PBC SHS defensive line near the halfway mark got an off-load away and then after continuing to back-up Taylan To’o took possession after an off-load and rumbled to within eighteen metres of the try line in the centre of the field.
Titans contracted Corey Pearce was named to start Round One of the 2023 School Boy Langer competition off the bench for Marsden SHS against PBC SHS however a late change saw Corey Pearce start the match at hooker.
Corey Pearce made the first of his smart runs in just the 2nd minute with a twelve metre run after taking possession of the ball from an off-load with Corey Pearce getting to within eight metres of the try line and in the centre of the field.
The 56th minute saw Corey Pearce run to his left out of dummy half and after making eighteen metres Corey Pearce was tackled eight metres from the try line and in front of the left upright.
Hail Sezer
31-05-23, 01:21 PM
Really appreciate your coverage of the Langer comp mdrew. Big fan of Corey Pe**** and hope he can have an injury-free rest of 2023.
Titans contracted William Semu was named to start Round One of the 2023 School Boy Langer competition at left centre for Marsden SHS against PBC SHS however a late change saw William Semu start on the left wing.
William Semu scored in the 36th minute of the 10 all draw when William Semu ran to left of a Marsden SHS scrum win ten metres out with William Semu charging down a short left blindside with William Semu carrying one PBC SHS defender over the try line with William Semu getting the ball down in the left corner.
William Semu also recorded a 50th minute line break in the 50th minute when from just inside his own territory William Semu raced down the left touchline however William Semu’s pass back inside was knocked down by a desperate PBC SHS defender to save a near certain Marsden SHS try.
Earlier in the 29th minute did well to come forward off his own try line and jump high to take a bomb to his left wing on the full and immediately upon coming to ground William Semu charged downfield to get the ball twenty metres away from his own try line.
Round One of the 2023 School Boy Langer Cup competition saw Titans contracted Sam Stephenson named at left centre for PBC SHS against Marsden SHS with Sam Stephenson making a good run in the 9th minute from the left of the play the ball with Sam Stephenson carrying the ball from thirty four metres from his try line to the halfway mark.
Sam Stephenson made a further strong run in the 22nd minute from eighteen metres out from his own try line to the thirty four metre mark after taking possession to the left of the play the ball. Then in the 35th minute from a PBC SHS penalty tap restart Sam Stephenson was able to get the ball three metres inside Marsden SHS territory after taking the tap ten metres inside his own territory.
Round One of the 2023 School Boy Langer Cup competition saw Titans contracted Sunny Kama named on the left wing for PBC SHS against Marsden SHS with Sunny Kama producing a heads up play in the 13th minute when after receiving an off-load when he looked trapped ten metres out from the left corner and on the left touchline Sunny Kama spun around to gain some separation and then after running at the try line Sunny Kama put a right foot grubber kick into the in-goal towards the goal posts with the Marsden SHS fullback trapped in-goal to force a goal line drop-out.
Sunny Kama produced the play of the match in the final minute when with the scores locked at 10 all, Marsden SHS’s Coby Black kicked for touch after a Marsden SHS penalty but just thirty metres out from his own try line, Sunny Kama jumped from the field of play and was able to knock the ball back into the field of play even though it was at least a metre (or more) over the touchline. Sunny Kama then retrieved the ball and carried it ten metres back towards the oncoming Marsden SHS defenders.
In early March 2023 Titans contracted Kalani Patu was named in the 2023 South Coast School Boy Rugby League U15 Representative side out of Keebra Park SHS with Kalani Patu starting at left second row on Day One against Sunshine Coast.
Kalani Patu scored for South Coast in the 23rd minute with a hard straight crash line from five metres out and to the left of the play the ball and after Kalani Patu engaged the Sunshine Coast defenders on the try line he spun counter clockwise to get the ball down ten metres in from the left corner post.
Kalani Patu also started at left second row on Day Two against Northern with Kalani Patu making a line break in the 22nd minute when Kalani Patu ran onto the ball to the left of the play the ball with Kalani Patu breaking two tackles with Kalani Patu then running straight over the top of the fullback with Kalani Patu getting to twenty three metres from the try line after rumbling forty three metres downfield.
Kalani Patu continued at left second row on Day Three against Met North with Kalani Patu recording a try assist in the 7th minute to put Simione Tauelingi over to score in the left corner after Kalani Patu had charged to within ten metres of the try line and drawn the fullback after being put into a gap from twenty five metres out by Gazniah To’omaga.
Kalani Patu then started at left second row in the 2023 QSSRL U15 School Boy Grand Final against Met East with Kalani Patu doing well in the 4th minute when with Met East deep on the attack Kalani Patu came out of the defensive line and after putting pressure on the Met East ball carrier Kalani Patu picked up an errant pass and charged downfield to get the ball twenty metres away from his own try line.
In the 11th minute from the right of the play the ball and just ten metres in from his own try line Kalani Patu was able to carry the ball over the twenty metre mark. The in the 18th minute from eight metres inside his own territory Kalani Patu was able to get the ball eight metres into Met East territory.
Kalani Patu made a strong run in the 29th minute when from the left of a South Coast scrum win thirty metres out from the try line Kalani Patu was able to carry the ball to around fourteen metres from the try line with 60% of the metres post contact.
Then in the 46th minute from the left of a South Coast scrum win and thirty six metres out from his own try line Kalani Patu carried the ball two metres into Met East territory.
Kalani Patu made a great run in the 49th minute when from a South Coast penalty tap restart from eight metres out from the try line Kalani Patu charged onto the ball and dragged defenders with him as Kalani Patu got to within twelve metres of the try line.
At the completion of the Championships Kalani Patu was named in the 2023 Queensland U15 Maroon School Boys Rugby League side to contest the 2023 Australian U15 School Boys Championships.
In early 2023 Viliami FIfita was named in the South Coast School Boy U15 Representative side with Viliami Fifita starting in the front row on Day One against Sunshine Coast.
Viliami Fifita made a strong run in the 29th minute from thirty eight metres from his own line with his run from the left of the play the ball getting the ball a metre into Sunshine Coast territory then in the 10st minute from a South Coast penalty tap restart Viliami Fifita charged onto the ball from ten metres inside Sunshine Coast territory to twenty eight metres out.
Viliami Fifita also made a strong run in the 47th minute with a charge for the right of the play the ball from his own thirty metre mark to within seven metres of the halfway and then a tackle later Viliami Fifita made a further ten metres.
Viliami Fifita then moved to start from the bench on Day Two against Northern with Viliami Fifita scoring in the 20th minute when with the play the ball a metre from the try line Jai Billish ran out of dummy half to his left with Viliami Fifita running an underneath route to crash over to score eight metres to the right of the uprights.
Viliami Fifita had come onto the field to operate in the front row in the 11th minute and almost immediately made his first run with the ball from the right of the play the ball twenty six metres out from his own try line and got the ball to within twelve metres of the halfway mark.
