School rugby league team brings home the silverware

CHIFLEY College Mt Druitt Campus’s all-conquering under-16 rugby league team have swept aside all rivals this year.

Chifley College Mt Druitt Campus under-16s rugby league team won the 2016 NSW Schoolboys championship in early August.

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CHIFLEY College Mt Druitt Campus’s all-conquering under-16 rugby league team have swept aside all rivals this year in a mighty display of talent and teamwork.

After winning all competitions in their path, the boys are eyeing off next week’s Brad Fittler Cup – their final challenge this year – to bring the final piece of league silverware on offer back to the school.

Coach Mitchell Peachey said although the Chifley team had dominated their peers this year, the boys still displayed a strong sense of sportsmanship and humility.

“They know they are good, but they never rub it in the face of the opposition,” Pearce said. “They are a good bunch of boys ... and humble. They’re typical boys but respectful.”

The players kicked off the season with a win in the Panthers Cup which qualified them for the elite NSW All-Schools tournament.

They defeated Red Bend College, from Forbes, 16-6 in the final to arguably lay claim to the best under-16 schoolboy players in NSW.

The Chifley boys swept through the Mark Geyer Cup and followed it up with a recent win in the nine-a-side tournament.

Chifley College Mt Druitt was also successful in the 2015 Mark Geyer Cup.

Next week’s Brad Fittler Cup will test them against teams from Campbelltown, Penrith, Canterbury and Parramatta.

Peachey said the Chifley team comprised three Harold Matthew Cup players while most of the rest played first division.

“Most of the boys have been together since Year 7 so they’ve done a lot as a group,” he said. “They’ve won things during the years but this is the first time they’ve won everything.”

He said the Chifley boys loved their rugby league. “They live it and breathe it ... for them to be able to do something they love doing and be so successful _ it’s good for them and the whole school,” Peachey said.