Junior Development

Kwinn Wolf continued in the front row for the Tweed Coast Raiders in Round Eleven of the NRRRL U18 competition against Northern United with Kwinn Wolf scoring in the 56th minute when after receiving the ball in the centre of the field to the right of the play the ball and ten metres from the try line Kwinn Wolf stepped off his right foot and used a left arm fend to break one tackle before two more left arm fends beat two more with Kwinn Wolf then spinning his way over the try line to get the ball down next to the left goal post.

Kwinn Wolf also kicked four conversions, the first in the 3rd minute from four metres to the right of the goal posts with Kwinn Wolf adding a second conversion in the 25th minute from directly in front from a Tweed Coast penalty try. Kwinn Wolf kicked his third conversion in the 36th minute also from under the posts with Kwinn Wolf kicking his fourth to convert his own try from next to the left goal post in the 56th minute.

Kwinn Wolf added a try assist in the 36th minute when after running the ball through the centre of the field from the right of the play the ball from thirty to eighteen metres from the try line Kwinn Wolf held up a good short pass to his right to put his lock into a gap and subsequently over to score under the posts.

Kwinn Wolf also made a line break in the 51st minute when after taking a Northern United kick-off on the full a metre from his try line and in front of his posts, Kwinn Wolf ran to his left and an easy right arm fend allowed him to turn the corner on the Northern United right sided defensive line and make a line break down the left touchline with the use of a second right arm allowing him to carry the ball five metres into Northern United territory.

Inside the opening minute of the match Kwinn Wolf carried the ball through the centre of the field from twenty six to fifteen metres from the try line and in the 3rd minute Kwinn Wolf ran the ball once again from the left of the play the ball and through the centre of the field and broke a tackle to get the ball from eighteen to within three metres of the try line. Then a later Kwinn Wolf took possession of the ball in the centre of the field two passes to the right of the dummy and get within two metres of the try line in front of the left goal post after commencing his run fifteen metres out.

Also from the left of the play the ball in the 24th minute Kwinn Wolf’s twelve metre run saw him get within a metre of scoring midway between the try line and corner post on the left side of the field.

Kwinn Wolf then did well in the 31st minute when a short Northern United kick-off bounced straight back into the arms of Kwinn Wolf twenty eight metres from the try line with Kwinn Wolf getting the ball back to within four metres of the halfway before off-loading to his left to his fullback. From the resultant play the ball Kwinn Wolf ran onto the ball to the right of the dummy half and carry the ball from forty seven to twenty seven metres from the try line.
 
Dylan Butcher continued in the front row for the Mullumbimby Giants in Round Eleven of the NRRRL U18 competition against the Ballina Seagulls with Dylan Butcher scoring in the 48th minute when after receiving the ball from his right ten metres from the try line and ten metres in from the left touchline Dylan Butcher immediately cut back towards the centre of the field by way of a left foot step and after a second left foot step Dylan Butcher engaged one defender and after getting rid of him Dylan Butcher carried three more defenders over the try line to get the ball down three metres to the left of the goal posts.

In the 15th minute from two passes to the left of the play the ball and forty metres from his try line Dylan Butcher bullied his way to eight metres into Seagulls territory with approximately 75% of his metres being post contact. Then later in the same set of six tackles from the left of the play the ball Dylan Butcher ran the ball through the centre of the field from twenty two to eight metres from the try line.

In the 28th minute from the right of the dummy half and thirty metres from his try line Dylan Butcher got the ball to within seven metres of the try line and in the 42nd minute Dylan Butcher ran the ball through the centre of the field from the left of the dummy half from fourteen to twenty five metres from the try line. Also in the 47th minute from two passes to the right of the play the ball Dylan Butcher ran the ball form thirty five to twenty two metres from the try line.
 
Jett Flatley continued off the bench for the Ballina Seagulls in Round Eleven of the NRRRL U18 competition against the Mullumbimby Giants and after coming onto the field to operate at right second row (left second row in the second half) in the 18th minute Jett Flatley scored in the 24th minute when he backed up a Ballina line break to receive the ball from his left six metres out to comfortably score under the posts.

In the 26th minute from the right of the dummy half Jett Flatley got the ball from forty one to twenty seven metres from the try line and then in the 58th minute from the left of the play the ball Jett Flatley bumped away from one defender before running to his right and broke a tackle to run the ball from the halfway to thirty one metres from the try line.
 
Oliver Walker made his NRRRL First Grade debut on the wing in Round Two for the Kyogle Turkeys against the Mullumbimby Giants and was also on the right wing in Round Seven against the Casino Cougars with Oliver Walker then starting from the bench in Round Twelve against the Evans Heads Bombers.
 
Oliver Walker started at halfback for the Kyogle Turkeys in Round Eleven of the NRRRL U18 competition against the Byron Bay Devils with Oliver Walker making a half break in the 8th minute when from the right of the play the ball Oliver Walker dummied to his inside and then outside and broke a tackle when he ran himself from his own twenty metre mark to the halfway near the right touchline with Oliver Walker then receiving a penalty after being held down.

Oliver Walker ran out of dummy half to his right and got from thirty seven metres from the try line to the halfway and in the 56th minute from the left of the play the ball Oliver Walker stepped off his left foot to get the ball from two metres inside his half to ten metres into Byron Bay territory.

