2023 ASSRL Championships

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39th min Great run Andrew Muir, but his offload is knocked on on the ACT’s own 30 metre line.

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42nd min TRY NSW CHS to prop Pasifiki Tonga, crash ball. Bishop can’t quite stop him. Converted. No coming back from this…

NSW CHS 28-4

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44th min TRY NSW CHS to Nikora Williams in the corner. Huge break from Pasifiki Tonga from the kick off and somehow the ACT foil the try. But they were ruled to have knocked on, rather than NSW when the play broke down.

NSW CHS 32-4

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49th min Great attack from the ACT down the middle. Can’t quite score but they force a line drop out on NSW.

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50th min TRY ACT to Blake Hovi, stepping and weaving. Converted Sam Gash.

NSW CHS 32-10

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55th min PENALTY NSW CHS Mpaso penalised for a crusher… after the ACT had forced NSW back into the in goal.

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58th min TRY ACT to winger Alex Sweeney in the corner, long cut out pass from Anderson. Lovely conversion from Sam Gash.

NSW CHS 32-16

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FULL TIME

NSW Combined High Schools 32
ACT 16

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Too many errors and penalties conceded, too many offloads conceded as well. NSW had a much bigger forward pack. Bad luck, the ACT did well getting a win against NSW CIS.

Blake Hovi the ACT man of the match. Xavier Cacciotti was man of the match in Monday’s game.

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FINALS DAY LIVE STREAM: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport ... 161e5fb082

NSW Combined Catholic Colleges will play NSW Combined High Schools in Friday’s ASSRL 18 years boys grand final after NSW CHS beat the ACT 32-16 on Thursday. And NSW CHS will also play in the schoolgirls grand final after accounting for NSW CIS 60-0. They will face Queensland who broke NSW Combined Catholic College’s hearts 12-10 in a dramatic semi-final.

DAY FOUR
Friday, July 7
9am: NSWCIS v Combined Affiliated States (Boys)
10.20am: ACT v Queensland (Boys)
11.40am: Queensland v NSW CHS (Girls grand final)
1pm: NSW CCC v NSW CHS (Boys grand final)

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I know there is a slightly different school finishing age in Qld, but one does have to ask, how does NSW have 4 teams in this comp (including ACT which is under NSW for origin), including the top 2, and Qld one who didn’t make the final, but yet Qld continues to dominate Origin?

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Queensland end ASSRL in style

Queensland’s magic man Mutua Brown enhanced his growing reputation with a scintillating try in the young Maroons’ win over ACT 46-4. The Cathedral College fullback followed a break from fellow North Queensland Cowboys signing, Jaxon Purdue, to explode down the middle of the field. His swerving 30m run burnt off ACT’s cover defence and handed Queensland an 18-4 halftime lead. It was a golden moment in the game.

ACT were no pushovers, and for a long period of the first half trailed just 6-4. Lekani Mpaso was the try scorer for the ACT in the seventh minute. Mpaso was the ACT's man of the match.

Read more and replay: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport ... 161e5fb082

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Overall, a pretty good showing from the ACT - and which really reflects very favourably on what the Raiders are doing with their junior programs. It must be while since the ACT won game one and played a semi final. They were a bit unlucky at times against NSW CHS - and they looked competitive. The thing with this tournament is that is effectively a knock out. If you slip up in one game you're gone. The ACT came in as fifth seed in this tournament and will go in as fourth next time round.

NSW Combined Catholic Colleges won the final 40-10 against NSW CHS. Strong performance from NSW CCC, as they had to beat Queensland first up, who were the reigning champions.

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Looks like congratulations in order for ACT and Raiders junior hooker Xavier Cacciotti, selected for the Australian Schoolboys team. Based on Instagram posts… still waiting on the official announcement.

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Full Australian Schoolgirls and Schoolboys squads.

𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗟𝗚𝗜𝗥𝗟𝗦
1 - CHS 20 - Kayla Henderson - Crestwood High School, Baulkham Hills, NSW
2 - CHS 1 - Caley Tallon-Henniker - Figtree High School, Figtree, NSW
3 - CHS 3 - Indie - Bostock - Warilla High School, Barrack Heights
4 - QLD 3 - Ebony Raftstrand-Smith - Kebra Park State High School, Southport, QLD
5 - QLD 5 - Mercedez Taulelei-Siala - Marsden State High School, Waterford West, QLD
6 - CCC 6 - Evie McGrath - St Mary's Star of The Sea, Wollongong, NSW
7 - CHS 7 Kasey Reh - Figtree High School, Figtree, NSW
8 - QLD 8 - Malaela Su'a - Mabel Park State High School, Slacks Creek, QLD
9 - QLD 9 - Nadia Windleborn - Merrimac State High School, Mermaid Waters, QLD
10 - QLD 10 - Armani-Lea Auvae - Murrumba State Secondary College, Murrumba Downs, QLD
11 - CHS 13 - Aliyah Nasio - Kingswood High School, Kingswood, NSW
12 - CHS 12 - Charlotte Basham - Illawarra Sports High School, Berkley, NSW
13 - QLD 13 - Tavarna Papalii - Kebra Park State High School, Southport, QLD
14 - QLD 15 - India Seeto - Marsden State High School, Waterford West, QLD
15 - CCC 8 - Tess McWilliams - MacKillop College, Port Macquarie, NSW
16 - QLD 22 - Alice Shannon - Mabel Park State High School, Slacks Creek, QLD
17 - QLD 17 - Reegan Hicks - Australian Christian College Moreton, Caboolture, QLD
18 - CCC 3 - Evie Jones - St Joseph's High School, Aberdeen, NSW

