Confraternity Carnival

Confro2023 Preview Ignatius Park College

by
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23/06/2023

The Townsville school is seeking its third successive Confraternity Shield (Photo : QISSRL)

Confro2023 Preview Ignatius Park College

Author : QISSRL

Confro2023 Preview Ignatius Park College

Confro2023 Preview Ignatius Park College The Townsville school is seeking its third successive Confraternity Shield (Photo : QISSRL)

Ignatius Park College’s rugby league squad returns to Brisbane next week to chase a Confraternity Carnival milestone that has eluded so many schools.

The Townsville school is seeking its third successive Confraternity Shield as the Division 1 champions when the 2023 Carnival begins next Monday at St Laurence’s College’s playing fields at Runcorn.

Two schools have achieved the three-peat previously in more than four decades of Confro history: St Patrick’s College, Mackay (1988-92) and Ignatius Park College (2011-2013).

Another seven schools have attempted a third successive win without success, underlining the competitive nature of the carnival.

But Ignatius Park can draw on that 2011-2013 era when current Norths Devils coach Dave Elliott guided one of the best teams in Confro history.

The 2012 team came to Shorncliffe to defend their title with a team including Valentine Holmes, Coen Hess and player of the carnival Kieran Quabba.

Ignatius Park College will compete under new leadership this year with two-time winning coach Steven Lansley transferring to new Division 3 team Southern Cross College.

Zeb Kyle is now head coach, following his work leading Townsville Blackhawks Under 18s to the Mal Meninga Cup grand final.

Kyle said the players were excited to compete this year with their attitude and defence helping deliver strong results in other competitions leading up to the Carnival.

Kyle said about five players from last season’s champions will return this year.

“I’ve been really impressed with the attitude among the group during the season,” Kyle said.

“Our defensive efforts in our games during the (north Queensland open schools’) Aaron Payne Cup give me confidence that we’ll be a tough competitor for any teams we come up against during Confro.

“It’s been a demanding few months for a lot of the boys with little time between other competitions.

The focus this week is on recovery so the boys feel fresh for a big week of footy coming up.”

The Ignatius Park team

The Ignatius Park team have battled hard in the first three rounds of the Aaron Payne Cup with their first meeting against last year’s Confro grand finalists St Patrick’s College, Mackay.

Despite a tough loss against the Mackay team, Ignatius Park fought back in round two to force a draw against Kirwan State High School and would later claim victory in round three against Trinity Bay State High School.

Ignatius Park will have a chance at redemption against St Patrick’s College in round four which is set for July 12.

When asked what key messages he’d given the group ahead of this year’s Carnival, Kyle said he had kept it very simple.

“I just want them to really enjoy the whole week,” Kyle said.

“Obviously it’s a Carnival where winning and losing matters but it should always be a Carnival they enjoy regardless of the result.

“We want the boys to enjoy each others’ company away from the footy and make sure we’re doing things we enjoy away from footy too.

“In the end, they’re just schoolboys playing footy so it’s always got to come back to that.”

Working alongside Kyle this year is assistant coach Dylan O’Connor. Included in the coach staff is ex-student now strength and condition coach, Matthew Stark.

The boys’ selected in this year’s team will have their jumpers presented to them by their parents at a special evening on the Friday before the Carnival.

Kyle said there had been a really strong showing of support from parents and the wider Townsville community for the players.

“Although it’s my first year as head coach, it’s really impressed me how strong the community support is for the boys,” Mr Kyle said.

“You can expect that a lot of parents will be making the trip to Brisbane to support their son and their school and that’s always really important.”

