A number of talented youngsters were on show in the NRRRL U18 match won by Ballina 44-4 against Evans Heads last weekend. Tweed Heads Seagulls MM Cup front rower James Torrens started and scored a try and talented second rower Jordan Sly scored a try and kicked four goals. He is currently the U18 competitions leading point’s scorer with 28 points in three games.
In his first match of the season, 18 year old centre prospect Edward O’Connor scored a double and kicked three goals as his Tweed Coast side defeated Casino RSM 26-4 last weekend in the NRRRL U18 competition. Outstanding front rower or second rower Oscar Clarke was also in the Tweed Coast side after playing in First Grade the week before.
A couple of former Titans Junior Development Squad members were key contributors for Cudgen in the NRRRL U18 competition last weekend as they defeated Murwillumbah 22-6. Centre Liam Cusack scored a double to make it four tries from four matches to be the equal leading try scorer in the U18 competition. Half Ethan Kane also scored and kicked a conversion and Blake Roberts was also in the Cudgen back line.
Gold Coast Vikings U13 side:
Matthew Barrow – Jimboomba
Andrew Brennan – Ormeau
Jaykob Brown – Burleigh
Memphis Brown – Ormeau
Kees Cassidy – Ormeau
Jordan Goodman-Wenner – Parkwood
Aiden Hitchcock – Mudgeeraba
Boaz Kapua – Burleigh
Kalahni Lawrence – Burleigh
Kadin Meehan – Mudgeeraba
Max Murphy – Runaway Bay
Kai Nathan – Ormeau
Sunny Page – Burleigh
Isaiah Scanlon – Burleigh
Taelon Te Whui-Hopa – Southport
Caleb Temoma – Burleigh
Tana Tuhaka – Burleigh
Wailer Whaiapu – Southport
Gold Coast Vikings U14 side:
Xavier Asi – Runaway Bay
Keith Baker – Runaway Bay
Xavier Collins – Ormeau
Shannon Donaldson – Mudgeeraba
Jye Gray – Runaway Bay
Arama Hau – Helensvale
Nicholas Hilton – Nerang
Kacey Kopua – Helensvale
Josh Lynn – Helensvale
Kobie Mackay-Taylor – Helensvale
Blake Mozer – Runaway Bay
Seth Nikotemo – Runaway Bay
Reico Ratana – Nerang
Blake Ruaporo – Coomera
VJ Semu – Ormeau
Joseph Shannon – Coomera
Timothy Sielaff-Burns – Coomera
Haze Tai-Rakena – Helensvale
Irvine Tiomai - Coomera
Former Victorian junior rugby league player Pita-Will Purcell has made a solid start to his rugby league career on the Gold Coast the 17 year old has played in both of Burleigh's U19 GCR matches and has kicked five goals. He started Round One in the bench, in the centres in Round Two and is back on the bench this weekend. He represented Victoria in junior age competitions at half back
Be interesting to see how they use him. They seem to be short a hooker, but with Kai O'Donnell in back row and Reihana Marsh back there may be a late shuffle.
I also see Tevita Falou has been named in Southports Agrade side after playing for Tweed Agrade.
Tweed have also dropped Tony Matautia to Agrade as well
Good to see Jai Whitbread back in the Burleigh QCup for todays match
Tough 8-6 loss for the South Coast U15's today against Northern
Burleigh Colts defeated Townsville 20-6 this afternoon
Tyronne Roberts-Davis with a conversion in Burleigh's tough 13-6 loss tonight against Townsville
NSW Country U23 results:
Northern Rivers 26 (J Besgrove 3, M Dwayne 2 tries; B O’Gorman 3 goals) def. Greater Northern Tigers 14 (Z Leonard 2, J Mulhern tries; W Nieuwenhuise goal)
North Coast 24 ( L Hampton 2, L Beaumont, B Wells tries; M Hart 4 goals) def. Central Coast 22 (J Carlisle, T Mclean, B Thomas, B Steven tries; J Trindall 2 goals, B Wiley goal)
What an NRL debut for 18 year old Moeaki Fotuaika, he ran for 112 metres, 38 post contact from 12 hit-ups and made 21 tackles at a 95.5% efficiency all in just 40 minutes. He also had an offload, a try assist and a tackle break. Moeaki Fotuaika has a great future ahead