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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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Erindale knock-out reigning premiers to advance to PMC Finals

Erindale knock-out reigning premiers

Erindale College have eliminated the reigning Peter Mulholland Cup premiers, Patrician Brothers Fairfield, defeating them 22-10 at Seiffert Oval to advance to the quarter finals.

Erindale centre Mark Tuialii was a standout for the red, black and white, proving a handful on the right-edge and scoring the match sealing try.

Erindale will now cruise through to the quarter finals of the 2023 competition undefeated, beating out Patrician Brothers, Illawarra SHS and Matraville SHS.

The ACT side started the game in perfect fashion, gaining early field position to strike on the right edge through Dakai Lilo-Bolatagaci to crack the first points.

After some solid Fairfield defence, Erindale finally cracked through for their second of the day, this time Sam Gash linking up with the opposite centre Peter Soward to extend their lead to 8-nil.

Erindale left the door ajar after an impressive first half, making a mistake coming out of trouble to give Patrician Brothers an opportunity.

Fairfield made them pay, Saia Alatini crashing over in the final minutes to close the gap to 8-6 at the halftime break.

Erindale coach Ash Barnes fired his boys up at halftime and they responded early, pouncing on a Fairfield mistake to open the scoring in the second half through Xavier Cacciotti.

Gash had an off day with the boot, missing his first three shots at conversion, leaving the scores 12-6 after 33 minutes.

Patrician Brothers fought their way back in the game, yet again making Erindale pay for an unforced error with Jezia Tua’au going over in the corner, closing the score to 12-10.

The match entered an arm-wrestle for the next ten minutes with both sides showing fight and some outstanding scrambling defence.

But it was the man of the match who broke the deadlock, Mark Tuialii, who received some early ball from Mitchell Brophy to show his speed and footwork to score in the corner.

Gash’s conversion waved away, holding a tight 16-10 lead with six minutes to go.

Fairfield attempted a short kick-off but it was defused by the Erindale defence before giving away back-to-back penalties which killed their chances of a comeback.

Halfback Ethan Alaia put the game to bed, springing off his left-foot to beat four defenders and score the match winner in an incredible individual effort.

Gash got a great cheer from the crowd as he converted the try to extend Erindale’s lead to 22-10 at fulltime.

Fulltime:

Erindale College 22
Tries : Bolatagici, Soward, Cacciotti, Tuialii, Alaia
Goal : Gash

def Patrician Brothers Fairfield 10
Tries : Alatini, Tua’au
Goal : Muagututia

The Teams

Erindale College

1. Sam Gash
2. Dakai Lilo-Bolatagaci
3. Peter Soward
4. Mark Tualii
5. Alex Sweeney
6. Ethan Alaia
7. Mitchell Brophy
8. Mathais Tomuli Ah-Kuoi
9. Xavier Cacciotti
10. Jayden Svager
11. Brock Apolevski
12. Max Mercer
13. Andrew Muir

14. Jonah Alaia
15.
16. Josh Urbaniak
17. JJ Maupohiva
18. Byron Cahill
19. Kauger Roache

Patrician Brothers Fairfield

1. Corey Leigh
2. Noah Funa
3. Ratu Cayuqueo
4. Junior Fagalele
5. Jezia Tua’au
6. Chad Daniels
7. Alex Isdale
8. Massimo Mari
9. Zaudas Muagututia
10. Kimball Liufau
11. Saia Alatini
12. Jezaiah Funa-luta
13. Bailey Myers

14. Billy Arena
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16. Livai Saukura
17. Jarvess Lafolua
18. Archie Riley
19. Neveah Pritchard
20. Brandon Navarro
21. Felise Taufa’ao
22. Nikolao Tavita

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Patties add another half century

Illawarra SHS host Patrician Brothers Fairfield

Peter Mulholland Cup live stream: Illawarra Sports High host Patrician Brothers, Fairfield in big match-up

That’s over 100 points in two games now for the defending NRL Schoolboys champions who have set their sights on a pivotal showdown with Erindale next month.

