Hornets Aim For Gyemore Shield

February 12, 2015

It’s going to be a huge couple of days of rugby league action on the Gold Coast, and the Cherbourg Hornets are going to be at the heart of it.

The “Deadly Choices” Interstate Challenge will be played tonight at the Southport Tigers home ground.

As a warm-up to the annual Murris v Kooris challenge, the Hornets will be taking on the Brisbane Natives for the Gyemore Shield from 6:00pm.

Thursday:

• 5:00pm – Women’s – Natives v Jaydon Adams Memorial
• 6:00pm – Men’s – Cherbourg Hornets v Brisbane Natives (Gyemore Shield)
• 8:00pm – Walgett Aboriginal Connection v Badu Kulpiyam

Badu Kulpiyam won last year’s QAIHC Arthur Beetson Murri Rugby League Carnival at Redcliffe after the winning team, Southern Dingoes Blue, was disqualified for fielding a suspended player.

UPDATE: The Hornets and Natives were tied 16-all at half-time but in the second half, Brisbane Natives ran out winners, defeating the Cherbourg Hornets 40 – 26.

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The league action will continue on Friday night, when the Harvey Norman All Stars match will be played at CBus Stadium at Robina.

The All Stars match was originally launched on the anniversary of the Federal Government’s Apology to the Stolen Generation in 2010. It has been played every year since except 2014.

Former Hornet Chris Sandow has been selected in the 2015 Indigenous side and Errol Simpson Jnr is playing in the Qld Indigenous U16 side.

The All Stars night will kick off with a mixed Touch Football match, followed by the NSW v Qld U16s game and a women’s game before the main match.

Friday:

• 3:00pm – Touch Football
• 4:00pm – Qld Indigenous U16s v NSW Indigenous U16s
• 5:35pm – Indigenous Women’s All Stars v Women’s All Stars Game
• 7:30pm – All Stars Main Game

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  Cherbourg, Rugby League