2023 Confraternity Shield Full Draw

Group Fixtures

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Sunday 25th June

Time Field Division Pool Team Team

12:00 pm Suncorp St Laurence’s College Villanova College

Day One (Monday)

Time Field Division Pool Team Team

8:40 am 1 3 B Mt Maria College St Patrick’s College Gympie
2 3 A Xavier Catholic College Unity College
3 G A Marymount College The Cathedral College
4 3 B St Augustine’s College Springfield Trinity College
5 3 A Gilroy Santa Maria College Emmaus College Jimboomba
6 G A Southern Cross Catholic College Mt Maria College
9:30 am 1 G B St Patrick’s College Mackay Shalom College
2 G B St Joseph’s College Toowoomba Emmaus College Jimboomba
3 3 C Faith Lutheran College St John’s School Roma
4 3 C Southern Cross Catholic College St James’ College
5 3 D St John’s College Nambour Chisholm Catholic College
6 3 D Chanel College St Mary’s College Woree
10:20 am 1 2 A Our Lady of the Southern Cross College Holy Spirit College
2 2 A St Columban’s College St Teresa’s College
3 2 C St Thomas More College St Laurence’s College
4 2 B Aquinas College Marist College Emerald
5 2 B All Souls St Gabriel’s School St Joseph’s College Toowoomba
6 G C St Ursula’s College Trinity College
11:10 am 1 1 A Ignatius Park College Padua College
2 2 C Columba Catholic College Villanova College
3 2 D Clairvaux MacKillop College Blackheath & Thornburgh College
4 2 D St Michael’s College Assumption College
5 1 A Marymount College Emmaus College Rockhampton
6 G C Emmaus College Rockhampton St Margaret Mary’s College
12:00 pm 1 G A Marymount College Southern Cross Catholic College
2 1 B St Patrick’s College Mackay Marist College Ashgrove
3 1 D The Cathedral College Shalom College
4 1 D St Mary’s College Toowoomba St Edmund’s College
5 1 B St Augustine’s College Cairns The Rockhampton Grammar School
6 G A The Cathedral College Mt Maria College
12:50 pm 1 1 C Iona College St Patrick’s College Shorncliffe
2 1 C St Brendan’s College St Peter Claver College
3 3 E Ryan Catholic College McAuley College
4 3 E Good Shepherd Catholic College St Anthony’s College
5 3 A Xavier Catholic College Gilroy Santa Maria College
6 3 A Unity College Emmaus College Jimboomba
1:40 pm 1 3 C Faith Lutheran College St James’ College
2 3 C St John’s School Roma Southern Cross Catholic College
3 3 D Chanel College Chisholm Catholic College
4 G B Shalom College Emmaus College Jimboomba
5 G B St Patrick’s College Mackay St Joseph’s College Toowoomba
6 3 D St Mary’s College Woree St John’s College Nambour
2:30 pm 1 2 B Aquinas College All Souls St Gabriel’s School
2 2 B Marist College Emerald St Joseph’s College Toowoomba
3 1 A Ignatius Park College Marymount College
4 1 A Padua College Emmaus College Rockhampton
5 2 A Our Lady of the Southern Cross College St Columban’s College
6 2 A Holy Spirit College St Teresa’s College
3:20 pm 1 G C Emmaus College Rockhampton St Ursula’s College
2 1 D Shalom College St Edmund’s College
3 2 D Blackheath & Thornburgh College Assumption College
4 2 C St Thomas More College Columba Catholic College
5 2 D Clairvaux MacKillop College St Michael’s College
6 G C St Margaret Mary’s College Trinity College
4:10 pm 1 1 D St Mary’s College Toowoomba The Cathedral College
2 1 C St Brendan’s College Iona College
3 1 B Marist College Ashgrove The Rockhampton Grammar School
4 1 B St Patrick’s College Mackay St Augustine’s College Cairns
5 1 C St Patrick’s College Shorncliffe St Peter Claver College

Day Two (Tuesday)

