Junior Development

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Round One of the 2023 Walters Cup School Boy competition saw Tomasi Vaitai named at right second row for Keebra Park SHS against Ipswich SHS.

Tomasi Vaitai also started at right second row in Round Two against Marsden SHS as well as in Round Three against Redcliffe SHS.

Tomasi Vaitai also started at right second row in Round Four against Caloundra SHS with Tomasi Vaitai made his initial strong run of the match inside the opening miunte from a Keebra Park SHS penalty tap restart to get the ball from four metres inside his own territory to twelve metres inside Caloundra SHS territory. Then in the 39th minute Tomasi Vaitai carried the ball to within two metres of the halfway mark after a twenty metre run.

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Gabriel Salele’a started at lock for Keebra Park SHS in Round Four of the School Boy Walters Cup against Caloundra SHS with Gabriel Salele’a scoring a try and kicking two conversions with the first kicked in the 19th minute when Gabriel Salele’a converted his own try in front of the posts. Gabriel Salele’a then kicked his second conversion in the 41st minute from mid-way between the goal posts and the corner post on the left side of the field with a great left foot strike of the ball.

Gabriel Salele’a scored a great solo try in the 40th minute when after receiving the ball five metres inside his own territory and to the right of the play the ball, Gabriel Salele’a burst through a small gap between two Caloundra SHS defenders with Gabriel Salele’a then grabbed from behind by the fullback by the jersey but after getting out of that tackle, Gabriel Salele’a put the ball down under the posts and then Gabriel Salele’a stepped up to convert his own try. Gabriel Salele’a then did well from the subsequent Caloundra SHS kick-off to take a short kick-off on the full on the left side of the field.

Gabriel Salele’a did well defensively in the 19th minute with a try saving heavy tackle a metre from the try line and ten metres in from the right touchline with a push and shove ensuing after the Caloundra SHS player lost the ball in the tackle.

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Christian Rivers started in the front row for Keebra Park SHS in Round Four of the Walters Cup against Caloundra SHS with Christian Rivers recording a try assist in the 38th minute when after making a line break from thirty two metres out from his own try line and to the left of the play the ball, Christian Rivers rumbled downfield and after getting to the fullback, Christian Rivers got the ball away to his left to David Bryenton who raced away to put the ball down under the posts untouched. Christian Rivers then ran the ball back from the subsequent kick-off to get the ball out to the thirty metre mark.

Christian Rivers almost scored himself in the 48th minute when after charging onto the ball to the left of the play the ball twelve metres out Christian Rivers was held up over the try line under the posts.

Christian Rivers had also scored earlier in the 4th minute one when from the left of the play the ball Christian Rivers got the ball from twelve metres out but unfortunately lost the ball as he was trying to put the ball down over the try line next to the right upright.

As early as the 3rd minute Christian Rivers was bending back the Caloundra SHS defensive line with a run from the left of the play the ball from eighteen metres out from his own try lien to thirty metres out. Then in the 14th minute Christian Rivers got to the twenty eight metre mark from a strong kick-off return.

Christian Rivers then made a run in the 28th minute from a Keebra Park SHS twenty metre tap restart with Christian Rivers making an impressive twenty metres before getting an off-load away to his right. Then in the 45th minute from the right of the play the ball Christian Rivers got the ball to the halfway mark after commencing his run thirty two metres from his own try line with Christian Rivers then awarded a penalty when he was held down too long by the defenders.

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Titans contracted Kalani Patu started at left second row for Keebra Park SHS in Round Four of the School Boy Walters Cup against Caloundra SHS with Kalani Patu scoring in the 41st minute with a big charge from forty two metres on the left side of the field off a short ball from his inside by Gazniah To’omaga. After charging downfield, Kalani Patu was grabbed by the Caloundra SHS fullback, Kalani Patu dragged him ten metres before reaching up and slamming he ball down with his right arm midway between the goal posts and corner post on the left side of the field.

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Titans contracted Jai Billish started at halfback(but spent time at hooker in the second half) for Keebra Park SHS in Round Four of the School Boy Walters Cup competition against Caloundra SHS with Jia Billish scoring 12th minute when Jai Billish ran out of dummy half from ten metres down a very short right blindside with Jai BIllish diving between two defenders to get the ball down four metres in from the right corner post.

Jai Billish also did well defensively in the 15th minute when along with David Bryenton, Jai Billish hit the Caloundra SHS right winger and forced him over the touchline just out from the corner post to prevent a try being scored.

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Good to see Seth Nikotemo named at right second row for Burleigh in their GCRL First Grade Round 13 match tomorrow against Runaway Bay.

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Last night in the Far North Coast U14 Rugby competition Cai Garrett came off the bench and scored two tries for Wollongbar/Alstonville against Casaurina Beach.

