May 27, 2015
Some of the best rugby league players in Queensland will be on show on Saturday when a competition match from the statewide Intrust Super Cup comes back to the South Burnett.
Saturday’s game – between the top-of-the-table Ipswich Jets and the in-form Souths Logan Magpies is guaranteed to be an exciting game of rugby league.
The match, which will kick off at 3:00am, is the highlight of a big day of football planned at Jack O’Chin Oval at Cherbourg, which also includes two A Grade matches between South Burnett and Central Burnett teams.
This is the second year in a row that the South Burnett region has had the privilege of staging a game from the Intrust Super Cup competition (the Queensland Cup).
Last year, Kingaroy hosted a game as part of the Queensland Rugby League’s “Country Week” promotion.
This year, Cherbourg is hosting a game from the “Rivalry Round”, and there’s no doubt that Souths and the Jets are old rivals.
Ipswich fans would still remember the Magpies downing the Jets 24-18 in the 2008 Grand Final played before an Ipswich home crowd.
But this time around, the Jets – coached by former Broncos Ben and Shane Walker (and with brother and former Origin star Chris in the line-up) look to be in the stronger position.
They defeated last year’s premiers Northern Pride 26-22 in Round 5 of this year’s competition, and last week’s 32-16 win against the Tweed Head Seagulls has slotted them into equal first place on the competition ladder with the Townsville Blackhawks.
In comparison, the Magpies – coached by former State of Origin player Josh Hannay – have had a quieter start to the year but are coming into this game after back-to-back wins, including a 42-4 drubbing of Norths Devils last weekend.
Their PNG internationals, Matt Trnka and Josh Damon, have been listed in the team sheet for this round.
The two sides met twice last year, in Round 10 and Round 19. In the first match, the Jets were triumphant 18-10, but in the second, the Magpies won 42-40.
The big day at Cherbourg will be complemented by Round 1 of the Burnett Championship, the five-week integration of North Burnett teams into the South Burnett competition.
The Kingaroy Red Ants will take on Monto before the Cup game, while the Cherbourg Hornets will play Mundubbera afterwards to top off a huge day of rugby league.
Other highlights on the day will include relay races for 12s & Under and 13s & Over at half-time in the Intrust game (with QRL prizes) and there will also be an auction of the players’ jerseys worn during the Intrust Cup game after the match.
Admission is $5 (the usual admission cost to an Intrust Super Cup game is $10).
This is a fundraiser for South Burnett Rugby League.
NB. There are alcohol restrictions at Cherbourg and the match is an alcohol-free event. Police are expected to be randomly checking cars for alcohol as they did before last year’s South Burnett Grand Final, so officials have suggested that spectators allow an extra 15 minutes for any delays.
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Team Lists
Souths Logan Magpies |
Ipswich Jets |
| 11. Josh Damen 12. Samisoni Vaioleti 13. Dallas Anderson 14. Tim Brooks 15. Matt Trnka 16. Jack Joass 17. Ashley Taylor 18. Tikiko Noke 19. Herschel Gideon 10. Andrew Edwards 11. Scott Doyle 12. Dan Tamou 14. Travis Waddell 15. Hansel Semau 13. Phil Dennis (c) 16. Sam Gardel 17. Leon Panapa |
11. Carlin Anderson 12. Marmin Barba 13. Chris Walker 14. Nemani Valekapa 15. Brandon McGrady 16. Josh Cleeland 17. Dane Phillips 18. Josh Seage 19. Matt Parcell 10. Rod Griffin 11. Sam Martin 12. Kurt Capewell 13. Keiron Lander (c) 14. Fakahoko Teutau 15. Kurtis Lingwoodock 16. Billy McConnachie 17. Gerico Cecil |
| Coach: Josh Hannay | Coach: Ben & Shane Walker |
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Strong Performance From Souths Last Weekend
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This Weekend’s Rugby League Games
Friday
- 6:30pm – U18 Nanango v Cherbourg at Nanango
- 7:00pm – U15 Youth Cup Kingaroy v Dalby at Dalby
- 7:30pm – Kingaroy U14 Girls v Beachmere at Beerwah
- 8:30pm – Kingaroy U16 Girls v Nambour at Beerwah
Central Burnett
- 7:00pm – A Grade – Gayndah v Wondai at Gayndah
Saturday
Cherbourg
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- 9:00am – U6 & U8 Cherbourg v Wondai
- 10:00am – U10 Cherbourg v Wondai
- 11:00am – U12 Cherbourg v Wondai
- Noon – Ipswich Jets training run
- 12:30pm – U14 Cherbourg v Wondai
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- 1:30pm – A Grade – Kingaroy v Monto
- 3:00pm – Intrust Super Cup – Ipswich Jets v Souths Logan Magpies
- 4:30pm – A Grade – Cherbourg v Mundubbera
(Unfortunately, the Intrust Super Cup match is not being televised live this year)
Kingaroy
- 9:00am – U6 & U8 Kingaroy v Murgon
- 9:00am – U10 Kingaroy v Murgon
- 10:00am – U10 Kingaroy v Murgon
- 10:00am – U12 Kingaroy v Murgon
- 11:00am – U14 Kingaroy v Murgon
- Noon – U16 Kingaroy v Murgon
- 1:15pm – U14 Kingaroy v Chinchilla
Nanango
- 9:30am – U8 Nanango White v Nanango Blue (round robin)
- 10:00am – U8 Nanango White v Central Burnett, Nanango Blue v Central Burnett (round robin)
- 10:00am – U6 Nanango v Central Burnett
- 10:45am – U10 Nanango White v Nanango Blue, Nanango White v CB, Nanango Blue v CB (round robin)
- Noon – U12 Nanango v Central Burnett
- 1:00pm – U14 Nanango v Central Burnett
Central Burnett
- 3:00pm – A Grade – Eidsvold v Murgon at Eidsvold
