JTS TItans 2024

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A Titans U16 side will play an Auckland U16 side tonight In Ipswich with Jai Billish captaining the Titans side.

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Noah Waldock made his NRRRL First GRade debut in Round Two on the right wing for the Ballina Seagulls against Lismore Marist.

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Ryder Williams continued at five eight for the Tweed Heads Seagulls in the Round Seven MM Cup local derby against the Burleigh Bears with Ryder Williams making a line break in the 15th minute when after backing up a Seagulls half break Ryder Williams charged towards the try line from thirty metres out only to be brought down from behind just eight metres from the try line.

Ryder Williams made more metres in the 44th minute with an effort to the left of the play the ball to carry the ball from his own eighteen metre mark to thirty two metres out.

The 5th minute saw Ryder Williams, from forty two metres out drive a right foot kick towards the left corner down a short left blindside with the ball going over the touchline three metres from the left corner post.

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A Titans U16 side will play an Auckland U16 side tonight In Ipswich with Jai Billish captaining the Titans side.

Wish they posted the full side.

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Jack Schmidt started in the front row for the Tweed Heads Seagulls in the Round Seven MM Cup local derby against the Burleigh Bears with Jack Schmidt carrying the ball to the right of the play the ball in the 11th minute from forty five metres from the try line to thirty three metres out.

In the 24th minute and from the left of the dummy half Jack Schmidt was able to make eleven metres through the centre of the field from his own twenty metre mark. Then in the 57th minute also from the left of the play the ball Jack Schmidt ran the ball from thirty three metres from the try line to twenty metres out.

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Great to see Rory McInnes from the Casino Cougars line up for the Titans U16 side against Auckland U16's last night.

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Junior Filimaua continued at right second row for the Tweed Heads Seagulls in the Round Seven MM Cup local derby against the Burleigh Bears with Junior Filimaua scoring in the 38th minute when after chasing through a Zane Harrison grubber kick Junior Filimaua was on hand to ground the ball with two hands just after the ball had rolled into the in-goal area three metres to the right of the goal posts.

In the 12th minute from two passes to the left of the play the ball Junior Filimaua was able to run the ball through the centre of the field from thirty metres from his try line to within ten metres of the halfway mark. Then in the 25th minute down the left channel Junior Filimaua carried the ball from eight metres inside his own territory to four metres into Burleigh territory. Two minutes later in the 27th minute and also from the left of the play the ball Junior Filimaua made another eleven metres after receiving the ball on the halfway mark.

Junior Filimaua made an additional good carry in the 41st minute with an effort from two passes to the left of the play the ball to get the ball from thirty seven to within twenty three metres of the try line.

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Even though he is just 17 Kaleb Smith has been named on the bench for his NRRRL First Grade debut this weekend for the Murwillumbah Mustangs in Round Four against the Blimabil Jets.

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Zac Kumbamong started from the bench for the Tweed Heads Seagulls in the Round Seven MM Cup local derby against the Burleigh Bears with Zac Kumbamong coming onto the field to operate in the front row in the 16th minute.

Zac Kumbamong recorded a line break assist in the 27th minute when after engaging the defensive line to the left of the dummy half thirty six metres from the try line Zac Kumbamong was able to get his right arm free above his head and get an off-load to Jake Lateo who made a line break through the centre of the field and get within twelve metres of the try line.

After running an underneath route to the right of the play the ball in the 33rd minute Zac Kumbamong made thirty metres from his own thirty seven metre mark to the halfway mark. Then in the 36th minute from the left of the play the ball and eighteen metres from his own try line Zac Kumbamong ran the ball through the centre of the field to the thirty one metre mark. Zac Kumbamong also made a solid kick-off return in the 44th minute to get the ball to the twenty metre mark.

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In late April 2024 Rory McInnes started from the bench for a Titans U16 JTS side in a match at Ipswich against an Auckland U16 side and after coming onto the field to operate in the dummy half role in the 24th minute Rory McInnes, in the 44th minute ran out of dummy half to his right from six metres inside his own territory to run the ball to seven metres into Auckland territory.

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Corey Pearce started at hooker for the Tweed Heads Seagulls in the Round Seven MM Cup local derby against the Burleigh Bears with Corey Pearce scoring the opening try of the match in the 16th minute with a run out of dummy half to his left from three metres out and after Corey Pearce shaped to pass to his left Corey Pearce put his head down and was able to burrow his way over to score a metre to the right of the goal posts.

Corey Pearce almost scored a second try in the 46th minute when he ran out of dummy half to his left from ten metres out only to be held up over the try line by three defenders ten metres to the left of the goal posts.

Corey Pearce also ran to his left out of dummy half in the 33rd minute to get the ball from thirty nine metres from the try line to twenty two metres out.

Corey Pearce’s performance saw him named at hooker in the Courier Mail MM Cup 2024 Round Seven Team of the Week.

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Sam Stephenson started at right centre in the Round Seven local derby against the Burleigh Bears with Sam Stephenson scoring in the 35th minute by way of a four metre run wide on the right to get the ball down three metres in from the right corner post.

From the right of the play the ball in just the 3rd minute of the match from the right of the play the ball Sam Stephenson made a yardage carry to get the ball out to the twenty metre mark after commencing his run ten metres out. Then in the 8th minute also from the right of the play the ball Sam Stephenson from forty metres from the try line got the ball to the twenty eight metre mark. Sam Stephenson followed up with an effort to the left of the dummy half from ten metres from the try line to twenty one metres out.

Sam Stephenson then made a strong run down the right channel in the 45th minute to promote the ball from forty metres from the try line to twenty four metres out with Sam Stephenson breaking a tackle along the way. Then in the 47th minute after receiving an off-load from his right from Brock Lennox Sam Stephenson was able to wind his way from eleven metres from the try line to thirty metres out.

From the right of the play the ball in the 55th minute and ten metres inside his own territory Sam Stephenson ran the ball through the centre of the field to get the ball four metres into Burleigh territory. Then to round out a strong match Sam Stephenson, in the 58th minute from a Tweed Heads penalty restart was able to carry the ball from the halfway mark to within thirty eight metres of the try line.

Sam Stephenson made a good hit defensively in the 4th minute when along with Brock Lennox, Sam Stephenson hit the Burleigh left winger as he was looking to get the ball down over the try line after diving from the field of play and force the ball to be lost with Tweed Heads getting a twenty metre restart as a result.

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Late April 2024 saw Donte Tahuhu-Wilson start at fullback for a Titans JTS U16 side against an Auckland U16 side in Ipswich with Donte Tahuhu-Wilson coming close to scoring in the 54th minute when after racing into dummy half and picking up the ball on the run Donte Tahuhu-Wilson ran to his left out of dummy half from close range only to be held up over the try line five metres in from the left corner post.

In the 5th minute after picking up an Auckland long kick ten metres from his own try line whilst running towards his own try lien Donte Tahuhu-Wilson turned quickly to return the ball to twenty four metres from his try line. Then in the 18th minute after running onto the ball to the right of the play the ball when two metres inside his own territory Donte Tahuhu-Wilson stepped off his left foot as he got the ball ten metres inside Auckland territory.

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Sunny Kama with a first half hat trick as Burleigh run riot in Round 11 of the MM Cup against the Wide Bay Bulls.

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Tweed MM go through the regular season undefeated with their win against the Brisbane Tigers to become the Minor Premiers.