Viliami Fifita also made good metres from a penalty tap restart in the 28th minute with Viliami Fifita taking possession on the halfway mark to ultimately make eighteen metres downfield. Viliami Fifita made another good run from a penalty tap restart in the 32nd minute with Viliami Fifita running onto the ball twenty six metres out from his own try line and getting the ball to ten metres from the halfway mark.
Viliami Fifita moved back into the starting side in the front row on Day Three against Met North with Viliami FIfita scoring in the 25th minute by way of a strong charge from twelve metres out and to the right of the dummy half with Viliami Fifita crashing over to get the ball down four metres in from the left corner post.
Viliami Fifita then came off the bench in the 2023 QSSRL U15 School Boy Grand Final against Met East with Viliami Fifita making a strong run in the 24th minute from the right of the play the ball with Viliami FIfita carrying the ball from thirty four metres from the try line to the twenty metre mark after bumping off a number of attempted tackles.
Then in the 26th minute Viliami Fifita came within a metre of scoring a barnstorming try after a charge from twenty metres out and to the right of the play the ball. Then in the 28th minute from on the halfway and to the left of the play the ball Viliami Fifita powered his way fifteen metres downfield.
Viliami Fifita continued his strong match in the 39th minute with a hit-up to the left of the play the ball from twenty eight metres out from his own try line to six metres of the halfway mark. Then three minutes later in the 42nd minute from the right of the play the ball and two metres inside Met East territory Viliami Fifita carried the ball to thirty two metres from the try line.
Viliam Fifita added a further strong run in the 44th minute when from a South Coast penalty tap restart Viliami Fifita carried the ball from his own thirty metre mark to within three metres of the halfway mark.
At the completion of the Championships Viliami Fifita was named in the 2023 Queensland U15 Maroon School Boys Rugby League side to contest the 2023 Australian U15 School Boys Championships.
Keebra Park SHS's Dorian Mapusua[Lotaki has had a big start to his 2023 year including representing South Coast School Boys in both rugby and rugby league.
PS he also scored a double for Keebra Park SHS last night in Round One of the School Boy Rugby League Langer Cup against Ipswich SHS.
The 2023 Queensland School Boys U15 State Championships saw Jai Billish started at hooker and captain of the South Coast School Boy side on Day One against Sunshine Coast with Jai Billish scoring a great solo try in the 27th minute with the play the ball twenty metres out and in the centre of the field, Jai Billish ran to his right of dummy half and as he approached the defensive line put in a right foot chip kick and then Jai Billish raced through the retrieve the ball above his head with his right hand and then dart clear to dive over to score three metres to the left of the uprights.
Jai Billish also started at hooker and captain on Day Two against Northern with Jai Billish named the South Coast’s best in their second victory in a row.
Jai Billish scored in the 40th minute when with the play the ball less than a metre out from the try line, Jai Billish dived forward to his right to get the ball down four metres to the left of the uprights.
Jai Billish recorded a try assist in the 9th minute when with the play the ball a metre out and to the right of the goal posts Jai Billish ran out of dummy half to his right with Christian Rivers running an underneath route to crash over to score eight metres to the right of the uprights.
Jai Billish recorded a second similar try assist in the 20th minute when with the play the ball a metre from the try line Jai Billish ran out of dummy half to his left with Viliami Fifita running an underneath route to crash over to score eight metres to the right of the uprights.
Jai Billish also made a line break in the 11th minute when from thirty two metres from the try line Jai Billish ran to his left out of dummy half and near the defensive line Jai Billish stepped off his left foot and burst straight through two defenders before stepping off his left foot to beat the fullback with Jai Billish only being tackled less than a metre from the try line and directly in front of the left goal post.
Jai Billish’s first run out of dummy half came after the third tackle of the match with Jai Billish running to his left of the dummy half from thirty five metres from his own try line near the centre of the field with Jai Billish’s run coming to an end only after he had gotten the ball two metres into Northern’s territory.
Jai Billish made another good run out of dummy half in the 29th minute when Jai Billish ran to his left out of dummy half to get within seven metres of the try line after making nineteen metres.
Jai Billish continued at hooker on Day Three against Met North with Jai Billish scoring in the 45th minute when with the play the ball a metre from the try line Jai Billish darted to his right out of dummy half to force his way over to get the ball down mid-way between the goal posts and corner post on the right side of the field.
Jai Billish also recorded a try assist in the 4th minute when with the play the ball less than a metre from the try line Jai Billish ran out of dummy half to his right with Christian Rivers running an underneath route and after receiving the ball from Jai Billish by way of an inside pass Christian Rivers crashed over to score three metres to the right of the uprights.
Jai Billish made a good run out of dummy half in the 31st minute when from thirty metres out and in the centre of the field Jai Billish ran to his left and after bumping off one would be defender after making fifteen metres Jai BIllish carried the ball to two metres into Met North territory.
The 13th minute saw Jai Billish not just make the tackle of the match but of the entire Championships when from deep inside their own territory the Met North winger burst away down their right touchline and looked certain to score but Jai Billish chased him down after a seventy metre chase to tackle him four metres from the right corner.
Jai Billish then started at hooker in the 2023 QSSRL U15 School Boy Grand Final against Met East with Jai Billish running to his right out of dummy half in the 11th minute from ten metres inside his own territory with Jai Billish getting two metres inside Met East territory before he was brought to ground.
In the final minute of the Grand Final on the final tackle with the play the ball a metre from the try line, Jai Billish stepped to his right and put in a right foot kick which was knocked on by Met East and the scrum did not even have time to form before the referee blew full time for South Coast to prevail 10 – 8.
At the completion of the Championships Jai Billish was named in the 2023 Queensland U15 Maroon School Boys Rugby League side to contest the 2023 Australian U15 School Boys Championships.
In early 2023 Jahzayis Perenara-Livapulu was named in the Met West U15 School Boy Rugby League Representative side for the QSSRL State Championships with Jahzayis Perenara-Livapulu starting at left centre on Day One against Met East with Jahzayis Perenara-Livapulu recording a line break in the 40th minute when from two passes to the left of a Met West scrum win fifteen metres out from his own try line, Jahzayis Perenara-Livapulu broke through one tackle and after getting the ball to the thirty two metre mark Jahzayis Perenara-Livapulu was able to get an off-load away to his right. After his support runner was tackled Jahzayis Perenara-Livapulu ran out of dummy half to his right when five metres inside his own territory before being tackled eight metres inside Met East territory.
The 11th minute saw Jahzayis Perenara-Livapulu make ea strong run from a penalty tap restart from twenty eight metres out from his own try line to get the ball within eight metres of the halfway mark.
