Junior Development

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Exciting Casino RSM Group One U13 hooker Jykoven Torrens added a double to his exceptional 2020 season on Saturday but his side went down 24-12 to Ballina.

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PBC SHS v Keebra Park SHS

Palm Beach Currumbin State High School have claimed their third-straight Langer Cup title with a 16-8 victory over arch rivals Keebra Park State High.

In raising the trophy the Reds have earned their place in the Queensland State Final against Aaron Payne Cup and defending National champions Kirwan State High in Townsville next week.

Palm Beach Currumbin’s Ryan Rivett was outstanding. Picture: Josh Woning
Palm Beach Currumbin’s Ryan Rivett was outstanding. Picture: Josh Woning
It was field general halfback Tom Weaver pulling the strings, ensuring his side’s advance to the final with deft passing, incisive kicking and the critical communication to keep his side’s foot on the throat.

PBC controlled the match from start to finish after a flurry of points in the opening 10 minutes to finish the Langer Cup season undefeated.

Palm Beach Currumbin’s Daniel Butturini in action. Picture: Josh Woning
Palm Beach Currumbin’s Daniel Butturini in action. Picture: Josh Woning
The final began at an electric pace with three tries inside 10 minutes, Palm Beach getting the better of their northern Gold Coast rivals 10-4 in the opening exchange.

PBC wasted no time in scoring their first try after Keebra opened the match by kicking off out on the full then giving away a penalty.

Keebra Park’s Connor Te Kani kicking for goal. Picture: Josh Woning
Keebra Park’s Connor Te Kani kicking for goal. Picture: Josh Woning
Year 11 Halfback Tom Weaver was quick to punish with a deft pass setting second-rower Daniel Butturini one-on-one on the goal line to score.

Keebra erased that deficit moments later when a strike play sent Keebra captain and right winger Trey Peni racing through a hole on the left wing to tie the match at 4-all.

Palm Beach Currumbin’s Daniel Butturini. Picture: Josh Woning
Palm Beach Currumbin’s Daniel Butturini. Picture: Josh Woning
PBC forced a repeat set through Tom Weaver and it was that man again with another try assist, firing a wide pass for winger Troy Duckett to cross untouched in the corner.

The Reds dominated possession and territory for the remainder of the half but Keebra’s defence survived a 10-minute onslaught without conceding.

Palm Beach Currumbin pictured celebrating their win. Picture: Josh Woning
Palm Beach Currumbin pictured celebrating their win. Picture: Josh Woning
Weaver opened the second with a penalty goal to extend the lead to 12-4 early in the second half.

Keebra Park’sConnor Te Kani in action. Picture: Josh Woning
Keebra Park’sConnor Te Kani in action. Picture: Josh Woning
Weaver bursts through on an 60 metre break and PBC capitalised on a retreating defence, spreading right to centre Reef Sommerville for 12 point lead with 13 minutes to play.

Keebra Park lock Tyrone Gunn-James powered over the line with three minutes to play but a missed conversion removed all chance of a grandstand finish.

Palm Beach Currumbin celebrate their win over Keebra Park in the Allan Langer Cup 2020.
Palm Beach Currumbin celebrate their win over Keebra Park in the Allan Langer Cup 2020.
PALM BEACH CURRUMBIN SHS 16 (Daniel Butturini, Troy Duckett, Reef Sommerville tries; Tom Weaver (2) goals) d. KEEBRA PARK 8 (Trey Peni, Tyrone Gunn-James tries)

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In Round Eight in a Seagulls 24 – 12 win against Casino RSM, exciting Ballina Seagulls Group One U13 five eight Dylan Watkins scored four tries for the second round in a row.

Dylan Watkins has now scored 25 tries from just 7 matches in the U13 competition and 3 tries from 2 U14 matches.

Dylan Watkins then came off the bench for the Ballina U14 side and scored a double as Ballina defeated Casino RSM 32 – 0.

