Author : Troy Whittaker sharks Media Coordinator

Sharks-backed Endeavour eye crucial Peter Mulholland Cup win

With a line-up dominated by emerging Cronulla players, Endeavour Sports High School will enjoy a strong home advantage against fellow powerhouse Patrician Brothers Fairfield at Sharks Stadium on Friday.

The teams will meet in Round 2 of the Peter Mulholland Cup (PMC) – the most prestigious schoolboy tournament in Australia comprising the best rugby league schools across NSW.

After losing last year’s final against Patrician Brothers Blacktown, Endeavour began their 2025 PMC campaign with a 40-4 victory over Farrar Memorial Agricultural School in May.

Captained by promising Sharks lock Tom Dellow, who won the club’s Junior Representative Player of the Year award in 2024, Endeavour is flush with Cronulla connections.

Coaches Dave Howlett and Brad Kelly are also involved with the Sharks, while halfback Liam Challenor, props Hudsyn Frost and Jake White, fullback Jaylan Herron and back-rower Blake Watman are just a handful of the Endeavour stars coming through Cronulla’s pathways.

Dellow, Frost, White, Watman and forward Sidney Truong have recently been selected for the NSW CHS Opens team, further showing the strength of the Sharks-Endeavour partnership.

The PMC involves the top 16 rugby league schools in NSW with pools of four.

The top two teams in each group progress to the knockout quarter-finals stage.

Endeavour is seeded third in this year’s competition, highlighting the Caringbah-based sporting school’s remarkable ability to sustain success.

Sharks SG Ball coach Kelly emphasised Endeavour’s unique standing in the region, stating, “Endeavour is the only school in the area that offers exposure to the Peter Mulholland Cup and the elite level of schoolboy rugby league.”

“This week’s game is important. We need to win to keep our hopes alive,” he added.

“Although we lost one pool game last year, it came down to for and against to get into the quarterfinals. Every game is super important and you’ve got to make sure you don’t leave anything unchecked.

“Patrician Brothers Fairfield are a good team. They had a good game against Hunter Sports High School (26-10 loss) and they’re going to be tough to beat on Friday.”

Kelly said having a large contingent of Sharks players is a bonus for Endeavour, who are pitted against a “who’s who” of rugby league schools including Westfields, Hunter, Hills, Illawarra and Matraville.

Powerhouse Catholic schools Patrician Brothers Blacktown, Patrician Brothers Fairfield, St Dominics and St Gregorys; plus others like Central Coast Sports and Erindale College.

“It definitely helps with continuity – they’ve either played SG Ball together or they’ve played Harold Matthews Cup,” Kelly said.

“They’ve got a good understanding of how we’re structured.

“Having Dave and I here as well as coaching down there, everything crosses over pretty closely.

“It gives us a bit of an advantage in terms of being able to keep the flow of the way we play the game going from Sharks into school.

“Fourteen of the 17 that played against Farrar were affiliated with the Sharks and the line-up will be fairly similar this week.”

Adding to the occasion on Friday, Endeavour will stage a 20-year reunion for their 2005 NRL Schoolboy Cup-winning team, including former Sharks players Mitch Brown and Blake Ayshford.

“Some of those boys are coming into the school to present the jerseys and have a chat to this year’s team, attend the game and have a BBQ afterwards,” Kelly said.

Kick-off on Friday is at 12pm, with free entry to the stadium.

The match will also be streamed live on KommunityTV.

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Endeavour in Buckley & Uni grand finals

Buckley Shield semi final win over Westfields SHS

Endeavour in Uni & Buckley grand finals (Photo : Endeavour SHS)

On Tuesday 10 September, our Under 14 NSWCHS Buckley Shield team took on Westfields Sports High School in the semi final of the Buckley Shield competition.

After going down to Westfields in the final round of the competition, we knew we were in for a tough game but were also confident that we could match the boys from Westfields if we played to our strengths.

The game was evenly matched in the opening 15 minutes with both teams trading sets and coming up with high quality play.

A break down the right edge by Jack McKevett was finished off with a try under the posts to Cooper Shephard.

After defending our try line for 2 sets we eventually broke and Westfields evened up the scores 6 all.

Westfields kicked a field goal with 30 seconds to go before half time after a very evenly contested first half.

The second half continued where the first half left off with both teams going end to end.

A try to Chad Kamara after a jinking run back towards the posts gave Endeavour a 12-7 lead.

Westfields hit back with another try after a play the ball error adjacent to the posts. Fortunately, the conversion from right next to the posts, hit the left upright and the score remained 12-11.

