Sport
7 June, 2024
Wattles Girls Excel Against Jets and Dragons
Wattles Juniors ventured to Jets territory on Saturday, hosted by MIT (Millmerran, Inglewood, Texas) at Inglewood.
Wattles Under 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12 and 15 teams took the field at Inglewood, while the Under 18 Girls ran on in Warwick against Collegians.
It was indeed an impressive lady’s day out with Wattles Under 15 League Tag girls and Under 18 ladies posting confident winning results.
Wattles All In Electrical Under 15 Girls coach George Berry was overwhelmed with the performance of his team in “their sensational 18 – 4 win” against the MIT line-up.
It was less than comfortable conditions dealing with the effects of heavy rain, at times sideways rain and strong winds, the girls stuck to their game plan and came away with a valuable win.
Despite the trying conditions, the young ladies in green and gold were willing to throw the ball around trying their recently learned moves.
“Handling errors in the wet were plentiful but our defence once again held only letting in a single opposition try.”
Emelia Hoey, Teeah Davis and Georgia Death all crossed for tries, while Zoey Sweet was on target with three goals from three attempts.
Wattles Club Hotel, Clifton Under 18 Ladies completed “an amazing day of rugby league” according to be a more than pleased coach Bill Gorringe.
“The girls put together an outstanding performance on Saturday, the end result a convincing 38 to 10 win over Collegians.
“Each and everyone of the girls played a big part in today’s result” said coach Gorringe.
Reagan McMillan and Alex Gilmore were among Wattles try scorers, Reagan adding so much to her teams attacking game.
Lily Rutherford was awarded the Cracker Jack Chicken Player of the Match award after an outstanding effort.
Special mention goes to Jess Bateman, Amara Clements and Hollie Betts for their huge effort in defence and their all round game.
Willett Electrical Under 7 - While rain put a dampener on proceedings at Inglewood, it didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of Wattles Under 7’s.
Coach Ross Williams commended his players given their strength in both attack and defence, not allowing their MIT opponents the freedom to make many metres.
Kaiden Williams, Olivia Mullen and Chase Johnstone crossed for Wattles touchdowns, while Axel Schluter, Charlie Judd, Oliver Dore impressed with strong runs and team work.
Railway Hotel Under 8 - Co-coach Jared Gault described his Under 8 sides game against the Jets as “a thrilling match !”.
“The game was an intense display of defensive prowess” according to team co-coach Gault.
Hunter Gault, James Johnson and Jonah Schwenke all broke through the opposition’s lines to score fine tries.
Jonah Schwenke’s outstanding performance earned him Clifton Jam Factory & Café Player of the Match award, impressing with his skills in both attack and defence.
“Hats off to the entire team for their collective effort on the weekend.”
Warwick & District Junior Rugby League Round 2 – Game 8 - Wattles Juniors play host this Saturday to the Goondiwindi Boars in what will be a hefty program across the day.
Make you way to Platz Oval and enjoy a day of junior rugby league, the great game in its purest form!
- Glyn Rees
