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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Author : Katrina May NewsCorp Sport

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.

WATCH ROUND 1 OF THE PETER MULHOLLAND CUP

Don’t miss a match from the opening round of the NRL Schoolboys Peter Mulholland Cup. See the draw below and check back here for links to the streams on game day!

Wednesday, May 17
12.30pm: Bass High v Holy Cross Ryde
WATCH THE REPLAY

Tuesday, May 23
1pm: St Gregory’s College v St Dominic’s College
WATCH THE REPLAY

Tuesday, May 30
6pm: Patrician Brothers Fairfield v Matraville Sports
WATCH THE REPLAY

Wednesday, May 31
11am: Hills Sports High v Endeavour Sports High
WATCH THE REPLAY

1pm: Patrician Bros. Blacktown v Westfields Sports
WATCH THE REPLAY

Thursday, June 1
2pm: Illawarra Sports High v Erindale College
WATCH THE GAME LIVE

2pm: Central Coast Sports College v All Saints Maitland
WATCH THE GAME LIVE

Wednesday, June 7
10.15am: Farrer MAHS v Hunter Sports

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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.

TEAM LISTS

Endeavour Sports High School

1. Zane Walker, 2. Luca Bento, 3. Nikora Williams, 4. Aiden Hodges, 5. Bailey Leach, 6. Bronson Harden-Emery, 7. Bryce Sait, 8. Viliami Hikila, 9. Tye Bursill, 10. Loko Pasifika-Tonga, 11. Cyrus Stanley-Traill, 12. Lochlin Moses, 13. Risiate Smith, 14. Kaden Gardner, 15. Trent Dixon, 16. Blake Watman, 17. Natane Haunga, 18. Lewis Sargeant-Wilson, 19. Kalan Ngaika; Coach: Brad Kelly

Hills Sports High School

1. Lincoln Fletcher, 2. Cooper Rauhihi, 3. PJ Sosaiete, 4. Albert Litisoni, 5. Na’oia Tofaeano, 6. Tyler Birnie, 7. Marc Tannous, 8. Douglas Tuala, 9. Jackson McBain, 10. Jordan Uta, 11. Mace Karhani, 12. Hayden Elkris, 13. Jordan Bunt, 14. Mitchell Owen, 15. Adam Meslemani, 16. Riley Watson-Miletic, 17. Logan Huia, 18. Sevuloni Satala

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St Greg’s Team of the Decade 1991-2000

This was a very successful decade at the College with 3 Schoolboy Cup wins (1991,1993 and 2000 Nutri-Grain Cup).

We also took home 3 MCS titles during this period and multiple other knock-out competitions.

At the helm of the side for the early 90’s was the one and only Peter Mulholland who still to this day is the most successful schoolboy rugby league coach in history (involved in 8 wins) and that is a record that will likely never be beaten.

His assistant during this time then took the reigns and Simon Huntley was head coach from 1994-2001 which made selection a little easier.

Thankfully we managed to speak to Peter before his passing about all things rugby league at St Greg’s..
So to the side!

And what a side it is.

Featuring 11 Australian Schoolboys and 16 players who had careers in the NRL! As photographs were scarce from this period we went with the old school team photo and some photoshopping!

Wearing the number 1 jersey is Matt Seers. Matt was electric on the field and could play anywhere in the backline.

He made the Australian Schoolboys team In 92 and played wing, centre and five-eighth but fullback became his home when he made his first grade debut for the Bears a year after he left school.

He went on to play 199 games for Norths, Wests and Wakefield, and was selected in the NSW Origin teams between 95-97.

Also highly rated here was Andrew Sanderson (1991) who was a terrific fullback.

He was difficult to bring down when returning the ball, and had excellent speed, he makes the extended bench.

John Deery (1993), was also another excellent fullback who takes one place on the wing in the side.

John was safe under the highball, a strong runner of the ball, incredibly fit and hit hard.

He also made an NRL debut and played games for the Dragons and Roosters. On the other wing is another Australian Schoolboy, Russell Richardson.

Russel could play wing, centre and fullback and had excellent speed and evasive skills.

Russell also became a world class centre playing 120 games for the Sharks, South’s and Knights and was selected for the Australian side in 1997 and 1999.

Honourable mentions go to Matthew Primmer (2000) who had an exceptional cup winning season on the wing that year, and makes the extended squad.

In the centres we have another pair of Australian Schoolboys

Blake Reavell (1997) who played three Seasons in the First XIII and had lightning speed, he was hard hitting in defence and scored countless tries in the sky blue and maroon.

His partner is Tim Horan (1991) who could play in the centres or at number six, he had an excellent kicking game and if there was a hole in the defensive line he would find it.