Watch a full replay as Illawarra Sports v Patrician Brothers Fairfield.

Patrician Brothers, Fairfield have blown Illawarra off the park in a 58-10 demolition at Sid Parrish Oval.

The defending premiers were simply the hungrier of the two sides, overpowering Illawarra with their intensity and strong post-contact metres all game.

Defensively as well Patties were resolute, unlike the Illawarra who will be kicking themselves for a number of costly missed tackles.

Lock forward Bailey Myers, who picked up a double, was pleased with his side’s attitude throughout the match.

“The boys played really well considering we had a few out injured,” Myers said.

“We stuck to our plan and got the job done.”

Myers highlighted the efforts of fill-in halfback Brandon Navarro as crucial to his side’s success.

The workrates of Patties second rowers Nevaeh Pritchard and Jezaiah Funa-Luta were second to none, both heavily involving themselves and making some tough carries through the middle of the park.

Hooker Zaidas Muagututia had the ball on a string all days as he picked up an impressive four assists, twice to lock Myers and twice to rampaging interchange forward Livai Saukuru, the last of which was a beautiful flick pass for the highlight reel.

Junior Fagelele picked up an excellent solo try from centre, breaking through a hole down the right flank with a mean dummy and racing half the field to score.

Skilful five-eighth Chad Daniels, highlighted by coach Frank Pritchard as one to watch, also got on the scoresheet and picked up an assist to Ratu Cayuqueo.

It wasn’t all gloom for the Illawarra, with both wingers Ben Kami and Ben Binene finishing tries in opposite corners to break the Pattie’s defence for the first time this year.

Overall though, a convincing win for Patrician Brothers Fairfield who piled on 11 tries and remain strong contenders on this year’s competition.

PREVIEW

Patrician Brothers, Fairfield aren’t getting caught up in scorelines.

Patties picked up right where they left off in 2022 with their opening game 56-0 demolition of Matraville.

Their next opponent, Illawarra Sports High, on the other hand, were totally outplayed by Erindale, going down 38-8.

Despite the massive round one points discrepancy, the defending NRL Schoolboys champions are wary of the dangers Illawarra possess, particularly their ‘middles and edges’.

You catch every moment of this match at Sid Parrish Oval from 1pm on Wednesday exclusively on KommunityTV as part of our two-year deal to cover the NRL Schoolboys Cup competition. See the full NRL Schoolboys schedule.

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Monday, June 19

1pm: Endeavour Sports v Westfields Sports (PointsBet Stadium)

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1.40pm – Matraville Sports v Erindale (Pioneers Park, Malabar)

Patrician Brothers coach Frank Pritchard identified the strength of his spine players as big contributors to their productivity in attack in the first round, namely five-eighth Chad Daniels who had a super opening round performance.

“The confidence we showed early last week was great,” he said.

“We went out with the intention of trying to be defensively really strong to start the game, which we were, and ended up coming away with a big scoreline.”

But Pritchard believes there’s still room for his side to improve if they want to retain their crown in 2023.

“We had a few too many set incompletions for our liking, especially after scoring a try,” Prichard said.

Patties were great in both defence and attack against Matraville

“Luckily we were good defensively and we weren’t punished for this.”

Illawarra struggled to get the ball into attacking areas against a resolute Erindale side last week, but Pritchard knows his side will have to be at their best.

“We watched their game – we know we have to focus on stopping their middles and their edges,” Pritchard said.

One such middle that stood out for Illawarra last week was damaging front rower Palu Tuasala who was proving difficult to handle even for a solid defensive side like Erindale.

As for the edges, Harry Wililo has the x-factor to do damage from centre, as he showed with one of his side’s tries against Erindale.

“If we let them get to work, we could be in for a tough afternoon.”

