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Torino Jackson was back in the front row for the Southport Tigers in Round Fourteen of the GCRL U18 Division One competition against the Helensvale Hornets with Torino Jackson scoring in the 41st minute when he backed up a Tigers line break to receive a pass from his left and run fifteen metres to score under the posts.

Torino Jackson also made a line break in the 48th minute from three passes to the right of the play the ball with Torino Jackson charging onto the ball forty two metres from his try line and due to a hard straight running line Torino Jackson charged through a big gap to get within twenty seven metres of the try line before off-loading to his left to his five eight.

Torino Jackson also recorded a line break assist in the 10th minute when after running the ball to the right of the play the ball through the centre of the field from seven metres inside his half to eight metres into Helensvale Hornets Torino Jackson produced a great right arm flick off-load to his right when engaged by multiple defenders to Tama Darlington who burst downfield.

In the 17th minute from the left of the play the ball a Torino Jackson run where 75% of the metres were post contact saw the ball promoted from eleven to thirty metres from his try line and then a tackle later from the left of the play the ball Torino Jackson ran from seven metres inside his half to seven metres into the Hornets.

A Torino Jackson kick-off return in the 26th minute saw him get the ball to the thirty metre mark and then another kick-off return in the 26th minute saw him get the ball out to the thirty two metre mark. Also in the 31st minute from two passes to the right of the play the ball and twenty metres from his try line Torino Jackson was able to make twelve metres.
 
Brock Lennox started at left centre for the Runaway Bay Seagulls in Round Fourteen of the GCRL U20 competition against the Currumbin Eagles and in the 6th minute from wide on the left side of the field and on the halfway mark Brock Lennox stepped off his left foot as he carried the ball eighteen metres inside the Eagles territory.

A minute later from a Seagulls penalty restart three metres inside his half Brock Lennox carried the ball twelve metres inside Currumbin territory. Then in the 17th minute from the left of the play the ball Brock Lennox ran the ball through the centre of the field and after stepping off his left foot to target the area behind the markers and broke two tackles to run the ball from fourteen to thirty metres from his try line.

In the 21st minute from the right of the play the ball and thirty four metres from his try line Brock Lennox made it to the halfway and in the 40th minute also from the right of the play the ball and twenty four metres from his try line Brock Lennox made fourteen metres. Then in the 51st minute after running out of dummy half to his left Brock Lennox broke a tackle to get the ball from twenty eight to forty metres from his try line. Also in the 69th minute from the left of the play the ball Brock Lennox broke two more tackles to run the ball from twenty to forty metres from his try line.
 
Finn Laffranchi, Murphy Phillips, Lennox Whaiapu, Xhai Waerea and Treleque Boyce-Silimaka had their first session for the Burleigh Bears in the preparation for the 2025 CC Cup competition.
 
Anton Whaiapu, Armani Wetini-Ngaropo, Dallas Ingram, Kaleb Smith and Oscar Laffranchi had their first session for the Burleigh Bears in the preparation for the 2025 MM Cup competition.
 
Elliott Farrell started at hooker for the Byron Bay Devils in the rescheduled Round Five NRRRL U18 match against the Ballina Seagulls with Elliott Farrell playing the opening five minutes in the dummy half role before being replaced with the move being to ensure that Elliott Farrell qualified for the 2024 NRRRL U18 Finals series.
 
Hawaiki Morrison is First XV rugby player from NZ's Kings College at five eight or inside centre will play for the Tweed Heads Seagulls in the MM Cup in 2025 after signing with the Titans midway through the 2024 season.
 
Well done to Lennox Whaiapu for his selection in the front row in the 2024 Keebra Park SHS School Boy Rugby League Team of the Year.
 
Treleque Boyce-Silimaka has deservedly been named in the second row in the 2024 Keebra Park SHS School Boy Rugby League Team of the Year.
 
Powerful forward Stelios Pekepo-Tevaga who is the younger brother of Titans Santino, has been named on the bench in the 2024 Keebra Park SHS School Boy Rugby League Team of the Year.
 
Tough hooker/lock Alex Ruiz been named at hooker in the 2024 Keebra Park SHS School Boy Rugby League Team of the Year.
 
