JTS TItans 2024

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2023 saw Thomas Weaver named on the bench in the Courier Mail School Boy Rugby League Langer Cup Team of the 2020’s and in early September 2023 Thomas Weaver was also named at halfback in the Courier Mail’s PBC SHS Rugby League Team of the 2020’s to date.

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Keano Kini as been named as a finalist for NZ Māori Sportsperson of the Year 2023.

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180cm and 85kg New Zealand born centre Julius Matiu-Matiseni has signed with the Titans until the end of the 2025 season which is the season when Julius Matiu-Matiseni’s U18 eligibility is exhausted and his High School years are completed as well.

In early June 2023 Julius Matiu-Matiseni was named in the New Zealand Māori U15 side after representing Hokianga Storm Whatitiri at the 2023 New Zealand Māori Championships.

In August 2023 Julius Matiu-Matiseni was named in the U15 Auckland Boys North Region of Origin Representative Rugby League squad.

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2023 saw Seth Nikotemo named as an emergency in the Courier Mail School Boy Rugby League Langer Cup Team of the 2020’s.

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In late October 2023 Zane Harrison was named in a New South Wales U17 Invitational side that played a touring Warrington U17 squad in Sydney with Zane Harrison starting from the bench (No. 14) as the New South Wales Invitational side coached by Geoff Tovey won 52 – 10.

After coming onto the field to operate in the dummy half role in the 25th minute Zane Harrison scored in the 27th minute when after following through a NSW chip kick from one of the halves Zane Harrison was on hand to receive a pass from his right with Zane Harrison then running sixteen metres to dive over to score under the posts.

Zane Harrison also recorded two try assists with the first of his try assists coming in the 41st minute when after moving into dummy half with the play the ball six metres out and twelve metres to the left of the goal posts, Zane Harrison ran to his right and after running parallel to the Warrington defensive line Zane Harrison brought the NSW No. 15 back underneath him with the replacement forward crashing over to score eight metres to the left of the goal posts.

Zane Harrison recorded his second try assist in the 65th minute and it was eerily similar to his first try assist of the match. Once again Zane Harrison moved parallel to the Warrington defensive line after running out of dummy half to his right, on this occasion from four metres out, Zane Harrison brought a NSW forward underneath him (No. 10 on his occasion) to crash over to score seven metres to the left of the goal posts.

In the 36th minute Zane Harrison ran out of dummy half to his right and was able to promote the ball from thirty three metres out from his own try line to within three metres of the halfway mark.

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Donte Tahuhu-Wilson started at fullback for New Zealand Māori U15’s in the U15 2023 Pasifika Youth Cup semi-final against the Cook Islands with Donte Tahuhu-Wilson kicking a conversion with a good left foot strike in the 17th minute from mid-way between the goal posts and corner post on the left side of the field.

Earlier in the 6th minute of the match Donte Tahuhu-Wilson, from the centre of the field ran out of dummy half to his left from twenty seven metres from the try line and after stepping off his left foot Donte Tahuhu-Wilson was able to carry the ball to within ten metres of the ty line.

At the conclusion of the Pasifika Youth Cup Donte Tahuhu-Wilson was named at fullback in the 2023 U15 Pasifika Youth Cup Carnival Team.

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Jai Billish started from the bench on Day One of the U15 2023 Pasifika Youth Cup for New Zealand Samoa against the Cook Islands with Jia Billish coming onto the field to operate at dummy half in the 13th minute.

Jai Billish scored the try of the match and one of the tries of the Championships with a match winning solo try in the 48th minute when after running out of dummy half to his left with the play the ball twenty metres out from his own try line and after dummying to his left Jai Billish burst through the Cook Islands defensive line and when ten metres inside Cook Islands Jai Billish put in a right foot chip kick over the top of the fullback and with three opposing players chasing him Jai Billish toed his kick forward and retrieved the ball on the bounce three metres from the try line to score twelve metres in from the left corner post.

Jai Billish also recorded a try assist in the 17th minute when after steeping to his right out of dummy half from thirty two metres out, Jai Billish put in a right foot chip kick towards the right corner post and after the ball was lot by the Cook Islands left winger the Samoan right winger picked up the ball to score in the right corner.

Jai Billish also did well defensively in the 16th minute to hold up the Cook Islands No. 14 under the goal posts.

