{"id":217021,"date":"2018-08-31T23:37:40","date_gmt":"2018-08-31T13:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=217021"},"modified":"2020-07-28T12:23:09","modified_gmt":"2020-07-28T02:23:09","slug":"season-builds-to-an-exciting-climax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2018\/08\/31\/season-builds-to-an-exciting-climax\/","title":{"rendered":"Season Builds To An Exciting Climax"},"content":{"rendered":"
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With Cherbourg leading 32-22, Mark Saltner gets the ball down cleanly in the corner to bring Murgon back into contention in the second half<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

August 31, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

South Burnett rugby league is reaching a crescendo after a huge weekend of Major and Minor Semi-Finals played at Cherbourg last Saturday, plus success for the South Burnett Eagles U16s women’s team at Maroochydore.<\/p>\n

The semi-finals sent some teams straight through to their Grand Finals – which will be played in Nanango next Saturday – while other teams will face sudden death Preliminary Finals this Saturday.<\/p>\n

Under 12s through to Under 16s will be played in Gayndah, while the A Grade Preliminary Final will be played under lights in Kingaroy.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile in the Sunshine Coast Women’s competition, the South Burnett Eagles U16s defeated Nambour \/ Noosa 50-10 in a decisive Preliminary Final played at Maroochydore on Saturday afternoon.<\/strong><\/p>\n

South Burnett try scorers were\u00a0Traevonnah Fisher (3),\u00a0Tenesha Trunks (2),\u00a0La-Toiyah Fisher (2),\u00a0Kaylynn Saltner and Rashida Scott.\u00a0Trunks kicked four goals and Traevonnah Fisher three.<\/p>\n

The girls will now play Caboolture in the Grand Final at 2:20pm on Saturday at Cooroy.<\/p>\n

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A Grade<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Tyrone Murray dashes away from the back of the scrum to score for Cherbourg in the A Grade Minor Semi-Final<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In South Burnett A Grade, the Murgon Mustangs ended the Cherbourg Hornets’ 2018 season in a closely fought Minor Semi-Final at Cherbourg.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 2018 Grand Final replay ended with Murgon coming out trumps again after an 80-minute armwrestle.<\/p>\n

Cherbourg started strongly, putting the first points on the board but Murgon responded almost immediately.<\/p>\n

An opportunity for Cherbourg to draw ahead just before the break failed when the ball was lost over the line.<\/p>\n

At half-time, the Mustangs were just ahead, 22-20.<\/p>\n

At the mid-point of the second half the scores were locked at 32-all.<\/p>\n

Soon afterwards, tempers flared with players from both sides realising their season was on the line.<\/p>\n

With 15 minutes to go, a Cherbourg player was sin-binned but to the Hornets’ credit they kept the Mustangs out while they were a player short.<\/p>\n

But with just 90 seconds left, Mustangs’ Barwoo Fisher broke the deadlock.<\/p>\n

Christopher Bond converted from right in front to take the final score to Murgon 38, Cherbourg 32 in one of the most exciting games of league played this season.<\/p>\n

Murgon try scorers were Mark Saltner (2), Lloyd Saltner, Lehman Brunjes, Maurice Fisher, Buddy Stanley and Barwoo Fisher. Christopher Bond kicked five goals.<\/p>\n

Cherbourg tries were scored by\u00a0Errol Simpson, Tyrone Murray, Norman Wragge, Vincent Law, Gary Willmott, Lewis Hopkins. Lewis Hopkins kicked three goals and Bernard Hopkins kicked one.<\/p>\n

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Norman Wragge adds some more points for the Hornets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Buddy Stanley launches himself at the Cherbourg line to level the scores at 32-all<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A Cherbourg player was sin-binned for this dangerous lifting tackle … but the Hornets managed to stop the Mustangs taking advantage of their extra man<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Barwoo Fisher seals Murgon’s victory and ends Cherbourg’s season with less than two minutes on the clock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Kingaroy defence couldn’t stop the Nanango Stags notching up a handy lead in the first half of the A Grade Major Semi-Final<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The A Grade Major Semi-Final was a match-up between the rampaging Nanango Stags and the Kingaroy Red Ants, the only team which has managed to defeat Nanango this season … way back in Round 3 (and only by two points …)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nanango were true to form, despatching Kingaroy 48-24 to earn the first spot in the A Grade Grand Final.<\/p>\n

The Stags kept Kingaroy scoreless for most of the first half, leading 30-0 with three minutes to the break.<\/p>\n

However, Kingaroy’s Adam Geiger improved the scoreboard with a late try, converted by Kirby Rubesaame, to take the scoreboard to a more respectable 30-6 at half-time.<\/p>\n

The Red Ants were much stronger in the second half, scoring four tries to Nanango’s three, but it wasn’t enough to bring home the bacon on BaconFest day …<\/p>\n

Nanango try scorers were Rhyse Simpson (2), Brent Greenslade, Patrick McCallum, Chris Quinn, Blake Harvey, Kieran Harvey, Lachlin Smith and Andrew Hewitt. Simpson kicked four goals and Smith kicked two.<\/p>\n

Kingaroy try scorers were Luke Evans (2), Adam Geiger, Jye Hopkins and Brady Roberts. Kirby Rubesaame kicked two goals.<\/p>\n

Kingaroy will get another chance this week when they face Murgon in the Preliminary Final which will be played at T.J. O’Neill Oval in Kingaroy at 6:30pm on Saturday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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As they’ve been doing all season, the Stags played with speed and attacking flair …<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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… and their defence was also on target<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lachlin Smith scores for Nanango to take their lead to 40-10<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Under 12s<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n