Imposing front rower Tallis Vea Vea has been named on the bench in the 2024 Keebra Park SHS School Boy Rugby League Team of the Year.
 
Will Picken started at right second row for the Mullumbimby Giants in the NRRRL U18 rescheduled Round Five match against the Cudgen Hornets with Will Picken scoring in the 48th minute when he followed through a Giants grubber kick and after ball bounced off a number of legs Will Picken picked the ball up cleanly eight metres out and score ten metres in from the right corner post.

In the 4th minute from the right of the play the ball a Will Picken run broke three tackles to run the ball from thirty metres to within six metres of the try line four metres to the left of the posts. Then in the 7th minute from the right of a Giants scrum win Will Picken carried the ball through the centre of the field from six to twenty metres away from his try line. Also in the 7th minute a Will Picken run from a Mullumbimby penalty restart saw the ball moved from twenty seven to forty four metres from his try line.

Will Picken also carried the ball through the centre of the field in the 16th minute from the right of the play the ball from twenty to within eight metres of the try line and then in the 19th minute from two passes to the left of the play the ball and forty metres from his try line Will Picken carried the ball to the halfway before off-load to his right with his back to the try line with his right arm. Also in the 37th minute from the right of the play the ball Will Picken ran the ball through the centre of the field from thirty four to forty nine metres from the try line.

From the right of the play the ball in the 41st minute Will Picken ran straight over the top of one defender to get the ball from his own try line to fourteen metres out. Also in the 44th minute Will Picken ran the ball through the centre of the field from twenty eight to forty metres from the try line. Then in the 47th minute from two passes to the right of the dummy half and forty two metres from the try line Will Picken broke a tackle with 75% of his metres post contact as he carried the ball to twenty six metres from the try line.
 
The Titans have a very good young player in their Northern RIvers Academy in half Cahyll Foster with the Ballina Coast High School student a real livewire.
 
Cahyll Foster commenced training with the Titans Northern Rivers U14 Academy in mid-November with the initial session held in Ballina.

In early March 2024 Cahyll Foster out of Ballina Coast High School played in the U15 School Boy Rugby League Upper North Coast trials with Cahyll Foster then selected in the Upper North Coast squad to trail in the next level of the selection trials in Coffs Harbour.

Then in early May Cahyll Foster started at halfback for the U15 North Coast School Boy Rugby League representative side that played in the Greater Northern CHS trial in Coffs Harbour against the Hunter region. Post that trial Cahyll Foster was selected to attend the NSW Combined High Schools U15 Rugby League selection trials in Wollongong shortly.

Also in 2024 Cahyll Foster was named the 2024 Northern Eagles Touch Junior Player of the Year.

2023 saw Cahyll Foster play in the Group One U14 competition with the Ballina Seagulls.

In 2022 Cahyll Foster alternated between hooker and halfback in the Group One U13 Junior Rugby League competition for the Ballina Seagulls with Cahyll Foster starting at hooker in the Group One U13 Grand Final with Cahyll Foster scoring twelve of the Seagulls twenty four points from two tries and two conversions in Ballina’s impressive 24 – 14 Grand Final victory over the Kyogle Turkeys.

In total in the 2022 Group One U13 competition Cahyll Foster scored fifty eight points from eleven tries and seven conversions with Cahyll Foster also scoring twice in Round Five against the South Grafton Rebels and Round Fourteen against Lismore Marist. Cahyll Foster also scored against the Grafton Ghosts in Rounds Six and Twelve, Casino RSM Grey in Round Eight, Casino RSM Maroon in Round Eleven. Cahyll Foster also scored in the Seagulls Week One Finals victory against Kyogle.

Cahyll Foster also played for the Ballina Seagulls in 2021 in the Group One U12 competition with Cahyll Foster scoring ten tries and kicking six conversions to finish with an individual points tally of fifty two points.

Cahyll Foster scored a hat trick in Round Two against Marist and scored a double in Rounds One and Six against the Clarence Coast Magpies. Cahyll Foster also scored against Kyogle in Round Three, Marist in Round Nine and Casino RSM Maroon in Round Twelve.
 
Cooper Buchanan is currently training with the Titans Northern Rivers U14 Academy.

