May 26, 2017
Nanango and Kingaroy ended up with a draw after a bizarre end to their A Grade rugby league game played at Nanango on Saturday.
At half-time, the Red Ants were ahead 12-6 and looked to have the upper hand despite the low score.
As the game progressed, Kingaroy drew even further ahead, leading 24-10 with 29 minutes to go after a try by Mitch Crossley, converted by Jye Thorley.
But then Nanango put on two quick tries in 10 minutes to cut the margin back to two points, 24-20.
During the last 40 seconds Nanango put a speculative kick into the in-goal which was grounded and claimed as a try … but the referee disagreed.
Not to be deterred, Nanango kicked ahead again and this time the dive on the ball was rewarded, levelling the scores.
Nanango’s Drew Jackson, not really known for his kicking prowess, took the attempted conversion after the siren which, predictably, missed.
The 24-all scoreline was probably the right result for a topsy-turvy game which Kingaroy allowed to get away from them.
The Red Ants also lost a player to the sin bin for 10 minutes at a crucial time which took the momentum out of their attack.
Kingaroy tries were scored by Jason Tessmann, Brody Litfin, Penisimani Teutau and Mitch Crossley. Crossley kicked three goals and Jye Thorley one.
Nanango try scorers were Ashley Smallwood (2), Bill Peillon, Hayden Krauksts and Pesilai Kilioni. Smallwood kicked two conversions.
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Other Scores
- U12s – Nanango def Kingaroy 30-24
- U12s – Murgon def Cherbourg 26-16
- U14s – Kingaroy def Nanango 36-16
- U14s – Chinchilla def Murgon 28-22
- U16s – Nanango def Kingaroy 28-6
- U18s – South Burnett def Wattles (forfeit)
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Women’s Rugby League
The South Burnett’s three women’s teams were played at Murgon on Saturday as part of the big Anti-Domestic Violence round.
- U14s – Caboolture Gold def South Burnett 50-0
- U16s – Caboolture def South Burnett 22-10
- U18s – Beachmere / Caboolture def South Burnett 46-36
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This Week’s Games
At Cherbourg:
- 9:00am – U6s / U8s – Cherbourg v Kingaroy
- 10:00am – U8s – Cherbourg v Kingaroy
- 11:00am – U10s – Cherbourg v Kingaroy
- 12:30pm – U12s – Cherbourg v Kingaroy
- 1:30pm – U16s – Cherbourg v Kingaroy
- 3:00pm – A Grade – Cherbourg v Kingaroy
At Wondai:
- 9:00am – U6s – Wondai v Nanango
- 9:45am – U8s – Wondai v Nanango
- 10:30am – U10s – Wondai v Nanango
- 11:30am – U12s – Wondai v Nanango
- 12:30pm – U14s – Wondai v Nanango
- 1:45pm – U16s – Wondai / Murgon v Nanango
- 3:00pm – A Grade – Wondai v Nanango
At Murgon on Sunday:
Trial games for U35kg and U43kg between South Burnett, Western Downs and Gympie
- 9:30am – South Burnett U35kg v Gympie U35kg
- 10:15am – South Burnett U43kg v Gympie U43kg
- 11:00am – U35kg Gympie v Western Downs U35kg
- 11:45am – U43kg Gympie v Western Downs U43kg
- 12:30pm – South Burnett U35kg v Western Downs U35kg
- 1:15pm – South Burnett U43kg v Western Downs U43kg
