{"id":373753,"date":"2026-06-26T20:42:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T10:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=373753"},"modified":"2026-06-26T20:42:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T10:42:22","slug":"pink-ants-roar-at-t-j-oneill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2026\/06\/26\/pink-ants-roar-at-t-j-oneill\/","title":{"rendered":"Pink Ants Roar At T.J. O’Neill"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kingaroy’s “Pink Ants” proved too strong for the Timbertowners in their A Grade game last Saturday<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

June 26, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kingaroy’s Red Ants turned pink again last Saturday at T.J. O’Neill Oval for the club’s big annual cancer fundraiser.<\/p>\n

There was a series of junior games played from early in the morning, with Kingaroy’s young players turning out in pink socks.<\/p>\n

Later, three South Burnett A Grade games were played (see results below) with Kingaroy’s senior players bringing out their special “Pink Ants” strip.<\/p>\n

But cancer wasn’t the only thing on the players’ minds …<\/p>\n

Before the start of the main game between the Kingaroy Red Ants and the Blackbutt-Yarraman Timbertowners, the players gathered in a circle and knelt in an emotional #TakeAKneeForAckers tribute to the late Sunshine Coast Falcons player, James Ackerman, who died in 2015, two days after suffering a head injury in a tackle during a match against Norths Devils.<\/p>\n

And later in the day there was also a minute’s silence for Cherbourg residents Gary Willmot and Tommy Long before the start of the Cherbourg Hornets games against the Murgon Mustangs.<\/p>\n

This Saturday, the senior rugby league action moves to Fred Kassulke Oval in Kingaroy for the Stags’ annual Ladies Day:<\/strong><\/p>\n