The Ray White Noosa Dolphins travelled to the Brisbane Bay side last weekend taking on the Wynnum Bugs in three senior matches. At the end of the day, the Dolphins had tallied an astonishing 221 points to 32.
The senior women’s side started the day continuing their recent form putting on a disciplined display of rugby running out victors 81-0 in a match underpinned by a strong forwards display.
“Our past two weeks have not been great for us with the narrow 5-0 loss to Brothers then having to forfeit last week due to 6 of the girls away playing for southeast Queensland, so we needed to get back into form quickly. I couldn’t have imagined we would reach that level though. Our first half I think we tried too much, pushing poor passes, but the girls sorted that in the second half,” said co coach Damien Cogill. “Our captain Tess Evans was again inspirational in a tireless effort, which resulted in our forwards dominating. Stevie Te Moana and Georgie Daniels led the way and the platform they set allowed the likes of Bronte Wilson and Tiger Livingstone out wide to capitalise.
A late change to the starting lineup paid dividends with winger Rhiannon Behm moving to the number 10 role. Her direction and attack led to a KB’s player of the match performance. Others in the KBs player awards were Tess Evans and Bronte Wilson with two points, Alysha Lockrey and Stevie Te Moana taking one point. The match also saw the reuniting of sisters Teegan Clinton and Brittany Parker playing together for the first time in ten years. The women retain third spot on the ladder just four points behind ladder leaders Caboolture. They take on second place Nambour this weekend at Nambour, 12.30pm Saturday.”
The Men’s reserve grade continued the winning ways with a 40-20 victory. Whilst the scoreline ended comfortably, the plucky Wynnum team continued to put pressure on taking advantage of any errors from the Dolphins. A commanding performance by half back Will Mappin earned him the KB’s man of the match award with centre Kipp Comrie two points and ever reliable Reon Fortington taking one point. The match also saw the inaugural run on in senior rugby for long time Noosa junior Chenar Marks. The reserves now sit second on the ladder, four points behind leaders Caloundra.
To cap off the day, the Ray White Noosa A Grade men’s took the field on the back of their season best performance against Maroochydore the previous week. Fielding the same line up, the Dolphins quickly picked up where they finished against the Swans, taking out the match 90 – 12 in a 13 try performance. With the forwards setting a solid platform in a 100 per cent set piece display, it became clear early the attack was free to experiment. Whilst discipline has been an issue in the first part of the season, errors were kept to a minimum and the confidence between players was evident. Eight individual players crossed for tries with fullback Ben Walker crossing for four and try scoring prop sensation Julian Scott-Davies adding to his impressive tally this year with another two tries along with centre Albie Polu.
KB’s man of the match was Matt Kelly. Kelly, who had been starting off the bench for the first part of the season, has taken all his opportunities when taking the field and has now again established himself as a key member of the run on side. Coach Jim McKay acknowledged Kellys commitment to regain his starting position. Other in the KB’s player points were lock Harry Wright and, in a match where he topped 100 points for the season, Joey Caputo took out the one point. The win now has the A Grade sitting second on the ladder, six points behind leaders Caloundra.
This weekend sees A Grade and Reserve Grade men’s having a bye, but the rugby continues Friday Night at Sunshine Beach when the Dolphins Friday Night team are home against University at 7pm.
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