Rockhampton Touch junior teams win four divisions at Bundaberg Cup

Rockhampton continued on its winning way at the two-day event played at the weekend, with its junior teams winning four divisions.

Rockhampton's under-14 girls Red team that took out their division at the 2025 Bundaberg Cup.

Rockhampton’s junior touch teams have dominated at Queensland Touch Football’s Bundaberg Cup, winning four of the five divisions they contested.

Now in its ninth year, the two-day event allows competitors to play social touch in a carnival-style atmosphere.

It has always proven a happy hunting ground for Rockhampton teams and it proved to be the case again in the 2025 edition played at the weekend.

Rockhampton Rebels took out the under-12 boys with a 5-2 win over Gladstone Blue in the final.

Rockhampton Red were victorious in both under-14 competitions, the girls beating Gladstone 4-nil and the boys getting up 6-1 against Bundaberg in their deciders.

The under-16 boys grand final at the Bundaberg Cup was an all-Rockhampton affair, with Red taking the honours from Black.

It was an all-Rockhampton affair in the under-16 boys, with Red prevailing 5-2 against Black.

Rockhampton Red finished runners-up in the under-12 girls, edged 1-nil by Bundaberg Maroon in the final.

Rockhampton Touch president Gary Benbow said it was a great carnival to be involved in.

“It’s a really good competition and we always try to take as many teams as we can,” he said.

“It’s a chance for our juniors to have a bit of fun and it’s good for our coaches to see our players come up against some different opposition.”

Rockhampton’s winning teams

The Rockhampton Rebels took out the under-12 boys division at the Bundaberg Cup.

Under-12 boys Rebels

Ajay Landsberg, Alexander Olive, Dallas Williams, Hugh McCosker. Luke Mosby, Max Wade, Max Tobin, Ryan Murphy, Rylan Stratton, Sam Lucas, Samuel Williamson, Theodore Chin, Thomas Wood.

Under-14 girls Red

Sunni Chopping, Sienna Harmsworth, Edie Green, Charlee Fouracre, Hollie Foot, Josie Oram, Indie Oram, Evelyn McIntyre, Isla Thorpe, Lily McLean, Alannah Pearce, Ella McCosker, Adeline McDonald.

Under-14 boys Red

Geordie Wakeman, Malachi Bellette, Joseph Murphy, Koby Chin, Ryley Landsberg, Max Harris, Fletcher Farr, Caleb Jensen, Rocco Hansen, Landon Millar, Jim Tobin, Darcy Frazer.

Under-16 boys Red

Oliver Hinds, Eli Landsberg, Charlie Spyve, Kobe Miller, Ben Mosby, Levi Williams, Charlie Green, Antal Atkinson, Jett Hogan, Isaac Thomas, Blake Jones, Cade Barnett.

Runners-up

Under-12 girls Red

Ashleigh Chopping, Bronte Hinchliffe, Dusty Geihe, Indy Harmsworth, Isla Milburn, Jessie Thomas, Kari Purcell, Lyla Bills, Matilda Szepanowski, McKenna Walsh, Nadia Purcell, Olivia Wayman, Piper Neven.

Under-16 boys Black

Ashley Earnshaw, Giulio Sommerville, James Douglas, Charlie Brazil, Jake Leaver, Koby Upton, Sam Spyve, Jamaal Loomans, Jarvis Collins, Brock Scott, Marley Chin, Lincoln Cleland.