Under 15s – Noosa 41 defeated Brothers 5. Friday night under lights against top-of-the-table Brothers presented a challenge that Noosa had been preparing for all season. Noosa controlled the ball for the first ten minutes of the game but failed to breach the Brothers’ solid defensive line. Against the run of play, Brothers opened the scoring with a try which would be the last time they’d trouble the scoreboard. From there it was a classy display of controlled, disciplined and accurate rugby by Noosa. Despite Brothers’ best efforts, they struggled in attack against a lightning-fast defensive line. They had no answer for Noosa’s targeted attack, with consistent forward raids backed up with slick backline combinations resulting in six tries for the night. It was a difficult night to award individual points with everyone performing exceptionally well, but one point was shared by the front rowers, two points to Dev and Uli, and three points to Jett who led from the front all day.
Under 14s – By player Alex Bingham. Noosa played Nambour and unfortunately in a difficult contest. In the first half, Nambour took clear advantage with a 12-0 lead. Noosa regathered themselves with a breakaway try from Fraser, narrowing out the score to 12-5 going into half-time. Technical mistakes cost Noosa at the start of the second half when Nambour went out 24-5. While Noosa scored two tries off Hamish and Dan, the Toads showed aggression and came away with a 36-15 win. Noosa’s Domino’s Pizza Player of the Match went to Hamish Knott, and honourable contributions to Sam and Ben. Noosa will bond while they get a week’s break due to a Stingrays round, and face Maroochydore away for an important and difficult next encounter the following weekend.
Under 13s – The boys started with a spring in their steps, warming up with assistance from two of Australian under-20 players fresh from a win against South Africa a few nights before. The fullback added to coach Ben’s pep talk and it rubbed off with our boys coming out firing in the first half against University. They played the best rugby of their season so far, and were the first to score with Sam charging over the line after pulling off a nice little dummy. It was the first of several driving runs from Sam, alongside Victor, Luke and Cormac. Still, Uni managed to even things up all too quickly with a runaway try across their line. Unfortunately, Uni started to build momentum and added further to their scoreline. Still, we held our own through most of the first half, and improved our scrum mightily into the second half also. We also improved our lineouts through the game, and there were some excellent defensive efforts from Victor, Archie and Luke with good solid running from both Sams, Lewis, Troy, Mac and others. George snagged Domino’s Pizza Player of the Match for his great work at the breakdown.
Under 12s – Match of the round between Noosa’s U12 Reds and Whites,
The annual campaign for bragging rights.
A tunnel of honour from the Dolphins senior team,
The sense of occasion making the young Fins beam.
The opening exchanges were a torrid affair,
Both teams muscled up, out the window went personal care.
Tyler opened the scoring with a barnstorming run,
Before Reds’ Max won the one-on-one.
The arm wrestle continued till the last play of the half,
As Cooper dived in off a pass from his fly half.
After the break the big hits and runs kept on coming,
Entertaining the crowd, it was really humming.
The Whites marched down field phase after phase,
Allowing Perry to scheme and set Tyler ablaze.
Quick thinking from Marcus close to the line,
He burrowed over wasting no time.
The Reds kept their composure camped in the Whites red zone,
Applying mountains of pressure, time unknown.
A shift to the left, quick hands, good ball supply,
The Reds were in the corner with a terrific try.
A kick from the sideline for a game-deserving draw,
Unfortunately the attempt missed, hitting the post, it warranted more.
What a game from both teams, it was a monumental clash,
The Dolphins version of the Big Bash
Whites 19 Reds 17
Under 7s – The U7s took on the University team in beautiful sunny conditions, which were still muddy and soggy underfoot. Hamish had some assistance on the field from assistant coach Buster. Alfie scored in the first half, followed up quickly by a big wide cut-out pass from Otis to Owen for a runaway try. Gus avoided the temptation to run too wide, mostly staying in the field of play and defending strongly. An outstanding try from Hemi carved up the field in the second half, with a focus on passing the key message at half time. A great run down the sideline from Archer and a handy pass back into the midfield. Owen was our well-deserved Domino’s Pizza Player of the Match.
Under 6s – Round 4 had the Noosa U6s on the road to Gympie with Noosa Reds vs Gympie and Noosa Whites taking on Maroochydore. The Reds had a great game. Hugo stood out with some brilliant try-scoring runs on his way to becoming Domino’s Pizza Player of the Day. While the Whites saw Luke take out the same honours with his outstanding display on defence along with a nose for the corner on attack. Well done boys.
