Live stream: Watch the ASSRL Nationals - Under-18 Boys and Girls, Day 1

Down by 14 points with 10 minutes to play, NSWCCC produced the sort of comeback that will go down in ASSRL folklore. Catch up on a huge day of action from rain-soaked Bellingen.

The NSWCCC conjured a heroic second half comeback to snare an epic 30-26 victory from the hands of the Queensland Schoolboys on a rain soaked Bellingen Park surface on Sunday.

The boys in blue and white trailed 16-0 one minute shy of halftime and 26-12 with less than 15 minutes left in the game.

Then three tries, all converted near the left touchline by sniper Jack Attard, flipped the game on its head as NSWCCC took their first lead of the contest one minute shy of full time.

NSWCCC looked down and out after Queensland playmaker Zac Herdegen scored an emphatic try to make it 26-12 with a little over 10 minutes to go.

But, seemingly running downhill, the comeback kings rose from the ashes to pile on 18 unanswered points and claim their first win of the ASSRL Championships.

In NSWCCC’s relentless final heave, Corpus Christi Catholic High School, Oak Flats left winger Lucas Borg scored the initial try to come within eight points and then scored the match-winning try on the cusp of time to capture his team’s first lead, 28-26.

With the clock dwindling down, NSWCCC’s interchange half Jack Thompson found Borg with a crossfield kick, but it was Borg who did all the work, dummying back inside before springing free to score in the left corner.

Zac Garton was impressive on a beaten side.

GARTON FIRST HALF MASTERCLASS

Destructive left edge enforcer Zac Garton, a Caloundra SHS boy born in Nambour, had his fingerprints all over Queensland’s near perfect opening stanza in Sunday’s wet weather skirmish.

The Dolphins signed second rower, who in the offseason mixed it with the club’s first grade players and received advice from Felise Kaufusi, was at his damaging best powering through contact and attracting a handful of defenders with each carry.

With halves Herdegen and Zane Harrison classy conductors, Garton shone to score a cracking try which complimented his powerful defensive work that saw him pluck an intercept, apply pressure on kick-chases and force two dropped balls with tackles.

When NSWCCC threatened to score their second try early in the second half, it was none other than Garton who jammed in from his edge to force a telling error and relieve pressure.

The following set the Queenslanders marched up the field and extended their lead to 22-6, Garton spinning out of a tackle to score his second try.

Jen Kimber got a double in her first game.

Jennifer Kimber scored a double as Queensland got their U18 girls ASSRL campaign off to a cracking start by beating NSW CIS 18-6.

Kimber scored just after halftime and again late in the match as the Queenslanders ran in four tries to one in a display that puts the rest of the competition on notice.

Amanii Misa scored barely 60 seconds into the game before Olivia Saley put the NSW side on the board.

But Queensland took control in the second half as Kimber and Nazlyn Waaka-Rhind showed their quality.

Meanwhile, NSW CHS scored 10 tries in a 50-point dismissal of ACT.

Winger Natalia Hickling scored a first half double as NSW CHS grabbed control of this contest early and hardly gave their opponents any time with the ball.

A 16-0 halftime deficit quickly got out of hand for ACT when they let in three tries in the opening 10 minutes of the second half.

After missing all four conversion attempts in the first half, Olivia Vaalele found her kicking boots after the brerak, landing five from six.

REPLAYS

NSW CCC v Queensland (U18 Boys)

NSW CHS v NSW CIS (U18 Boys)

Victoria v WA (U18 Girls)

NSW CIS v Queensland (U18 Girls)

NSW CCC v NT (U18 Girls)

NSW CHS v ACT (U18 Girls)

PREVIEW

Bulldogs young gun Mitchell Woods will have a chance to showcase just why the best judges have labelled him the next big thing as his NSW Combined Independent Schools kick off the ASSRL Nationals in Coffs Harbour.

Woods will spearhead the NSW CIS side at five-eighth as they clash with a stacked NSW Combined High Schools line-up.

The boys Under-18 clash will headline a big opening day of action in Coffs Harbour which includes first round action from the girls and boys tournaments.

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The clash will pit two of the best young dummy-halves in schoolboys footy head-to-head with Wests Tigers young gun Aaron Keppie going head-to-head with Bulldogs’ Alex Conti.

NSW CIS will rely on Woods and Conti’s connection on the field after the pair partnered in the halves for the Bulldogs SG Ball side this season.

NSW Combined High Schools girls will get an early test of their title defence credentials when they clash with rivals ACT on Sunday.

The ACT have slowly been building themselves as a competitor in the schoolgirls space with Erindale College a grand finalist in last year’s inaugural NSW Schoolgirls Cup.

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In the other Under-18s boys clash on the opening day, a heavy-hitting Queensland side will aim to put last year’s tournament far behind them when they kick off the week against a strong NSW Combined Catholic Colleges side filled with confidence.

Every match of the ASSRL Under-18 National Championships will be exclusively live streamed on KommunityTV from July 7-12.

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