Coach - Melissa Spero - Warilla High School, Barrack Heights, NSW
Assistant Coach - Elle Moss - St Joseph's College, Towoomba, QLD
Manager - Scott Whybird - Mareeba State High School, Mareeba, QLD
Trainer - Jayden Best - Stretton State College, Stretton

𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗟𝗕𝗢𝗬𝗦
1 - QRSS 1- Matua Brown - The Cathedral College, Rockhampton, QLD
2 - CHS 2 - Luke Laulilii - Westfields Sports High School, Fairfield, NSW
3 - CCC 3 - Logan Aoake - St Francis Xavier’s College, Hamilton, NSW
4 - CCC 4 - Wilson Decourcey - Patrician Brothers’ College, Blacktown, NSW
5 - CHS 5 - Nikora Williams -Endeavour Sports High School, Caringbah, NSW
6 - CHS 6 - Lachlan Galvin - Westfields Sports High School, Fairfield, NSW
7 - CCC 7 - Riley Pollard - St Dominic’s College, Kingswood, NSW
8 - QRSS 8 - Kaiden Lahrs - Kirwan State High School, Townsville, QLD
9 - ACT 9 - Xavier Caccitotti - Erindale College, Wanniassa, ACT
10 - CCC 10 - De La Salle Va’a - Marcellin College, Randwick, NSW
11 - CCC 11 - Jezaiah Funa-iuta - Patrician Brothers’ College, Fairfield, NSW
12 - CCC 12 - Jacob Halangahu - Patrician Brothers’ College, Blacktown, NSW
13 - CCC 13 - Finau Latu - Patrician Brothers’ College, Blacktown, NSW
14 - CCC 6 - Heath Mason - St Gregory’s College, Gregory Hills, NSW
15 - CCC 18 - Cody Hopwood - All Saint’s College, Maitland, NSW
16 - CHS 10 - Loko Pasifiki-Tonga - Endeavour Sports High School, Caringbah, NSW
17 - CHS 11 - Logan Spinks - Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School, Tamworth, NSW
18 - QSS 13 - John Fineanganofo - Redcliffe State High School, Redcliffe, QLD

Coach - Tim White - Holy Cross College, Ryde, NSW
Assistant Coach - Mark Morrison - Newington College, Stanmore, NSW
Manager - Tim Wykes - Lightning Ridge State School, Lightning Ridge, NSW
Trainer - Michael Fisher - Marist Catholic College, Penshurst, NSW

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Top 50 schoolboy rugby league players: ASSRL Nationals cause huge rankings changes

There is an all new No. 1 with Rockhampton-based and Cowboys-contracted Matua Brown taking top spot following brilliant championships. Matua was ranked eighth heading into the weekend. There’s also a new No. 2 in Lachlan Galvin of Westfields Sports High School in Sydney.

The best schoolboy rugby league players in Australia descended on Redcliffe this weekend for the ASSRL National Championships. Prior to the championships, we ranked the top 50 players. But with the titles now run and won, we’ve revisited the rankings and made significant changes.

47. Jonah Anderson
State: ACT
Position: Halfback
Affiliation: Canberra Raiders
School: Erindale College, Wanniassa
Anderson was named players player for the Raiders’ Harold Matthews team and is highly rated for his skill and leadership. Was one of the ACT’s best in their upset win over NSWCIS on day two at Redcliffe.

45. Mark Tuialii
State: ACT
Position: Centre
Affiliation: Canberra Raiders
School: Erindale College, Wanniassa
A powerful centre who enhanced his reputation in a competitive ACT side.

16. Xavier Cacciotti
State: ACT
Position: Hooker
Affiliation: Canberra Raiders
School: Erindale College, Wanniassa
The was a try-scoring machine in the Laurie Daley Cup for the Monaro Colts this season, scoring tries at a rate of knots and earned Australian schoolboys selection. Played Raiders’ SG Ball side this year.

Read more: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport ... 663c7ece96

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Australian School teams claim honours against PNG junior sides

The Australian Schoolboys and Australian Schoolgirls teams both claimed wins in their matches against their junior PNG counterparts in tough games played at the National Football Stadium in Port Moresby on Sunday.

The Schoolboys were able to steal a late win in a bruising and seesawing encounter which saw the lead change several times before Jaxon Edgar crossed with just over three minutes remaining to put the visiting side in front.

Australian Schoolboys 20 (Lachlan Galvin, Wilson Decourcey, Logan Aoake, Jaxen Edgar tries; Riley Pollard 2 goals) def PNG Junior Kumuls 16 (Finlay Glare, Alton Neiyip, Ragarive Wavik tries; Ragarive Wavik 1 goal, 1 penalty goal) at National Stadium, Port Moresby

Australian Schoolgirls 26 (Mercedez Taulelei-siala 2, Caley Tallon- Henniker 2, Ebony Raftstrand-Smith 2 tries; Caley Tallon- Henniker 1 goal) defeated PNG Junior Orchids 0 at Santos National Stadium, Port Moresby

Read more: https://www.nrl.com/news/2023/09/24/aus ... ior-sides/

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