August 11, 2014
Wynnum-Manly took home the competition points but local rugby league was the real winner after the Intrust Super Cup match played in Kingaroy on Sunday.
South Burnett Rugby League president Greg Pomfret said it had been a fantastic turnout at TJ O’Neill Oval with 2400 people through the gate plus about 500 guests in the special corporate area.
He said he had already started making approaches in the hope the Burnett would be able to host another Intrust Super Cup match in future, possibly in Cherbourg / Murgon or at Gayndah.
“Today is something that we can build on in future years,” he said.
Triumphant Wynnum-Manly coach Jon Buchanan was also full of praise for the “Get in the Game Country Week” QRL promotion which saw a string of Intrust Super Cup matches played this weekend in rural areas.
“The players love it,” he said.
Buchanan said the facilities at TJ O’Neill Oval were “fantastic” and the ground had a “really good atmosphere”.
The Intrust Super Cup match was played between two top-five Queensland sides, the Wynnum-Manly Seagulls and the Tweed Heads Seagulls, and was broadcast live on Channel 9.
Wynnum-Manly proved too strong on the day, flying away with a 32-4 win (see match report, below).
Most South Burnett football clubs were involved somehow on the day with U8s from Nanango, Cherbourg and Kingaroy in action before the TV match and at half-time, and two A Grade matches (Kingaroy v Wondai; and Cherbourg v Murgon) also played.
Local clubs also manned food and souvenir stalls around the grounds.
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Seagulls v Seagulls
Wynnum-Manly overpowered Tweed Heads with clockwork precision during their Intrust Super Cup match at Kingaroy.
They dominated in attack while Tweed had difficulty holding onto the ball.
Lack of discipline in a sometimes fiery encounter also affected the southern Seagulls who had two players in the sin bin at times.
Wynnum opened their account after just two minutes, with a try to backrower Jon Grieve – the first of his double for the day.
Jon’s brother Matt was next to score, after an impressive down-field run.
Wynnum’s Jordan Kahn then added more points to the tally during the next set of six.
Matthew Seamark’s boot was on target, converting the three tries.
He then added an extra two points in the last seconds of the half after Tweed gave away a penalty in front.
At the break, Wynnum led 20-0.
Wynnum’s Jon Grieve was first to score again in the second half after Tweed lost a player to the sinbin for a professional foul near the Tweed line.
Grieve’s try was a historic moment for rugby league in the South Burnett as the onfield referee “sent it upstairs” for a call by the video ref.
Tweed Heads looked more settled in the second half, making some good breaks down field that unfortunately for fans weren’t rewarded with points.
They finally got on the board with nine minutes to go when Ayden Lee latched onto a loose ball stripped by Wynnum and scored. But that was the last joy for Tweed.
Man-of-the-match Tanu Wulf then added the icing to the cake for Wynnum-Manly reaching out to score beside the posts – in another decision decided by the video ref.
The full-time score was 32-4. Seamark finished with six goals.
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