Author: Jordan Ayton

A strong finish for Uni resulted in a 38-31 come-from-behind win against Sunnybank in what was a thrilling encounter at the Heavies’ home ground. Brothers headed down the coast to take on Bond Uni and they defeated the home side 48-19. The sun decided to come out for a bit this weekend in Brisbane for another exciting week of Queensland Premier Rugby. Round 2 further set the stage for what looks to be an exciting year of tightly-contested games and upsets. Easts went into their contest again Souths after coming off last week’s Australian Club Championship loss to Sydney Uni…

Wests v University of Queensland The University of Queensland have outlined their 2014 Qld Premier rugby credentials by overwhelming Wests 57-20. Wests opened the scoring with a penalty to scrum-half Tim Smith but UQ caught them off-guard twice, taking quick taps resulting in prop Pat Fepuleai and fullback Tom Pincus crossing the line. UQ’s kicking game pinned down Wests in their 22 early on and the resulting lineout ended with hooker Lyall Fidow barging over off a maul. Another quick tap got UQ back in Wests 22 and their slick backline headed by fly-half Teti Tela launched a set piece…

A second half try from stand out winger James Dargaville put Sydney Uni in front and they were able to sustain pressure in the dying seconds of a match of finals-like intensity to retain the Australian Club Championship. Despite the heart-breaking last minute loss, Easts head coach Pat Richards was pleased with his teams performance without some top players, away with Queensland Reds and Reds A’s duties, signifying the depth of the club and a promising season ahead. “I think [the result] is excellent for the depth of the club, it shows what we’re about at the club which is…

Nudgee College exacted revenge against Brisbane Grammar in the replay of last years GPS ‘grand final’ scoring two late tries to win 26-18

A large contingent from The Southport School and St. Joseph’s Nudgee College have been named in the QLD schoolboy squads

A resurgent AIC 1 scored 19 unanswered points in the second half  after GPS 1 dominated the first to pull back a historic draw in the annual Queensland schoolboys grudge match. Wet conditions limited  a possible GPS whitewash in the first half, forcing numerous handling errors and expansive back-line play was substituted for an opportunistic kick and chase style for scoring in the second half in front of a large crowd at Ballymore. In the earlier matches GPS 2 ran in six tries to one against CSS 1, GPS 3 ran over CSS 2 and the Chairman’s XV claimed the…

Other than the loss of the much hyped AIC 1 team to GPS 2, the first day of the Queensland schoolboy trials went much the way that was expected. GPS 1 showed they are still the benchmark in Queensland schoolboy rugby, AIC 1 lost two crucial players early on in their loss to GPS 2, the CSS teams showed they have the grit and determination to punch well above their weight but weren’t able to scratch up a win and AIC 2 defeated GPS 3 in an evenly matched game. GPS 1 vs CSS 1 In the last game…

A converted penalty by fullback Adrian Henley in the last minute saw St. Peter’s snatch victory away from Ashgrove in the last round of the AIC season.

AIC Round 6 – Iona claim premiership

The undefeated Iona have overcome the first of two serious challenges for an outright premiership downing St. Edmund’s 28 – 17. A physically dominating performance led by Australian schoolboy and captain Brad Wilkin and powerhouse frontrower Carter Ozanne saw Iona muscle Eddies out of the game until it was too late. Both teams traded penalties early on through fly-halves Jayden Carroll and Carter Auld after brief attacking stints in each others 22. Some strong running from  Ozanne and a forced turn over by captain Wilkin saw Iona muscle their way in the Eddies 22 again. Iona were awarded another penalty in Eddies 22, and…

Peter’s have halted Eddies push for an outright premiership through the boot of Adrian Henley.

St. Edmund’s have affirmed themselves as premiership contenders defeating Ashgrove 20-12

AIC Schoolboy Rugby Round 2: SEC v SPC and other scores

Results from AIC schoolboy rugby round 1 featuring a match review of Iona vs SPLC