June 2, 2023
South Burnett rugby league games will be spread across two grounds again this weekend, but it could well have been three.
A shortage of referees has meant the A Grade women’s game between Wondai and Cherbourg, which was to have been played at Cherbourg, has been postponed until July 8.
Nanango Stags aren’t fielding an A Grade team in the senior men’s competition, but that hasn’t stopped them from going ahead with their traditional Old Boys Day at Fred Kassulke Oval on Saturday.
All the South Burnett’s junior games – ie. U6s through to U12s – will be played at Nanango plus the U14s clash between the Stags and Kingaroy Red Ants.
Former Stags players will be honoured during the day, plus a “Past Players Game” has been scheduled for 4:45pm.
The two SBRL A Grade games will be played at Kingaroy’s T.J. O’Neill Oval plus the South Burnett Eagles U15s and U16s games against Highfields.
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Kingaroy was also the host for last week’s A Grade games plus a full round of junior games.
In the main A Grade game, the Red Ants defeated an under-strength Cherbourg Hornets 46-6 after leading 24-0 at half-time.
The first half was shortened after a Kingaroy player was injured and an ambulance had to be called to the ground.
But the delay didn’t derail the Red Ants’ assault on the Cherbourg line which resumed immediately after the break.
With less than 10 minutes left on the clock, Kingaroy was leading 40-0 until Cherbourg’s Daniel Cobbo scored a late consolation try.
But Kingaroy wasn’t finished.
Harry Sterling, who had already scored three tries and kicked six conversions, rubbed salt into the Hornets’ wounds by scoring a runaway try down the field with less than a minute to go.
Kingaroy tries were scored by Harry Sterling (4), Lachlan Price (2) and Sata Tale (2). Harry Sterling kicked seven goals.
Daniel Cobbo scored the Cherbourg try which was converted by Bernard Hopkins.
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In the second A Grade game, Wondai 58 def. Murgon 24.
Wondai try scorers included: Asofono Lemalu (2), Sonny Weazel, Tyler Prescott, Braydon Riddle, Conan Holding, Mitchell Bleys, Luke Hedges and Sonny Weazel. Keith Gadd Jnr kicked the nine conversions.
Murgon try scorers were: Christopher Bond, Dada Dunrobin, Lennox Bligh, Sam Davis and Thomas Pallentine. Chris Bond kicked two goals.
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Cherbourg Hornets football club have received a 2023 Westpac Footy Grant.
The $4000 grant will be used to upgrade the club’s canteen at Jack O’Chin Oval.
A spokesperson said Westpac had donated $100,000 in total to 48 football clubs across Queensland.
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Other Results
At Kingaroy on Saturday:
- U14s – Cherbourg 24 def. Kingaroy 22
Cherbourg try scorers were: Elijah Langton (2), Kobe Saltner, Quayden Langton and Lewis Hopkins. Quayden Langton kicked two goals.
Kingaroy try scorers were: Ethan Saal (2), L. Taylor and C. Olsen. Goals were kicked by Tyler Fuller-Sandys (2) and L. Taylor.
- U15s – South Burnett Eagles 52 def. Toowoomba Brothers 6
South Burnett try scorers were: Zachary Harris (2), Brayden Watcho-Page (2), Damon Cooper (2), James Searle, Kaiden Weston and Shontayne Cobbo. Lawson Braithwaite kicked seven goals and Zac Harris kicked one.
Brothers’ points came from a try by Caiden Bridger, converted by Jack Gobbert.
- U16s – South Burnett Eagles 40 def. Toowoomba Brothers 30
South Burnett try scorers were: Tommy Beil (2), Ziggy Pidgeon (2), Shamus Cobbo (2), Harrison Braithwaite and Tito Bligh. Harrison Braithwaite kicked four goals.
Brothers’ try scorers were: Jack Dwyer, Jared Castle, Declan Anderson, Joe Head and Hayden Nicholson. Jared Castle kicked five goals.
- U17s – Dalby Devils 22 def. Toowoomba Brothers 0
At Wondai on Sunday:
- Under 18s – South Burnett Eagles 30 def. Hervey Bay Seagulls 14
South Burnett try scorers were: Casey Jones, Lachlan Ponder, Jack Webber, Jayden Tewes-Smallwood, Harrison Sippel and Rylee Edwards. Goals were kicked by Jack Webber (2) and Jayden Tewes-Smallwood.
- U16s Girls – Wondai 36 def. Fraser Coast 0
Wondai try scorers included Bella Barrett (3), Madison Holding, Summer Sullivan and Taya Solomon. Rehanna Fisher and Summer Sullivan kicked two goals apiece.
- A Grade Women – Wondai Wolves 26 def. Fraser Coast 10
Wondai try scorers were: Sophia Fisher (4) and Traevonnah Fisher. Traevonnah Fisher kicked three goals.
- A Grade Women – Cherbourg 38 def. Bundaberg 10
Cherbourg try scorers were: Samantha Cobbo (3), Isobella Watcho (2), Erica Duncan and Abbey Templeman. Goals were kicked by Samantha Cobbo (4) and Isobella Watcho.
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This Weekend’s Games
Old Boys’ Day at Fred Kassulke Oval, Nanango:
- Junior games from 8:00am
- 2:05pm – U43kg South Burnett Eagles v Nanango 2 / Kingaroy mixed side
- 3:10pm – Walk past by 1970 and 1977 members
- 3:30pm – Under 14s – Nanango v Kingaroy
- 4:45pm – Past Players Game
At T.J. O’Neill Oval in Kingaroy:
- 11:00am – Under 15s – South Burnett Eagles v Highfields
- Noon – Under 16s – South Burnett Eagles v Highfields
- 1:30pm – A Grade – Cherbourg v Wondai
- 3:00pm – A Grade – Kingaroy v Murgon
At Chinchilla:
- Under 14s – Chinchilla v Murgon
At Bundaberg:
- Under 18s – South Burnett Eagles v Bundaberg Brothers
NB. The Cherbourg v Wondai A Grade Women’s game, originally scheduled to be played on Saturday in Cherbourg, will be played on July 8.