In the 19th minute to the right of the play the ball and eighteen metres out from his own try line Jahzayis Perenara-Livapulu as able to make fourteen metres then in the 28th minute from a penalty tap restart twenty metres out from his own try line Jahzayis Perenara-Livapulu carried the ball to the thirty four metre mark.
Jahzayis Perenara-Livapulu continued his strong match in the 29th minute when from thirty two metres out, Jahzayis Perenara-Livapulu produced a strong bumping run down the left channel to get within ten metres of the try line.
Jahzayis Perenara-Livapulu also had a strong match defensively including a 14th minute try saving tackle on his opposite number to stop him cold less than a metre from the try line and eight metres to the left of the uprights.
Jahzayis Perenara-Livapulu also started at left centre on Day two against Peninsula with Jahzayis Perenara-Livapulu recording a try assist in the 20th minute when after making a line break down the left touchline from forty two metres out down a short blindside Jahzayis Perenara-Livapulu ran the ball to within ten metres of the try line with Jahzayis Perenara-Livapulu then drawing the fullback and got the ball back inside to put his left winger over to score.
Jahzayis Perenara-Livapulu also made a line break in the 19th minute when after taking possession of the ball from a Met West off-load six metres inside Peninsula territory Jahzayis Perenara-Livapulu charged down the left touchline before being brought down fifteen metres out with Jahzayis Perenara-Livapulu doing well to stay in the field of play.
Jahzayis Perenara-Livapulu continued at left centre on Day Three against Northern with Jahzayis Perenara-Livapulu named Met West’s best in their 20 -12 victory.
Jahzayis Perenara-Livapulu made a line break in the 9th minute when after receiving the ball from his inside when thirty six metres out, Jahzayis Perenara-Livapulu accelerated from a standing start to charge down the left touchline to get within seven metres of the left corner post before being tackled.
Earlier in the 5th minute Jahzayis Perenara-Livapulu made his first run of the match from the left of the play the ball from fifteen metres out with Jahzayis Perenara-Livapulu carrying the ball to the thirty one metre mark.
Jahzayis Perenara-Livapulu continued at left centre on Day Four against Peninsula with Jahzayis Perenara-Livapulu making a line break in the 26th minute when from a Met West scrum win in the centre of the field and sixteen metres out from their try line, Jahzayis Perenara-Livapulu ran to his left after taking receipt of the ball and after getting on the outside of the Capricornia right winger Jahzayis Perenara-Livapulu charged down the left touchline and beat the Peninsula lock with a right arm fend and did the same against the fullback only to be caught just nine metres from the left corner.
Jahzayis Perenara-Livapulu also recorded a line break assist in the 31st minute when after picking up a pass on the halfway mark, Jahzayis Perenara-Livapulu ran ten metres downfield to then draw the Capricornia right winger and put his left winger away down the left touchline.
Earlier in the 4th minute from five metres inside his own territory Jahzayis Perenara-Livapulu ran to his right out of dummy half and was able to carry the ball seven metres inside Peninsula territory.
At the completion of the Championships Jahzayis Perenara-Livapulu was named in the 2023 Queensland U15 Maroon School Boys Rugby League side to contest the 2023 Australian U15 School Boys Championships.
Day One of the 2023 QSSRL U15 State School Boy Championships saw Majah Peachey start at left second row for the Met East School Boy U15 side against Met West with Majah Peachey scoring a powerhouse solo try in the 45th minute when from thirty two metres out and to the left of the play the ball Majah Peachey ran an underneath route bursting through three attempted tackles before Majah Peachey veered to his left and easily outpaced the Met West cover defence to score seven metres in from the left corner post.
Majah Peachey also made a line break in the 41st minute when from the right of the play the ball and twenty metres out from his own try line Majah Peachey cut to his left upon receipt of the ball and after breaking an incredible six tackles as Majah Peachey carried the ball two metres into Met West territory.
Majah Peachey, in the 5th minute from a penalty tap restart seven metres from the halfway mark Majah Peachey forced his way loose of one tackle and just kept rumbling forward to get to thirty metres from the try line. Then from another Met East penaltytap restart in the 10th minute Majah Peachey charged from his own thirty four metre mark to the halfway mark.
Once again from a Met East penalty tap restart in the 13th minute Majah Peachey carried the ball from three metres inside Met West territory to twenty metres out from try line, breaking four tackles along the way.
Majah Peachey made a further strong effort running with the ball in the 27th minute including eaily shrugging off one defender who had attempted to tackle Majah Peachey around the chest with Majah Peachey then continuing downfield uninterrupted to within twenty metres from the try line after starting his run thirty seven metres out.
Also in the 39th minute from the left of the play the ball and within ten metres of the halfway mark, Majah Peachey made the Met West defenders work hard with another bustling run with Majah Peachey carrying the ball to thirty three metres out after making twenty seven metres through the centre of the field, and the centre of the Met West defensive line.
Majah Peachey also started at left second row on Day Two against Peninsula with Majah Peachey scoring a double with his opening try coming in the 15th minute when after taking possession of the ball forty metres from the try line Majah Peachey ran to his left and after shrugging one one attempted tackle Majah Peachey charged down the left touchline and near the try line Majah Peachey ran straight over the top of the fullback to score an outstanding solo try in the left corner.
Majah Peachey scored his second try in the 28th minute when from seventeen metres from the try line Majah Peachey received the ball two passes to the left of a Met East scrum win and after shrugging off onedefender Majah Peachey ran to his left and burst down the left touchline and even after being hit by two defenders still four metres short of the try line Majah Peachey maintained his balance and running line to crash over to score in the left corner.
Majh Peachey actually crossed the try line on a third occasion in the 42nd minute however that pass that Majah Peachey received from his right was ruled to have gone forward.
It was clear from just the 4th minute of the match that Majah Peachey was in for a big match when from the right of the play the ball and twenty five metres out from his own try line Majah Peachey crashed and barged his way fourteen metres downfield. Then just a minute later in the 5th minute Majah Peachey burst through the Peninsula defensive line from thirty five metres from the try line and then got an off-load away to his left to his left centre.
Majah Peachey surged down the left touchline once again in the 27th minute with Majah Peachey running from his own twenty metre mark to ten metres from the halfway mark. Then in the 35th minute on the left side of the field and thirty metres from the try line Majah Peachey picked up a loose Met East pass that went backwards and from a near standing start broke three tackels as he got to within eleven metres of the try line.
Majah Peachey continued at left second row on Day Three against Darling Downs with Majah Peachey scoring once again in the 9th minute when after receiving the ball ten metres in from the left touchline ten metres out, Majah Peachey just kept running to his right using multiple fends to keep beating defenders with then Majah Peachey finding a gap and crashing over to score mid-way between the try line and goal posts on the right side of the field.
Inside the opening minute of the match from three metres inside his own territory Majah Peachey ran onto the ball from a Met East penalty tap restart and after slipping when he got four metres inside Darling Downs territory Majah Peachey did not concede the tackle and after getting back to his feet Majah Peachey was able to break three tackles and got the ball to within thirty two metres of the try line.