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Schoolboy Cup Rnd 1 double header

Hills read riot act despite blistering start to campaign

Live stream: Hills Sports and Endeavour clash in massive NRL Schoolboys Cup double-header

For 50 minutes, Hills Sports showed their undoubted NRL Schoolboys quality by running Endeavour ragged.

It’s the final 10 minutes that was a little cause for concern. Relive all the action.

Watch a full replay as Hills Sports v Endeavour Sports.

Hills Sports High have kicked off their redemption campaign with a convincing 36-16 win over Endeavour at Blue Bet Stadium on Wednesday.

Hills wasted no time in getting points on the board with Na’oia Tofaeano breaking through the Endeavour defence on their first possession to score in the corner.

Endeavour were a formidable opponent, but were simply outclassed by last year’s runners-up and their cohesive defensive line.

Hills assistant coach Mitchell Lewis said while it was a positive result to start the season, there was definitely a few issues to address.

The Hills backline proved a handful for the Endeavour defence all day. Pic: Christian Anstey

“I think we played well for the first 50 minutes,” he said.

“There was definitely a little bit of complacency there.”

Hills made good use of an extra man on the field after Endeavour’s Bailey Leach was sent to the sin bin late in the first half, planting two tries before the break.

The sin bin was also needed late in the match for a dangerous tackle, the culprit this time was Hills centre Albert Litsisoni.

Mitchell said being a man down ‘really hurt’ the team.

“It let (Endeavour) gain more momentum,” Mitchell said.

Fullback Lincoln Fletcher contributed 16 points of his own, kicking six from six as well as scoring a try just before halftime.

Mitchell said the boys really need to prove defensively ahead of their next clash with Patrician Brothers, Blacktown on June 14.

“If we want to be really serious about this competition, we can’t be conceding 18 points every week.”

It was a good start to the 2023 season for Hills Sports. Pic: Christian Anstey

PREVIEW

Still chastened by last year’s grand final defeat, Hills Sports High are determined to kick off their 2023 Peter Mulholland Cup campaign in style on Wednesday.

After going through the 2022 season undefeated, Hills fell 20-16 to Patrician Brothers, Fairfield in the final moments of a thrilling decider.

They start their new campaign with a clash against Endeavour Sports High, a team they comfortably disposed of in the early rounds last year.

Hills began last year’s decider on fire but faded in the second half.

The match is part of a blockbuster double header at Blue Bet Stadium and will be LIVE STREAMED exclusively by KommunityTV as part of our season-long coverage of the Peter Mulholland Cup.

Patrician Brothers, Blacktown clash with Westfield Sports High in the later game. See the full round one schedule below.

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All four teams are part of the seeded pool and Hills coach Shane Jones knows his side face a huge task to repeat last year’s heroics.

“Obviously these games are very hard to win,” Jones said.

“But the boys are out there training in the early hours of the morning, sometimes it’s still dark and there’s frost on the oval, but they get it done because they love it.”

Jordan Uta, who came off the bench in last year’s grand final, said the boys want to come into the new season stronger than ever and learn from last year’s mistakes.

Hills Sports players Callan Phillips, Albert litisoni, Lorenzo Talataina and Jordan Uta.

“It obviously gives us more motivation,” Uta said.

“It all depends on the boys, if they put in the effort in training, the results will come.”

A key part of bouncing back from last year’s disappointment for Jones is consistency in every game, no matter the opponent.

“We try to instil in the boys how important it is to compete in every moment of the game, not just in the big games,” Jones said.

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Ipswich too good in Schoolboy Cup National Final

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An incredible year of firsts for Ipswich State High has culminated in the ultimate reward – the national schoolboys title – after a big win over Patrician Brothers, Fairfield.

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Ipswich SHS wrote the final chapter in its Cinderella Season by beating Patrician Brothers Fairfield 32-6 to claim the coveted NRL Schoolboys Cup final at Redcliffe.

