February 8, 2022
The 2022 South Burnett rugby league competition looks set to get off to a late start, with the first round of games pencilled in for April 23.
The senior competition is expected to have teams from Kingaroy, Nanango, Wondai, Murgon and Cherbourg taking part while the junior competition will herald the return of the Blackbutt Timbertowners.
South Burnett Eagles Under 15s, Under 16s and Under 17s will be playing in the Toowoomba competition this year. Training for these sides begins this week.
There’s also an exciting development happening in women’s rugby league with a new Wide Bay competition set to launch.
South Burnett aims to field Under 14, Under 17 and Open teams in this league.
Players have already started training for this competition at Wondai Sportsground on Tuesday and Thursday nights.
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Rugby league returned briefly to the South Burnett on Saturday with three pre-season trial games played at T.J. O’Neill Oval in Kingaroy.
A good crowd turned up to watch the Western Clydesdales take on the Wide Bay Bulls in Under 16s, Under 18s and Under 19s.
The Toowoomba-based Clydesdales brought over a host of players, enough in fact to field separate teams in the first and second halves of the men’s Under 16s and Under 18s games.
The Wide Bay Bulls tested the Clydesdales’ Cyril Connell Challenge and Mal Meninga Cup squads but the Toowoomba sides proved too strong in the end.
The games were played in quarters but a strong breeze helped to keep the summer heat in check.
The Under 19s game was a test of the two clubs’ squads for the 2022 Harvey Norman Women’s Premiership.
Again, the Clydesdales proved triumphant but this time the margin was narrower with the Bulls scoring right on the full-time siren.
Several South Burnett players turned out in the Bulls’ sides, including Charlie Sippel and Malakye Blow in the Under 16s; Tyrell Hopkins, Damon Strauf and Fletch Prendergast in the Under 18s; and Samantha Cobbo in the Under 19s.
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Results
- Under 16s – Men
Clydesdales 22 defeated Wide Bay 14 after leading 14-6 at half-time.
Try scorers for the Clydesdales were Chace Oates (2), Daniel O’Callaghan, Jake Durie and Tarrant Whittingham. Tait Cameron kicked one goal.
For Wide Bay, Tom Morcom and Dawson Hess scored tries, and Lucas Brough kicked one goal.
- Under 19s – Women
Clydesdales 12 defeated Wide Bay 4 after leading 12-0 at half-time.
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- Under 18s – Men
Western Clydesdales 36 defeated Wide Bay 4 after leading 8-0 at half-time.
Try scorers for the Clydesdales were Hunter James (2), Lyhkan King-Togia, Darcy Carswell, Jacob Robinson, Harry Eyers, Brayden Falvey, Wil Brady and Clayton Andrew
Junior Arobati scored Wide Bay’s try.