Then in the 31st minute Majah Peachey ran an underneath route from sixteen metres out and after engaging the defensive line, Majah Peachey was able to get an off-load away to his left to his centre who got within four metres of the try line.
Majah Peachey added another strong run in the 39th minute Majah Peachey, after making fifteen metres to within ten metres of the try line did well to get an off-load back inside as he was being dragged over the touchline.
Majah Peachey then started at left second row in the 2023 QSSRL U15 School Boy Grand Final against South Coast with Majah Peachey scoring in the 21st minute when after receiving an off-load twelve metres out from his right, Majah Peachey ran to his left to force his way over to score two metres in from the left corner post.
Majah Peachey also recorded a line break assist in the 7th minute when on the left side of the field and just over twenty metres out from his own try line, Majah Peachey identified that his let winger was unmarked and as soom as Mahey received the ball from the inside he passed to his left for his left winger to race twenty five metres downfield to just over the halfway mark.
The 10th minute saw Majah Peachey carry the ball from the right of the play the ball to within ten metres of the try line after starting his run twenty two metres out. Then in the 20th minute from the left of the play the ball Majah Peachey carried the ball from his own thirty metre mark to nine metres of the halfway mark with Majah Peachey then able to stand in the tackle and get an off-load away.
The 31st minute saw Majah Peachey, from a penalty tap restart from on the halfway mark carrying the ball fourteen metres downfield.
Majah Peachey finished the 2023 QSSRL U15 School Boy Rugby League Queensland Championships as the equal leading try scorer with five tries and Majah Peachey was also equal fourth in terms of overall points scored with twenty four points as a result of Majah Peachey’s five tries.
At the completion of the Championships Majah Peachey was named in the 2023 Queensland U15 Maroon School Boys Rugby League side to contest the 2023 Australian U15 School Boys Championships.
GC Hornet
01-06-23, 12:54 PM
M Drew
Sunny Kama played very well and did an amazing job to keep the ball in play to stop a second filled goal attempt .
I saw that the Titians were standing behind the posts where the first field goal looked like it went in from where I was standing and on tape I could not see from it being too high but PBC heads all went down and 4/5 Marsden players all went up . What was your thoughts on if it went in .
M Drew
Sunny Kama played very well and did an amazing job to keep the ball in play to stop a second filled goal attempt .
I saw that the Titians were standing behind the posts where the first field goal looked like it went in from where I was standing and on tape I could not see from it being too high but PBC heads all went down and 4/5 Marsden players all went up . What was your thoughts on if it went in .
From my vantage point which was to the left of the direction PBC SHS were going in the second half it looked as if it had missed, I was watching the ball some missed the PBC reaction but the Marsden kicker was annoyed with himself so I assumed it missed by a bit mate.
Round One of the 2023 Walters Cup School Boy competition saw Tavake Tau’a’alo named on the bench for Keebra Park SHS against Ipswich SHS with Tavake Tau’a’alo scoring in the 28th minute four metres to the left of the uprights after receiving a pass from his left form Gazniah To’omaga who had broken through the Stretton State College defensive line and drawn the fullback.
Earlier in the 21st minute Tavake Tau’a’alo from the right of the play the ball carried the ball sixteen metres to within thirty metres of the try line.
Round One of the School Boy Langer competition saw Benji Quinlan named to start from the bench for Mabel Park SHS against Redcliffe SHS however a late change saw Benji Quinlan start the match at right second row with Benji Quinlan taking the second hit-up of the match to get the ball thirty two metres out from his own try line.
Benji Quinlan then made a good run in the 22nd minute when from the left of the play the ball Benji Quinlan carried the ball from twenty four metres out from his own try line to thirty seven metres out. Benji Quinlan made another strong run in the 59th minute when from a Mabel Park SHS penalty tap restart Benji Quinlan carried the ball from five metres inside Redcliffe SHS territory eighteen metres downfield.
Round One of the 2023 School Boy Langer Cup competition saw Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki named on the bench for Keebra Park SHS against Ipswich SHS with Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki scoring twice after coming onto the field in the 10th minute to operate at right centre.
Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki scored his opening try in the 34th minute when after receiving the ball ten metres out and just in the from the right touchline Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki used a stutter step to wrong foot his direct opponent before keeping him off balance with a left arm fend before scoring three metres in from the right corner post.
Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki completed his double just three minutes later in the 37th minute as a result of a nine metre run after receiving the ball from his inside from his five eight with Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki diving over to score in the right corner.
Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki also recorded a line break in the 24th minute when from twenty five metres out from his own try line Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki charged onto the ball to the right of the play the ball and after easily bumping off one defender Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki charged to the thirty metre mark at the opposite end of the field with Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki then being awarded a penalty for being held down too long before being allowed to his feet to play the ball.
Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki made a great defensive play in the 58th minute when he came out of the Keebra Park SHS defensive line and hit his opposing centre with Ipswich SHS attacking just twenty metres out with Keebra Park SHS half Ryder Williams picking up the ball with Keebra Park SHS scoring in the left corner after two subsequent passes.
Today week in the curtain raiser to the Titans against Wests Tigers NRL match Titans partnered schools Keebra Park SHS and Marsden SHS will play each other in Round Two of the Langer Cup.
Titans contracted players involved will include Will Semu and Corey Pearce for Marsden and Ryder Williams, Jack Schmidt and Zac Kumbamong for Keebra Park.
2023 saw Ryan McCann move from Coombabah SHS to Mabel Park SHS with Ryan McCann starting Round One of the School Boy Langer competition at fullback against Redcliffe SHS with Ryan McCann scoring in the 34th minute when from twelve metres out Ryan McCann ran to his left out of dummy half down a short left blindside with Ryan McCann diving over to score six metres in from the left corner post.
Earlier in the match in the 12th minute Ryan McCann did well to dart across to his right to take a high bouncing Redcliffe SHS grubber kick above his head on the try line with Ryan McCann then doing well to stay in the field of play.
Round One of the 2023 School Boy Langer Cup competition saw Isaiah F@galilo named at hooker for Keebra Park SHS against Ipswich SHS with Isaiah F@galilo scoring in the 18th minute when with the play the ball to the left of the uprights and four metres out Isaiah F@galilo stepped out of dummy half to his right and put in a right foot grubber kick which rebounded into the in-goal of one of the Ipswich SHS forwards with Isaiah F@galilo reacting first to win the race and dive on the ball to score ten metres to the left of the uprights.
Isaiah F@galilo made a great defensive effort in the 12th minute when after a long line break from a kick return by the Ipswich SHS fullback, Isaiah F@galilo raced back and after the fullback was ankle tapped from behind, he got to his feet and was about to dive over to score but Isaiah F@galilo got back first to tackle the Ipswich SHS fullback to prevent what appeared to be a certain Ipswich SHS try.