A break away run by Chad Kamara was stopped centimetres form the line and Westfields scrambled to prevent us from scoring.

The final minutes saw heart rates rising and tensions building but the scramble defence and will to win from the Endeavour boys prevailed.

Despite a last second charge down the field and a kick over the defensive line, we held on for a memorable 12 -11 win.

The boys will play in Cessnock next Tuesday for a chance to win the NSWCHS Buckley Shield.

NSWCHS University Shield Semi Final win over Illawarra SHS

Endeavour in Uni & Buckley grand finals (Photo : Endeavour SHS)

In a thrilling University Shield clash, Endeavour SHS triumphed over Illawarra SHS in a hard-fought contest.

Endeavour’s standout performances came from Jamie Curran and Cruz Parkin, who were outstanding after they returned from their Peter Mulholland Schoolboy Cup campaign, driving the team forward.

Spencer Swann and Liam Challenor expertly navigated a tough first half, battling against a huge breeze to maintain momentum.

Both teams displayed immense spirit, respect, and determination throughout.

Illawarra SHS fought valiantly, but Endeavour’s superior tactical execution proved decisive, earning them a well-deserved victory in a competitive encounter.

Endeavour will now play Hunter SHS in the Grand Final on Tuesday 17 September at Cessnock.

Final Score: 32-4

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Goals : Liam Challenor 4

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2022 Katrina Fanning Cup

Watch the Katrina Fanning Cup grand finals exclusively with KommunityTV

It was business time in the Katrina Fanning Cup, as six teams battled it out for NSW schoolgirls league glory. Watch all three grand finals now in our exclusive match replays.

Watch the full match replay as Erindale College v Bass High (Under-18s) in the Katrina Fanning Cup grand final.

Bass High has been crowned Katrina Fanning Cup champions after beating Erindale College 14-8 in a thrilling under-18 grand final bout.

Bass High School with Katrina Fanning (Photo : Steve Montgomery)

The victor managed to hold on to its 8-4 lead at half-time to take home the coveted title.

Bass certainly showed itself as worthy winners, after claiming a try in the first minute of the game.

Scrum half Nhiamaya Moran also put a four-pointer to her name in the opening nine-minute half.

But being only one try apart, the game was still up for grabs.

It was a try from Bass right centre Mariah Fasavalu Famausili which allowed the Sydney school to extend its lead out of Erindale’s reach.

Despite losing, the efforts of Erindale’s No.7 caught the eye, as the scrym half claimed all eight of her team’s points.

REPLAY: Katrina Fanning Shield – Under-14 Grand Final: Matraville Sports High v Hunter Sports

Watch the full replay of Matraville Sports High v Hunter Sports from the Katrina Fanning Shield.

An epic second half performance has fired Matraville Sports to a dramatic 14-12 win over Hunter Sports High in the under-14 Katrina Fanning Cup grand final.

It looked as though Hunter was on course for the title, after it won the first half 8-0.

But the south Sydney school began the second period with a new lease of life, pinning four tries to its name to prevail in the decider.

It was certainly an unexpected twist, after Hunter second rower Brooke Pittman landed the first try of the game within the opening minutes.

That was followed shortly after by a four-pointer from Hunter right centre Holly Winter.

Hunter fullback Kiarni Simon crossed the line for the Newcastle side in the final few minutes, but it was not enough to overcome the point pile-on from their opposition.

REPLAY: Katrina Fanning Cup – Under-16 Grand Final: Casula v Hunter Sports High

Hunter SHS u16 team with Katrina Fanning (Photo : Steve Montgomery)

Hunter Sports High has gone some way to making up for the school’s earlier disappointment by claiming the under-16 Katrina Fanning Cup title in emphatic fashion.

The Gateshead team downed Casula 24-0 in the Grand Final to emerge victorious in a one-side decider.

It came just after the school’s under-14 side had narrowly lost its grand final to Matraville

Matraville SHS u14 team with Katrina Fanning (Photo : Steve Montgomery)

GRAND FINAL PREVIEW

Eight NSW schools will travel from far and wide to compete in the Katrina Fanning Schoolgirls Cup on Tuesday at Tuggerah, with Monaro High making the longest journey of all.

The Cooma-based school will enter a different climate as well as they trade in the cold for the Central Coast warmth in a 950km round trip.

Two other schools hoping the long journey will be worth their while are Hennessy Catholic College – 900km round trip from Young – and Red Bend Catholic College in Forbes.