Cooper Buchanan returned to the Tweed Heads Seagulls in 2024 to play in the Group 18 U14 competition and after Round One was rained out Cooper Buchanan put in a Player of the Match performance in Round Two in a Seagulls 52 – 87 victory over Cudgen Gold.

In June 2024 Cooper Buchanan was named in the U14 OzTag Queensland State of Origin side.

2023 saw Cooper Buchanan play for the Tweed Heads Seagulls in the Group 18 U13 competition including starting at halfback in the Grand Final against the Cudgen Hornets with Cooper Buchanan scoring a try and kicking two conversions in a four points Seagulls Grand Final extra time victory.

Cooper Buchanan scored a smart solo try in the 14th minute of the Grand Final when after taking possession of the ball to the left of the dummy half thirty five metres from the try line, Cooper Buchanan ran at the defensive line and at the last possible moment Cooper Buchanan put in a left foot grubber kick behind the Cudgen defensive line for himself and with the ball bouncing low on the ground and the Tweed Heads fullback moving forward Cooper Buchanan grubbered the ball off the ground with his left foot and after chasing the ball through, Cooper Buchanan scooped the ball up off the ground whilst at full speed with his right hand three metres out with Cooper Buchanan then diving over to score next to the left goal post. Cooper Buchanan then stepped up and converted his own try with a good left foot strike.

Cooper Buchanan kicked his first conversion in the 5th minute with a good left foot strike from three metres to the right of the goal posts. Cooper Buchanan then kicked his second conversion (to convert his own try) in the 14th minute from next to the left goal posts as previously noted.

Cooper Buchanan was also involved in a Seagulls try in the 36th minute when after taking possession of the ball to the left of the play the ball and sixteen metres from the try line, Cooper Buchanan continued to his left before straightening up his run by stepping off his left foot and getting an off-load away to his right to his five eight who then off-loaded to the right for one of the Tweed Heads second rowers to score under the posts.

Cooper Buchanan did well defensively in the 26th minute to race to his left and make a smart cover defending tackle on the Cudgen right winger who had made a line break down the touchline but Cooper Buchanan was able to bring him down thirty metres from the try line.

With the Grand Final on a knife edge with Cudgen having the momentum Cooper Buchanan produced two almost identical pieces of play which swung the momentum back to the Seagulls. On the first occasion in the 46th minute Cooper Buchanan, for a Seagulls kick-off drive a hard left foot kick-off along he ground to his left with the ball going into touch just after crossing the ten metre mark to get the ball back to the Seagulls. Cooper Buchanan executed a similar kick-off in the 51st minute, this time it was a low flat kick-off to his left that on the first bounce bounced over the left touchline around thirty one metres from the try line.

In the 2nd minute of the second period of extra time Cooper Buchanan put up a high bomb towards the left corner from the left of the play the ball and twenty three metres from the try line which proved to be too good for the Hornets defence with knocked the ball on.

In late 2023 Cooper Buchanan was selected in the Tweed Coast Giants Oztag U14 side for the 2024 Queensland Oztag U14 State Cup.

2023 also saw Cooper Buchanan play Oztag with Cooper Buchanan being selected from the Tweed Coast Giants Oztag side to play for the U13 Oztag Boys Queensland Jesters side in the 2023 Oztag Queensland Super Series.
 
In late April Rico Ford (E Tu Hei Tia Uri Ariki) was named in the 2024 Aotearoa NZ Maori Rugby League 14s Tama Tournament Team.

In late August 2024 Rico Ford was named in the 2024 South Queensland Māori U14 Tuakana Representative Squad.

2024 also saw Rico Ford return to PBC SHS and operate at lock in the School Boy Rugby League Renouf Shield competition.

In 2023 Rico Ford attended PBC SHS and was a stand-out in the School Boy Rugby league Bronco’s Old Boys School Boy Rugby League competition including an outstanding performance in Round Seven against local rivals Keebra Park SHS amongst other impressive matches.

In August 2023 Rico Ford was named in the South Queensland Māori U14 Teina Representative squad and was subsequently named in the Queensland Māori Teina U14 squad.

In April 2023 Rico Ford played for E Tu at the New Zealand U13 Māori Championships with Rico Ford primarily operating at five eight. Then in late October 2023 Rico Ford was named in the New Zealand Māori U13 Representative side to play in the 2023 New Zealand Pasifika Youth Cup.

