August 19, 2013
The Kingaroy Red Ants football club hosted a special carnival on Saturday for a group of players that are sometimes forgotten … girls too old to play in the local junior rugby league competition.
The U15s girls carnival attracted teams from Rockhampton, Bundaberg, Caboolture and the Sunshine Coast.
And even though there is no local competition for them, there were enough South Burnett players to put together two Kingaroy teams.
NRL Female Participation Co-Ordinator Jo Breakspear said there were U15s and U18s competitions for girls on the Sunshine Coast but so far there was nothing in the South Burnett.
“It was decided to put on this carnival as Kingaroy has a lot of girls interested in playing,” Jo said.
“It was also an opportunity for the girls from Rockhampton who also don’t have a competition.”
Jo said this was the first carnival of its kind to be held but the NRL was looking to run two next year.
The first would be held in Bundaberg but the venue for the second had not yet been decided.
The girls played 20-minute games in a round robin competition. One point was awarded for every try plus five points for a win.
The Player of the Carnival was Jayden Stibbards, from Bundaberg.
Results
1. Nambour- Beerwah – 30 points
2. Kingaroy Black – 28
3. Caboolture – 26
4. Emu Park (CQ) – 25
5. Bundaberg Maroons – 18
6. Palmwoods – 11
Equal 7. Kingaroy Red – 10
Equal 7. Bundaberg Bears – 10
