Junior Development

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After moving over from Auckland Hikoirangi Paki is attending Mabel Park State High School, starting Round One of the 2021 Langer Cup School Boy competition last night at left centre against Coombabah State High School, recording an outstanding try assist in the 59th minute with an outstanding off-load to his left as he was going to ground after pushing off one defender to put his left winger into space and subsequently score in the left corner.

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In his first year at Keebra Park after moving across the country from Perth Juilius Anderson-Hiroti started Round One of the 210 Langer Cup School Boy Reserve Grade Competition for Keebra Park on the left wing last night, scoring Keebra Park’s only try of the match against Marsden State High School in the 12th minute when after receiving a cut-out pass from his inside, he was able to sprint eight metres to dive over in the left corner.

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After recently moving to the Gold Coast from Auckland to attend Mabel Park State High School Atunaisa Pahulu Jnr was originally named to start Round One of the 2021 Langer Cup School Boy competition last night from the bench against Coombabah State High School however Atunaisa Pahulu Jnr ended up starting the match at right centre.

Atunaisa Pahulu Jnr made a key contribution for Mabel Park State High School in the 25th minute when from a scrum win he was able to rumble forward after receiving the ball on the left, getting to less than a metre from the line. Atunaisa Pahulu Jnr was on his feet in a flash, producing a quick play the ball that the dummy half was able to take advantage of to dive over under the posts.

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Titans contracted Sione Fotuaika is part of the Marsden State High School Rugby League Excellence Program once again this year and started Round One of the Langer Cup Reserve Grade Competition in the front row last night against Keebra Park and scored an outstanding solo try in the 42nd minute.

Sione Fotuaika received the ball to the left of the play the ball, twelve metres out from the line initially skipping to his left, before engaging the defensive line. Sione Fotuaika shrugged off the first defender who engaged him before cutting back to his right, breaking five tackles to force his way over under the posts.

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Of course Deine Mariner (next week) and Keano Kini (shortly) will also rejoin the PBC side.

Also Titans contracted Bailey Martin came off the bench last night in his return from an injury that forced him to miss representing South Coast at the recently completed QSSRL Championships. He will be better for the run, he was good anyway, and it was also good to see him as acting captain in the second half.

Big win for PBC over Ipswich SHS tonight in Round One of Langer Cup 44-12.

Thomas Weaver and Oskar Bryant should return for Round Two next week.

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Former Canterbury New Zealand’s Matthew Logopati started Round One of the 2021 Langer Cup School Boy competition at left second row yesterday afternoon against Mabel Park State High School having an impressive match in Coombabah’s big win over the Langer Cup newcomers including an outstanding solo try in the 48th minute of the match.

Matthew Logopati took a hit-up from a Coombabah SHS penalty restart eleven metres from the line. Matthew Logopati ran fractionally to his left but after bumping of the first defender, he cut back towards the left touchline, palming off a number of defenders and breaking through two more tackles to slam the ball down in the right corner.

The first of a number of telling contributions from Matthew Logopati came in the 8th minute when he made thirteen metres through the centre of the giant Mabel Park SHS forward pack to get to the halfway mark. Matthew Logopati also made a fourteen metres run in the 16th minute.

Matthew Logopati then in the 29th minute charged onto the ball to the right of the dummy half before cutting back to his left to make twelve metres before getting away a right arm off-load.

Matthew Logopati showed his all-out effort in the 8th minute when he stopped, turned and dived backwards onto an attacking grubber kick that was put through by Mabel Park then did not concede the tackle, immediately jumping to his feet racing forty metres downfield to put Coombabah SHS onto the attack deep in Mabel Park territory.

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A week after being named at hooker in the QSSRL U15 Merit side, Titans linked Tyrus Salanoa started for Keebra Park at right centre in Round One of the 2021 School Boy Walters Cup competition last night against Marsden State High School and scored an outstanding solo try in the 13th minute.

As noted Tyrus Salanoa started at right centre but in relation to his try, he looped around to the left from a scrum move receiving the ball with room to move twenty metres out from the line. Tyrus Salanoa attacked the line continuing to run to his left, running with the ball out of front in both hands. This “froze” the defensive line and subsequently Tyrus Salanoa was able to slice through a gap and score untouched.

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Great to see giant young front rower Isaac Matalavea-Booth commencing training on a limited basis with the Titans NRL squad.

With his performances for the Titans U19's and Burleigh's Colts sides this season, for me he is one of the most improved players in the entire JTS program.

