Junior Development

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Titans linked Ziah Piggott was part of the one of the players that represented one of the Titans U15 squads that played each other and a Western Mustangs selection at Mudgeeraba in February.

Ziah Piggot played the 2019 season with Kyogle in the Group One competition, playing in both his regular U15 age group and also playing a number of matches “up” in the U16.5 competition.

In the 2019 Group One U15 competition Ziah Piggott played nine regular season matches for Kyogle scoring fourteen tries (156% strike rate) including a big match in Round Four when he scored four tries against Lismore Marist Brothers in a 36 – 14 win for the Turkeys. In fact Ziah Piggott finished five tries clear on the Group One U15 top try scorers list.

Ziah Piggott also had a big Round Six match scoring four tries for Kyogle as Kyogle defeated Clarence Coast 38 - 12.

Ziah Piggott’s other Group One regular season U15 tries included a double against Casino RSM and he also scored against came against Ballina, Lismore Marist Brothers, Casino RSM and Clarence Coast.

Ziah Piggott added a further U15 try in Week One of the Group One finals series but unfortunately Kyogle fell 26 – 10 to Ballina.

Ziah Piggott’s 2019 season came to an end when Kyogle went down 18 – 12 to Clarence Coast in the Group One U15 Preliminary Final.

In the Group One U16.5 Ziah Piggott played in nine matches, his debut being against Clarence Coast in Round Two scoring on debut. In addition to his Round Two try, Ziah Piggott also scored against Lismore Marist Brothers Blue in Round Four and he also scored a double against Marist Blue in Round Twelve.

In relation to all of his Group One U16.5 matches, Ziah Piggott played in the fixture after playing in the U15 match earlier in the day.

Ziah Piggott has been named in the centres for the Group One U15 Taipans for the New South Wales Country Age Championships that are being held in Port Macquarie starting tomorrow morning.

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Ballina’s Kye Cooper has been named at five eight for the Group One U14 Taipans for the New South Wales Country Age Championships to be held in Port Macquarie starting tomorrow.

The exciting young Lismore Marist Brothers fullback is an outstanding addition to the Titans TEDS Program and is another outstanding junior from Northern New South Wales making his mark with the Titans.

Kye Cooper started the 2019 Group One U14 competition off in outstanding form scoring two tries and kicking two goals for Ballina in their 34 – 6 win in Round One against the South Grafton Rebels.

Kye Cooper was on fire once again in Round Two scoring five tries and kicking two conversions as Ballina defeated Casino RSM 54 – 4.

Kye Cooper continued his try scoring feats in Round Three scoring a double as Ballina defeated Clarence Coast 44 – 8.

In Round Five against Lismore Marist Brothers Kye Cooper finished with an individual points tally of twelve from two tries and two goals in a big win against Lismore Marist Brothers.

Round Seven saw Kye Cooper continue to add points to his season tally when he kicked two conversions in a 38 – 0 win over Kyogle.

In Round Ten against Casino RSM continued his outstanding season by scoring a hat trick and kicking two goals.

Round Twelve against Grafton saw Kye Cooper add two tries and three goals to his already impressive 2019 points tally.

Kye Cooper added a hat trick and four goals in finish the Round Thirteen match against Lismore Marist Brothers with an individual point’s tally of twenty.

In total in the Group One U14 regular season Kye Cooper scored 112 points from nine regular season matches, from nineteen tries and eighteen goals.

In Round One of the Finals series, Kye Cooper scored a try and kicked five goals as Ballina defeated South Grafton 34 – 6 and was also a member of the Ballina side that won the Grand Final.

Post the Grand Final Kye Cooper’s Group One U14 Ballina side was named team of the Group One Junior Rugby League competition for their unbeaten season. On an individual level Kye Cooper was named Group One U14 Player of the Season.

Kye Cooper made his Group One U15 debut in Round Thirteen against Lismore Marist (he had scored twenty points in the preceding U14 match)kicking a late conversion in a 32 – 18 Ballina win.

The St Johns College Woodlawn student was selected in the New South Wales Combined Catholic Colleges (CCC) Lismore Diocese U15 side for their for the NSW CCC selection trials that were held in Sydney commencing 25 May, very impressive for a 14 year old.

The result was that Kye Cooper was selected in the New South Wales Combined Catholic Colleges U15 Country side.

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Great to see a number of talented Titans youngsters named in the Burleigh GCRL First Grade Grand Final side that face Southport this weekend.

Darius Farmer will start in the second row, Tyler Szepanowski in the front row, Reece Tapine in the wing and Luke Maiden is scheduled to start on the bench.

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Group One U14 drew 14 all with Maitland this morning in the NSW Country Age Championships but were awarded the win as they scored first.

The Titans jerseys look great too

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The Group One U15 side went down 24-0 against Maitland this morning in Port Macquarie.

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Group 18 U14's went down this morning 46-0 to Central Coast.

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Group 18 U15's won their match this afternoon against Central Coast 20-18.

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Currumbin have defeated Burleigh to win the GCRL U20 Grand Final this afternoon.

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Group One U15's defeated Group 19 40-10 this afternoon to progress to tomorrow.

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Darius Farmer scores for Burleigh in the GCRL First Grade Grand Final which is underway at the moment.

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Darius Farmer with a Grand Final double

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Was a good game

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Group 18 U5's drew 18 all this morning with Newcastle but as Newcastle scored first they progress.

Five eight Kai Smallwood scored a try and kicked three from three for Group 18.

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Group One U15's went down this morning 38-12 to Central Coast.

Titans Damon Coldwell and Ziah Piggott were the Group One try scorers.

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Group one U14's progress to the Northern Cup Final after their 18 all draw with Group 21 this afternoon.

Titan Reshawn Anderson with a try and a goal for Group One.