TITANS SCHOOLS LIVESTREAM: Girl power rules in Titans Schools League
Girl power rules in the Titans Schools League, with a record number of female teams participatiing in the competition which features six games livestreamed each Wednesday at www.couriermail.com.au or the Gold Coast Bulletin.
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Girl power rules in the Titans Schools League, with a record number of female teams participation in the schoolboy and schoolgirl competition.
It was only three years ago league hungry schoolgirls were restricted to a nine-a-side competition of a Wednesday night.
Now schoolgirl rugby league is entrenched in the Gold Coast Titans-sponsored competition that features six games livestreamed each Wednesday from two venues at www.couriermail.com.au or the Gold Coast Bulletin.
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Growth across both boys and girls now sees 100 teams representing 25 schools in the competition, with growth in the girls’ game dramatic.
“I just love that it gives girls an opportunity to play and is a pathway for girls in south east Queensland,’’ said Keebra Park SHS student Sunny Gerrard.
“It is crazy to see how it has developed over the years.
“I remember about three years ago when all we did was play a nines competition on a Wednesday night and there was three teams.
“And then last year we finally got to play 13-a-side, plus normal rules for NRL, there were four teams in it. But this year we have eight.’’
Marsden SHS senior women’s player Leilani Taofinuu said the opportunities given to girls through the Titans Schools Cup was giving players confidence to have a go.
“There are new girls coming in, even girls who have not played before, getting out of their comfort zone and putting themselves out there on the field,’’ she said.
Mabel Park SHS Div 1 open girls players Jaydah Tofae and Shaylee Joseph said the competition was a great challenge because “you are playing against the best players in the region’’.
“You can see where I am at personally, and also our team,’’ Tofae said.
Joseph said Mabel Park SHS was a pioneer in introducing a girls rugby league program which “gave all of us girls a chance to shine over the boys for once instead of being in their shadows’’.
And now playing more games in the Titans Schools Cup was further developing the talent at the school. “Most of our team is developing, and we are aiming to get all of the girls’ confidence up.’’
LIVESTREAM SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY
Venue: Burleigh Bears Juniors
Year 7/8 Div 1 Girls
3PM: Keebra Park v Mabel Park
Year 9/10 Div 1 Girls
4PM,:Marymount v Marsden SHS
Year 11/12 Div 1 Girls
5PM: Marymount v Marsden SHS
Venue: Nerang Roosters - Field 1
Year 9/10 Div 1 boys
4:30PM: Marymount v St Michaels
Yr 11/12 Div 2 boys
5:30PM: Marymount v Miami
Yr 11/12 Div 1 boys
6:30PM: Marymount v St Michaels
ROUND 1 RESULTS
Girls 7-8 Div 1
Beenleigh 12 def Stretton 8
Marsden SHS 24 def Keebra Park 4
Mabel Park 24 def Ipswich SHS 9
Girls 9-10 Div 1
Stretton 28 def Marymount 0
Keebra Park 10 def Marsden SHS 4
Mabel Park drew with Ipswich SHS 0-all
Girls 11-12 Div 1
Mabel Park SHS 22 def Ipswich SHS 16
Mardsden SHS 20 def Keebra Park 12
Beenleigh SHS 30 def Marymount 16
Boys 9-10 Div 1
PBC 32 def Trinity College 4
Keebra Park 34 def Marymount 10
Coombabah 40 defe Marsden SHS Maroon 10
Boys 11-12 years
Marsden SHS 14 def Coombabah 10
Beenleigh SHS 26 def St Michael’s 16
Keebra Park 14 def Marymount 12
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