NRL Schoolboys Cup semifinals live stream: Erindale just one of two schools with shot at title double

Twenty-five years on from their last rugby league schools success, Erindale College have their eyes on not one, but two titles. Catch their boys and girls teams LIVE on Wednesday from 10am.

Only two schools are still in with a shot at the unique Schoolboys/Girls rugby league double.

One would hardly be surprising. Westfields are, after all, a Sydney sporting powerhouse.

The other shows the reward for hard work and enterprise. Erindale College, the winners of back-to-back boys titles in the late 1990s, are a school on the move.

And, according to Ashley Barnes, who coaches both teams, it’s where ‘we want our program to be every year.’

Erindale have passed every test so far this year.

The Canberra-based school face big NRL Schoolboys/Girls semifinals at Campbelltown Stadium on Wednesday. The boys take on Westfields while the girls will be up against Bass High.

All of the action from the NRL Schoolboys and Schoolgirls semi finals will be available to stream LIVE and EXCLUSIVE on KommunityTV. See the schedule below for full details.

Barnes said it’s a fantastic achievement for the school to be still represented in the competition with both the girls and boys sides.

“We want our program in and around those finals every year and to have both the boys and the girls in the semi finals on the same day is a great achievement for the school.”

The girls have rounded into form at the right time. After defeats to Illawarra Sports and Westfields, they played their best game of the season to take down Matraville 28-14.

Meanwhile, a golden point quarterfinal thriller against Endeavour has put the boys one step closer to breaking a 25-year drought.

Erindale had an elite three-year Schoolboys run between 1996 and 1998, but success has eluded them since.

And memories of being knocked out by Hill Sports in the semifinal stage last year still burn bright.

“We got done in golden point last year, so that was pretty devastating,” Barnes said.

“We do have a number of boys from that side last year, so I know they’re pretty eager to change that around.”

Barnes said the boys understand what a big opportunity this competition is for both them and their school.

“They’re proud to be at Erindale,” he said.

Mitchell Brophy gets the Erindale attacking machine on the move.

“They know the stakes of each game and they enjoy playing against such big players and teams in the competition.”

Looking ahead to the semifinal against Westfields, Barnes said he and his team know how difficult it will be.

“We’re under no illusions on the challenge we’re coming up against,” he said.

“Westfields is a very impressive side, they’ve got a number of really good players, they play a very powerful game of footy.

“We’re just looking to get there on Wednesday, put our best foot forward and play our best game.

“We don’t think we’ve put together a full game yet this season, so that’s something that we’re looking forward to doing.”