Junior Development

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Titans contracted Thomas Weaver started the 2020 Langer Cup Grand Final at half back for PBC as they defeated Keebra Park 16 – 8 in a high quality match kicking a conversion from the left touch line and a key penalty goal early in the second half, recording two try assists and also forcing Keebra Park to restart play on three occasions from drop outs as a result of outstanding attacking kicks, forcing Keebra Park to make the ball dead.

Both of Thomas Weaver’s try assists came in the first half and both on the left side of the field and like multiple other occasions in the Langer Cup in 2020, Thomas Weaver took the ball right to the line before off laoding to his left.

For his first try assist, Thomas Weaver put a great short pass to a charging Daniel Butterini who was running an outside shoulder route into a gap and his second was a long looping cut out pass to Troy Duckett to dive over in the corner.

Understandably Thomas Weaver was named Player of the Match.

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In the 2020 Walters Cup Grand Final Titans contracted William Semu started at right centre for Marsden State High School as they defeated PBC with William Semu deservedly named player of the match on the back of a two try performance and setting up Marsden’s opening try.

As noted above, William Semu got the try assist for Marsden’s first try when after being tackled low, produced a perfect right armd flick pass to his right winger to rae eighteen matres to score.

William Semu scored his first try of the match in the first half in a brutal display of size, speed, power and aggressiveness. William Semu backed up a break by the Marsden right winger. Once William Semu received the pass on the inside he immediately cut back towards the touch line around dtwenty metres out. On his way to the line, William Semu produced two powerful and aggressive left arm fends to literally throw off two attempted tackles before diving over for an outstanding try.

William Semu’s second try of the match which came in the second half was a long range solo effort when he swooped on a PBC error running eighty five metres, easily outpacing the PBC defence to score under the posts at the Easts League Club end of Langlands Park.

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Titans contracted Nicholas Hilton (No. 6) and Kaleb Ngamanu (vice-captain and No. 13) will line up for the TSS First XV tomorrow against Ipswich Grammar School in the GPS school boy rugby competition.

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One of the key moments of the Langer Cup Final on Wednesday night was the injection off the bench of Titans contracted dummy half Oskar Bryant whose enthusiasm was infectious for PBC.

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Titans contracted Samuel Shannon will make his second GCRL First Grade start this weekend when for the second week in a row he starts in the second row for Southport against the Ormeau Shearers.

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Great to see Syris Schmidt finish his GPS First XV rugby career with a win yesterday afternoon as his TSS side defeated Ipswich Grmaar School in Ipswich.

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The Ormeau Shearers U18 Division One side has had a very good 2020 season so far with one of many talented young players in the squad being Keebra Park student Kaya Anapa.

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The Runaway Bay U16 Division One side has been impressive all season and two key reasons are the form of Titans contracted forwards Joseph Shannon and Seth Niketemo.

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Kyogle front rower Jed Mulcahy scored a hat trick yesterday in Round Nine of the Group One U13 competition as his Turkey's side defeated Clarence Coast 30 - 22. He has been a prolific try scorer all season.

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After spending the majority of the 2020 Group One U13 season at either fullback or centre, Clarence Coast's Grant Brown moved to five eight, scoring 16 of the Magpies 22 points from a hat trick and two conversions but the Magpies went down 30-22 to Kyogle.

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Mdrew I finally saw Will Semu play and you're not wrong, he's an absolute animal. One to watch as he makes his way through the schools system for sure

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With his Round Nine Group One U13 try on Saturday Clarence Coast centre Jasper Whalley continued his record of scoring in each of his seven matches and now has a 143% strike rate.

Unfortunately his try was not enough as Clarence Coast fell 30 – 22 to the Kyogle Turkeys.

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The 2020 GPS First XV school boy rugby season for Syris Schmidt:

Syris Schmidt started at No. 10 for the TSS First XV in their internal trial in mid-July 2020 and played the 2020 GPS school boy First XV season as a full colours TSS rugby representative. Syris Schmidt also started at No. 10 against Nudgee College being the first trial TSS had against another GPS school. In the match against Nudgee Syris Schmidt kicked two conversions from four attempts, and was solid in general play in wet and muddy conditions.

Syris Schmidt also started at No. 10 in the TSS First XV’s final trial against Anglican Church Grammar School on the Gold Coast kicking three conversions as the TSS First XV completed their GPS preparations with a tight 31 – 29 victory.

Round One of the GPS school boy rugby First XV competition proper saw Syris Schmidt start at No. 10 for TSS against Brisbane State High School, scoring and kicking three conversions and a penalty goal as TSS started the season with a 49 – 19 victory. Syris Schmidt scored late in the first half when he sliced through the BSHS line when he received the ball from a TSS scrum win five metres out from the line.

Round Two against Toowoomba Grammar School saw Syris Schmidt move to inside centre (No. 12) and for me he was easily the best player on the field on his way to scoring the first TSS try of the match, assisted in two others, kicked three conversions and two penalties.

In relation to his try, Syris Schmidt received the ball a pass off the back of a ruck, before dummying his way through the Toowoomba Grammar School line to score tn metres to the right of the goal posts.

Syris Schmidt’s first try assist early in the second half came from a smart piece of play. Toowoomba Grammar School threw the ball to their right with the No. 10 trying to beat Syris Schmidt one on one, Syris Schmidt stole the ball perfectly before sending Titans contracted Kaleb Ngamanu on a forty metre run to the line.

Syris Schmidt’s second try assist sealed the match late when a sleight of hand from a TSS scrum win send the TSS right winger over close to the left upright. Post match Syris Schmidt was awarded three points from the TSS coaches in the player of the season race.

Syris Schmidt started at inside centre once again in Round Three against Brisbane Grammar School kicking a conversion and a penalty goal as TSS prevailed 20 – 15 in a tight encounter. As a result of his performance in the match, Syris Schmidt received an honourable mention by the coaches when they nominated their award winners for the match.

In the pivotal 2020 GPS school boy rugby First XV Round Four match against Brisbane Boys College Syris Schmidt moved back to No. 10 and kicked two penalties from as many attempts.

In Round Four against Gregory Terrace Syris Schmidt moved back to No. 12 (inside centre) for the home match, kicking the game winning penalty after the final siren to see TSS home 23 - 22. Syris Schmidt kicked another penalty in the first half and also a first half conversion. Syris Schmidt received an honourable mention by the TSS coaches in the TSS First XV 2020 Player of the Season voting.

Syris Schmidt was back at fly half (No. 10) for Round Five against Ipswich Grammar School and was part of the winning side in his last official First XV match for TSS.

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Titans linked Jamal Laurie started at fullback in Round Nine of the Group One U16.5 competition on Saturday and was one of the Magpies try scorers as they defeated the Kyogle Turkeys 24 – 22.

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Titans linked Nicholas Torrens’s goal kicking was the difference on Saturday in Round Nine of the Group One U16.5 competition when he kicked four from four for Clarence Coast as they defeated Kyogle 24-22.