Time Field DIV Group Team Team

8:30 am 1 3 B Mt Maria College Trinity College
2 3 B St Patrick’s College Gympie St Augustine’s College Springfield
3 3 D Chisholm Catholic College St Mary’s College Woree
4 3 E Good Shepherd Catholic College Ryan Catholic College
5 3 E St Anthony’s College McAuley College
6 3 D Chanel College St John’s College Nambour
9:20 am 1 2 D Assumption College Clairvaux MacKillop College
2 2 D St Michael’s College Blackheath & Thornburgh College
3 2 A Our Lady of the Southern Cross College St Teresa’s College
4 2 A Holy Spirit College St Columban’s College
5 G C Emmaus College Rockhampton Trinity College
6 G C St Ursula’s College St Margaret Mary’s College
10:10 am 1 2 C Villanova College St Thomas More College
2 2 C St Laurences College Columba Catholic College
3 2 B Aquinas College St Joseph’s College Toowoomba
4 2 B Marist College Emerald All Souls St Gabriel’s School
5 G B St Patrick’s College Mackay Emmaus College Jimboomba
6 G B Shalom College St Joseph’s College Toowoomba
11:00 am 1 1 B Marist College Ashgrove St Augustine’s College Cairns
2 1 C Iona College St Peter Claver College
3 1 C St Brendan’s College St Patrick’s College Shorncliffe
4 1 B St Patrick’s College Mackay The Rockhampton Grammar School
5 G A The Cathedral College Southern Cross Catholic College
6 G A Marymount College Mt Maria College
11:50 am 1 1 A Marymount College Padua College
2 1 A Ignatius Park College Emmaus College Rockhampton
3 1 D The Cathedral College St Edmund’s College
4 1 D St Mary’s College Toowoomba Shalom College
5 3 A Xavier Catholic College Emmaus College Jimboomba
6 3 A Unity College Gilroy Santa Maria College
12:40 pm BREAK
12:50 pm 1 3 C Faith Lutheran College Southern Cross Catholic College
2 3 C St John’s School Roma St James’ College
3 3 E St Anthony’s College Ryan Catholic College
4 3 E McAuley College Good Shepherd Catholic College
5 3 B Mt Maria College St Augustine’s College Springfield
6 3 B St Patrick’s College Gympie Trinity College

Finals Series

Day Two (Tuesday)

Time Field Div Group Team Team Game

1:40 pm 1 Plate Pool A 1 Pool D 2 1
2 Plate Pool A 2 Pool D 1 2
3 Bowl Pool A 3 Pool D 4 3
4 Bowl Pool A 4 Pool D 3 4
2:30 pm 1 Plate Pool B 1 Pool C 2 5
2 Plate Pool B 2 Pool C 1 6
3 Bowl Pool B 3 Pool C 4 7
4 Bowl Pool B 4 Pool C 3 8
5 G Play Off Position 12 Position 9 G1
6 G Play Off Position 11 Position 10 G2
3:20 pm 1 Shield Pool B 1 Pool C 2 9
2 Shield Pool B 2 Pool C 1 10
3 Trophy Pool B 3 Pool C 4 11
4 Trophy Pool B 4 Pool C 3 12
5 G Trophy Semi Position 8 Position 5 G3
6 G Trophy Semi Position 7 Position 6 G4
4:10 pm 1 Shield Pool A 1 Pool D 2 13
2 Shield Pool A 2 Pool D 1 14
3 Trophy Pool A 3 Pool D 4 15
4 Trophy Pool A 4 Pool D 3 16
5 G Shield Semi Position 1 Position 4 G5
6 G Shield Semi Position 2 Position 3 G6

Day Three (Wednesday) Rest Day

Day Four (Thursday)

