By Lucy Whitehill
It was a great weekend for the Noosa Dolphins when the U10 defeated the Eumundi Dragons 41-5, the U12 team romped in against Brothers 26-19 and the U13 topped off play with a 38-0 win against Eumundi.
The U10s surprised Eumundi from the first kick-off, retrieving possession and setting up Max for a darting run to score under the post in the first two minutes. The game then settled into a forwards tussle. Oliver and Mackie fearlessly dove in to move the whole ruck with their strength, before Mali snatched a loose ball and bolted 30 metres for a try. Eumundi applied pressure but Tom showed speed and strength in a 70m bolt, brilliantly completed by Clancy. A 40m rampage by Finnbar needed the whole Eumundi pack to stop, but the offload finished the movement with Mali’s second try. Atticus continued to dazzle the opposition with two dodging, weaving tries and Cooper followed with a stunning half-field flourish. Not bad for his second game of rugby. Oliver won the Domino’s Pizza Player of the Match and the Junior President’s Award went to Max.
Dowling and Neylan Noosa Dolphins U12s showed great improvement in their game this week. The attack was evenly spread across the field with the forwards working hard in the rucks to give space for the backs to run the ball wide. Domino’s Pizza Man of the Match was Angus Low.
Noosa had to work hard for their tries against a disciplined and well- organised Eumundi defence, but the talent of the Noosa back line was able to create enough openings and make it two wins out of two for the season. The Noosa defence, epitomised by tireless work from Ethan, matched anything thrown at them to keep a clean sheet. Up front, Tane, Harry and Ashton worked well and made a strong impact, as did Flynn and Lochie L in the backs, showing that Noosa has a wealth of great players to go forward with this season. Domino’s Pizza Player of the Match was Jarrah.
