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QRL Junior representative finals schedule

qrlmedia — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 13:25:24 +0000

QRL Junior representative finals schedule

Queensland Rugby League has today confirmed the semi-finals for the Cyril Connell Cup (presented by Ford) and Harvey Norman Under 17 and Under 19 competitions.

Semi-Finals

Harvey Norman U19s

G1: Souths Logan Magpies v Townsville Blackhawks, 12.15pm March 28 @ Jack Manski Oval,

G2: Wynnum Manly Seagulls v Brisbane Tigers, 12noon March 29 @ BMD Kougari Oval

Harvey Norman U17s

G1: Souths Logan Magpies v Townsville Blackhawks, 10.30am March 28 @ Jack Manski Oval

G2: Burleigh Bears v Western Clydesdales, 6.45pm March 28 @ UAA Park

Cyril Connell Cup

G1: Wynnum Manly Seagulls v Townsville Blackhawks, 2.00pm March 28 @ Jack Manski Oval, Townsville

G2: Norths Devils v Sunshine Coast Falcons, 11.30am March 28 @ Totally Workwear Stadium

Grand Finals

Saturday, April 11 @ Kayo Stadium

Harvey Norman U17s

Winner Game 1 v Winner Game 2, 12 noon

Cyril Connell Cup

Winner Game 1 v Winner Game 2, 2.00pm

Harvey Norman U19s

Winner Game 1 v Winner Game 2, 4.00pm

Dolphins win Cyril Connell Cup

qrlmedia — Sat, 13 Apr 2024 06:38:56 +0000

Dolphins win Cyril Connell Cup

Author : Jorja Brinums QRL content producer

Dolphins win Cyril Connell Cup

Dolphins fire to beat Blackhawks in Cyril Connell Cup big dance

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Redcliffe Dolphins came out firing in the Cyril Connell Cup grand final against Townsville Blackhawks and kept firing until the final siren to claim the 24-10 win.

Dolphins halfback Noah Fien was first to cross for the Dolphins, followed by Amare

Amare Wynyard and Nate Berrigan in the first half, to take them into half-time 16-0 up.

The Blackhawks were first to strike in the second half through second rower Taakoi Benioni, then centre Cohen Dittman scored a runaway try to close the gap that bit further as the Blackhawks fought to stay in the game.

Match: Blackhawks v Dolphins

Grand Final – Saturday 13th April

But Dolphins lock and player of the match Charlie Dickson sealed the deal for the Dolphins when he crossed for four points at the 52-minute mark.

Dolphins coach Larry Dickson – dad to Charlie – said he was proud of every single player in his side.

“It’s hard to put into words how I feel… geez they worked hard,” Dickson said.

“Our aim today was to be the best version of ourselves… we just wanted to do what we do well and we tried to stick to that.

“How torrid our pre-season was, and let’s not forget after Round 3 we were coming dead last.

The heat and the flack we copped was pretty immense, so everyone needs to celebrate these guys for what they’ve done and the work that they’ve put in to get here. Their response has been phenomenal.”

Noting it was no mean feat to win five games on the trot to make the grand final, Dickson said the boys simply worked hard to get the job done.

“It’s no mean feat but we did the work,” Dickson said.

“I know there was panic stations at the start when we drew one and lost one, but us coaching staff knew the work that we’d done… we just needed to trust it would come to the forefront with the boys.”

Dickson said his side executed everything they had been working on in training and it showed.

“There was a moment towards at the end before we scored that last try and kicked that penalty where we just defended our line for three sets and forced an error.

That’s the stuff we worked on the whole pre-season and that’s the epitome of what we worked for,” Dickson said.

“For it to come out today, it shows these young fellas, how hard they worked, they’ll get the rewards.

“All of them put in the work. All of them.. the whole team, the whole squad, the coaching staff. When you win a grand final it’s never off the back of one person, it’s off the back of everyone.

“I put a lot of heat on my spine about three of four weeks ago and I think their response to that has been excellent.”

