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Phil Hall Cup LIVE UPDATES

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15/09/2021

Tane Kiriona warming up for St Brendan's College Picture: Matthew Forrest

St Brendan's forward Tane Kiriona.

Phil Hall LIVE UPDATES

Author : Andrew Dawson News Corp Sports

Phil Hall Cup schoolboy grand final day – LIVE UPDATES

Watch the NRL Phil Hall Schoolboy Cup grand final between Palm Beach Currumbin and St Brendan’s College, plus Karyn Murphy Cup and St Augustine’s v Lockyer District finals. WATCH LIVE.

OurFootyTeam LIVE UPDATES

Wednesday (Redcliffe Dolphins)

Karyn Murphy Cup Final Series – 12 Minute Halves

9am – Ipswich SHS Vs Keebra Park SHS

9:30am – Shalom College Vs Kirwan SHS

10:30am – Ipswich SHS Vs Kirwan SHS

11:00am – Shalom College 4 – 24 Keebra Park SHS – (1/2 time 4 – 12)

12:00pm – Shalom College 12 – 16 Ipswich SHS – (1/2 time 8 – 8)

12:30pm – Kirwan SHS 12 – 20 Keebra Park SHS – (1/2 time 4 – 12)

NRL Schoolboy Trophy Qld Grand Final – 30 Minute Halves

St Augustines are the 2021 Queensland Schoolboy Trophy Champions

1:00 pm – St Augustines 20 – 18 Lockyer District

St Augustines College, Cairns QLD – 20

TRIES : (4) Caleb Eaton, (3) Kybon Thaiday 2, (12) Lochlan McGill
GOALS : Bill Vincent 2/4

Lockyer District SHS, Gatton QLD – 18

TRIES : (4) Hayden Dunn 2, (3) Carrapin, (5) Caleb Nagan
GOALS : Hayden Dunn 1/4

Half Time : 4 – 8
FULL TIME : 20 – 18

Karyn Murphy Cup Grand Final ( 15 Minute Halves) No goals

2:30pm – Kirwan SHS 8 – 24 Keebra Parks SHS

Keebra Parks SHS Girls – 2021 Karyn Murphy Cup Champions Keebra Park SHS Girls – 2021 Karyn Murphy Cup Champions

Kirwan SHS – 8
TRIES : (8) Mosby Mona, (9) Martin Savage

Keebra Parks SHS – 24
TRIES : (3) Faith Tutauha (6) Chantah Ratu 2, (4) H Ormund- 2, (11) A Manapori

HALF TIME : 4 – 8
FULL TIME : 24 – 8

NRL Schoolboy Phil Hall Cup Qld Grand Final ( 30 Minute Halves)

3:30pm – Palm Beach-Currumbin SHS 62 – 0 St Brendan’s College

Palm Beach-Currumbin SHS – 62

TRIES : (1) Keano Kini 2, (4) Deine Mariner 3, (5) Jett Forbes 4, (9) Oskar Bryant, (6) Michael Roberts 2, (12) Ryan Foran,
GOALS : (7) Tom Weaver (c) 4/11, Michael Roberts 1/2

St Brendan’s College – 0

TRIES :
GOALS :

HALF TIME : 30 – 0
FULL TIME :

Referee : Nick McEwan

Watch the finals from the Karyn Murphy Cup, NRL Schoolboy Trophy and NRL Schoolboy Phil Hall Cup.

The school rugby league season will end with a bang today when News Corp Australia live-streams three grand finals – including the Phil Hall Cup state final between Palm Beach Currumbin SHS and St Brendan’s College.

WATCH IN THE PLAYER ABOVE

Coverage starts at 9am with live-streaming of the Karyn Murphy Cup schoolgirl competition, continues with the NRL Schoolboy Trophy game between St Augustine’s and Lockyer District, and then culminates with the Phil Hall Cup grand final at 3.30pm – all streamed by The Courier-Mail, Gold Coast Bulletin, Morning Bulletin and News Corp affiliates.

PLAYERS TO WATCH IN TODAY’S GRAND FINALS

Two of the great discovery players unearthed this season have been PBC SHS fullback Keano Kini and Tane Kiriona of St Brendan’s College.

Kini was signed by Gold Coast Titans before any of their talent scouts saw him play a league game live.

A year 11 student, Kini was actually signed after the Titans saw him playing tag (touch football) in his native Auckland.

Palm Beach Currimbin SHS the 2021 Langer Cup Champions

The Titans were looking for a halve and had been tipped off about his ability, so the first chance talent scouts got to see him in the flesh was playing touch football – not rugby league.

The Titans had to move quickly, because two other NRL clubs were circling the then 15-year-old.

Keano Kini playing Meninga Cup for Tweed,Picture: Scott Powick Newscorp

So the Titans sold their vision, and Kini signed which led him to coming to Palm Beach Currumbin SHS this season to “learn the Aussie way’’ and test himself in the elite Langer Trophy schoolboy environment.

“They (the Titans) talked to us about the pathways and we (the family) thought it was a good opportunity,’’ Kini said.

Kini said deciding to attend Palm Beach Currumbin SHS was made easier because PBC star centre Deine Mariner was a club mate of his at the Marist club in New Zealand.

In a late season master stroke by PBC SHS coach Tim Maccan, Kini reverted to a ball-playing extra half despite still wearing the No.1 jersey.

“They wanted me more involved on the line, basically another half on the line on the left side,’’ said Kini, the joint Justin Hodges Medallist player of the year alongside Chris Faagutu (Marsden SHS).

“I like five-eighth and will probably move into the halves next year, but I am enjoying both.’’

Like Kini, St Brendan’s Kiriona was a relative unknown prior to this season.

A middle powerhouse, Kiriona first raised eyebrows playing with the Central Capras in the Meninga Cup under 18 competition in March and April.

His mid field dominance helped Capras into the finals, and he continued that form for St Brendan’s in the Confraternity Shield and Aaron Payne Cup campaigns.

“He is a big mobile aggressive middle forward,’’ said St Brendan’s coach Scott Minto.

“Kiriona will be that strong presence holding up the middle third of the field.

“Look for him combining well with his fellow forward sidekick Noah Corcoran.’’

THE TEAMS

St Brendan’s College :

1. Matthew Hill, 2. Kongasau Nona, 3. Blayden Dodd, 4. Blake Anders, 5. Mackenzi Nixon, 6. Jackson Miller, 7. Owen Pattie, 8. Tane Kiriona, 9. Quinn Stover, 10. Brock Hinds, 11. Benjamin Charles, 12. Kealhan O’Brien, 13. Noah Corcoran, 14. Hoani Harris, 15. Filipe Buli, 16. Harrison Gray, 17. Marley Wosomo

Palm Beach Currimbin SHS :

1 Keano Kini, 2 Hunter Ploegsma, 3 Reef Sommerville, 4 Deine Mariner, 5 Jett Forbes, 6 Michael Roberts, 7 Tom Weaver (c), 8 Kade Somerville (vc), 9 Oskar Bryant, 10 Jack Cullen, 11 Brock Priestley, 12 Ryan Foran, 13 Jayden Wright, 14 Tanu Nona, 15 Bailey Martin, 16 Reico Ratana, 17 Isaiah Scanlan, 18 Darcy Townsend, 19 Travis May, 20 Sam Sowery.

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