It was Ipswich SHS’s third grand final win in four weeks following earlier historic victories in the Langer Trophy and then the Phil Hall Cup state final.

Captain Josiah Pahulu wrote both the foreword and was one of the main characters in his team’s storybook winter and spring that has been unmatched in Ipswich SHS’s history.

2022 Peter Sterling medalist Gabriel Satrick. Picture: Steve Montgomery

NRL player Ryan James presents the Peter Sterling medal to Gabriel Satrick. Picture: Steve Montgomery

The old school of Broncos and Queensland champion Allan Langer and current Sharks star Ronaldo Mulitalo, Ipswich SHS has a proud league history, but this milestone moment must be top of the pops.

Winning coach Joshua Bretherton said Patrician Brothers Fairfield came hard at them down the middle and he was proud his side withstood the challenge.

Ipswich SHS are the world Schoolboy Rugby League Champions

“Under fire and under seige, against a team which plays brutal, high intensity football, the ability of my guys to keep their heads, calm and focused is what I am most proud of,” he said.

“And across the final series we have shown an ability to play with speed, to terrify people with the speed in which we move forward.’’

Patrician Brothers Fairfield, the NSW school champions, came to play, don’t worry, with a ruthless power game and challenged the fitness and toughness and desire of the Ipswich SHS pack.

One after another Patrician Brothers came at their rivals, mixing their forward challenge with dummy half scurries. It was a far closer game than the scores indicate.

But there could only be one winner and Ipswich SHS, unbeaten this year, found their way to the winners post as they have done all season.

Patrician Brothers coach Frank Pritchard said his team had climbed a mountain to get to grand final day and were simply beaten by a better side.

Ipswich captain Josiah Pahulu, right and Tre Fotu – the rewards for their huge effort. Photo : Steve Montgomery

Ipswich are the national schoolboys champions. Photo : Steve Montgomery

“It has been a roller coaster,’’ Pritchard said.

“It has been a great achievement for our team and what we have done for the school, but today, I have no excuses.

“We were just beaten by a better team.

“To Ipswich’s credit they were just the better team.’’

“We have not been here for 30 years and what these guys have done is awesome.

“I am proud of them. We came up against a side like Ipswich who produced a class performance.’’

Ipswich SHS caught out Patrician Brothers Fairfield twice in the opening minutes of both halves, both left edge spreads which resulted in centre Tre Fotu scoring (2nd minute) and winger Anton Naiyep (32nd minute) crossing.

Naiyep finish was classic wingers play, with the No.5 pinning his ears back and sprinting 35m to the corner despite three late comers crashing him toward the corner post.

The hammer blow then came three minutes later when the discovery player of the season, Ipswich SHS dummy half Gabriel Satrick, feasted on possession to score after a charge down had restarted the tackle count.

Although 24 minutes remained, 22-0 was a long way back for Patrician Brothers Fairfield.

Ipswich are the national schoolboys champions. Photo : Steve Montgomery

Patrician Brothers Fairfield did score next – the power game yielding a try for a scurrying Yehya Ayache – and they were back in business.

But with 13 minutes remaining Satrick’s dummy half sidekick, Tommy Luhrman, launched at the line like he was starting off in a 100m freestyle swimming race, finding the line to score.

At 28-6 the result was settled. Everyone was just waiting on the final score.

It was a battle royale across the opening 30 minutes as both teams pounded each other in the middle third.

Patrician Brothers Fairfield were hellbent on beating their man in the middle with a power game and running off the back of that with dummy half darts.

It was effective, although Ipswich SHS did curtail the running game of prop giant Jordan Miller and, to a lesser degree, the aggressive running of left edge back rower and captain Joshua Alhazim.

Ipswich SHS held on, but as the game progressed in warm conditions, you sensed a fatigue factor could come into play for both sides.

And so it was the case six minutes before halftime when Ipswich SHS halfback Jalen Afamasaga speared through a gap almost as wide as the Sydney Heads to score after a quick tap and run from a penalty.

