IT was a full team effort with the whole Junior Pirates Junior Rugby League Under Seven White team receiving Man-of-the-Match honours.
The Whites took on the Sharks at Cooroy in a tight game between two well-drilled teams.
The Pirates Whites tackled their hearts out with fantastic defence from Cooper Ward, Sam Proctor and Cooper Drinnan.
Jai Bruggy led from the front as captain with some great charges and Lukas Byers ran the ball hard every time he touched it.
Bailey Drinnan scored three tries and Rhy North also crossed for a four pointer. It was a great team effort with the whole side receiving man-of-the match honours.
There was no stopping the Under Seven Yellow team, as Player of the Match Cooper Payne showed them who was in charge defending and attacked like a super hero.
Hayden, Jacko, Lachlan and Jaxon all proved too strong as they attacked the line with precision and came away with some spectacular tries. Riley continues to improve his game each week as he gets involved in both attack and defence, always with a smile on his face.
Brandon defended and ran hard as he left some blood on the field for the sharks to trail. In the Under 8s, the Coolum Colts were the unlucky opposition this week for the under 8 Yellow Noosa Pirates.
Pierce and Zahn continue to show no fear in attack with both boys running head on into the opposition. Lincoln’s linking runs and off-loads created excellent attacking opportunities in open play.
Joe Tolano once again chased everything down like a little terrier and must run several kilometres during each match. Lachlan Ward was rewarded with a sneaky try with excellent reading of the play on last tackle options.
Under 9 Blue
Today, the boys travelled to Coolum to play the Colts. This team just keeps getting better each week, with some defence shown by Declan, Dylan, Roy, Taj, Josh, Jhemi and Dhuriki, all showing great tackling displays. Great running shown from Lachy, Jett, Stoan, Benny, Cohyn and Cody, all with some very strong runs.
Under 10 Blue
It was a terrific effort from all the players. Even though some of the kids had not played together and were playing in different positions, they played with determination and worked as a team. Player of the match was Liam with strong running and some brilliant try saving defence.
Under 10 Yellow
This week Under 10 Yellow played at Coolum. Jed Bullman scored twice, Caleb Hart, Jordan and Jackson Smith also crossed over to score. The team displayed the best defence effort of the season and kept the opposition scoreless. Dylan ran some quick darts from dummy half, Ryan Fielding-Smith was active out on his wing and Charlie Cook tackled very hard. Man of the match went to Kaiden. After a very hard and at times niggling match, the team song was heard very loud and proud. Go Pirates!
Under 12 Gold
The boys put in a good effort, but were no match for Coolum who were a well-drilled side and just too good on the day. Three points today goes to prop Kade Grazotis who got better as the game went on, two points to Aston Steele for another solid effort and one point goes to Javier Iriondo for going out in the second half and doing exactly what was asked of him. Keep your heads and spirits up boys.
Under 14 Blue
This week’s game was against Caboolture and the referee, the final score was 24/22 it was a loss but the guys did so well. Special mention goes to Chase, Jake, Harry and Jamie for outstanding defence. Tries went to Chase (2), Jake (1), Josh (1) and Liam (1) and a conversion to Jamie. Man of the match went to Harry Taylor, the best game he’s played this year. Just an outstanding effort today and at one point we only had 12 on the field and didn’t give up.
