Author: Sam Phillips

Nudgee College 39 def Gregory Terrace 15 For the first time in years there was genuine hope within the Gregory Terrace crowd that 2013 would be the year that they broke their Nudgee College hoodoo and deservedly so, the men in black and red were off to a great start in 2013. The scene was set as the sun shined across Ross Oval, both teams receiving enormous roars as they made their way onto the field. Terrace had the run of play in the opening exchanges as they shifted the ball from side to side effectively, Angus Fowler and Alex Horan conducting…

St Patrick’s College have scraped home with a 17-13 win against Northside rivals Padua College in a hotly contested yet scrappy affair at Curlew Park

The boot of Sam Greene and some spirited Brisbane Grammar School play

The Paddy James and Jack Tuttle show rolled on through another challenger yesterday as they stamped any threat Ipswich Grammar posed to them with some classy play that left the men from Ipswich stunned. Another outstanding performance on Jack Ross firmed Nudgee as one of the premiership favourites for the 2012 season. Nudgee 40 – IGS 21 Some great initial intent was shown by the Ipswich men who defended extremely well from the outset, negating 8 or 9 Nudgee phases before a wayward pass from Jack Tuttle playing at outside centre lead to Ipswich’s first touch of the ball. However…

Nudgee College reminded the rest of the GPS competition that they are still the title favourites this year with a comfortable victory over Brisbane State High School on Jack Ross Oval. The impact of the return of Jack Tuttle to the Nudgee side was evident from the outset as they looked a much more confident outfit from the kick-off. Within the first five minutes of play, a State High error within their own 22 allowed fly-half Paddy James to dummy and slice through the line to put Nudgee up 7-0. State High looked to have improved within the last few weeks…

Nudgee College have stumbled without Australia A captain Jack Tuttle as they fell at the hands of The Southport School in front of their home crowd yesterday. Tuttle was sighted in his uniform before the game and a feel of reservation had swept across Ross Oval before the game had even begun. From the outset it was clear that Nudgee were a different side, looking hesitant at times whilst Southport were grabbing every opportunity that they could. TSS won an early penalty after many of the Nudgee forwards blatantly poured into the side of a few rucks and No. 10…

Brisbane Grammar School has announced that they are here to play this year

After what has been the longest off-season in recent memory due to the change in GPS schedule for 2012, Term 3 is upon us. That means that finally, it’s GPS Rugby time. The biggest and best schools in the state will battle it out for the crown of GPS Champions, commencing this Saturday, the 21st of July. So, who will be the contenders for the title? Who will fill the pack chasing them? Who will have a year to forget? Let’s find out.  The Contenders (in no particular order): Anglican Church Grammar School – The men in blue and grey (a.k.a.…

AIC 1 again showed the continuing improvement in the standard of Queensland schoolboy rugby with a fantastic performance against GPS 1 on Friday night, only to go down as eventual 12-19 losers to a GPS side that will be counting their lucky stars.  A large crowd gathered at Ballymore for what could only be described as a game that could have gone either way, despite AIC’s being written off as easy-eats following their loss at the hands of GPS 2. With cold and dry conditions set for the night, running rugby was the theme with both sides showing from the…