2022 best team in Ignatius Park history?
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2022 best team in Ignatius Park history ?
The North Queensland rugby league factory that put Michael Morgan, Scott Prince and Valentine Holmes on the path to the NRL believes its Class of 2022 could be the school’s best yet.
Ignatius Park College Confraternity Shield (Confro) winning team of 2022. Picture: Academy Photography
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The North Queensland rugby league production factory that put Michael Morgan, Scott Prince and Valentine Holmes on the path to the NRL believes its Class of 2022 could be the school’s best yet.
Ignatius Park College’s alumni list is glittering, with Origin players Kalyn Ponga, Danny Moore, Kyle Feldt, Coen Hess and Aidan Guerra among the best to emerge from its Townsville halls in recent years.
For all its development success Iggy Park has never progressed past the national schoolboys quarter-finals.
School officials believe this year’s crop of students has what it takes to surpass the best teams in the College’s rich history.
Ignatius Park College Confraternity Shield (Confro) winning team of 2022. Picture: Academy Photography
“Definitely,” declared Steve Lansley, in his seventh campaign as head coach.
“The fact that we only let in two tries for the week (at the Confraternity Carnival) says that this is a really strong group of football players.”
Ignatius Park dominated June’s independent schools carnival, scoring 196 points and conceding 10 on an undefeated run which included a 32-0 defeat of St Patrick’s College, Mackay in the Shield final.
Co-captain Jamal Shibasaki, a 100kg-plus lock who will follow in the footsteps of elder brother Gehamat to the Brisbane Broncos upon graduation, believes his teammates can live up to the standards of the great Ignatius Park teams of the past.
“100 per cent. Living up those standards would be good,” Shibasaki said.
“There will be ups and downs throughout the year but like Lansley said, we have the team to achieve those goals.
“There’s a bit of pressure but yeah, I’m very confident with the team we have, especially coming off the Confro win. With our team chemistry and bonding I feel very confident.”
The Cowboys have signed four students in prop Henry Teutau, backrower Jonah Raidaveta, halfback Matthew Hunter and flying winger Tekelu Mene, while the Broncos have Shibasaki.
Shibasaki expects more of his teammates to sign professional contracts after their dominant Confraternity campaign.
Elijah Joe. Ignatius Park College v St Patrick’s College Mackay Confraternity Shield Final. Picture: Max O’Driscoll
“They’ve definitely been looked at,” Shibasaki said.
“They’re not contracted but they are exceptional players. I think our forward pack, even the players who aren’t signed, did really well with the one-percenters and I think that’s what made us very good in the final against St Pat’s.”
No.7 Hunter, Ignatius Park’s other co-captain, said it would take even greater focus to turn a promising start to the 2022 season into one for the history books.
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“It’d be hard to beat (the old teams), we’ve had many, many talents in the old boys, but I believe we could go through the Aaron Payne Cup and hopefully make some national finals,” Hunter said.
“It all comes down to training and readjusting our focus. The boys won’t get ahead of themselves. Our coach Lansley will put us in the right direction and we’ll just follow.”
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Saturday, July 2 – WATCH REPLAYS HERE
3:00 pm: Queensland Maroon 10 – 6 NSW CHS (15)
4.10 pm: Queensland 58 – 0 ACT (18)
Sunday, July 3 – WATCH REPLAYS HERE
9.30 am: Queensland White 22 – 22 NSW CIS (15)
10.40 am: NSW CCC 74 – 0 CAS (18)
11.50 am: NSW CHS 20 – 22 NSW CIS (18)
1:00 pm: NT 10 – 40 ASSRL Goannas (15)
2.10 pm: WA 26 -18 Victoria (15)
Monday, July 4 – WATCH REPLAYS HERE
10.30am: ACT v NSW CIS (15)
11.40am: NSW CCC 16 – 18 NSW CHS (15)
12.50pm: Victoria 36 – 0 NT (15)
2:00 pm: ASSRL Goannas 16 – 18 WA (15)
Tuesday, July 5 – WATCH LIVE HERE
Game 12: 9.20am – 15 Years Pool A Group 2 – QSS White v ACT
Game 13: 10.30am – 18 Years Selection Match 1 – ACT 26 – 6 CAS
Game 14: 11.50am – 15 Years Pool A Group 1 – NSWCCC 6 – 18 QSS Maroon
