GPS First XV Rd 3 teams: Shaw leads BGS; BBC, Terrace boys on debut

More players make their debuts in round three of the GPS First XV rugby competition this weekend, and we focus on the son of a former Premier Rugby hooker who is charged with leading his side into the fray this season.

Brisbane Grammar School captain Ryan Shaw leads his team on last weekend. Photo: Tertius Pickard

He is the son of a former Premier Rugby hooker who has the honour of leading the prestigious Brisbane Grammar School into the fray this season.

BGS skipper Ryan Shaw will again look to steer his team to a second successive win in a home clash against St Joseph’s Gregory Terrace, a clash which will see Terrace winger Joe Clifford make his debut.

Samuel Mellick and Angus Tolhurst will also debut for Grammar.

Clifford will be joined in the first match club by Brisbane Boys College No. 8 Taisia Leaupepe as another exciting round looms.

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A second season Brisbane Grammar School First XV player, Shaw was made captain by coach Phil Mooney after impressing during the off-season.

Brisbane Grammar School captain Ryan Shaw on the move.

“He has a great work ethic, is a second-year member of the team and a great role model to the broader BGS community,’’ Mooney said.

“He is a brave defender who can also threaten the defence with the ball in hand.’’

Shaw, whose father Will played alongside Mooney in the powerhouse Wests’ teams of the late 1980s and early 1990s, has come right through the BGS pathway program – all the way from the 12As.

Action from the GPS first XV rugby match between Nudgee College and Toowoomba Grammar School. Photo: Tertius Pickard

Last week he and his halves partner Ned Madden helped pilot BGS to victory over BSHS, and another exciting challenge presents itself against Terrace at Northgate.

Strapping No. 8 Leaupepe will be a part of BBC run on side for the first time in the away fixture against Ipswich Grammar who were highly promising despite defeat against Churchie.

The Southport School supporters will be back in action. Picture, John Gass

And at Northgate, dreams will come true for Terrace winger Clifford who replaces Harry Lane (concussion).

Both boys will be wearing famous jerseys some of Queensland rugby’s finest have worn in past seasons.

Action from the GPS first XV rugby match between Nudgee College and Toowoomba Grammar School. Photo: Tertius Pickard

The Southport School will be back in the saddle after a round 2 bye, confronting Toowoomba Grammar School on the Coast after TGS almost drew with Nudgee after snaring a round 1 win.

FOOTNOTE: Our late afternoon coverage of round 3 will continue on Saturday.

Terrace v BBC action from round 2: Photo: MJ Photography

TEAMS

BGS v TERRACE

Terrace: 1. Xavier Stiles, 2. Toby Weston, 3. Addison Pfaender, 4.

Xavier Grambower, 5. Tom Robinson, 6. Noah Clifford, 7. Charlie Cooke, 8.

Angus Munn, 9. Archie Xavier, 10. Will Balke, 11. Joe Clifford, 12. Angus Kelly, 13

Nick Lawrence, 14. Maika Poese, 15. Nick Dunstan

BGS: 1. Jack Willson, 2. Nick Hatzipetrou, 3. Rowan Tong-Law, 4. Will Pascoe, 5. Charlie McCauley, 6. Thomas Doe, 7. Samuel Mellick, 8. Lachlan McGregor, 9. Ned Madden, 10. Ryan Shaw (c), 11. Shannon Simpson, 12. Will Allen, 13. Will Sheedy, 14. LewisStrachan, 15. Angus Tolhurst

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ROUND 1 REPORT

CHURCHIE v NUDGEE

Churchie: 1. Diamond Fifita, 2. Toby Kennedy, 3. Emil Willie-Jawai, 4. Alex Kerr, 5. Ben Daniels, 6. Joe Stoddart, 7. Thomas Stoddart, 8. Hugo Lumber, 9. Archie Wilson, 10. Charlie Johnson, 11. Connor Simpson, 12. Dre Pakeho, 13. Frankie Goldsbrough, 14. Mac Kelley, 15. Will Herbert

Nudgee: 1. Rory Beech, 2. Will Rogers, 3. Luke O’Sullivan, 4. Griffin Schostakowski, 5. Jack Harley, 6. Patrick Dallimore, 7. CooperCameron, 8. Liam Le Blanc, 9. Inigo Lawrence, 10. Jake House, 11. Kai Combarngo, 12. Maddox Maclean, 13. Robert Toia, 14, Rocco Gollings, 15. Tory Bath

Action from the GPS first XV rugby match between Nudgee College and Toowoomba Grammar School. Photo: Tertius Pickard

IGS v BBC

IGS: 1. Benjamin Pula-Fatu, 2. Ayrton Holmes, 3. Jared Beazley, 4. Raife McKenzie, 5. Ned Kendall, 6. Lyncoln Cliffe, 7. Dian Minnie, 8. David Leota, 9. Nathan Fraser, 10. Jack Hocking, 11. Matt Barrow, 12. Stanley Huen, 13. Israel Leota, 14. Rhys Woods, 15. Kohen Briggs

BBC: 1. Jacob Job, 2. Cooper Hoare, 3. Regin Pratt, 4. Harrison Angel, 5. Monty Martin, 6. Toby Macpherson (C), 7. Nathan O’Neill, 8. Taisia Leaupepe, 9. Jamie Alexander, 10.

Oscar Shaw, 11. Ryder Ah Fook, 12. Xavier Rubens, 13. Delacruz Ripley, 14. Samson Tuqiri,

15. Daniel Malum, 16. Will Meads, 17. Jack Jackson, 18. Jake Grills, 19. Avery Thomson, 20. Seta Jovic-Peu, 21. James Martens, 22. Lahbron Tamanika, 23. Darcy Colquhoun

Ipswich Grammar School's line out.

TSS v TGS

TSS: Declan Faulkner, 2. Blaze Moana, 3. Caleb Laifoo, 4. Harry Ward, 5. Fergus Gillan, 6. Amare Millard, 7. Billy Wellard, 8. Nick Hilton (vc), 9. Fraser Cowan, 10. Spencer Alock, 11. Mason King, 12. Jye Gray (c), 11. Blake Ruaporo, 15. Keahn Skipps.

TGS: (TBC) 1. Henry Ford, 2. Jeremiah Sialau. 3. Matt Price, 4. Charlie Horn, 5. George Griffiths, 6. Xander Jacobs, 7. Joe Johnston, 8. Oliver Chaffey, 9. Zack Lane, 10. Wihan Kruger, 11. Will Holley, 12. Bud Smith, 13. Chace Oates, 14. Richard Dean, 15. Will Nason

Churchie's Archie Wilson on his way to scoring.

ROUND 4

BSHS v GT

TSS v Churchie

IGS v BGS

BBC v Nudgee

Bye: TGS