Time Division Pool Field Team Team Game

8:30 am 3 Play off Team 17 Team 20
3 Play off Team 18 Team 19
3 Q/F Challenge Team 9 Team 16 17
3 Q/F Challenge Team 10 Team 15 18
3 Q/F Challenge Team 11 Team 14 19
3 Q/F Challenge Team 12 Team 13 20
9:20 am 3 Q/F Cup Team 1 Team 8 21
3 Q/F Cup Team 2 Team 7 22
3 Q/F Cup Team 3 Team 6 23
3 Q/F Cup Team 4 Team 5 24
G Play off Loser G3 Loser G4
G Play off Loser G1 Loser G2
10:10 am Grand Final Girls Trophy 1 Winner G3 Winner G4
G Play off Loser G5 Loser G6
2 Bowl Winner 3 Winner 7 25
2 Bowl Loser 3 Loser 7 26
G Play off Winner G1 Winner G2
11:00 am Grand Final Girls Shield 1 Winner G5 Winner G6
12:00 pm Presentations
12:30 pm 2 Plate Winner 1 Winner 5 27
2 Plate Winner 2 Winner 6 28
2 Plate Loser 1 Loser 5 29
2 Plate Loser 2 Loser 6 30
2 Bowl Winner 4 Winner 8 31
2 Bowl Loser 4 Loser 8 32
1:30 pm 1 Trophy Winner 11 Winner 15 33
1 Trophy Loser 11 Loser 15 34
1 Trophy Winner 12 Winner 16 35
1 Trophy Loser 12 Loser 16 36
1 Shield Loser 10 Loser 14 37
3 Play off Team 17 Team 18
2:30 pm 1 Shield Winner 9 Winner 13 38
1 Shield Loser 9 Loser 13 39
1 Shield Winner 10 Winner 14 40
3 Play off Team 19 Team 20
3 Cup Winner 21 Winner 24 41
3 Cup Loser 21 Loser 24 42
3:30 pm 3 Cup Winner 22 Winner 23 43
3 Cup Loser 22 Loser 23 44
3 Challenge Winner 17 Winner 20 45
3 Challenge Loser 17 Loser 20 46
3 Challenge Winner 18 Winner 19 47
3 Challenge Loser 18 Loser 19 48

Day Five (Friday)

Time Division Pool Field Team Team

8:20am Play off Challenge Loser 45 Loser 47
Play off Challenge Winner 46 Winner 48
Play off Challenge Loser 46 Loser 48
Play off Bowl Winner 26 Winner 32
Play off Bowl Loser 26 Loser 32
9:10am Play off Cup Winner 42 Winner 44
Play off Cup Loser 42 Loser 44
Play off Trophy Loser 34 Loser 36
10:00am Play off Trophy Winner 34 Winner 36
Play off Trophy Loser 33 Loser 35
Play off Plate Loser 29 Loser 30
Play off Bowl Loser 25 Loser 31
10:50am Play off Plate Loser 27 Loser 28
Play off Shield Winner 37 Winner 39
Play off Shield Loser 38 Loser 40
Play off Shield Loser 37 Loser 39
11:40am 3 Play Off Position 17 Position 19
3 Play Off Position 18 Position 20
Play off Plate Winner 29 Winner 30
Play off Cup Loser 41 Loser 43
8:30am Grand Final Cup 1 Winner 41 Winner 43
9:30am Grand Final Challenge 2 Winner 45 Winner 47
9:30am Grand Final Bowl 1 Winner 25 Winner 31
10:30am Grand Final Plate 1 Winner 27 Winner 28
11:30am Grand Final Trophy 1 Winner 33 Winner 35
12:30 pm Grand Final Shield 1 Winner 38 Winner 40

Day 3 Action Photo’s

BOYS

Sydney GOLD v Presidents

Sydney RED v Southern

Northern V Western

GIRLS

Southern v Western

Sydney RED v Northern

Sydney GOLD v Western

NSWRLRA Junior Reps Presentation Night

2023 Sharks Jnr Rep Presentation Night

Panthers announces 2023 Junior Representative award winners

2023 Bulldogs Junior Representative Awards

City Under 16s overwhelm Country

City Under 18s chalk up three-peat over gallant Country

Representative teams named for Country v City

Country Women take early bragging rights

Eels able to outlast determined Knights

Roosters make history with back-to-back Tarsha Gale Cups

2023 Harold Matthews Cup Grand Final

Mounties win epic decider with historic scoreline
Monaro compile magnificent seven tries to down Knights

Action Photo Galleries

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2023 Harold Matthews Cup Grand Final
2023 SG Ball Cup Grand Final (Coming Soon)
2023 Tarsha Gale Cup (Coming Soon)

NSWCHS u18 schoolgirls trials

2023 SG Ball Cup Grand Final team lists

2023 Tarsha Gale Cup Grand Final team lists

2023 Harold Matthews Cup Grand Final team lists

2023 HNWP Grand Final team lists

SG Ball finals six players to watch

2023 Harold Matthew Cup Elimination Finals Team Lists

2023 Tarsha Gale Cup Elimination Finals Team Lists

2023 SG Ball Cup Elimination Finals Team Lists