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Recently arrived Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki started at left centre for Keebra Park in Round One of the 2021 School Boy Walters Cup against Marsden SHS and had am impressive match in the tight Keebra Park win including a great charge in the 40th minute that ended less than a metre out from the line and directly under the posts.

The run had started when Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki had received the ball in traffic twenty metres out from the line on the left side of the field before cutting back towards the goal posts, breaking three tackles along the way. Then the Keebra Park dummy half was able to easily scored as a result of Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki’s quick play the ball.

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Great to see giant young front rower Isaac Matalavea-Booth commencing training on a limited basis with the Titans NRL squad.

With his performances for the Titans U19's and Burleigh's Colts sides this season, for me he is one of the most improved players in the entire JTS program.

Gee.. Hes a big lad mdrew....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALpLNZ48slY

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For Marsden State High School last night, Titans contracted Brandon Tikinau started Round One of the Walters Cup School Boy Competition at five eight against Keebra Park, primarily operating on the left and also recording a try assist in the second half when after receiving the ball, Brandon Tikinau stepped to his left and put the ball onto the chest of right second rower Te Anki Kowhai to charge into a gap seven metres from the line to subsequently crash over.

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Last night Titans contracted Wailer Whaiapu started Round One of the School Boy Walters Cup for Keebra Park in the front row against Marsden SHS and whilst he had a strong match throughout, it was an effort with just three minutes to go and Keebra Park holding onto a slender lead that caught spectators attention.

With Marsden chasing the game second rower Jedidah Riai charged onto the ball but was smashed by Wailer Whaiapu with an outstanding, perfectly timed and executed front on tackle that forced the ball loose and set the tone for Keebra Park to see out the match and hold onto their lead.

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In 2021 Titans linked Isaac Harrison continues at PBC as part of the school’s Elite Rugby League Program and made a strong impression after coming off the bench yesterday afternoon for the PBC Walters Cup side in their Round One 16 all draw against Ipswich State High School.

In May 2021 Isaac Harrison was part of the South Coast U15 QSSRL School Boy representative side, starting the Championship Final against Met West at lock.

In mid-February 2021 Isaac Harrison played in a Titans U15 Invitational Trial at Burleigh, a trial which included only the best of the 2021 Titans U15 squad members.

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Jett Forbes, last night, started on the right wing for PBC in Round One of the Langer Cup competition against Ipswich State High School with the young flyer having a night out, scoring a hat trick in PBC’s big victory.

Jett Forbes first try came early in the match, in the 9th minute to be exact when Tanu Nona ran the ball to the right out of dummy half down a short blindside, picking the ball up nine metres out. Tanu Nona took the ball right to the line before throwing a cut-out pass to his right to Jett Forbes who dived over in the right corner.

Jett Forbes second try came in the 57th minute when he backed up a break by Reef Sommerville down the right channel. Reef Sommerville was able to get the ball away to Jett Forbes by way of a right arm flick pass with defenders still in front of him. Jett Forbes, in limited space, stepped inside the Ipswich SHS fullback and was able to bring the ball around to place it down under the posts.

Jett Forbes third try was also as a result of a Tanu Nona try assist. In the 59th minute, Tanu Nona flew out of dummy half to his left breaking three tackles to get through the Ipswich SHS defensive line, Tanu Nona rounded the fullback by veering to his right but was ankle tapped but as he was going to ground Tanu Nona was able to off-load to his right to a flying Jett Forbes to race away to score under the posts untouched.

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In 2021 Titans linked Jonah Beaven is once again was part of the PBC School Boy Rugby League Elite Program starting Round One of the Walters Cup competition yesterday afternoon in the front row against Ipswich State High School and scoring a key PBC try in the 16 all draw.

In the 37th minute, after PBC hooker Will Saunders had run to the right out of dummy half close to the Ipswich SHS line, Jonah Beaven cut back underneath, getting the pass five metres out and continuing his run to his left before straightening up after he had gotten to the other side of the play the ball to force his way over from a second effort (he had initially looked as if he was going to be held up) five metres in from the left corner post.

Jonah Beaven was immediately in the match, taking the hit-up from the kick-off. Jonah Beaven made another strong run from the kick-off to PBC’s first try of the match in the 11th minute with Jonah Beaven breaking straight through the Ipswich SHS line to get the ball to forty two metres out from his own line.

Jonah Beaven added a great right arm off-load to his match highlight reel in the 19th minute directly in front of the posts to show everyone watching that he has every skill in the book.