September 4, 2015
Saturday’s A Grade rugby league Grand Final, between Wondai and Kingaroy, kicks off at 5:00pm at Murgon Sportsground, but this will just be the culmination of a big day of football grand finals.
- 10:00am – U12s Wondai v Cherbourg
- 11:15am – U14s Kingaroy v Cherbourg
- 12:45pm – Kingaroy U14s / U16s women exhibition match
- 1:45pm – U16s Kingaroy v Cherbourg
- 3:15pm – U18s Murgon v Nanango
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The long path to the Grand Final led to some very close games being played in the junior grade Preliminary Finals played at Kingaroy’s T.J. O’Neill Oval last Saturday:
In U12s, Cherbourg defeated Murgon 16-12 after the scores were locked at 4-all at half-time.
With 15 minutes to go, Cherbourg led 10-4 before back-to-back tries by Harry Perrett for the Mustangs put Murgon in the lead.
But just four minutes later, the Hornets struck back via Billy Isaacs to take the game and earn the right to play Wondai in the Grand Final.
Cherbourg tries were scored by Clayton Gadd, Selwyn Dynevor and Billy Isaacs; goals were kicked by Izayah West and Joseph Hero.
Harry Perrett scored two tries for Murgon and Lennox Bligh, one.
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In U14s, the Cherbourg Hornets took on the Nanango Stags.
In a replay of the U12s game, the scores were locked at half-time in this game as well, this time at 6-all.
However, the young Hornets ran away in the second half to finish ahead 34-12.
Cherbourg tries were scored by Selwyn Cobbo (2), Daron Bligh (2), Alex Georgetown and Alfred Watcho.
Goals were kicked by Selwyn Cobbo (3), David Hopkins and Hayden Boney.
Nanango tries were scored by Saxton Hamson and Jack Scott; and Hamson kicked two goals.
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In U16s, Cherbourg earned their third spot in a Grand Final by overcoming Murgon 36-26 in another close game.
Cherbourg tries were scored by Barry Tapau (2), Peter Langton (2), Richard Conlon, Ralph Gyemore and Arthur Carlo; Gyemore kicked four goals.
For Murgon, Elwyn Fewquandie scored three tries and kicked three goals, and Byron Begeda and Luke Dudgeon each scored a try.
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(Photo: Chinchilla RL)
The Grand Final of the inaugural U15s Youth Cup was also played last Saturday at Kingaroy, with the visitors, Chinchilla, overcoming the home team in atrocious conditions.
At half-time, Chinchilla led 14-0 and looked to be handling the wet much better than the Red Ants; but Kingaroy came back stronger after the break to take the game to the Bulldogs.
Both sides managed just 10 points in the second half. At the final siren, Chinchilla were ahead 24-10.
Chinchilla tries were scored by Benji Neliman (3), Cayton Hohn and Rhys Gibson; Neliman kicked two goals.
For Kingaroy, Ben Irwin and Anthony O’Campo scored tries and Alex Dunemann kicked one goal.