Round One of the 2023 Walters Cup School Boy competition saw Christian Rivers named in the front row for Keebra Park SHS against Ipswich SHS with Christian Rivers doing well to take possession of the opening kick-off with Christian Rivers initially trapping the bouncing ball between his legs with then Christian Rivers being awarded a penalty for a high tackle after running the ball back into the Stretton State College defensive line.
Christian Rivers then made a line break in the 21st minute when from a kick-off return Christian Rivers broke through the Stretton State College defensive line eighteen metres out from the Keebra Park SHS try line with Christian Rivers charging all of the way to within ten metres of the halfway mark.
Then in the 23rd minute Christian Rivers came close to scoring under the posts after a twelve metre charge by the referee ruled that Christian Rivers had lost the ball over the try line before being able to get the ball to the ground.
Round One of the 2023 Walters Cup School Boy competition saw David Bryenton named at fullback for Keebra Park SHS against Ipswich SHS with David Bryenton scoring an outstanding solo try in the 3rd minute when after tracking back to collect a long Ipswich SHS clearing kick on the touch twenty metres out and in the centre of the field, David Bryenton turned around to face the oncoming defensive line and just exploded from a near standing start to go straight through with David Bryenton then stepping off his right foot to beat the Ipswich SHS fullback and race away to score an outstanding solo try under the posts untouched, yes untouched.
David Bryenton was also involved in Keebra Park SHS’s 18th minute try when after chiming into the backline on the left side of the field David Bryenton easily shrugged off one defender before drawing the last Ipswich SHS right side defender and pass to his left to his left centre who subsequently put his winger over to score in the left corner.
David Bryenton also recorded a line break assist in the 32nd minute when from a Keebra Park SHS scrum win in the centre of the field and forty metres out from the try line, David Bryenton received the ball to the left of the scrum and after continuing to run to his left David Bryenton drew in the final Stretton State College defender on that side of the field to send his left winger away down the touchline.
David Bryenton showed in the 7th minute that he will also roll up his sleeves and do his team’s hard work from two metres out from his own try line and to the right of the play the ball David Bryenton stepped off his right foot on two occasions to beat defenders and get the ball out to the twenty metre mark.
Then in the 12th minute David Bryenton collected the ball from an Ipswich SHS kick twenty metres out from his own try line and near the left touchline with David Bryenton beating two defenders with right foot steps to get the ball to within five metres of the halfway mark.
David Bryenton made a further good effort running the ball in the 24th minute when after picking up the ball from a Stretton State College kick when sixteen metres out from his own try line, David Bryenton produced a stunning right foot step to beat multiple defenders and then carry the bell twenty metres downfield.
Then in the 35th minute when fifteen metres out from his own try line and to the right of the play the ball, David Bryenton once again produced a very good right foot step to head back to towards the centre of the field with David Bryenton then exploding downfield to get within ten metres of the halfway mark.
Titans contracted Dallas Ingram will once again start at fullback for the TSS First XV in their home GPS School Bou Rugby trial tomorrow against Toowoomba Grammar School.
Kye Cooper started at lock for the Ballina Seagulls in Round Four of the U18 NRRRL competition against the Lower Clarence Magpies with Kye Cooper scoring a double with the first of his tries coming in the 19th minute when from the left of the play the ball Kye Cooper had a straight run to the try line from seven metres out with Kye Cooper then stepping off his left foot right on the try lien to get past the Magpies fullback and score under the posts.
Kye Cooper completed his double in the 41st minute when ten metres out from the try line Key Cooper stepped off his right foot after receiving the ball to the left of the left the ball with Kye Cooper then engaging the defensive line two metres out and spinning clockwise to get the ball down five metres to the left of the uprights.
Tyrelle Waters started on the left wing for the Lower Clarence Magpies in Round Four of the NRRRL U18 competition against the Ballina Seagulls with Tyrelle Waters scoring in the 33rd minute when after receiving the ball three passes to the left of the play the ball when ten metres out from the try line, Tyrelle Waters, in a heartbeat stepped off both his left and right feet before darting between two defenders to dive over four metres in from the left corner post.
Tyrelle Waters also made a half break in the 36th minute when from thirty five metres out, Tyrelle Waters ran to his right and after dummying to his right Tyrelle Waters looked to slide between defenders but was tripped up from behind just as he was about to gain separation from the two defenders.
Reece Warburton continued at halfback for the Lower Clarence Magpies in Round Four of the U18 NRRRL competition against the Ballina Seagulls with Reece Warburton scoring in the 17th minute when from nine metres out and to the right of the play the ball in front of the posts, Reece Warburton put in a right foot grubber kick and after the ball was fumbled by Ballina Reece Warburton was the first to react and darted forward to dive on the ball in the in-goal ten metres to the right of the uprights.
Reece Warburton had almost scored earlier in the match in the 2nd minute when after taking an intercept around forty metres out, it appeared that Reece Warburton would race away to score but he had to pull up eight metres short of the try line due to a leg issue.
Xavier Stowers started in the front row for Burleigh in Round Five of the HDC competition against the Toowoomba Clydesdales with Xavier Stowers scoring in the 22nd minute when Xavier Stowers charged over to score when after receiving the ball two passes to the right of the uprights Xavier Stowers charged onto the ball from ten metres out to score ten metres to the right of the uprights.
Earlier in the match in the 7th minute Xavier Stowers carried the ball from thirty metres from his own try line to within four metres of the halfway mark after taking possession to the left of the play the ball.
Then in the 19th minute from the left of the play the ball once again Xavier Stowers surged from twenty metres out from his own try line to thirty seven metres out, then two tackles later Xavier Stowers made another run of twelve metres to get the ball ten metres inside Toowoomba territory.
Jakequan Roberts-Walsh started at fullback for Northern United in Round Four of the NRRRL U18 competition against the Casino Cougars with Jakequan Roberts-Walsh recording a try assist in the 11th minute when after the Northern United five eight had a kick charged down five metres inside his own territory, Jakequan Roberts-Walsh picked up the ball around ten metres inside his own territory and after exploding downfield to his right Jakequan Roberts-Walsh, whilst running to his left put in a tight foot chip off the outside of his right foot back towards the centre of the field with the ball sitting up perfectly for his five eight to run onto the ball and race away to score under the posts.
In just the 3rd minute Jakequan Roberts-Walsh picked up a dropped ball fifteen metres inside his own territory and darted away from a standing start with Jakequan Roberts-Walsh carrying the ball eight metres inside Casino territory.
The 8th minute saw Jakequan Roberts-Walsh chase through a chip kick to the left of the play the ball with Jakequan Roberts-Walsh taking the chip on the full near the left touchline and getting within ten metres of the left corner post.
