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CONTENTS TEAM LISTS | ROUND 6
FEATURES
Weekly Snapshot 7 16
Queensland Premier Women Fixtures 9
Scrumhalf in waiting
Battle of the Birds pays homage to Vietnam
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13
18
Veterans
TEAM LISTS
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UQ v Bond 16
Wests v Sunnybank
Brothers v Easts
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20
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Souths v Norths 22 COVER PHOTO NORTHS
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UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND V BOND UNIVERSITY | BROTHERS V EASTS | CROSBY PARK | 3:05PM
ST LUCIA | 3:05PM
Brothers recorded their second win of the season last
St Lucia will play host to the first inter-varsity battle of weekend and they’ll look to take that momentum into this
2021, with two of the competition’s title contenders Saturday’s clash against a Tigers side desperate for their
playing off on Saturday. first win of the season.
The Heavies will be without Mac Grealy and Josh Nasser, Tom Moloney will move from tighthead to loosehead prop
seeing Kye Oates move to fullback and his brother, BJ, to replace Harry Hoopert, seeing youngster Remi Sawtell
replace him on the wing. earn his Premier Grade starting debut.
Sam Wallis returns to the side to start at openside flanker Jonte Connoly retains his place at lock, while out wide,
with Will Roach away in Junior Wallabies camp, while Billy Bulley will return to the top grade on the wing.
Mosiah Christian and Brad Twidale will reprise their
budding combination in the halves. Zac Crothers is unavailable for the Tigers due to Junior
Wallabies commitments, meaning James Durheim will
The Bullsharks welcome back Reds tighthead Zane take on the number-two jersey alongside SJ Tamala and
Nonggorr in the front row, although they’ll be without John Paul Tominiko.
Angus Blyth, with Devon Henson returning to the starting
side. Ben Littleton and Logan Tibbetts take the reigns in the
halves with Eli Pilz and Jack Frampton out through injury,
Jordan Kahu and Joey Fittock won’t feature in the while Shane Kennedy will start at fullback as the Tigers
backline, meaning Max Dowd will start at fullback look to rediscover their 2020 form.
and Ronan Kapi on the wing, while Kupi Ta’ala also
progressing from second grade through to first grade.
SOUTHS V NORTHS | CHIPSY WOOD OVAL | 3:35PM
WESTS V SUNNYBANK | SCIFLEET STADIUM | 3:05PM It’s a special game day at Souths this week, with the
Magpies hosting their annual Vietnam Veterans Day and
Wests are out to claim their third consecutive win this Ladies Day celebrations.
weekend when they host Sunnybank at Sylvan Road.
After a bye in Round 5, Todd Dammers has avoided
Ethan Dobbins returns to the starting side, partnering new making any changes to the side who fell narrowly to
recruit George Francis and Latu Talakai in a powerful front Brothers, with consistency the focus for the side.
row.
Captain Luke Samoa will start at flyhalf, while backrow trio
Joel Atkins will run on at scrumhalf in place of Moses Sean Farrell, Bradley Kelegai and Xavier Vela-Tupuhi will
Sorovi who’s on Reds duty in New Zealand, while John be out to continue their impressive starts to the season.
Martin-Stewart has made the move from lock to second
row alongside captain Connor Anderson and the Still searching for their first win of the year, Norths are
destructive Jeremiah Skelton. strengthened by the return of veteran winger Veresa
Mataitini, with Jone Qorovarua and Asher Milne to partner
Sunnybank have suffered a massive blow with Hayden him in the back-three with Shai Wiperi and captain Jordan
Sargeant a late withdrawal for the match. Connor Luke unavailable.
Mulhearn will fill in at 10 while at outside centre the
Dragons will welcome back Josh Walker, who has Will Rogers has shifted to the side of the scrum, seeing
returned from Russia where he has been playing during Kenneth Taviri start at number-eight, while Callum
COVID. MacDonald returns at lock alongside Angus North.