The 2023 U13 New Zealand Pasifika Youth Cup Grand Final saw Rico Ford start from the bench for New Zealand Māori against Tonga with Rico Ford coming off the bench to operate on the right side of the field at five eight in the 23rd minute.

Day One of the 2023 U13 Pasifika Youth Cup saw Rico Ford start at five eight for New Zealand Māori against the Cook Islands with Rico Ford having a huge match with Rico Ford kicking a 36th minute conversion from in front of the posts as well as recording four second half try assists.

Rico Ford recorded the first of his second half try assists in the 34th minute when after taking possession of the ball to the left of the dummy half eight metres from the try line Rico Ford executed a slight stutter step to his left before throwing a well weighted short pass to his left to put a straight charging Tipene Moyes into a gap and over to score four metres to the right of the goal posts.

Rico Ford added a second try assist in the 36th minute when after running onto the ball to the right of the play the ball forty metres out from the try line Rico Ford carried the ball ten metres to the thirty metre mark before passing inside to his right to his trailing fullback who ran through a gap that developed behind the play the ball as a result of the speed of Rico Ford’s run to score under the posts.

Rico Ford’s third try assist came in the 43rd minute and from deep inside his own territory. After receiving the ball to the left of a Māori scrum win thirty five metres from his won try line (Rico Ford did well to take the ball above his head) Rico Ford stepped off his left foot and simultaneously threw a short pass to his left to put his fullback through a big gap to race sixty metres to score next to the left goal post.

Rico Ford rounded out an impressive performance with a fourth try assist in the 46th minute when after running the ball own a short left blindside ran the ball to within six metres of the try line before trying a cut-out pass to his left to put his left winger on the outside of his direct opponent to score in the corner.

Also on Day One of the 2023 U13 Pasifika Youth Cup saw Rico Ford start at five eight and operate on the right side of the field for New Zealand Māori against Tonga.

In late 2023 Rico Ford was named in the New Era U13 side to play the U13 Velocity All Stars with Rico Ford starting at five eight and recording a try assist in the 17th minute when after taking possession of the ball to the left of the dummy half twelve metres from the try line, Rico Ford ran the ball to within eight metres of the try line before throwing a cut-out pass to his left to put his left centre over to score in the corner.

In late 2023 Rico Ford was named in the Coomera Chiefs 2024 U14 Boys Oztag team for the 2024 Queensland State Oztag Championships.

Rico Ford was named in the 2022 QRSS U12 Rugby League Boys Representative Team after representing South Coast at the 2022 Queensland U12 Rugby League Championships.
 
In mid 2024 Kingzen Lefono signed a multi-year contract with the Titans.

In late September 2024 Kingzen Lefono started from the bench for a Future Titans U16 side that defeated a Storm squad 36 – 22 with Kingzen Lefono playing right second row in his time on the field.

Day One of the 2024 QSSRL U15 School Boy Rugby League Championships saw Kingzen Lefono start at right second row for Met East against Met North with Kingzen Lefono making the second run of the match from the right of the play the ball to get from twenty one metres to thirty three metres from his try line. Then later in the same set of six tackles after receiving an off-load Kingzen Lefono ran the ball from six metres inside his own territory to five metres inside Met North territory.

Kingzen Lefoono also made a goody yardage carry in the 57th minute from from literally on his own try line to make a hard eighteen metres.

Kingzen Lefono also started at right second row on Day Two against Capricornia and in the 12th minute from two passes to the right of the play the ball and seven metres inside his own territory Kingzen Lefono carried the ball through the centre of the field from to four metres into Capricornia territory. Also in the 38th minute Kingzen Lefono’s kick-off return saw him get the ball out to the twenty metre mark.

Kingzen Lefono continued at right second row on Day Three against Met North with Kingzen Lefono breaking a tackle in the 13th minute after running onto the ball to the right of the dummy half as he ran the ball from forty six metres to thirty two metres of the try line. Then from the right of the play the ball once again in the 18th minute and thirty four metres out Kingzen Lefono got the ball to eighteen metres out from the try line.

Kingzen Lefono did well defensively in the 22nd minute to be involved in holding up the Met North No. 10 mid-way between the corner post and goal posts on the right side of the field.

