Queensland Premier rugby semi-final Hospital Cup, Premier Women, Colts 1 Teams of the Week
Club rugby finals fever: Revealed here are the Premier Women, Hospital Cup and Colts 1 Teams of the Week from the semi-finals. See who starred from your club here.
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The stage is set for a bumper day of club rugby at GPS on Sunday when teams vy for a spot in the Colts 1, StoreLocal Premier Women and Hospital Cup finals.
Wests will play University in the Hospital Cup to see who takes on Brothers in the final, while Bond University await the winner of Sunnybank and Easts who face off in the Premier Women semi final.
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Wests Colts 1 will play the winner of Souths versus Bond University following blockbuster matches last weekend at Sunnybank.
SEMI FINALS RESULTS
Easts 10 def Wests 3 (Premier Women)
Bond University 57 def Sunnybank 19 (Premier Women)
Brothers 33 def Wests 26 (Hospital Cup)
University 33 def Souths 17 (Hospital Cup)
Bond University 29 def Easts 14 (Colts 1)
Wests 22 def Souths 17 (Colts 1)
The top individual performance on Saturday was produced by prolific Bull Sharks midfielder Mel Wilks who scored two tries and nailed six conversions in Bond University’s 38 point routing of Sunnybank.
Wilks was sensational carving a gorge through the defence of the minor premiers.
On Sunday, Wests utility forward Dillyn Blackburn put in an eye-catching audition to be brought into the Queensland Reds Super W squad later this year.
Blackburn, who played flanker, put a down payment on making that Reds squad with an all-or-nothing performance in a losing side and deserves a call-up on the back of this game alone.
She was impressive throughout the entire home-and-away season.
Blackburn, 21, has played two seasons at The Kennel since coming down from Gympie and proved a strong runner and lineout winner in 2024.
It said everything about her effort when she still made two tackles in the final 90 seconds of Sunday’s skirmish at Sunnybank.
She went non-stop and is featured below in the StoreLocal Premier Women semi-finals Team of the Week.
Other selection highlights in this team included:
+ Diminutive Easts 18-year-old Abbi Spooner following her aplomb at fullback;
+ Bond prop Karpani who was dominant in the scrum against a vaunted Sunnybank pack. She scored two excellent tries, the first she grubbered ahead and regathered down low when the ball hit the goalpost pad. No prop does that. She scattered two defenders on a veering run to the line for her second;
+ Gemma Lawrence who is named at outside centre. The pacy Lawrence found gaps non existent in the defence;
+ Sunnybank captain Sera Koroi who was steady and dangerous with the ball;
+ Evergreen Wests prop Liz Patu being named at loosehead. She still has no equal when it comes to charging ahead, staying on her feet and making post contact metres.
STORELOCAL PREMIER WOMEN SEMI FINALS TEAM OF THE WEEK
15. Abbi Spooner (Easts)
14. Gemma Lawrence (Wests)
13. Sera Koroi (Sunnybank)
12. Mel Wilks (Bond University)
11. Miya Fapana-Faifua (Bond University)
10. Carys Dallinger (Easts)
9. Tyler Birch (Bond University)
8. Zoe Hanna (Bond University)
7. Tiarna Molloy (Easts)
6. Dillyn Blackburn (Wests)
5. Lucy Thorpe (Bond University)
4. Ashlee Knight (Wests)
3. Eva Karpani (Bond University)
2. Mahlia Snowden (Sunnybank)
1. Liza Patu (Wests)
COLTS 1 SEMI FINALS TEAM OF THE WEEK
+ In a losing side, Easts tighthead prop Nick Bloomfield forced six scrum penalties and is recognised for his performance by being named at No.3;
+ Wests utility back Ryan Shaw is named at No.14 but was masterful at flyhalf for the Bulldogs. This season, he has played plenty of wing and done well for a natural flyhalf or fullback;
+ Two No.8’s shone brightly at the weekend. Souths mountain man Kaleb Akaroa was immense for Souths while big Jackon Moloney was fearless for Easts;
+ Lock Fergus Gillan had one of his best games all season to keep Bond University’s season alive.
THE TEAM
15. Jodeci Letalu (Easts)
14. Ryan Shaw (Wests)
13. Hunter Robinson (Bond University)
12. Campbell King (Wests)
11. Carter Liddiard (Wests)
10. Callum Simpson (Bond University)
9. James Martens (Wests)
8. Jackson Moloney (Easts)
7. Charlie Cooke (Wests)
6. Kaleb Akaroa (Souths)
5. Tom Twaddell (Easts)
4. Fergus Gillan (Bond University)
3. Nick Bloomfield (Easts)
2. Finlay King (Wests)
1. Byron Murphy (Easts)
STORELOCAL HOSPITAL CUP SEMI FINALS TEAM OF THE WEEK
+ Michael Wood delivered in spades for The Brethren. He is named at flanker and won that spot by the length of Clyde road;
+ Trevor King, 19, was strictly business for Souths and the efforts of the powerhouse Fijian are recognised below;
+ University backs Tom Molloy (inside centre) and young Samu Tuisau (wing) were elite at Sunnybank on Sunday;
+ Reds players Jock Campbell, Suli Vunivalu, James O’Connor and Louis Werchon were first class in their respective matches.
THE TEAM
15. Jock Campbell (University)
14. Suli Vunivalu (Wests)
13. Grason Makara (Brothers)
12. Tom Molloy (University)
11. Samu Tuisau (Brothers)
10. James O’Connor (University)
9. Louis Werchon (Wests)
8. Brad Hemopo (Brothers)
7. Will Rua (University)
6. Michael Wood (Brothers)
5. Cal Hope (Wests)
4. Ryan Smith (Brothers)
3. George Tuineau (Brothers)
2. Dom Fraser (Brothers)
1. Trevor King (Souths)
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