Junior Development

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Burleigh youngster Larryon Tevita continues to press for an opportunity in the Bears Colts side and after being the last player omitted from the Colts 17 for their Round Eleven clash last weekend was back playing for Burleigh in the local U19 competition, coming off the bench and scoring in the Bears 26-22 win over Currumbin.

An opportunity in the Burleigh Colts squad is not far away for the Auckland youngster who has moved over to the Coast and is making the most of every opportunity.

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Young Auckland born centre Mikey Williams has made an outstanding start to his time in Australia. The young centre started the season in outstanding form for the Burleigh Hastings Deering’s Colts side and made a deserved GCRL First Grade debut on the weekend for Burleigh.

Mikey Williams started for the Bears in the centres and scored in their tough 34-14 loss to the Currumbin Eagles.

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Outstanding 17 year old PBC student Solomon Torrens had an outstanding period last week. Last Thursday he started at lock for PBC and was for me the best player on the field as PBC defeated Keebra Park in a Langer Cup match at Pizzey Park by two points.

To cap off a great week the superb Northern New South Wales talent made his GCRL First Grade debut on Sunday when he started in the centres for Bilambil in their 26-18 loss to Tugun.

Earlier in the season Solomon Torrens played two matches for the Tweed Heads MM Cup side coming off the bench in Rounds One and Two.

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One of the most talented young players in the Titans Junior Development System made his GCRL First Grade debut on the weekend after dominating the Hastings Deering’s U20 Colts competition so far this season.

Taine Tuaupiki started at five eight in his debut for Burleigh in their 34-14 loss to Currumbin and the 18 year old has an exceptional future in front of him and it would not surprise at all to see him get a game or two late in the season in the Queensland Cup, he is that good.

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Big strong young Ormeau front rower Ezra Talau madd it two tries from two matches last weekend in Round Two of the GCRL U26 DIv Two comp in the Shearer’s tough loss 22-18 to Burleigh

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Powerful young forward Ezekiel Stephenson-Bolt scored three tries and kicked two goals last weekend in the Group One U14 competition as his Lismore side were defeated 38-30 by Kyogle.

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Tough Titans linked lock Samuel Shannon started and scored for Southport in Round Two of their GCRL U16 Div One match last weekend in the Tigers 22-4 victory over Burleigh

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The QSSRL U18 championships start tomorrow in Toowoomba and going through to Sunday. There are a number of Titans linked boys in the South Coast side.

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Young Burleigh U16 Div Two fullback Jesse Somerville is having an outstanding start to the season. In a Round Two 22-18 win over Ormeau he scored two tries and kicked three goals. In the opening two rounds he now has 38 Points from five tries and nine goals.

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In the U16.5 Group One U16.5 competition young Kyogle fullback Layne hardy had a great match last weekend scoring four tries and converting one on his way to 18 points in Kyogle’s 36-14 win over Lismore Marist. In his two games to date in the competition this season he has scored five tries and kicked two goals for 24 points.

Earlier this season Layne Harding was a stand out performer at fullback for Northern Rivers in the U16 Andrew Johns NSW Country competition.

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An interesting player from the Titans affiliated Western Mustangs is second rower Kyle Petersen some of his highlights from this seasons MM Cup campaign were quite impressive, including an exceptional performance against Victoria when he crossed for two powerful tries in the Round Two match in Victoria.

Post the MM Cup he has been playing for Southern Suburbs in the Toowoomba Rugby League competition. He has played four U18 matches scoring three tries including a double a fortnight ago against Warwick and last weekend he scored against Pittsworth. Team mates in the Southern Suburbs side are Titans linked second rower Connor Williams and centre Alex Dunneman.

Kyle Petersen has also played in three TRL First Grade matches as well. He made his TRL First Grade debut in late April against Gatton and has also been involved in First Grade in the last two weeks. On each occasion that he has in First Grade he backed up from the U18 match earlier in the day.

He is a big strong raw boned young man and a very intriguing player to say the least.

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You have to be impressed with the start that the Tweed Heads Seagulls U17 Division One side is having in their first year in the competition and after their 21-14 win over Mudgeeraba in Round Two last weekend they are unbeaten.

Powerful young Titans linked front rower Jordan Tauali’i has started both matches and during last week came on as a second half replacement for the PBC Langer Cup side when they defeated Keebra Park by two points.

Former Tingha youngster Tiger Rawlings (the junior club of Bevan French) has been a key member of the side. On the weekend he scored two tries, kicked two goals and the field goal. Through the opening two rounds the young half back has 21 points from three tries, four goals and a field goal.

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Outstanding 19 year old Cudgen winger Connah Mills was on the score sheet yet again last weekend in Round Seven of the NRRRL First Grade competition. The winger scored a hat trick in Cudgen’s 44-36 win over Murwillumbah and has now scored ten tries from just seven matches this season.

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Powerful Coombabah student and South Coast U15 representative Titan Vaikai started in the front row on the weekend in Round Two of the GCRL U15 Division competition for Runaway Bay as they defeated Mudgeeraba. Five eight Kruse Rimene scored a hat trick for the Seagulls.

Earlier this season, Titan Vaikai performed solidly for the Titans U15 side that defeated the Western Mustangs.

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If you get to see any of Wavell State High School’s school boy matches this season in either the Langer or GIO Cups, from a Titans perspective, keep an eye out for talented outside back William Parslow. The 16 year old who plays for Redlands in the BRL U16 Premier Division can play fullback, wing or centre. In 2017 he started at fullback in the U15 QSSRL championships playing fullback for Met North.