It was Ipswich’s second try after an early, successful charge at the line by Tre Fotu.

There was a huge moment 90 seconds before halftime when Ipswich right edge forward Oliva Iaulualo extended his arm to score, but had the ball knocked out, saving Patrician Brothers Fairfield from a 16-0 deficit.

Earlier, in the opening minutes, Ipswich SHS wasted no time in playing footy, casting aside any thought of a nervous, conservative opening by sweeping the ball right and then left, leading to centre Fotu scoring in the corner.

It would have taken a prime mover to halt the big Queensland centre who came on the burst with such ferocity, there was no stopping him. It was 4-0.

Patrician Brothers fullback Junior Fagalel then doused a dangerous situation when he grasped Ipswich winger Kulu Baruani who almost kicked clear to score after snaring an attacking bomb.

Ipswich SHS 32

TRIES : Tre Fotu, Jalen Afamasaga, Anton Naiyep, Tommy Luhrman Gabriel Satrick
GOALS : James Frazer 4
P/GOALS : James Frazer 2

Patrician Brothers Fairfield 6

TRIES : Yehya Ayache
GOALS : Tah’j Colquhoun

TEAM LISTS

Ipswich SHS:

1. Tyler Peckham-Harris 2.Kulu Baruani, 3. Caleb Jackson, 4. Tre Fotu, 5. Anton Naiyep, 6. James Frazer, 7. Jalen Afamasaga,8. Ahmani Leluia, 9. Tommy Luhrman, 10. Josiah Pahulu, 11. Xavier Sofeni, 12. Oliva Iaulualo,13. Jack Laing, 14. Gabriel Satrick,15. Rene Bagon, 16. Loko Tonga, 17. Jacobi Shaw. 18th Cayleb Johnson, 19th: Nick Torrens

Patrician Brothers Fairfield:

1. Junior Fagalele, 2. Corey Leigh, 3. Godfrey Ilavalu, 4. Sione Lolohea, 5. Noah Funa, 6. Taj’h Colquhoun, 7. Chad Daniels, 8. Massimo Mari, 9. Yehya Ayache (c), 10. Jordan Miller, 11. Jezaiah Funa-Iuta, 12. Joshua Alhazim (c), 13. Bailey Myers, 14. Zaidas Muagututia, 15. Matthew Alhazim, 16. Jack Leigh, 17. Kohan Lewis, 18. Billy Arena, 19. Robert Uhatafe

WATCH THE NRL SCHOOLBOYS CUP FINALS DAY LIVE
Don’t miss a minute of the action from a jam-packed NRL Schoolboys Cup grand final day – all being live streamed by KommunityTV.

Live Stream Schedule
Wednesday, September 14

9.40am: Karyn Murphy Cup – Cairns SHS v Isis District SHS
10.10am: Karyn Murphy Cup – Cairns SHS v Stretton State College
10.50am: Karyn Murphy Cup – Isis District SHS v Stretton State College
11.30am: Schoolboy Trophy final – Lockyer District SHS v Trinity Bay SHS
1pm: Karyn Murphy Cup grand final – Stretton v Cairns
1.45pm: Queensland Schoolgirl Cup final – Marsden SHS v Kirwan SHS
3.30pm: NRL Schoolboys Cup final – Ipswich SHS v Patrician Brothers Fairfield

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Marsden SHS 2022 QLD Schoolgirls Cup Champions (Photo : Steve Montgomnery)

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Trinity Bay SHS Cairns 2022 QLD Schoolboy Trophy Champions (Photo : Steve Montgomery)

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Pat’s break 30-year drought

Patrician Brothers’ College Fairfield pulled off a fairytale ending in the Peter Mulholland Cup (NSW/VIC/ACT) Rugby League competition, defeating The Hills Sports High 20-16 in the grand final.