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Titans contracted Gazniah To’omaga started at five eight for Keebra Park SHS in Round Four of the Walers Cup against Caloundra SHS with Gazniah To’omaga recording a try assist in the 41st minute when from forty two metres from the try line Gazniah To’omaga ran the ball to the left and at the last possible moment popped a great short ball to a charging Kalani Patu who burst away to score wide out on the left.

Gazniah To’omaga ran the ball well himself in the 30th minute when from the left of a Keebra Park SHS scrum win and ten metres inside his own half, Gazniah To’omaga stepped off his left foot as he carried the ball ten metres inside Caloundra SHS territory.

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He may play in the front row for PBC SHS and at right second row in the NRRRL U18 competition but Brady Turner is nothing if not versatile as he has lined up at left centre for the Murwillumbah Mustangs in the NRRRL First Grade competition.

Brady Turner must be a coaches dream.

Plus Brady Turner was part of the Titans U19 side that played Newcastle early this year.

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Titans contracted Bodhi Sharpley starts in the front row today for Brothers against Gatton in Round Nine of the Toowoomba Junior Rugby League U17 competition.

Impressively Bodhi Sharpley has also played second row. lock and five eight this year.

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Henry Underwood has been outstanding this season and today he starts at lock for the Tweed Heads Seagulls in their NRRRL U18 match against the Kyogle Turkeys.

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David Bryenton started at fullback for Keebra Park SHS in Round Four of the Walters Cup School Boy competition against Caloundra SHS with David Bryenton scoring in the 38th minute when after backing up a line break through the centre of the field by front row team mate Christian Rivers, David Bryenton took a pass from his right and had a twenty four metre comfortable run to put the ball down to score under the posts.

David Bryenton then recorded the first of his two try assists in the 35th minute when after running the ball to left off a Keebra Park SHS scrum win from sixteen metres from the try line, David Bryenton drew both his opposing centre and the Caloundra SHS right winger and got the ball away to his left winger who scored in the corner.

David Bryenton recorded his second try assist in the 49th minute when whilst operating to the left of the play the ball twenty two metres from the try line, David Bryenton held the ball up well before off-loading to Keebra Park SHS left centre Isaac Cullen shoe score in the left corner.

David Bryenton also made a line break in the 23rd minute when from the left of the Keebra Park SHS scrum win David Bryenton continued to run the ball from eight metres from his own try line with David Bryenton making a line break down the left touchline to within ten metres of the halfway mark.

David Bryenton ran the ball well himself in the 14th minute when from the left of the play the ball, David Bryenton was able to get the ball from thirty six metres out from his own try lien to within two metres of the halfway mark.

David Bryenton also did well defensively in the 15th minute when along with Jai Billish, David Bryenton hit the Caloundra SHS right winger and forced him over the touchline just out from the corner post to prevent a try being scored.

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Titan Isaiah F@galilo started at hooker for Keebra Park SHS in Round Four of the Langer Cup against Caloundra SHS with Isaiah F@galilo heavily involved in setting up Ryder Williams’s 13th minute try when Isaiah F@galilo ran to his right out of dummy half from thirty five metres out and after getting through the initial defensive line, Isaiah F@galilo threw a great short pass to his right to Taylor Whittington who subsequently got the ball away to Ryder Williams who scored under the posts.

Earlier in the 9th minute from twenty metres from the try line Isaiah F@galilo ran to his left out of dummy half and when eight metres from the try line Isaiah F@galilo got an off-load away to his left.

Isaiah F@galilo made further good metres out of dummy half in the 36th minute when from a quick play the ball from Zac Kumbamong in the centre of the field and twenty eight from the try line, Isaiah F@galilo ran to his right out of dummy half splitting the defensive line straight up the middle with Isaiah F@galilo brought to ground less than a metre from the try line ten metres to the right of the uprights.

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Titans contracted Zac Kumbamong continued in the front row for Keebra Park SHS in Round Three of the School Boy Langer Cup competition against Redcliffe SHS with Zac Kumbamong making a strong hi-up in the 10th minute when from the right of the play the ball and two passes to the right of the play the ball Zac Kumbamong charged at the defensive line and carried the ball from twenty six metres to within eleven metres of the try line breaking three tackles and with 70% of the metres being post contact.

Zac Kumbamong then started at right second row in Round Four against Caloundra SHS with Zac Kumbamong making a twelve metre run down the right channel in the 9th minute that came to a conclusion eighteen metres out from the try line after Zac Kumbamong had broken two tackles.

Zac Kumbamong made a further strong run in the 36th minute from the left of the play the ball with Zac Kumbamong making fourteen metres from forty two metres out from the try line to twenty eight metres out. Zac Kumbamong then executed a quick play the ball that allowed Isaiah F@galilo to make significant metres out of dummy half.

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Great effort by Kyogle Turkeys centre Aiden Hardy to score a hat trick today but the Turkeys went down to Tweed Heads in the NRRRL U18 competition.