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Titans linked Noah Waldock’s try scoring form continued last Saturday in Round Eight of the Group One U14 competition, when from the fullback position once again he scored a double as Ballina defeated Casino RSM 32 – 0.

Noah Waldock then backed up to start in the centres in the U15 match between the two teams.

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Titans contracted Lachlan Offley started at fullback on Saturday in Round Eight of the Group One U14 competition against Casino RSM scoring a double as the Seagulls went down 36 – 18.

The young man is having an 2020 outstanding season.

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Great to see Titan Reef Somerville one of the try scorers in PBC's Langer Cup success.

Reef Somerville had a very solid game especially defensively, keeping the vaunted Keebra Park centres very quite.

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Some highlights from the Langer Cup final

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Some highlights from the Langer Cup final

Thanks mate.

Watched the replay this afternoon and Weavers contribution to the win was massive - he got man of the match. Still has next year at PBC too (year 11 this year).

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The 2020 Langer Cup school boy campaign for Keebra Park’s Lachlan West.

In late July 2020 Lachlan West started at fullback for Keebra Park in their Round One Langer Cup school boy rugby league competition match against Wavell State High School finishing the match with one conversions and a try assist when he broke the line down the right side of the field before passing inside to Blake Mozer to score in the second half as Keebra Park went down 38 - 24.

Lachlan West also started at fullback in Keebra Park’s Round Two match against Marsden State High School and in Round Three against Ipswich State High School.

Lachlan West also started at fullback in the Round Four local derby against PBC scoring a double and adding a try assist in a tough 22 – 18 loss after Keebra Park led 14 – 0 early in the first half. Lachlan Wests try assist was as a result of a great cut out pass to his left to put his left wonger outside his firect opponent and giving him a direct passage to the try line.

Lachaln West scored his first try in the first half when after breaking the line down the left touch line he outpaced the PBC cover defence to score in the corner. Lachlan West’s second try came late in the second half when he raced though a gap in the left side of the PBC defence when a player came out of the line. Lachlan West exploited that situation to run thirty five metres to score near the right corner to get back Keebra Park back in the match.

Lachlan West started the 2020 Langer Cup Grand Final from the bench for Keebra Park as they went down 16 – 8 to PBC in a high quality match, coming on in the dying minutes of the match.

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The 2020 Langer Cup school boy campaign for Keebra Park’s Connor Te Kani.

After attending Brisbane Grammar School in 2019 and playing First XV GPS rugby there, Connor Te Kani moved back to the Gold Coast in 2020 attending Keebra Park State High School and started Round One of the Langer Cup school boy rugby league competition at half back against Wavell State High School kicking one conversions in Keebra Park’s 38 – 24 loss.

Connor Te Kani also started at half back in Keebra Park’s Round Two match against Marsden State High School kicking three conversions and a late penalty goal. Connor Te Kani added three conversions from four attempts as Keebra Park defeated Ipswich State High School 22 – 16 in Round Four of the Langer Cup.

Connor Te Kani also started at half back in the Round Four local derby against PBC recoding a try assist in the first first half when he put through a kick which was grounded in the in goal by Titans contracted centre Jahream Bula.

Connor Te Kani continued his run of starts at half back in Round Five away to St Mary’s Toowoomba and had a big match in the Keebra Park 46 – 12 victory kicking six goals and recoring three try assists.

Connor Te Kani’s first try assist came when he got into dummy half a metre out from the St Mary’s line and threw a good pass to his left to a charging Yorel Alapaki who scored near the left upright. I know that the pass sounds simple, but it was not as there were defenders everywhere and he had to delay the pass to just the right moment to put his runner into the gap.

Connor Te Kani’s second try assist came late in the first half, with Connor Te Kani operating on the right, he received the ball two passes off the ruck and ran the ball paralell to the defensive line and threw a short no look pass to a straight running Seth Niketemo who went straight through a gap to score from ten metres out.