Dolphins Celebrating. Photo: Vanessa Hafner/QRL

Dickson was chuffed to see Charlie get player of the match.

“Charlie is just going to give you what Charlie gives you… he’s just a competitor… he’s not the biggest fella but he just wants to compete on everything,” Dickson said.

“Would’ve loved to play beside him.”

Father and son. Photo: Vanessa Hafner/QRL

Dickson added the Blackhawks, coached by Nathan Norford, were tough competitors and they should be proud of their performance.

“For them to travel down here and their response… we got out to 16-nil and they came out after half-time and really stuck it to us so full credit to those guys,” Dickson said.

“Very well coached. Their coach, coaching staff and club really got behind them as a group and they did excellent today.”

Cyril Connell Cup Grand Final Team Lists

Townsville Blackhawks

1. Lincoln Baker 2. Heath Bethel 3. Immanuel Kawane 4. Cohen Dittmann 5. Dylan Gourley 6. Marley Proctor 7. Riley Carbone 8. Quentin Ofahulu 9. Cooper Cox 10. Sitiveni Afu 11. Eneliko Savelio 12. Taakoi Benioni 13. Diesel Taylor 14. Chase Sheppard 15. Dane Ransom 16. Cooper Fletcher 17. Zane Bethel 18. Suafai Reupena

Redcliffe Dolphins

1. Dustin Appo 2. Bond Bradley 3. Logan Hudson 4. Jake Carsburg 5. William Whitlock 6. Carter Welfare 7. Noah Fien 8. Archie Maddocks 9. Amare Wynyard 10. Cody Starr 11. Brian Pouniu 12. Duquan Talaepa 13. Charlie Dickson 14. Sonny Herdegen 15. Nate Berrigan 16. Dean Griffin 17. Jairus Halahala 18. Jett Walker

Refereee : Jacob Gregg
Sideline Ref’s : Ethan Brown, Bridie Prendergast

Check out all the grand final try & point scorers here

QRL Junior grand final previews

ourfooty — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 03:02:07 +0000

QRL Junior grand final previews

Author : Rikki-Lee Arnold Statewide content producer

QRL Junior grand final previews

Grand final day has arrived for the Harvey Norman Under 19s and Cyril Connell Cup.

Game 1 Suncorp Stadium – 16 May

With both premiership deciders to be played as part of a footy extravaganza at Totally Workwear Stadium on Saturday, April 13.

Following on from the two Queensland Under 17 City v Country clashes – four teams from the Queensland Rugby League’s statewide competitions will chase their piece of history.

In the Cyril Connell Cup, the Redcliffe Dolphins will take on the Townsville Blackhawks while in the Harvey Norman Under 19s the Brisbane Tigers will meet the Mackay Cutters.

Here are the coaches’ thoughts ahead of this weekend’s grand finals.

Harvey Norman Under 19

Brisbane Tigers v Mackay Cutters

Brisbane Tigers coach Damien Pratt: “What impressed me most about our semi-final win was the spirit of which the girls played in.

They were really up for the contest and really challenged themselves.

We were very focused on what we needed to do and executed the way we wanted to.

That helped and now we’re playing in the grand final. At our first training on Tuesday night, we spoke about how we’ve been progressing over the last six weeks.

I really want to see two halves of football the same as one another. We’ve been playing one good half and one okay half so I want to have a complete game to finish our season off.

We don’t know what to really expect from Mackay but from the footage I’ve seen, they’re tough, they have a good kicking game and they’ll come down here wanting to win, for sure.

It’s the first ever Harvey Norman Under 19 grand final and we spoke about this a couple of weeks ago when we knew we were playing in the semi-finals.

It’s been the goal for all of us to look at and it would be an absolute honour for the club, the girls and everyone that’s been involved in this journey for the last five to six months to win the premiership.

To do it at home would be fantastic as well.”

Harvey Norman Under 19 grand final team list

Mackay Cutters coach Matt Sanders: “The conditions certainly weren’t ideal in last week’s semi-final and we probably started pretty poorly and the Western Clydesdales jumped out to an early lead.