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Fresh from helping the St.George Seeing his former teammates elevation to
Queensland Reds in preparation for last the professional ranks has only inspired
Saturday’s Super Rugby AU Final, Bond the former Queensland and Australian
University scrumhalf Spencer Jeans will schoolboy, who currently juggles his
start in this weekend’s inter-varsity clash commitments with the Reds Academy with a
against the University of Queensland. business degree at Bond.
The 20-year-old picked up plenty during “I’ve done a lot of my school footy and
his time with the top squad, all of which will training on the Gold Coast with Zane, so
hold him in good stead as he continues his I’ve seen how hard he’s worked and it’s
Premier Grade apprenticeship with the Bull really cool to see him out there running
Sharks. around,” Jeans said.
“It was really cool to be called in to help “Flooky’s a natural born freak and he’s
them prep for that Grand Final,” Jeans said. awesome. It’s good to see all those boys
out there.”
“It was good to be exposed to that level of
professionalism and the level of intensity
and speed they train at, it was definitely a
After featuring off the bench for the Bull
step up.
Sharks over the last two seasons, Jeans has
“There’s a good crop there (of scrumhalves) earnt a number of starts in the number-nine
and they were really good. Definitely just jersey this year, sharing the role with the
adjusting to the speed and the shape they experienced Liam Dillon.
were running. They were really good to
Dillon, who starred for Bond in their maiden
have in my ear.”
finals campaign last season, has proved a
A Gold Coast product through and through, valuable resource for Jeans, with the former
Jeans came through the ranks at The Bulldog sharing plenty of trade secrets with
Southport School alongside Reds prop the youngster.
Zane Nonggorr, while he has played with
“He’s been a really good add to our fit
and against the likes of Josh Flook and
the last two years and it’s a good healthy
Kalani Thomas who both featured in the
competition between us,” Jeans said.
decider for Queensland.
11“I’ve learnt a lot from him being able to They face another tough task against UQ
watch him play and train. this weekend, who sit undefeated and on
“He’s a bit of a silent leader in the group, top of the ladder after five rounds.
he wouldn’t plaster himself as a leader, but “If we can match them in defence and hold
he definitely has a big impact on our group that ball for long periods of time, we can
with what he says.” try to open them up, that’s the game plan,”
Dillon and Jeans are just two cogs in an Jeans said of his side’s focus against the
explosive Bond backline. Heavies.
Featuring the likes of Joey Fittock, Dan “We’re off to a good start, obviously didn’t
Boardman, Tautalatasi Tasi and rugby get the result we were after last week
league convert Jordan Kahu, the Bullsharks against Jeeps but we’ve built ourselves
have established themselves as one of the a pretty good platform to work our way
competition’s best attacking sides and have through the season.
the ability to find points from anywhere on “That loss gives us that extra bit of fire in
the field. the belly and a little bit more focus in our
“It definitely makes my job a lot easier heads on what our job is come game day.”
having a backline like that to release,”
Jeans said.
“They bring a lot of experience, Tasi is
constantly in my ear about things we could
be working on and Boardo’s a great player
and a really good captain.
“They bring a lot to the field.”
After three-straight wins to start the season,
Bond fell to their first defeat last round at
the hands of GPS on the Gold Coast.
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With only one win under their belt, Souths memory of Graeme and his fellow Magpie
will be looking to claim this week’s Vietnam veterans lives on within the trophy and the
Veterans Cup for more than just the club, and those who have the honour to
competition points. present it annually.
In honour of their own players who served “This year, Larraine Spence is coming up on
Australia in a war that spanned over two Saturday to present the trophy in memory of
decades, both Norths and Souths will pay her brother,” Doubles says
tribute to their own at Chipsy Wood Oval this
“When you have someone special to present
Saturday.
the trophy, it connects it to the meaning and
The Vietnam Veterans Cup is unlike other history of it.”
trophies. Saturday’s trophy holds significant
With honour on the line, both the Magpies
meaning for those at both clubs, with both
and Eagles will look to channel the memory
the Eagles and Magpies having had players
and dedication their fellow players had for
serve in Vietnam, leaving their Rugby pursuits
their country and club in this week’s clash.
behind.