Their army of fans included an elated Tony Farley, the Executive Director of Sydney Catholic Schools.

Down 16-0 early in the second half, the Pats team put on a guts and glory display that saw them surge home with minutes to go and win the title against the toughest of teams,” Mr Farley said.

“It was great to be there and congratulations to the legendary Pat’s team, their coaching staff and supporters who made it such a memorable day.”

Pat’s last won the premiership trophy in 1992, defeating Harristown State High School Toowoomba by just one point.

They entered the 2022 Peter Mulholland Cup (NSW/VIC/ACT) grand final fresh off the back of a nail-biting 19-18 win against their Fairfield archfoe Westfield Sports High School.

Scoring all of their tries in the second half of the grand final to pull off a dramatic, emotional victory.

“All year we have been the underdogs, [coming] into the grand final as the one percenters,” remarked Player of the Match, Patrician Brothers’ second-row lock Joshua Alhazim.

Without God’s blessing and the opportunity of attending such a great school we wouldn’t have won. Everything we have done over the last two years has led us to this point”

“I nearly lost my life but, praise be to god, i’m here with my family and friends to witness history in the making.”

For head coach, former NRL star Frank ‘The Tank’ Pritchard, the victory at Leichhardt Oval tasted particularly sweet.

That is because COVID-19 left Pritchard in a coma on New Year’s Eve and he had to fight his way back to health.

“I nearly lost my life but, praise be to God, I’m here with my family and friends to witness history in the making,” Pritchard said.

“The boys don’t even know what it means to the …

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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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Patrician Bro’s come from behind to win Schoolboy Cup

NRL Schoolboys grand final between Patrician Brothers, Fairfield and Hill Sports High

Patrician Brothers Fairfield snapped a 30-year NRL Schoolboys title drought in style, storming home from 16 points down to stun Hills Sports.

Watch the replay of the NRL Schoolboy Cup grand final Patrician Brothers Fairfield v Hills Sports

Moments away from losing the NRL Schoolboys Cup grand final, Patrician Brothers Fairfield’s number 12 pulled out all the stops.

He charged down a clearing kick, regathered and dived over the line in the 59th minute to lift his side to an incredible 20-16 comeback victory over Hills Sports High School at Leichhardt Oval on Wednesday afternoon.

When all seemed lost, Joshua Alhazim came up big. For his tireless efforts throughout an often brutal game, he was awarded the man of the match.

Joshua Alhazim was the hero for Patrician Brothers & Man of the Match in the Peter Mulholland Schoolboy Cup grand final. Pic: Steve Montgomery

Joshua Alhazim was the hero for Patrician Brothers & Man of the Match in the Peter Mulholland Schoolboy Cup grand final. Pic: Steve Montgomery

An impressive second-half performance proved the difference as Pats climbed off the canvas from 16 points down to take the title in the dying seconds.

Hills looked likely to win comfortably when they raced out a 16-0 lead early in the second half before Pats found their footing and poured on the pressure late. It was their first title since 1992.

Despite being the toast of his school, Alhazim was quick to share the glory among his teammates.

“It is a reward for all the boys’ hard work, the coaching staff, Frank (Pritchard), our principal. It is the reward for all their hard work over the years,” he said.

“I couldn’t thank them enough. The school have been supporting us for the last two years tremendously and we couldn’t have done it without them.”

Despite the early scoreline concern and losing prop Jordan Miller to the sin bin late in the first half, he never gave up hope.

Jordan Miller went from hero to villain. (Photo – Steve Montgomery)

After a long wait, Patrician Brothers Fairfield are champions again. Photo –  Steve Montgomery

“Every single game we went into this year, we never doubted it. We always thought we would come on top.”

Pats coach Frank Pritchard praised his team’s effort and determination.

“A lot of people had written us off, but the boys showed grit and resilience,” he said.

“That’s what we’ve done all year.”