Kingzen Lefono also started at right second row on Day Four against South Coast with Kingzen Lefono making a strong run from a Met East penalty restart to carry the ball from thirty three metres to twenty metres from the try line.

Kingzen Lefono was able to make a half break in the 29th minute after receiving the ball to the right of the play the ball and charge forward from thirty seven metres to twenty metres from the try line with Kingzen Lefono then awarded a penalty after being held down too long.

At the conclusion of the 2024 U15 QSSRL School Boy Rugby League Championships Kingzen Lefono was named in the Queensland White U15 School Boy Rugby League Representative side to contest the 2024 QSSRL U15 School Boy Rugby League Championships.

Day One of the 2024 ASSRL U15 School Boy Rugby League Championships saw Kingzen Lefono come off the bench for Queensland White to operate at left second for the second half against Queensland Maroon and in the 29th minute from the right of the play the ball Kingzen Lefono carried the ball out to the thirty two metre mark.

Kingzen Lefono then started at left second row for Queensland White on Day Two of the ASSRL U15 Championships against NSW CCC and in the 15th minute from two passes to the left of the play the ball Kingzen Lefono was able to get the ball from thirty four metres to forty four metres of the try line.

Kingzen Lefono started from the bench for Queensland White against the ACT on the final day of the ASSRL U15 School Boy Rugby League Championships and after coming onto the field to operate at right second row in the15th minute, Kingzen Lefono ran onto the ball to the left of the dummy half in the 19th minute to run the ball from ten metres inside his own half to four metres into ACT’s territory.

After receiving a pass from his left in the 19th minute Kingzen Lefono ran the ball down the right channel from forty metres to thirty metres from the try line. Then in the 25th minute Kingzen Lefono ran the ball down a short right blindside to get the ball from the halfway mark to thirty eighty metres from the try line.

From two passes to the left of the play the ball in the 30th minute Kingzen Lefono carried the ball from the halfway mark to thirty eight metres from the try line and also a minute later in the 31st minute from the left of the play the ball Kingzen Lefono got the ball from thirty two metres to eighteen metres from the try line.

2024 also saw Kingzen Lefono play for Logan Brothers in the GBJRL U15 Division One competition saw Kingzen Lefono starting matches in the second row and in the centres with Kingzen Lefono scoring in Rounds One and Four against Easts and Norths respectively.

2024 also saw Kingzen Legono play rugby including representing Met East in the U15 Queensland School Boy Rugby Championships at No. 7 including a Player of the Match performance against South Coast in the Semi Final.

Titans partnered Marsden SHS has been one of the best academic and sporting schools in Australia as well as being the largest and the partnership will continue benefit both the Titans and Marsden SHS students greatly and one young player to keep an eye on from Marsden SHS is rugby league and rugby stand-out Kingzen Lefono, the powerful young man will be one to keep an eye on in 2023 and beyond.

Kingzen Lefono played for Logan Brothers in 2023 in the GBJRL U14 Division One competition with Kingzen Lefono playing multiple positions in the Logan Brothers including front row, lock and second row as well as coming off the bench on a number of occasions.

Kingzen Lefono then started at lock in Logan Brothers 26 – 22 Preliminary Final victory against Norths. Kingzen Lefono then moved to the front row in Logan Brothers 2023 GBJRL U14 Division One Grand Final victory against Souths.

In early November 2023 Kingzen Lefono was named in the 2023 Velocity All Stars U14 Southside Bangers squad.

In May 2023 Kingzen Lefono was named in the Brisbane Junior Rugby U14 Representative squad.

In rugby Kingzen Lefono is an open side flanker (No. 7) including starting there for the Logan Saints in the 2022 BJRU U13 Grand Final against the Ipswich Rangers. In 2022 for the Logan Saints, Kingzen Lefono formed a potent right sided combination with fly half Sammy Samson with the two combining on multiple occasions to the immense benefit of their team.

2022 also saw Kingzen Lefono named in the U13 Brisbane Junior Rugby Representative side for the Queensland Junior Rugby State Championships.
 
Round One of the 2024 Year Nine Hancock Cup School Boy Rugby League competition saw Alex Ruiz start from the bench for Keebra Park SHS against Wavell SHS.