Then in the 17th minute Jakequan Roberts-Walsh took a Casino kick on the full near the centre of the field and three metres out from his own try line with Jakequan Roberts-Walsh running to his left to get the ball twenty two metres away from his try line.
Lachlan Offley started at fullback for Ballina in Round Four of the U18 NRRRL competition against the Lower Clarence Magpies with Lachlan Offley scoring in the 58th minute when after running onto the ball to the left of the play the ball and twelve metres out, Lachlan Offley cut back to his right and then using a left arm fend to get past the Magpies left winger with Lachlan Offley then diving over to score in the right corner.
The 32nd minute saw Lachlan Offley picked up a dropped Magpies ball two metres out from his ow try line with Lachlan Offley making twenty two metres downfield, breaking three tackles along the way.
Then in the 40th minute Lachlan Offley tracked back to pick up a Lower Clarence long kick with Lachlan Offley collecting the ball eight metres from his own try line and then after running to his right Lachlan Offley stepped off his right foot before swerving past three more defenders to get the ball eight metres inside Lower Clarence territory.
Just prior to scoring, Lachlan Offley did well in the 57th minute to take a high Magpies bomb on the full eighteen metres out from his own try line and whist running to his right Lachlan Offley broke three tackles as he made sixteen metres downfield.
Lachlan Offley did well defensively in the 29th minute when Lachlan Offley was involved in holding up the giant Magpies No. 20 four metres to the left of the uprights.
Tashahn Cora was outstanding yet again for the Tweed Heads Seagulls U18 NRRRL side with a Player of the Match performance last weekend against the Cudgen Hornets.
2023 saw Titans contracted Blake Forder part of the Tweed Heads Seagulls Hastings Deering’s Colts squad with Blake Forder making his first appearance of the season when he started on the left wing in Round Five against the Ipswich Jets with Blake Forder scoring in the 78th minute when after receiving a cut-out pass from his inside, Blake Forder raced thirty metres down the left touchline. Then when he was around four metres out Blake Forder stepped off his left foot to engage the Toowoomba fullback with Blake Forder able to wrestle the fullback over the try line with him to get the ball down in the left corner.
Titan Noah Waldock started at five eight for the Ballina Seagulls in Round Four of the NRRRL U18 competition against the Lower Clarence Magpies with Noah Waldock receiving an off-load in the 22nd minute with Noah Waldock then stepping off his right foot on two occasions to carry the ball from thirty five metres from his own try line to within two metres of the halfway mark.
Then in the 44th minute from the left of the play the ball thirty five metres out from his own try line Noah Waldock stepped off his right foot twice with Noah Waldock getting the ball to twelve metres out from the try line.
Titans contracted Nicholas Hilton started from the bench for Tweed Heads in Round Five of the HDC competition against the Ipswich Jets with Nicholas Hilton scoring his first try of the season in the 71st minute when with the play the ball two metres out from the try line, the Tweed Heads dummy half ran to his left with Nicholas Hilton then cutting back underneath him with Nicholas Hilton engaging the defensive line still three metres out Nicholas Hilton was able to twist his body clockwise to get the ball down under the posts while still engaged with three Toowoomba defenders.
Titans contracted Alex Leapai fresh off an outstanding match for Mabel Park SHS on Tuesday makes his Hastings Deerings Colts debut today when he starts in the front row for the Souths Logan Magpies against the Burleigh Bears.
This match will be at CBus starting at 1.15pm this afternoon with Alex Leapai wearing the 10 jersey for the Magpies for people heading there.
Titans contracted Jayden Wright moved to start at left second row for Tweed Heads in Round Five of the HDC competition against the Ipswich Jets with Jayden Wright scoring in the 24th minute as a result of a six metre charge on the left side of the field with Jayden Wright getting the ball down three metres in from the left corner post.
Jayden Wright also recorded a line break that led to a Tweed Heads try in the 13th minute when from thirty metres out from his own try line and to the left of the play the ball Jayden Wright burst straight through the centre of the Jets defensive line and after charging forty five metres through the centre of the field Jayden Wright got a pass away to his right to Jordan Lewis who subsequent passed the ball to Max Liles who score the first of his two tries under the posts.
Jayden wright had taken the third hit-up of the match with Jayden Wright getting the ball thirty eight metres away from the Seagulls try line with Jayden Wright then being awarded a penalty for being held down too long and not allowed to his feet to play the ball.
Whats Doing
03-06-23, 12:26 PM
Titans contracted Alex Leapai fresh off an outstanding match for Mabel Park SHS on Tuesday makes his Hastings Deerings Colts debut today when he starts in the front row for the Souths Logan Magpies against the Burleigh Bears.
This match will be at CBus starting at 1.15pm this afternoon with Alex Leapai wearing the 10 jersey for the Magpies for people heading there.
Doesnt the gate open at 3.00pm?
Hail Sezer
03-06-23, 01:05 PM
Doesnt the gate open at 3.00pm?
HDC starts at 1:15
Qcup curtain raiser at 3:05
Gates open before Qcup but if you wanna watch HDC you could just turn up and say you’re family to try your luck. Prob get in
Whats Doing
03-06-23, 01:28 PM
Thanks HS for the info
Titans contracted Max Liles started at five eight for the Tweed Heads Seagulls in Round Five of the HDC competition against the Ipswich Jets with the first of Max Liles two tries coming in the 13th minute when after backing up a long line break through the centre of the field by Jayden Wright Max Liles received an offload from his lock and after stepping the Jets fullback with a right foot step, Max Liles had a comfortable ten metre run to put the ball down to score under the posts.
Max Liles completed his double in the 74th minute when after receiving an off-load around twenty metres out from the try line, Max Liles went on a stepping run that saw him step off both feet on multiple occasions to score a stunning solo try four metres to the left of the uprights.
Max Liles also forced a Clydesdales goal line drop-out in the 52nd minute when from the left of the play the ball and fourteen metres out from the try line Max Liles put in a left foot grubber kick into the in-goal with the ball having to be taken dead in-goal by the Toowoomba fullback.
Seth Nikotemo started at right second row for Burleigh in Round Five of the HDC competition against the Toowoomba Clydesdales with Seth Nikotemo scoring once again in the 50th minute with a twelve metres straight hard charge with Seth Nikotemo crashing through three tackles to score nine metres to the right of the uprights.
Earlier in the 41st minute from on the halfway mark, Seth Nikotemo carried the ball thirteen metres down the right channel.
The 35th minute saw Seth Nikotemo jump high to take a short Toowoomba drop-out to Seth Nikotemo taking the ball on the right side of the field twelve metres out from the try line.
Round One of the 2023 Walters Cup School Boy competition saw Titans contracted Gazniah To’omaga named at five eight for Keebra Park SHS against Ipswich SHS with Gazniah To’omaga recording two try assists including setting up the match winning try in the dying minutes of the match.