In the 18th minute in the centre of the field and to the right of the play the ball Oliver Walker ran the ball at the defensive line to twelve metres from his own try line and at the last moment put a short grubber through the defensive line and after regathering the ball Oliver Walker run to thirty three metres from the try line before passing to his right. Then from the subsequent play the ball Oliver Walker ran out of dummy half to his left four metres from the halfway and used a right arm fend to break away down the right touchline to get within ten metres of the try line near the right touchline.

In the 46th minute from two passes to the right of the play the ball in the centre of the field Oliver Walker put in a right foot chip kick to his right thirty three metres from his try line with the ball retrieved by his right centre to get the ball twelve metres into Devils territory.
 
2024 Queensland Reds U15 School Boy rugby representative, Brisbane State High School student and Southport Tigers Jack Phinney has been named in the 2025 Burleigh Bears CC Cup squad.
 
Cohen Bateman started in the front row for the Kyogle Turkeys in Round Eleven of the U18 NRRRL competition against the Byron Bay Devils and in the 9th minute from two passes to the left of the play the ball and on the halfway Cohen Bateman carried the ball eleven metres into Byron Bay territory.

In the 30th minute from the left of the dummy half Cohen Bateman ran the ball from fifteen to thirty metres from the try line and in the 30th minute from two passes to the left of the dummy half Cohen Bateman got the ball from two metres inside his half to ten metres into the Devils. In the first minute of the second half being the 31st minute and from the left of the play the ball Cohen Bateman was able to get the ball from ten to twenty five metres from his try line and from the right of the dummy half in the 42nd minute Cohen Bateman promoted the ball from thirty to twenty metres from the try line after targeting the area behind the markers.
 
Jed Mulcahy started at left second row before moving to right second row later in the first half of Round Eleven of the NRRRL U18 competition for the Kyogle Turkeys against the Byron Bay Devils and in the 32nd minute from the left of the play the ball Jed Mulcahy was able to get the ball from nineteen to thirty metres from the try line.

In the 41st minute from the right of the play the ball Jed Mulcahy produced a subtle left foot step to enable him to carry the ball from twenty four to forty one metres from his try line and then in the 46th minute from the right of the play the ball Jed Mulcahy broke two tackles one by way of a clockwise spin as he ran the ball from thirty two to twenty metres from the try line.
 
Malachy Laarhaven continued from the bench for the Kyogle Turkeys in Round Eleven of the NRRRL U18 competition against the Byron Bay Devils and after coming onto the field to operate at left second row in the 20th minute Malachy Laarhaven immediately ran onto the ball to the left of the play the ball to get from thirty to forty metres from his try line.

In the 32nd minute from the right of the dummy half Malachy Laarhaven stepped off his right foot as he ran from forty one to twenty nine metres from the try line and also in the 45th minute from the right of the play the ball once again Malachy Laarhaven made a half break to get the ball from thirty to forty four metres from the try line. Then in the 47th minute from the right of the play the ball Malachy Laarhaven broke two tackles to get from forty metres from his try line to two metres into the Devil’s half.
 
Noah Vakararawa started at fullback for the Byron Bay Devils in Round Eleven of the NRRRL U18 competition against the Kyogle Turkeys with Noah Vakararawa recording a try assist in the 21st minute when after receiving the ball to the right of a Byron Bay scrum win six metres inside his half Noah Vakararawa broke two tackles as he charged to within twenty two metres of the try line before off-loading to his right to put Will Sheridan away and bring the ball around to score under the posts.

Noah Vakararawa also made a line break in the 58th minute when after receiving the ball to the left of the play the ball Noah Vakararawa continued to run to his left and after dummying to his left on two occasions Noah Vakararawa dummied to his left before slicing between two defenders to get the ball within twenty metres of the try line.

Defending at fullback in the 36th minute Noah Vakararawa did well to hold up coming forward to tackle the Kyogle left winger who had made a line break down the touchline and force the winger to make a decision with Noah Vakararawa then well placed to be the first back when the winger tried to chip over the top with Noah Vakararawa collecting the ball two metres from his own try line.
 
Round Twelve of the Group Two U18 competition saw the Grafton "Battle of the Bridge" derby with Zane Farrell starting for the Grafton Ghosts and scoring against the South Grafton Rebels.
 
As has been usual this season for the South Grafton Rebels in the Group Two U18 competition Samuel Petch has been outstanding and it was the case once again in the Round Twelve "Battle of the Bridge" with Samuel Petch starting at fullback and scoring a try and kicking two conversions against the Grafton Ghosts.

Samuel Petch backed up to start on the wing in the First Grade match against the same opponent with Samuel Petch scoring in that match as well.
 
Big strong powerful Mullumbimby Giants centre/second rower WIll Picken will line up in the MM Cup in 2025 for the Tweed Heads Seagulls.

He is really one to watch after playing in the NRRRL U18 and FIrst Grade competitions this year.
 
Hudson Towell has been a stand out in the NRRRL U18 competition in recent seasons and in 2025 the elusive hooker will test himself in the MM Cup in 2025 with the Tweed Heads Seagulls.
 
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