Tim also played 49 games for the Bunnies, Western Reds and Steelers.

At 7 is Kris Flint, who had a very memorable 1993 season (winning the Peter Sterling Medal in the final after being sent off!).

He was a terrific playmaker with fast acceleration and excellent vision, and when you see his highlights reel you will see plenty of this. Kris also snuck a few games in with the Panthers.

Also worth mentioning is Riley Mullins (2000) who was also a Peter Sterling medalist in the Cup final that year.

Riley was tough, crafty and had an excellent kicking game and was certainly in the debate for the 7.

Another half who was exceptional in the skyblue and maroon was Kain Cross (1991) who was zippy around the ruck, a smart footballer who never took a backward step. He takes a spot on the extended bench.

Wearing the 6 jersey is yet another Australian Schoolboy, Trent Barrett.

Trent played in the centres and at six in the first grade squads he played in and was outstanding in either position.

He was as fit as anyone could be and by all reports a beast in the gym, but on the field he was difficult to defend against, hard running and had excellent skills with ball in hand.

Post school Trent had an outstanding NRL career playing 295 games for the Steelers, Dragons, Wigan and Cronulla.

He also played 11 State of Origins for NSW and 15 matches in the green and gold for Australia.

Trent got the nod over Damien Chapman (1991, also an Australian Schoolboy) who had terrific 1990/91 seasons and was player of the year in 1991.

Damien was a skilful half, setting up and scoring tries, had great speed and kicked goals from everywhere.

He is another who went into the NRL playing 42 games for the Dragons, Western Reds and London Broncos and takes a place on the bench in the side.

Finally worth mentioning is Dallas Gonzo who played two seasons in the First XIII in the centres and at five-eighth in the Cup winning 93 side. Dallas was a terrific footballer, an excellent defender and hard running 6.

He takes a spot in the extended squad also.

At hooker the selectors were unanimous, Simon Bonetti (1994).

Tough as nails and a fearless defender, Simon went onto play six seasons with the Roosters clocking up 142 appearances in a terrific career which finished with a Premiership in 2002.

Simon took the starting spot but another exceptionally good defender and hooker was Robbie Mears (1992) who was certainly discussed at the selection table.

He was also an Australian Schoolboy, played well above his weight and was always involved on the field.

Up front is Michael Francis (1992) and Peter Cusack (1994) with Daniel Heckenberg (1997) taking a spot on the bench.

Mick was one of St Greg’s hardest hitting forwards, and we have featured him before on this page.

Mick was another Australian Schoolboy and renowned for his hard running and exceptional defence, playing well above his playing weight.

Mick played a number of seasons with South’s (playing 56 games) and a couple for London Broncos before retirement.

Peter Cusack had a terrific 94 season always putting his hand up for the hard runs and another hard hitter in defence.

Peter used his size to his advantage and always got the team moving forward.

He had an excellent NRL career playing 95 games for the Roosters, 73 for the Bunnies and another 62 for Hull. He was also selected for NSW Country on two occasions.

Off the bench is Daniel Heckenberg who also used his size to his advantage.

He ran hard and with confidence and defensive lines often buckled trying to take him down.

Daniel was another to have a successful NRL career playing 78 games for St George, Parramatta and the Sea Eagles before another 84 games in the English Super League.

These three got the nod over Kelvin Bramley (1994) and Nathan Boller (1991) who were also highly rated prop forwards.

Kelvin was Peter’s front row partner in 94 and was equally as important to the side.

He takes a spot on the extended bench.

In the backrow are another pair of Australian Schoolboys, and 1993 teammates being Wayne Evans and Peter Driscoll.

Wayne was a dangerous forward who could also play in the centres (where he did play at times), he had speed and size which made him very difficult to handle for opposing sides.

Wayne had an outstanding 93 season and post school played 90 games for the Western Reds, Melbourne Storm and Northern Eagles and finished his career at the London Broncos.

Peter was known as a gentle giant, not many ran with the ball harder and he always put his body on the line in defence.

He could also play in the front row where he played for South’s, notching up 37 games over three seasons.

Also in discussion was Michael Ostini who was a leader on the field and played his heart out every game, he makes the extended squad and features in the highlights.

Finally at lock is another fearless forward who had the skills of a half.

Michael Howell (2000) was hard, he ran hard and hit hard, but he could also kick, throw cut-out balls and led the forward pack in the 2000 Cup winning side.

He bled blue and maroon and his teammates loved playing with him. Michael also made his NRL debut for the Dragons were he made 15 appearances over two seasons.

What a side and what a decade!

2022 St. Greg’s Peter Mulholland schoolboy Cup team photo (Photo : Steve Montgomery)

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