Gazniah To’omaga recorded the first of his two try assists in the 28th minute when after receiving the ball thirty five metres from the try line and to the left of the play the ball Gazniah To’omaga executed a smart show and go after taking the ball deep into the defensive line with Gazniah To’omaga then drawing the Stretton State College fullback to put his interchange second rower over to score four metres to the left of the uprights.
Gazniah To’omaga set up Keebra Park SHS’s match winning try in the 48th minute when from the left of the play the ball and just four metres from the try line, Gazniah To’omaga threw a hard flat cut-out pass to put his left winger on the outside of his opposite number to score the match winning try in the left corner.
2023 saw Titans contracted Majah Peachey line up in the Walters Cup School Boy Rugby League competition for Mabel Park State High School with Majah Peachey starting at left second row in Round One against Redcliffe SHS with Majah Peachey being involved in the opening two tackles of the match.
Majah Peachey was heavily involved in Mabel Park SHS’s 22nd minute try when after receiving the ball on the left side of the field around five metres from the try line, Majah Peachey engaged the defensive line and whilst pushing forward Majah Peachey was spun around so that his back was to the try line. Majah Peachey then shovelled an off-load away behind him with Mabel Park SHS scoring in the left corner as a result.
Majah Peachey also made a long line break in the 36th minute in unique circumstances. Redcliffe SHS were attacking with the play the ball less than a metre from the try line on Mable Park SHS’s left. As the ball was being played the Redcliffe SHS dummy half was not looking at the ball and was still trying to organise who he was going to pass the ball to. Majah Peachey darted off the try line, picked up the ball and charged downfield to get within twenty metres of the try line down the opposite end of the field near the left touchline for a seventy six metre gain.
Early in the match in the 16th minute to the right of the play the ball and ten metres inside his own territory Majah Peachey cut back to his right after receiving the ball and was able to carry the ball eight metres into Redcliffe SHS territory. Then in the 24th minute to the right of the play the ball once again Majah Peachey ran from twelve metres inside his own territory to four metres into Redcliffe SHS territory.
The 57th minute saw Majah Peachey charge onto the ball thirty five metres from the try line and to the left of the play the ball with Majah Peachey getting to twenty metres out before a left arm fend got rid of one defender with Majah Peachey then beating three more defenders as a result of the power of his run with Majah Peachey getting inside the ten metres mark. Majah Peachey then executed an exceptionally quick play the ball with Mabel Park SHS scoring as a result to lock the scores up at 22 all.
Titans contracted Antioch Faitala-Mariner started on the wing today for the Easts Tigers and was one of their try scorers in a big win against the Central Queensland Capra's.
Round One of the 2023 School Boy Langer Cup competition saw Ryder Williams named at halfback for Keebra Park SHS against Ipswich SHS with Ryder Williams kicking five conversions from six attempts in a 34 – 18 Keebra Park SHS victory with Ryder Williams kicking a great conversion from three metres in from the right touchline in the 34th minute and then in the 58th minute Ryder Williams kicked a conversion from the left touchline.
Ryder Williams also recorded a line break in the 58th minute when after the Ipswich SHS right centre lost the ball in a tackle twenty metres out from the Keebra Park SHS try line, Ryder Williams collected the ball whilst it was rolling on the ground at full speed with Ryder Williams racing thirty metres downfield to then off-load to his left as he was being tackled from before with Keebra Park SHS scoring in the left corner after a subsequent pass.
The 32nd minute saw Ryder Williams put in a right foot bomb from the left side of the field towards the right corner with the Ipswich SHS left winger knocking the ball on ten metres out from the try line for Keebra Park SHS to regain the ball with another set of six tackles and go on the attack immediately.
Ryder Williams put another smart kick in the 52nd minute when from twenty five metres out from the try line down a short left blindside Ryder Williams took the ball to the defensive line before putting in a chip kick over the defensive line and into the in-goal with the Ipswich SHS fullback forced to take the ball over the dead ball line with a goal line drop-out required by Ipswich SHS to restart the match.
Ryder Williams made a good run in the 47th minute when after picking up a dropped Ipswich SHS pass thirty five metres out with Ryder Williams then running twenty metres down the left touchline.
2023 also saw Alex Leapai line up for Mabel Park SHS in the School Boy Langer Cup competition after also playing in the Langer Cup for Mabel Park SHS in 2022 when Alex Leapai lined up in the front row in all of Mabel Park SHS’s matches with Alex Leapai starting in the front row and captain in Round One against Redcliffe SHS with Alex Leapai dominating including scoring a hat trick in a Mabel Park SHS first up victory.
Axel Leapai scored the first of his three tries in the 27th minute with a fourteen metre straight hard run to the left of the play the ball to crash over mid-way between the goal posts and corner post on the left side of the field. Two tackles earlier Alex Leapai had carried the ball from thirty two metres out to fourteen metres out after taking possession of the ball to the right of the play the ball.
Alex Leapai added a second try in the 39th minute when from twenty two metres out and to the left of the play the ball Alex Leapai ran an underneath line of hi five eight who was running to his right with Alex Leapai executing two subtle left foot steps to beat with defenders and when still five metres from the try line Alex Leapai literally ran straight over the top of a defender to crash over to score adjacent to the right upright.
Alex Leapai completed his hat trick in the 43rd minute when with the play the ball on the left side of the field and just two metres out, the Mabel Park SHS dummy half ran to his right with Alex Leapai coming back underneath him to spear over to score between two defenders ten metres in from the left corner post.
It was clear for Alex Leapai’s opening run of the match inside the first minute that Alex Leapai was going to dominate the match when from the left of the play the ball six metres inside Redcliffe SHS territory Alex Leapai cut back towards his right and after breaking four tackles, Alex Leapai carried the ball to within thirty metres of the try line.
The 18th minute also saw Alex Leapai make a strong charge to the left of the play the ball with Alex Leapai running onto the ball twenty metres from the try line and after breaking three tackles Alex Leapai got within a metre of the try line and ten metres in from the left touchline with at least 60% of the metres that Alex Leapai gained being post his contact with the Redcliffe SHS defensive line.
Then in the 52nd minute from the left of the play the ball Alex Leapai was able to carry the ball from thirty four metres from his own try line to the halfway mark, with 60% of those metres being post contact with the defensive line.
Kai Smallwood started at fullback for the Bilambil Jets in Round Four of the NRRRL Reserve Grade competition against the Marist Rams with Kai Smallwood scoring a try and kicking three conversions in a big Jets victory.
Kai Smallwood scored in the 35th minute when Kai Smallwood chased through a Bilambil chip kick from a scrum ten metres inside their own territory with Kai Smallwood collecting the ball on full speed on the bounce to race away to score three metres to the left of the uprights. Impressively Kai Smallwood fed the scrum from which the kick came with Kai Smallwood doing well to ensure that his was onside to chase the chip kick.