Connor Te Kani’s final try assist came in the second half. Connor Te Kani once again was running parallel to the defensive line, this time to the left and put in a right foot grubber kick which sat up perfectly for Jahream Bula to run onto a metre from the try line and cross easily.

Connor Te Kani also started at half back as Keebra Park qualified for the 2020 Langer Cup Grand Final on the back of a big win over Wavell State High School as was once again their primary goal kicker including two outstanding conversions from the left touch line to convert Keebra Parks first two tries of the match, both scored by Levi Jones in the left corner.

Connor Te Kani started the 2020 Langer Cup Grand Final at five eight for Keebra Park as they went down 16 – 8 to PBC in a high quality match with Connor Te Kani recording a try assist when he held up the ball perfectly on the right in a planned Keebra Park move to put Trey Peni into a gap after he had looped around from his right wing to the left for a perfectly executed try.

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In Round Eight of the Group One U16.5 competition last Saturday Titans linked Damon Coldwell started at fullback and contributed a double to the Ballina Seagulls 38 – 0 victory over Casino RSM. With the double Damon Coldwell has now scored twelve tries from just seven matches.

On Sunday Damon Coldwell started at centre for the Ballina U18 NRRRL side and scored a hat trick as Ballina defeated Casino RSM 32 – 16.

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The 2020 Langer Cup school boy campaign for Keebra Park’s and Titans Isaac Matavalea-Booth.

Isaac Matalavea-Booth started Round One of the Langer Cup competition in the front row against Wavell State High School.

Isaac Matalavea-Booth started in the front row in Keebra Park’s Round Two match against Marsden State High School and scored his first try on Austalian soil. Late in the match, Issac Matalavea-Booth ran a good outside shoulder route to receive the ball twenty metres out and rumbled to the try line crashing over mid-way between the corner post and goal posts on the left side of the field with two Marsden defenders hanging off him.

Isaac Matalavea-Booth continued his run of front row starts in a Round Three 22 – 16 win over Ipswich State High School, in the Round Four local derby against PBC as well as in Round Five against St Mary’s Toowoomba.

Isaac Matalavea-Booth also started in the front row as Keebra Park qualified for the 2020 Langer Cup Grand Final on the back of a big win over Wavell State High School.

Isaac Matalavea-Booth started the 2020 Langer Cup Grand Final in the front row for Keebra Park as they went down 16 – 8 to PBC in a high quality match producing one or two impressive one armed off loads in his two stints on the field.

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The 2020 Langer Cup school boy campaign for Keebra Park’s and Titans contracted Jeremaiah Tamepo.

Jeremaiah Tamepo started from the bench in Round One of the Langer Cup against Wavell State High School playing out wide on the left side of the field when he came on in the second half. Jeremaiah Tamepo was also named on the bench for Keebra Park’s Round Two match against Marsden State High School but was injured during the match where he spent some time in the second row.

Jeremaiah Tamepo also was named on the bench in the Round Four local derby against PBC but came into the starting side late, starting the match at right second row.

After missing Round Five due to injury Jeremaiaih Tamepo was on the bench for Keebra Park’s big semi-final win over Wavell State High school but did not get on the field.

Jeremaiah Tamepo was on the bench for Keebra Park in the 2020 Langer Cup Grand Final as they went down 16 – 8 to PBC in a high quality match, but he did not make it onto the field

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The 2020 Langer Cup school boy campaign for Keebra Park and Titans contracted Seth Nikotemo.

Seth Nikotemo made his Langer Cup debut off the bench for Keebra Park off the bench against PBC playing in the left second row position when he came on. Seth Nikotemo also started from the bench in Round Five against St Mary’s College Toowoomba, playing on the right when he came on and scored a try in each half in an outstanding performance.