Game 15: 1.00pm – 18 Years Semi Final 1 – NSWCCC 8 – 30 NSWCHS
Game 20: 2.20pm – 18 Years Semi Final 2 – QSS v NSWCIS
Wednesday, July 6
10.30am: NT v WA (15)
11.40am: ASSRL Goannas v Victoria (15)
12.50pm: 15 Years Semi Final 1 QLD Maroon v NSWCIS
2:00 pm: 15 Years Semi Final 2 NSWCHS v NSWCCC
Thursday, July 7
10.30am: 15 Years Play-Off (3rd Pool B v 4th Pool B)
11.40am: 15 Years Game X (2nd Group 2 v 3rd Group 2)
12.50pm: 18-Years Selection Match 2
2:00 pm: 18-Years Selection Match 3
Friday, July 8
9.30am: 15-Years Consolation (Loser Semi 1 v Loser Game X)
9.30am (Field 2): 15-Years Consolation (Loser Semi 2 v Winner Game X)
10.40am: John Allen Trophy (15) (1st Pool B v 2nd Pool B)
12.20pm: 15-Years Championship Final (QSS 32 – 16 NSWCHS)
2:00 pm: 18-Years Championship Final QSS 32 – 16 NSWCHS
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Finals results
Boys
(Listed in order of rankings of divisions from top-down)
Confraternity Shield final
Ignatius Park College, Townsville 32 – 0 St Patrick’s College, Mackay
Positional play-offs:
St Brendan’s College, Yeppoon 38 – 6 The Cathedral College, Rockhampton
Iona College, Lindum 10 – 4 Marymount College, Burleigh Waters
St Mary’s College, Toowoomba 16 – 6 St Augustine’s College, Cairns
Bob Lindner Trophy final
Shalom College, Bundaberg 18 – 16 Padua College, Kedron
Positional play-offs:
St Peter Claver College, Riverview 16 – 16 Marist College, Ashgrove
Emmaus College, Rockhampton 32 d- 10 St Patrick’s College, Shorncliffe
Rockhampton Grammar School 22 – 6 Aquinas College, Ashmore
Neil Bloxsidge Plate final
Our Lady of the Southern Cross College, Dalby 28 – 10 St Edmund’s College, Ipswich
Positional play-offs:
Columba Catholic College, Charters Towers 36 – 10 St Michael’s College, Merrimac
St Laurence’s College, South Brisbane 34 – 6 Holy Spirit College, Mackay 6
Assumption College, Warwick 16 – 12 Marist College, Emerald
Confraternity Bowl final
Clairvaux MacKillop College, Mt Gravatt 30 – 12 St Columban’s College, Caboolture
Positional play-offs:
All Souls St Gabriel’s College, Charters Towers 36 – 10 St Thomas More College, Sunnybank
St Teresa’s College, Abergowrie 36 – 6 Blackheath & Thornburgh College, Charters Towers
St Joseph’s College, Toowoomba 28 d Faith Lutheran College, Plainland 4
Confraternity Cup final
Xavier Catholic College, Hervey Bay 30 – 0 Mt Maria College, Mitchelton
Positional play-offs:
Chanel College, Gladstone 20 – 8 Good Shepherd College, Mount Isa
Unity College, Caloundra West 34 – 12 St Patrick’s College, Gympie
St John’s School, Roma 26 – 6 St Mary’s College, Woree
Men of League Challenge final
St Anthony’s College, Townsville 24 d- 10 Gilroy Santa Maria College, Ingham
Positional play-offs:
Emmaus College, Jimboomba 20 – 8 Trinity College, Beenleigh 8
Chisholm Catholic College, Cornubia 16 – 14 Ryan Catholic College, Townsville
St Augustine’s College, Augustine Heights 28 – 4 St James’ College, Spring Hill
ROUND 2 SCHEDULE
Wednesday, June 22
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12pm: St Dominic’s College v Hunter Sports High (Action Photo’s SOON)
12.30pm: Patrician Brothers Blacktown v Westfields Sports
1.30pm: Hills Sports v Endeavour Sports High ACTION PHOTO’S
Wednesday, June 29
11am: Farrer MAHS v All Saints Maitland
TBC*
Illawarra Sports High v Hallam College
Erindale College v The Grange P-12 School
Patrician Brothers Fairfield v Holy Cross College, Ryde
Bass High v St Gregory’s College
*Games expected to be scheduled for start of Term 3
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Tuesday, May 31
ROUND 1 SCHEDULE
Tuesday, May 31
11am: Patrician Brothers Fairfield 64 – 0 Farrer MAHS
Wednesday, June 1
11am: Holy Cross College 38 – 24 All Saints Maitland
11.30am: Erindale College 64 – 0 Illawarra Sports High
12pm: Endeavour Sports High 20 – 14 Patrician Brothers Blacktown (Action Photo’s Monday 13 June)
Wednesday, June 8
12pm: St Dominic’s v Bass High
1.30pm: Hunter Sports High v St Gregory’s College
11am: The Grange P-12 College v Hallam College
Thursday, June 9
Westfields Sports High v Hills Sports High
Queensland Results
Langer Cup
Ipswich SHS 24 – 16 Keebra Park SHS
Aaron Payne Cup
Mackay State High School 0 – 32 St Patrick’s College
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