A Grade 48 – Caboolture 0
The Ray White Noosa Dolphins embraced a big win on Saturday afternoon at Dolphin Oval after keeping the Caboolture Snakes scoreless at 48-0. While momentum was initially slow to gather the Dolphins found the accelerator after Will Christie opened the scoring claiming his first of three tries for the game. Tries to Captain Brandon Mayhew and Ben Vai and three successful conversions by Jordan Mayhew contributed to a half time 26-0 lead. Credit to the Dolphins’ forwards including Little Sister Noosa player of the match Gary McNeil and workhorse Alfie Hill who secured plenty of opportunities for the quality build up in attack and the try-fest to continue in the second half. Tries to Will Christie, Niko Waqanisau, Brandon Mayhew and Jacob Spark made for a great spectacle for the home fans. Mick Phelan’s men did not escape unscathed with injuries to Prop Sam Koning and Lock Oscar Rogers costing the side dearly. Disciplinary issues are set to further compound player availability as Phelan looks to put his best side forward for a must-win game against the USC Barbarians. A win will mean the Dolphins will be another step closer to obtaining the minor premiership and an all-important advantage of a home game semi-final. The victory against the Snakes sees the Dolphins hold on to the top of the table on 33 points, followed closely behind by the Lighthouse on 29 points and the Barbarians on 26 points. This Saturday, the Dolphins face the USC Barbarians for the second last round game before finals and the last scheduled home game. The Club is dedicating the day to all their community partners and sponsors for their support throughout the turbulent season. A grade kick-off is at 4pm.
Reserve Grade Noosa 76 – Caboolture 0
A great day out for the Ray White Noosa Dolphins Reserve Grade team saw them post their biggest score in the last decade, 76-0 against Caboolture. If not for 20 minutes of scrums to start the game, the score could have blown out even further. A solid platform laid the foundation for an X-factor backline to accelerate the score. First year senior, Jack Davies steered the ship at first receiver, demanding the ball to feed his outside backs. With great support play he managed to bag himself a hat trick. The Oracle, Nat Forrest carved his way into the backline to put away his wingers for multiple tries. Taylor Moffat, the most prolific try scorer in Sunshine Coast Rugby Union history, managed to score four tries. Although he lined up against a 50 year old winger with two knee replacements, it was still a great feat. This couldn’t have happened without the forwards getting the backs good go forward. Vice-Captain Paddy Lalor showing a clean pair of heels several times, proving that if you only have 4% body fat, you can still play in the forwards. Big Prop Paina Wingti scored his first try of year and will be severely punished for his overzealous celebrating come Dolphin Day. Coach Flea pulled off most of his starters just after halftime and the team didn’t miss a beat. The result provides a good confidence booster for this Saturday’s top of the table clash against USC Barbarians.
Women Noosa 33 – Caboolture 5
It was a top of the table clash between the Ray White Noosa Dolphins Women and the Caboolture Snakes. The first half was an arm wrestle with one try a piece. In the second half the Dolphins fitness came to the fore and the Snakes battled to keep up. In the best team performance of the year the Dolphins forwards matched the physicality of the Snakes forwards to create numerous opportunities in the second half for the slick Dolphins backs. The Dolphins pack was very focused and played well as a team driving to a bonus point victory 33-5. The Little Sister Noosa player of the match went to the little general Naomi Tomlinson with points also going to pocket rocket Steely – Ella Steel, Imogen McLeod and Sasha Bloomley.
Colts Noosa 48 – Caloundra 5
A hot Saturday morning for the Ray White Noosa Dolphins Colts who took on Caloundra at Dolphin Oval. An early error from Caloundra saw Kye Atkinson pick up a loose ball and run away for a try. Getting into our pattern of play saw the team make good decisions with the ball and attack the space out wide. Some skilful passing of the ball saw Ben Roberts score in the corner. This was followed by a great catch by Ben from a cross kick to get his second try. Good team passing allowed Jasper Mark to run into space and score our fourth try. Caloundra’s big pack continued with their hard running and crashed over to make the score 26 to 5 at halftime. A smart grubber gave Tyson Schefe a try in his first game back from injury. Scrumhalf pressure from Harry Langbridge saw him cause a mistake from Caloundra and get him a try. Strong defensive pressure from the backs created a Caloundra mistake with Casey Allen picking up the ball and racing away to score. Casey then put in a good grubber kick and regathered to score under the posts for another try. He then converted the try finishing the match with two tries and four conversions. It was a good game of rugby to watch with strong Noosa defence and positive ball movement to allow players to run into space. The boys dedicated the club song to Ron Roberts, grandad of Colts player Ben Roberts, who is doing it a bit tough at the moment. Players’ player went to Leo Langbridge.