The atmosphere was incredible, with a huge crowd enjoying a game of incredible twists and turns.

Hills got away early and led 10-0 at the break. Pats though turned the tables, winning the second half 20-6.

Patrician Brothers Fairfield fans celebrate their win.. Photo – Steve Montgomery

It was a trio of tries from captain Yehya Ayache, left wing Noah Funa and prop Miller that saw them rally to 16-14 with just minutes to play.

Alhazim then produced his magic.

Hills fullback Blake Metcalfe was one of the best for the losing side.

It was his four-pointer right on the halftime whistle that saw the side extend their lead.

It was followed by a try from five-eighth Jonathan Ibrahim early on in the second half.

The first half was a real arm wrestle. Despite both side entering enemy territory on multiple occasions, it was not until the 15th minute that points were added to the board, after Hills right wing Alaa Lababidi flew over the white line.

Corey Leigh looks for a way forward in the Peter Mulholland Schoolboy Cup 2022 grand final (Photo – Steve Montgomery)

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How each team got to the decider

Hills Sports High

Group games

Hills 18 Westfields 12
Hills 44 Endeavour 10
Hills 22 Patrician Brothers Blacktown 14

Quarter final

Hills 46 Holy Cross 18

Semi final

Hills 22 Erindale College 18

PATRICIAN BROTHERS FAIRFIELD

Group games

Pats 64 Farrer MAHS 0
Pats 42 All Saints Maitland 6
Pats 22 Holy Cross College 20

Quarter final

Pats 30 Endeavour 10

Semi final

Pats 19 Westfields 18

TEAMS

The Hills Sports High

1/Blake Metcalfe, 2/Alaa Lababidi, 3/ Peteru Pritchard, 4/ Albert Litisoni, 5/ Siaosi Kaliti, 6/ Jonathan Ibrahim, 7/Cassius Tia, 8/ Vena Patuki-Case, 9/Billy Scott, 10/Luron Patea, 11/ Liam Aarons, 12/ Harry Hassett, 13/ Mustafa Dirani, 14/ Lorenzo Talataina, 15/ Jordan Uta, 16/ Levi Mariri, 17/ Sam Squire, 18/Marc Tannous, 19/ Sean Pokia

Patrician Brothers, Fairfield

1/ Junior Fagalele, 2/ Corey Leigh, 3/ Godfrey Ilavalu, 4/ Sione Lolohea, 5/ Noah Funa, 6/ Taj’h Colquhoun, 7/ Chad Daniels, 8/ Massimo Mari, 9/ Yehya Ayache, 10/ Jordan Miller, 11/ Jezaiah Funa-luta, 12/ Joshua Alhazim, 13/ Bailey Myers, 14/ Zaidas Muagututia, 15/ Matt Alhazim, 16/ Billy Arena, 17/Jack Leigh, 18/ Enryko Memea Epe, 19/ Dionn Haratsaris, 20/ Robert Uhatafe, 21/ Kohan Lewis, 22/ Lucci Muliaga, 23/ Robertson Lepale

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Patties survive against Westfields in NRL Schoolboy thriller

NRL Schoolboys semi final between Westfields Sports High and Patrician Brothers, Fairfield

Patrician Brothers have held on in a thrilling finish against Westfield Sports High, in a dramatic finish with penalty shots and a field goal.

Replay: NRL Schoolboy Cup semi-finals – Westfields Sports v Patrician Brothers Fairfield

Patrician Brothers Fairfield has become the first school to secure their place in the NRL Schoolboys Cup final, after beating Westfields Sports High 19-18 in an epic showdown.

The game will go down in history, with Patties taking the win on the full time whistle.

It was a one-pointer kick from Patties five-eighth Taj’h Colquhoun on the 60th minute that prevented the game from going to extra time.

Thrilled with the final score, Patties trainer Josh Morgan said: “Words can’t explain how much it means to the school and us and it’s put us back on the map.”