Alex Ruiz then moved into the Keebra Park SHS starting side at hooker as well as in Round Two against Mabel Park SHS as well as in Round Three against Wavell SHS Round Four against Marsden SHS and Round Five against Ipswich SHS as well as in Keebra Park SHS’s semi-final against Ipswich SHS.

In late 2023 Alex Ruiz attended a Titans U14 Elite Development Camp.

Round One of the 2023 School Boy Renouf Cup competition saw Alex Ruiz start from the bench in Round One for Keebra Park SHS against Wavell SHS. Alex Ruiz also started from the bench in Round Two against Ipswich SHS as well as in Round Five against Mabel Park SHS.

Alex Ruiz also came off the bench in Round Six against St Mary’s College Toowoomba with Alex Ruiz coming off the bench to operate in the dummy half role with Alex Ruiz scoring in the 17th minute when a smart run out of dummy half to his right to dive over to score from close range ten metres in from the left corner post.

Alex Ruiz also made a line break in the 34th minute when after receiving an off-load twenty five metres out from his own try line Alex Ruiz darted to his left and to get the ball seven metres into St Mary’s territory.

Alex Ruiz also started off the bench in the Round Seven Gold Coast School Boy derby against PBC SHS, coming on in the 15th minute to operate in the dummy half role and in the 23rd minute from the marker position Alex Ruiz crunched the PBC SHS dummy half who was taking too long to release the ball to force a knock on twenty five metres from the try line.

Alex Ruiz also continued to play for the Coomera Cutters in the GCRL U14 Division One competition in 2023.

2022 saw Alex Ruiz continue to play for the Coomera Cutters in the Gold Coast Junior Rugby League U13 Division One competition, leading the Cutters to a Grand Final appearance against the Burleigh Bears with Alex Ruiz starting the Grand Final at hooker with Alex Ruiz putting in a Player of the Match performance in Coomera’s hard fought 18 – 16 Grand Final victory.

Alex Ruiz scored the opening try of the Grand Final in the 5th minute of the match when after moving into dummy half with the play the ball around three metres out and to the left of the uprights, Alex Ruiz ran out of dummy half to his left and after being hit by multiple defenders still two metres out from the try line, Alex Ruiz spun counter clockwise and was then able to reach out with the ball in his right hand to get the ball down on the try line six metres to the left of the uprights.

Alex Ruiz was also heavily involved in Coomera’s final try of their 18 -16 Grand Final victory in the 40th minute when with the play the ball just three metres out and just to the right of the uprights, Alex Ruiz ran to his right out of dummy half turning the ball back inside to Fabion Cowan who ran back against the grain to the opposite side of the play the ball before turning the ball inside to a charging Siu Pulepule who crashed over the top of a number of Bears defenders to get the ball down.

Alex Ruiz made a great play in the 55th minute when from twenty six metres out from the try line, Alex Ruiz ran to his right out of dummy half and put in a smart left foot grubber kick and then chased his own grubber kick to tackle the Burleigh fullback a metre out from the try line with Coomera holding a slender two point lead.

Alex Ruiz made some smart (and good) runs out of dummy half in the Grand Final but perhaps the most critical of Alex Ruiz’s efforts out of dummy half came in the 58th minute of the match after Burleigh had been tackled less than a metre out from the Coomera try line on the final tackle to force a change over. With the changeover play the ball occurring less than a metre out and with Coomera clinging onto a two point lead Alex Ruiz darted out of dummy half to his right and kept low so as not to be forced back in-goal with Alex Ruiz able to will himself six metres downfield in the face of a desperate Burleigh defensive line.

2022 also saw Alex Ruiz line up for Keebra Park SHS in the Bronco’s Old Boys competition including starting at lock in the Grand Final 8 – 6 loss to Wavell SHS. For Keebra Park SHS in the Bronco’s Old Boys competition Alex Ruiz split time between lock and hooker.

Alex Ruiz is also a handy rugby player including at the U12 representative level in 2021.
 
Outstanding Mabel Park SHS and Brisbane Tigers Isaiah Te Pairi is an outstanding strike centre prospect and credit to the Titans for identifying his ability and getting him involved in their JTS program.
 
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