March 23, 2015
The pre-season action for South Burnett rugby league teams continued on Saturday with visiting teams from Caloundra and Caboolture giving local players a major work-out in the heat.
At Kingaroy, Caloundra was triumphant in all three games but they didn’t always have it their own way.
In the first A Grade game, Caloundra took off to an unbeatable lead in the first quarter but the Murgon Mustangs did well to hold them back from a cricket score.
Jameel Sullivan demonstrated his class by scoring two tries.
In the second A Grade game, played under lights, Kingaroy put its first points on the board via Mick Smallwood with six minutes to go in the first half. At halftime, the Sharks – who were last year’s Sunshine Coast A Grade and Reserve Grade premiers – led 20-6.
With the score at 40-6, Shane Cliff managed to barge through the Sharks’ defence to ground the ball over the line. Mitch Crossley’s conversion was again on target, and the score was 40-12.
Caloundra extended its lead to 50-12, but the Red Ants didn’t give up and with less than a minute on the clock, Mick Smallwood got over the line again, only to be held up.
The Red Ants were starved of possession all night but like the earlier Murgon game, they will benefit from the “friendly workout” ahead of the main season.
At Nanango, the U18s Stags side was triumphant over the visitors, defeating Caboolture 6-0.
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Results
At Kingaroy
- U18s (15 minute quarters) – Kingaroy / Murgon 0 Caloundra 48
- A Grade (20 minute quarters) – Murgon 8 Caloundra 52. At the end of the first quarter, Caloundra led 30-0, so the Mustangs did well to hold the Sharks’ attack throughout the rest of the game. Jameel Sullivan scored the two tries for Murgon.
At Nanango
Visiting teams from Caboolture also tested Nanango and Cherbourg at Fred Kassulke Oval in Nanango on Saturday.
U18s
- Nanango 6 – Caboolture 0
- Caboolture 56 – Cherbourg 10 (mixed team with some Nanango & Caboolture players)
At Gayndah
The Central Burnett Brumbies hosted an U14s and U16s carnival at Gayndah on Saturday.
- U14s final – Kingaroy drew with Nanango 16-all after extra time, but the game was awarded to Kingaroy as they scored first.
- U16s final – Cherbourg defeated Kingaroy
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The South Burnett U13 and U14 squads for the 47th Battalion was selected after the Gayndah Carnival:
Under 13 Squad
1. Alfred Watcho (Cherbourg)
2. Kevin Hancock (Wondai)
3. Patrick Hoult (Wondai)
4. Xealand Eustace (Kingaroy)
5. Jake Keating (Nanango)
6. David Hopkins (Cherbourg)
7. Edward (Eddie) Aubrey (Cherbourg)
8. Liam Kenny (Central Burnett)
9. Joseph Smith (Nanango)
10. Blake Shirley (Nanango)
11. Michael Evans Wondai
12. Saxton Hamson (Nanango)
13. Selwyn Cobbo (Cherbourg)
14. Braydon Andersen (Wondai)
15. Angus Allery (Kingaroy)
16. Matthew Early (Nanango)
17. Jack Garrod (Kingaroy)
18. Hohepa Solomon (Wondai)
19. Ryan Gibbs (Central Burnett)
20. Warwick Pearse (Central Burnett)
Under 14 Squad
1. Alex Pomfret (Kingaroy)
2. Zachary Lane (Kingaroy)
3. Matthew Geary (Wondai)
4. Nicholas Plint (Kingaroy)
5. George Langton (Cherbourg)
6. Ryley Drayton (Brumbies)
7. Triston Murray (Cherbourg)
8. Jack Hughes (Nanango)
9. Corey Cross (Kingaroy)
10. Leapuna Havili (Brumbies)
11. Taylor Stead (Kingaroy)
12. Jaycob Brazier (Kingaroy)
13. Kaia Williams (Nanango)
14. Jakeb Mead (Nanango)
15. Joseph Steffenson-Grant (Kingaroy)
16. Jack Scott (Nanango)
17. Luke Grey (Kingaroy)
18. Hayden Boney (Cherbourg)
19. Tyler MacDonald (Brumbies)
20. Zephyr Heaney (Wondai)
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