Published On: 11 May, 2021Categories: General

Rugby League Immortal Mal Meninga will head a list of Queensland State of Origin heroes who will be special guests of the Campbell Construction Co. Tweed Seagulls event to raise funds for the Tom Searle Scholarships and the Seagulls to Heroes Pathways programs on June 11.

The Tweed Seagulls have proved to be one of the most successful pathway systems in the country with their Mal Meninga Cup (under-18s) teams winning successive statewide finals and producing current fulltime NRL squad members Xavier Coates, Tom Dearden, Reece Walsh, Brendan Piakura and Toby Sexton.

The Tom Searle Scholarship program was established in 2020 to assist Seagulls male and female team members in areas of education and football needs.

A Seagulls life member and club legend Tom Searle was synonymous with rugby league in the Tweed and Gold Coast region for over 50 years. Tom was passionate about giving youth the opportunity to succeed on and off the field and the scholarships named in his honour will continue to support the next generation of Seagulls players.

Origin’s most successful figure as a player and coach, Mal Meninga will be joined on stage at the Friday, June 11 luncheon hosted by Seagulls Leagues Club by Maroons legends Ashley Harrison, Nate Myles, Chris Walker and Kevin Campion to dissect this year’s first State of Origin clash (played the two days earlier), what it takes to build a successful team and the value of successful development systems.

Campion began his grade career with the Seagulls in the early 1990s before winning two premierships and playing four times for Queensland while Myles, Harrison and Walker all spend time on the Gold Coast with the Titans – Harrison and Walker as inaugural players in 2007.

Tickets are available from our online store for $110pp (Inc. GST) for a two-course luncheon and drinks package. You can book tables of 8 or individual tickets.

https://www.tweedseagulls.com.au/product/seagulls-origins-of-success-luncheon/ 

The club will announce at the lunch the inaugural Cyril Connell Cup (under-16s) and Mal Meninga Cup recipients of the Tom Searle Scholarships and also celebrate the extraordinary success of the under-18s teams.

Hope to see you there!