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NRL Schoolboys Grand Final

Wednesday, August 31 at Leichhardt Oval

1pm: Patrican Brothers, Fairfield v Hills Sports

Incredible field goal steals victory in semi-final

Watch the amazing moment Patrician Brothers Fairfield secures the win in the NRL Schoolboys Cup in the final seconds.

It was as if the weather knew what an important day it was, with the sunshine allowing for Campbelltown Stadium to be flooded with crowds.

Despite Westfields winning the second half 14-3, it was not enough to overcome their early deficit from the first 30 minutes, and will now be unable to defend their title as Schoolboy Cup champions.

It was the individual efforts of Westfields left wing Will Craig that kept them in contention, scoring two consecutive tries within two minutes in the second half, followed by a four-pointer from left center Roy Quiroz Mapusoa.

Taj’h Colquhoun was the hero. Pic: Julian Andrews.

And the team goes wild. Photo – Steve Montgomery

Patties came out with an explosive start, kicking off the semi-final double header with a bang.

Pumped up from the sound of their drums, scrum half Chad Daniels landed scored the first try of the game within the first three minutes.

Chad Daniels scores first for Patrician Brothers College Fairfield in the Schoolboy Cup thriller (Photo – Steve Montgomery)

Westfields second rower Solomone Saukuru put the school on the scoreboard, but two consecutive tries from Patties right wing Corey Leigh and left wing Noah Foona propelled them to a 12 point lead.

The relentless efforts of Westfieds cannot go amiss.

Luke Laulilii was solid again at Fullback for Westfields SHS (Photo – Steve Montgomery)

The speed of both Westfields fullback Luke Laulilii and right center Daniel Waqa was exceptional, with the agile players darting their way through the Patties ranks on multiple occasions.

Waqa was also a standout defender, holding off Patties from scoring within meters of their goalline.

Patties prop Jordan Miller run strong all game Photo – Steve Montgomery

TEAMS

Westfields SHS

1. Luke Laulilii, 2. Mohamed Alameddine, 3. Daniel Waqa, 4. Roy Quiroz Mapusoa, 5. Will Craig, 6. Blaize Talagi, 7. Heith Pritchard, 8. Masei Tauvi, 9. Tallyn Da Silva, 10. Sam Tuivati, 11. Jeremiah Leagtigaga, 12. Solomone Saukuru, 13. Kit Kamisi Laulilii, 14. Denzel Schaafhausen Mino, 15. Ricardo Oloapu, 16. Sebastian Piukala, 17. Kobi Hurford, 18. Aiman Yaghi

Patrician Brothers, Fairfield

1. Junior Fagalele, 2. Corey Leigh, 3. Godfrey Ilavalu, 4. Sione Lolohea, 5. Lucci Muliaga, 6. Taj’h Colquhoun, 7. Chad Daniels, 8. Jordan Miller, 9. Yehya Ayache, 10. Massimo Mari 11. Jezaiah Funa-Iuta, 12. Joshua Alhazim, 13. Bailey Myers, 14. Zaidas Muagututia, 15. Matt Alhazim, 16. Jack Leigh, 17. Kohan Lewis, 18. Dionn Haratsaris, 19. Robert Uhatafe, 20. Robertson Lepale, 21.
Enryko Epe

u13’s NRL Schoolboy Cup

In the u13’s NRL Schoolboy Cup Westfields SHS were too powerful for St. Dominic’s College winning 38 – 6, in the other u13’s semi final a big strong Patricians Brothers Blacktown defeated a much smaller Endeavour SHS 62 – 0

The u13’s NRL Schoolboy Cup Grand Final will be played before the Peter Mulholland Schoolboy Cup next Wednesday between Westfields SHS and  Patricians Brothers Blacktown, kick is will be 1:00 PM

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2022 Schoolboy Cup Grand Final

31/08/2022 20 - 16 N/A Patrician Bros F'field vs Hill SHS

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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