The schools are split into two group and play in a round robin format, with the top two from each group qualifying for the semi-finals. The winners of those matches then face off in the grand final.

St Joseph’s High School, Aberdeen and Hunter Sports High will be the only schools making a trip south, with the other three participating schools – St Agnes Catholic College, Endeavour Sports High School and Casula High School – are from Sydney.

St Agnes, Endeavour Sports, St Joseph’s and Monaro are in one group, with Casula, Hennessy, Red Bend and Hunter Sports in the other.

It will be Endeavour’s thrid shot to claim a rugby league competition title this year, today endeavour went down to Westfields SHS in the u15 Chace Stanley Cup 10 – 16.

After their boys team fell short of reaching the Schoolboys Cup semi-finals last month. They were knocked out by Cup winners Patrician Brothers, Fairfield.

It’s now the girls’ chance to make a bit of history.

The NSWRL / NRL Katrina Fanning Cup is a schoolgirl competition, the 2022 finals were held on Tuesday 20 September at the Central Coast Sporting and Recreational fields at Tuggerah in NSW

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St. Agnes Catholic HS 16 – 18 Warilla HS
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Daramalan College 4 – 16 St. Agnes Catholic HS
Red Bend Catholic College 4 – 26 Hunter SHS
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St. Agnes Catholic HS 4 – 8 St. Josephs HS Aberdeen
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Katrina Fanning Cup u14 Grand Final

Matraville SHS 14 – 12 Hunter SHS

Katrina Fanning Cup u16 Results

St. Agnes Catholic HS 0 – 18 Endeavour SHS
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St. Josephs HS Aberdeen 22 – 4 Monaro HS
Red Bend Catholic College 4 – 20 Hennessy Catholic College
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Casula HS 24 – 4 Redbend Catholic College
Monaro HS 0 – 30 Hunter SHS

Katrina Fanning Cup u16 Grand Final

Casula HS 0 – 24 Hunter SHS

Katrina Fanning Cup u18 Results

Rooty Hill HS 14 – 8 Toormina HS
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Toormina HS 0 – 24 Bass HS
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Rooty Hills HS 0 – 30 Bass HS
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Bass HS 14 – 8 Erindale College

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2022 Schoolboy Cup National Championship

14/09/2022 3:00 pm N/A Patrician Bros F'field vs Ipswich SHS

Round 7 Ladder

2022 Schoolboy Cup Round 7 Ladder

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Patrician Bros F'field	6	6	0	0	197	70	127	12
2	Hill SHS	6	5	0	1	150	98	52	10
3	Erindale	5	4	0	1	194	66	128	8
4	Westfields SHS	5	3	0	2	166	71	95	6
5	St. Doms	4	3	0	1	106	72	34	6
6	Holy Cross	4	2	0	2	108	102	6	4
7	Illawarra SHS	3	2	0	1	54	94	-40	4
8	Hunter SHS	3	1	1	1	66	78	-12	3
9	Bulls	3	0	2	1	50	72	-22	2
10	Endavour SHS	4	1	0	3	54	124	-70	2
11	St. Greg's	3	0	1	2	46	58	-12	1
12	All Saints	3	0	1	2	40	90	-50	1
13	Farrer	3	0	1	2	20	106	-86	1
14	Patrician Bros B'ktown	4	0	0	4	60	122	-62	0
15	The Grange	3	0	0	3	42	110	-68	0

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2022 Schoolboy Cup Grand Final

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Round 6 Ladder

2022 Schoolboy Cup Round 6 Ladder

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Patrician Bros F'field	6	6	0	0	197	70	127	12
2	Hill SHS	6	5	0	1	150	98	52	10
3	Erindale	5	4	0	1	194	66	128	8
4	Westfields SHS	5	3	0	2	166	71	95	6
5	St. Doms	4	3	0	1	106	72	34	6
6	Holy Cross	4	2	0	2	108	102	6	4
7	Illawarra SHS	3	2	0	1	54	94	-40	4
8	Hunter SHS	3	1	1	1	66	78	-12	3
9	Bulls	3	0	2	1	50	72	-22	2
10	Endavour SHS	4	1	0	3	54	124	-70	2
11	St. Greg's	3	0	1	2	46	58	-12	1
12	All Saints	3	0	1	2	40	90	-50	1
13	Farrer	3	0	1	2	20	106	-86	1
14	Patrician Bros B'ktown	4	0	0	4	60	122	-62	0
15	The Grange	3	0	0	3	42	110	-68	0

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