Kai Smallwood also recorded a try assist in the 53rd minute when after a stepping run Kai Smallwood drew the Rams fullback and passed to his left to put his support runner over to score under the posts.
For the people who will be getting to this Thursday's Titans v Tigers match the powerful Marsden SHS left centre (No. 3) will be Titans contracted William Semu and the competitive No. 14 also for Marsden SHS is fellow Titan Corey Pearce.
Will Sheridan came off the bench for the Byron Bay Devils in Round Four of the NRRRL U18 competition against the Cudgen Hornets with Will Sheridan scoring in the 25th minute with a run out of dummy half to his left from close range with Will Sheridan twisting clockwise to get the ball down three metres to the left of the uprights.
Will Sheridan came close to scoring a second try in the 36th minute when from twenty three metres out from the try line Will Sheridan ran to his left out of dummy half and after breaking four tackles Will Sheridan got to within less than a metre from the try line eight metres to the left of the uprights.
A minute earlier in the 24th minute Will Sheridan made a line break from five metres inside his own territory Will Sheridan ran to his right out of dummy half with Will Sheridan then stepping off his right foot to beat one defender with a left arm fend then beating a second. Will Sheridan then pushed past two more defenders and then when he was twelve metres inside Hornets territory Will Sheridan got an off-load away to his right.
For the Keebra Park SHS side that will line up on Thursday night prior to the Titans NRL match Titans players include 5. Zyroam Taurawa-Herlihy, 7. Ryder Willaims, 8. Jack Schmidt, 9, Isaiah F@galilo and 10. Zac Kumbamong
Northern United U18 NRRRL right centre Alistar Faulkner has been one of the stand outs in the competition this season and with his size, strength and speed combination it comes as absolutely no surprise.
Height and speed can not be taught and they are two traits that Casino Cougars U18 NRRRL centre Ryan Fahey has in abundance with Ryan Fahey already scoring in this season's NRRRL First Grade competition as well.
In late 2022 Cooper Camby was selected in the Tweed Heads Seagulls Hastings Deering’s Colts squad after playing a number of Colts matches for the Seagulls when still U18 eligible in 2022 and Cooper Camby is also Colts eligible in 2024.
Cooper Camby made his first appearance for the Seagulls Colts side when he started at left centre in Round Six against the Wynnum Manly Seagulls with Cooper Camby making the opening Seagulls run of the match from the left of a Seagulls scrum win with Cooper Camby carrying the ball from his own ten metre mark to over the twenty metre mark.
Cooper Camby made a good run in the 35th minute when from twenty two metres out from the try line Cooper Camby carried the ball to within two metres of the try line and was able to get an off-load away to his left but a desperate Wynnum Manly defender was able to intercept the pass to prevent a Tweed Heads try.
Cooper Camby made a further good run in the 60th minute from the right of the play the ball with Cooper Camby carrying the ball from three metres out from his own try line to twelve metres out against an on rushing defensive line.
Cooper Camby played well in the Tweed Heads Seagulls opening 2023 trial against the Souths Logan Magpies. Cooper Camby then started at right centre in the Seagulls late February 2023 trial against the Burleigh Bears.
Former Rockhampton youngster Darius Canham starts on the wing tomorrow for the Keebra Park SHS Year Nine Hancock Cup side.
Kedan Chan-Tung moved to fullback for the Burleigh Bears in Round Six of the HDC competition against the Ipswich Jets with Kedan Chan-Tung scoring in the 64th minute when after receiving an off-load from Sam McIntyre from his right after a long line break by the lock Kedan Chan-Tung raced away to put the ball down four metres to the left of the uprights.
Kedan Chan-Tung had come close to scoring in the 32nd minute only to be held up five metres to the right of the uprights after a darting run from twelve metres that included a clockwise spin to break two tackles.
Earlier in the 5th minute Kedan Chan-Tung had made a good run from thirty five metres out from his own try line and to the left of the play the ball with Kedan Chan-Tung carrying the ball three metres into Jets territory.
Levi Dangerfield continued at fullback for the Cudgen Hornets in Round Four of the NRRRL U18 competition against the Byron Bay Devils with Levi Dangerfield scoring in the 53rd minute when after receiving the ball two long passes to the left of the play the ball around ten metres out Levi Dangerfield pushed off two would be defenders to score in the left corner.
Levin Dangerfield added a line break in the 28th minute when after taking a Devils clearing kick on the full after a slight bobble three metres out from his own try line mid-way between the goal posts and corner post on the left side of the field, Levi Dangerfield ran to his left and carried the ball thirty metres down the left touchline.
Levi Dangerfield also recorded a line break assist in the 16th minute when to the right of the play the ball Levi Dangerfield produced a right arm flick off-load forty metres out from the try line with Cudgen scoring two passes later, primarily as a result of Levi Dangerfield’s off-load.
The 52nd minute saw Levi Dangerfield take possession two passes to the left of the play the ball three metres inside Byron Bay territory with Levi Dangerfield using a left arm fend to beat one tackle as Levi Dangerfield carried the ball to within twenty two metres of the try line.
Levi Dangerfield also had a strong match defensively including in the 14th minute when Levi Dangerfield stopped the Devils hooker from burrowing over from dummy half five metres in from the left corner post.
Then in the 22nd minute Levi Dangerfield produced a great one on one tackle after Byron Bay had made a line break ten metres out near the right touchline. Levi Dangerfield added a further good tackle in the 25th minute to prevent a try with Levi Dangerfield about to hold up the Devils player one on one mid-way between the goal posts and corner post on the left side of the field.
In 2023 Joshua Donovan-Skinner lined up for the Tweed Heads Seagulls in the NRRRL U18 competition with his first match for the Seagulls coming when he started at fullback and kicked four conversions in Round Three against the Bilambil Jets.
Joshua Donovan-Skinner also started at fullback in Round Four against the Murwillumbah Mustangs with Joshua Donovan-Skinner kicking four conversions from five attempts including an outstanding conversion from the left touchline in the 10th minute.
The 15th minute saw Joshua Donovan-Skinner run onto the left to the left of the play the ball from thirty five metres out from his own try line with Joshua Donovan-Skinner able to carry the ball to within four metres of the halfway mark.
Then in the 37th minute from the right of the play the ball and ten metres inside his own territory, Joshua Donovan-Skinner was able to get the ball two metres into Mustangs territory.
Titans contracted Blake Forder continued on the left wing for the Bilambil Jets in Round Four of the NRRRL First Grade competition against Marist Brothers with Blake Forder scoring in the 61st minute when from forty metres from the try line Blake Forder received the ball to the right of a Bilambil scrum win with Blake Forder then continuing to run to his right to get on the outside of the Marist left winger with Blake Forder then racing downfield to put the ball down twelve metres in from the left corner post.
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