But the girls didn’t panic, didn’t play out of character, and by halftime we had the lead. By no means was it comfortable but we did enough to win the game.

It pleased me being able to win when we weren’t at our best.

Moving into this week, we did touch on the occasion of the grand final on Tuesday night.

Not everyone gets to play in a state final and certainly not the very first state final for that competition.

The girls are keen on the idea of getting that piece of history.

We’ve looked at Brisbane and what they bring to the table.

They have very good strengths but we’ve found some areas to focus on.

We’re confident we can get out there and execute our game plan and definitely give it a real good crack this weekend.

For us as a club, we’re a regional club so with that comes a lot of commitment.

We’ve got players who travel 150km just to get to training. They love football, they’re so committed, and the way this club and town has really got behind us this last week or so,

I know how much it would mean to the club and the girls.

They give up so much of their time to be at training.

If we were able to get it done, it would be such a great reward for their commitment and love of the game.”

Match: Tigers v Cutters

Grand Final – Saturday 13th April 3:40pm

Tigers vs Cutters

Venue: Totally Workwear Stadium, Brisbane

Team Lists

Cyril Connell Cup

Redcliffe Dolphins v Townsville Blackhawks

Redcliffe Dolphins coach Larry Dickson: “I don’t think we were great in the first half of our semi-final last week.

I think we started well but went to sleep. But what impressed myself and the rest of the coaching staff was our resilience in the second half.

We completed at nearly 92 per cent and that’s what got us home.

Completions and discipline will be our focus again ahead of this Saturday.

The Blackhawks are a very good footy side, a very disciplined footy side.

They’re coming in injury-free. We’re not quite that lucky but I’ve watched a few of their games and they’re just dangerous all across the park.

They play a different style of football to what we play down here.

But we’re not going to change for anyone and we haven’t all year. We’re going to play the football that’s got us here.

This weekend would be pretty big for the boys. It’s all about the team, it’s all about those boys out there playing and those boys that have represented that jersey this year.

It would be big for them and something they will carry forever.”

Cyril Connell Cup grand final team lists

Townsville Blackhawks coach Nathan Norford: “What I liked about our semi-final performance was us responding to a game plan and executing that and then following through with some of their strengths.

That was obviously really impressive but we know there’s a next level to go and they boys will have to improve again to beat Redcliffe.

The major factor for us is game management and understanding the flow of a game and what’s needed when. We need to make sure we match the Dolphins physically.

They’ve had some very close games, some very physical games and we need to match that. They’re a well-drilled side with quality in their spine. They take smart decisions when they need it.

We’ll need our halves to stand up as well. They have arguably one of the best locks in the competition, who we’ll have to shut down, and quality forwards and outside backs.

They have quality across the whole park.

When it comes to the Cyril Connell Cup, it’s been uplifting to see finals back again.

It gives us an opportunity for kids in country areas to play against the high quality of the city areas and see the standard they set that we make sure we’re maintaining.

They have the opportunity to test themselves against the best players in the state.”

Match: Blackhawks v Dolphins

Grand Final – Saturday 13th April 2:10pm

Blackhawks vs Dolphins

Townsville Blackhawks

Redcliffe Dolphins

Referee : Jacob Gregg
Sideline Ref’s : Ethan Brown, Bridie Prendergast

In the representative matches, the Queensland Under 17 City v Country girls match will kick off at 11.30am followed by the boys at 12.45pm.

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QRL Junior representative finals schedule

QRL Junior representative finals schedule

QRL Junior representative finals schedule

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Cyril Connell Cup

Grand Finals

Harvey Norman U17s

Cyril Connell Cup

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Dolphins win Cyril Connell Cup

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Match: Blackhawks v Dolphins

“It’s no mean feat but we did the work,” Dickson said.

Cyril Connell Cup Grand Final Team Lists

Townsville Blackhawks

Redcliffe Dolphins

Check out all the grand final try & point scorers here

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