JUNIOR PIRATES RUGBY LEAGUE
UNDER 7 BLUE
Mother Nature turned on a cracking day for rugby league at Palmwoods and the Pirates boys turned up ready to play. The Devils’ bigger boys were brought down by some great cover defence by Jacob and Connor who also hit the ball up hard with try scoring machine Lachy D and captain Seth. Ollie threw himself into every tackle he could and Spence and Axel did a great job from dummy half, but for his all round game Jacob took home player of the match honours.
UNDER 9 BLUE
We see your tackle and raise you two more as the Noosa Blue Under 9 boys took on Nambour which saw a solid game of defence from both sides. The sun was shining and both sides brought their A games. Break away tries from Tait, Bailey and Rhy and the coach couldn’t name names for best tackles, as all the boys were in there around the legs for the whole game. Luka had some great break away runs along with Clancy, Super Sam, Lucas and Cooper who were tackling machines getting right in there with the big Nambour side. Cooper unfortunately on the last tackle came out second best and was carried from the field but his team-mates got in there and sang the Noosa team song with pride. Matt is proud of how well his team dug deep and played an outstanding game.
UNDER 10 YELLOW
Under Ten Yellow ventured into the depths of the Mooloolah valley to size up the Palmwoods Devils team on their home turf.
With the boys’ first full game, fitness was tested on the larger field and they are finding out that the ref is not so forgiving with knock-ons, off sides etc.
The three newcomers to the team really stepped up with Hunter Burgess hurting the Devils through the middle with exceptional skill in breaking tackles. Oscar Paladino was committed in defence and ran straight and hard. Crunching tackles by Tyler Beattie could be heard from the sidelines. Hopefully his technique will rub off on the other boys. If it keeps up he will be nicknamed the Axe.
In an evenly matched game, the second half favoured the Pirates, with each of the boys settling into the speed of the game. Taj Brumley celebrated his birthday with a jinking run and try towards the end of the game.
Thanks to a few of the Under Ten Blue players for backing up to give the boys a hand. A true team effort with all boys contributing got them off to a great start for the year.
