April 19, 2023
The South Burnett Rugby League competition officially kicks off this weekend, but the late withdrawal of the Nanango Stags’ senior team means the A Grade draw has had to be reshuffled.
There will be just one A Grade game played this weekend, Kingaroy v Cherbourg at 2:00pm on SUNDAY at T.J. O’Neill Oval in Kingaroy.
Also on Sunday in Kingaroy, the South Burnett Eagles will take on Bundaberg Past Brothers in Round 2 of the Bundaberg Under 18s competition from 12:30pm.
Under 6s, 8s, 10s and 12s games will go ahead as planned at T.J. O’Neill Oval on Saturday, with games starting from 9:00am.
At 2:50pm, Kingaroy Red Ants will face Nanango Stags in U14s.
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South Burnett Eagles Under 18s began their 2023 campaign in the Bundaberg JRL competition last weekend with a decisive win over the Hervey Bay Seagulls at Salter Oval in Bundaberg.
At full-time, the Eagles were ahead 44-14.
South Burnett try scorers were Marshall Heard (2), Jack Webber (2), Nathan Roderick (2), Casey Jones and Harrison Sippel.
Jayden Tewes-Smallwood kicked six from six conversions.
The Under 18s will be playing a 13-round competition, with the first of four home games to be played this weekend in Kingaroy.
All the Under 18s games will be played on Sundays.
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The Wondai “She-Wolves” Under 16s also started their season with an historic 36-28 win on Sunday over the Bundaberg Bears at Bundaberg.
This is the first all-female junior team in regular competition in the history of the Wondai-Proston Wolves RLFC.
Wolves’ try scorers were Bella Barrett (3), Taya Solomon (2), Anna Christensen and Draysharn Arnold.
Goals were kicked by Summer Sullivan (2), Jayla Solomon and Taya Solomon.
In the Open women’s match played at the same venue, the Fraser Coast Crushers were ahead of Cherbourg 44-12 when the game was abandoned due to an injury to a Crushers’ player.
This weekend, Bundaberg will play Cherbourg, and Fraser Coast will face Wondai in the Open competition; while Fraser Coast will play Wondai in Under 16s.
All three games will be at Maryborough.
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Wondai Wolves have had nine players selected for the Wide Bay Bulls Women’s 47th Battalion Team: Traevonnah Fisher, Sophia Fisher, Nickie Geysing, Hailee Hearfield, Reggie Hickey, Elle Mollenhauer, Ellen Mosby, Holly Patton and Violet Whitby.
Three Wolves’ staff members were also selected: Brittany Holding (manager), Jason Black (sports trainer) and Peter Bollen (Leaguesafe).