At the conclusion of the Pasifika Youth Cup Jai Billish was named at hooker in the 2023 U15 Pasifika Youth Cup Carnival Team.

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Leeroi Stokes is a young man from Moree in central New South Wales who will arrive on the Gold Coast in early 2024 to attend The Southport School (TSS) on a rugby scholarship and will also be involved in the Titans JTS Program in 2024 and beyond.

Leeroi Stokes had an impressive 2023 season culminating in Leeroi Stokes receiving the New South Wales Combined Primary Schools Sports Award for his rugby league performances over the course of the 2023 season.

In 2023 as well as playing for Moree in the Group 19 U12 competition, Leeroi Stokes represented the Armidale Diocese School Boy Rugby League Representative side out of St Philomena Primary School with Leeroi Stokes then progressing to the NSW PSSA Development squad with Leeroi Stokes then selected in the NSW U12 School Boy Rugby League side for the Australian U12 Primary School Rugby League Championships that were held in Townsville.

In addition to rugby league in 2023 Leeroi Stokes played representative rugby for the Central North Coast U12 Representative Rugby Side with Leeroi Stokes operating primarily at blindside Flanker (No. 6).

2024 will see Leeroi Stokes line up for the TSS U13A GPS School Boy Rugby side as well as attend various training opportunities with the Titans JTS Program with Leeroi Stokes already meeting Des Hasler.

Leeroi Stokes is a tall young man with some exceptional athlete qualities and whilst Leeroi Stokes no doubt could play a number of positions both now and into the future, second row in rugby league would seem to be the best fit for Leeroi Stokes at his young age.

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https://www.youtube.com/@BenFeltham

This legend has uploaded the u15 ASSRL comp with jerseys and names which features Jai Billish, Jahzayis Perenara-Livapulu, Viliami Fifita, Majah Peachey, Gazniah To’omaga and Kalani Patu in the QLD Maroons team from what I can see.

25 mins into the final and I can 100% see the comparison with Crighton and Jahzayis and then Peachey creates something out of nothing for the reply. This is better then a lot of the NRL games I watched this year for entertainment.

[Hail Sezer]

https://www.youtube.com/@BenFeltham

This legend has uploaded the u15 ASSRL comp with jerseys and names which features Jai Billish, Jahzayis Perenara-Livapulu, Viliami Fifita, Majah Peachey, Gazniah To’omaga and Kalani Patu in the QLD Maroons team from what I can see.

25 mins into the final and I can 100% see the comparison with Crighton and Jahzayis and then Peachey creates something out of nothing for the reply. This is better then a lot of the NRL games I watched this year for entertainment haha.

Entertaining hey mate. They live steam those carnivals every year too for each age group, as well as the QLD regionals. Will share it in advance for ‘24 because it’s worth the watch if you have time

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At the conclusion of the 2023 School Boy Rugby League Langer Cup competition Alex Leapai was named in the front row in the 2023 Courier Mail School Boy Rugby League Langer Cup Team of the Year and was also named by the Courier Mail as producing the best performance of the 2023 Langer Cup competition with his performance against Marsden SHS.

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Palmerston North student and representative level basketballer Santino Pekepo-Tavaga signed with the Titans mid-way through the 2023 season.

In late September 2023 Santino Pekepo-Tavaga started at left centre for the Titans U16 side in their Antony Laffranchi Cup victory against the Balmain Tigers in Northern New South Wales with Santino Pekepo-Tavaga putting in a strong performance and proved to be very difficult for the Tigers right sided defence to handle when Santino Pekepo-Tavaga was running the ball.

2023 also saw Santino Pekepo-Tavaga selected in the Queensland Samoa U16 representative side for the 2023 QPICC Carnival.

In early 2023 Santino Pekepo-Tavaga lined-up in the centres for the Manawatu U16 Rugby League Representative side.

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2023 saw Keano Kini named at fullback in the Courier Mail School Boy Rugby League Langer Cup Team of the 2020’s and in early September 2023 Keano Kini was also named at fullback in the Courier Mail’s PBC SHS Rugby League Team of the 2020’s to date.

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Jett Prichard trained this morning in the first session of the 2023/23 Gold Coast Titans U14 Group One/18 Development squad in Ballina.

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McAuley College student and 2023 Group One U14 Grafton Ghosts lock Cruz Sewell commenced training with the Titans Northern Rivers U14 Academy in mid-November with the initial session held in Ballina.