Norths will enter the clash looking to
For Souths, Geoff Daly and Australian fast-
overcome their most recent 10-point defeat
bowler, Tony Dell, represent many more
against Brothers in the North-side derby.
veterans who called ‘The Nest’ home.
Having yet to register their first win of the
Eagles Max Cameron and Bob Shields
year, the Eagles head into the Vietnam
headline a group of Norths men who
Veterans Cup prepared to prove their
honoured their club and country during the
potential and bring some silverware back to
Vietnam War.
Shaw Road.
The trophy itself is presented at both clashes
For Souths, their successful win on ANZAC
between the opposing sides throughout
day against Wests may provide luck for
the season in the Allsports Physiotherapy
another Veteran’s Cup win.
Hospital Challenge Cup.
After claiming the trophy back in 2019 and
Devised by a key member of the Souths
last year’s nail-biting finish ending in a 29-26
Family, Peter ‘Doubles’ Daley, the trophy and
victory, the Magpies are in pursuit of their
its meaning was instigated 20 years ago.
third consecutive Vietnam Veterans Cup on
The story of the trophy follows the Constant Saturday.
family, and their late son Graeme, who like
Despite the battle ahead, both teams
others in his team, headed to Vietnam to
will work for the whole 80-minutes to
serve his country.
commemorate the Cup and what it stands for.
“I started this 20 years ago because, in both
clubs, there were people who were affected
by the Vietnam War and had lost players,”
says Doubles.
“Graeme went to Vietnam; he was a brilliant
centre before he went away.
“I know they [Norths] lost a lot of players from
the game over that era and so did we.”
Like many clubs in the competition, Souths is
founded on the value and strength of family.
The Constant family were integral in the
club’s foundation and development and the
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UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND V BOND UNIVERSITY
ST LUCIA
Alex Davies 1 Egan Siggs
Cam Flavell 2 Nick Turner
Hamish Richarson 3 Zane Nonggorr
Ben Paxton-Hall 4 Callum MacKenzie
Pat Morrey (c) 5 Devon Henson
Conor Mitchell 6 Jake Upfield
Sam Wallis 7 Connor Pritchard
Iona Halaholo 8 Nixon Taramai
Mosiah Christian 9 Spencer James
Brad Twidale 10 James Ambrosini
BJ Oates 11 Ronan Kapi
Con Foley 12 Tautalatasi Tasi
Tom Molloy 13 Dan Boardman (c)
Fred Keil 14 Kupi Ta’ala
Kye Oates 15 Max Dowd
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WESTS V SUNNYBANK
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George Francis 1 Lloyd Gorman
Ethan Dobbins 2 Nesta Mahina
Sione Latu Talakai 3 Laurence Tominiko
Cal Hope 4 Caleb Sharples
Rob Puliuvea 5 Ravuama Vuetanavanua
John-Martin Stewart 6 Joseph Faulalo
Connor Anderson (c) 7 Liongi Fangupo
Jeremy Skelton 8 Nesetolio Solia
Joel Atkins 9 Neal McNamara
Jono Kent 10 Connor Mulhearn
Shea Lalagavesi 11 Jezzy Ioane
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Fletcher Spicer 13 Josh Walker
Callum Hicks 14 Puni Aupuni
Byron Hutchinson 15 Liam McNamara (c)
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BROTHERS V EASTS
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Tom Moloney (c) 1 JP Tominiko
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Remi Sawtell 3 SJ Tamala
Thomas Jefferies 4 Puke Garland
Jonte Connolly 5 Filimoni Seruvatu Koroivunilagi
Thomas Zappala 6 Mitch Schneider
Noah Nielsen 7 Tom Milosevic (c)
Richard Clift 8 Henry Olsen
Phoenix Hunt 9 Ben Littleton
Paddy James 10 Logan Tibbetts
Billy Bulley 11 Lucas Niedzwiecki
Kris Larosa 12 Matt Smit
Hudson Creighton 13 Tyrell Naleba
Ash Watson 14 Jayden Carroll
Nathan Carroll 15 Shane Kennedy
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Luke Samoa (c) 10 Jacob Prideaux
Dennis Waight 11 Veresa Mataitini
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