Seth Nikotemo’s first try was as a result of an outstanding straight power run from ten metres out. Connor Te Kani was operating on the right and received the ball two passes off the ruck and ran the ball paralell to the defensive line and threw a short no look pass to a straight running Seth Niketemo who went straight through a gap to score from ten metres out.

Seth Nikotemo’s second try came late in the match once again down the right side of the field. On the last tackle, Blake Scott took the ball down a short blind side, off laoding to Seth Nikotemo who was standing still at the time, he was able to step off his right foot but was held by one leg but Seth Nikotemo was able to reach out and put the ball down with his right arm to score a much deserved double.

Seth Nikotemo also started on the bench as Keebra Park qualified for the 2020 Langer Cup Grand Final on the back of a big win over Wavell State High School operating on the right side of the field when he came on early in the first half.

Seth Nikotemo was on the bench for Keebra Park in the 2020 Langer Cup Grand Final as they went down 16 – 8 to PBC in a high quality match, but he did not make it onto the field.

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The 2020 Langer Cup school boy campaign for Keebra Park’s and Titans contracted Jahream Bula.

In term three of the 2020 school year Jahreem Bula was part of the Keebra Park Open A Langer Cup school boy rugby league side starting Round One at left centre against Wavell State High School and also started at left centre in Round Two against Marsden State High School scoring his first try of the 2020 Langer Cup competition.

In the second half Keebra Park half Connor Te Kani put up a huge bomb, the Marsden left side defence could not take the ball on the full with it rebounding back into the in goal and it was a case of Jahream Bula wanting it more as he charged through and even though the Marsden fullback was a lot closer to the ball, Jahream Bula’s effort was far more urgent and he dived on the ball first.

Jahream Bula continued his run of starts at left centre in a Round Three 22 – 16 win over Ipswich State High School. Jahream Bula had a solid match including a long line break in the second half. Jahream Bula took a hit up receiving the ball to the left of the play the ball and stepped off his left foot and broke through the centre of the Ipswich ruck and only the fullback prevented Jahream Bula from scoring an outside individual long range fifty mtre try.

Jahream Bula also started at left centre in the Round Four local derby against PBC scoring his second try of the competition when he raced through to ground a short attacking kick from half Connor Te Kani in the first half.

Jahream Bula also started at left centre in Round Five away to St Mary’s Toowoomba scoring a second half double and also recording a first half try assist.

Jahream Bula’s first try was a result of pure strength and desire to score. Off the back of a scrum ten metres out from the St Mary’s line, Jahream Bula received the abll surrounded by three defenders who all engagaed him at the same time. Jahream Bula continued to fight the tackle and pump his legs and dragged the defenders five metres before crashing over around ten metres from the left corner post.

Jahream Bula’s second try result from him chasing through a Keebra Park attacking kick. Connor Te Kani ran parallel to the defensive line to the left of the field and put in a right foot grubber kick which sat up perfectly for Jahream Bula to take the ball above his head around a metre from the try line and surge over to score near the left up right.

Jahream Bula’s try assist came when he broke into space down the left side of the field from around fifity metres out, Jahream Bula came back inside slightly to give his winger more room and drew the St Mary’s fullback before passing to his winger who had a straight and easy fifteen run to the try line to score in the left corner.

Jahream Bula also started at left centre as Keebra Park qualified for the 2020 Langer Cup Grand Final on the back of a big win over Wavell State High School with Jahream Bula scoring an outstanding solo try just before half time in the big win.

Jahream Bula took a hit-up forty two metres out from the time, to the left of the play the ball and flew through the initial defensive line with a subtle left foot step which propelled him through a gap behind the ball the move before he produced another left foot step to beat the Wavell fullback and score under the posts.

Jahream Bula started the 2020 Langer Cup Grand Final at left centre for Keebra Park as they went down 16 – 8 to PBC in a high quality match.

In the Courier Mail 2020 Langer Cup Team of the Year, Jahream Bula was named in starting side in the centres.