THE WEEKEND WRAP – SATURDAY 26 FEBRUARY

It was a wild and wet weekend on the Gold Coast for Saturday’s fixtures that were relocated to Tugun Seahawks, with three of the Campbell Construction Co. Tweed Seagulls teams in action.  

With many other venues under water and games being postponed across all grades of the Queensland Rugby League competitions, the field at Tugun was holding the water well and it was decided to continue with the games as scheduled. 

IDENTIFIED SERVICES TWEED SEAGULLS U16s

In the opening round of the Cyril Connell Challenge our U16’s boys had a point to prove to local rivals Burleigh Bears. Playing with plenty of heart, the young Seagulls were unable to contain a talented Bears side.

The Seagulls were able to get themselves into good field on a number of occasions but simply couldn’t convert it into points.

BEARS 28 (S Kama, B Wellard, M Eteru, S Stephenson, J Siulepa Tries; B Wong 4 Goals) def. SEAGULLS 0 

RJ BEAUFILS & SON TWEED SEAGULLS U18s

It was a match that went tit-for-tat for 60 minutes in the Auswide Bank Mal Meninga Cup, but it was three late tries to the Souths Logan Magpies that ultimately earned them the victory over a gallant Tweed outfit.

After trailing 12-4 at the half-time break, the Seagulls fought back and claimed the lead with 10 minutes remaining but the visitors took control of possession and couldn’t be stopped, scoring three tries, on their way to a 30-18 win. 

MAGPIES 30 (J Gray 2, C Faagutu 2, D Vaivela, B Mozer Tries; T Sielaff-Burns 3 Goals) def. SEAGULLS 18 (M Barrow, K Murphy, N Hilton, T Te Whiu-Hopa Tries; M Robert 1 Goal) 

CAMPBELL CONSTRUCTION CO. HOSTPLUS CUP

The heavy rain continued to fall in the Hostplus Cup trial against Souths Logan with Tweed controlling the game to finish the game 10-4 victors. 

In what was the first hit-out for both teams ahead of their 2022 campaigns, Head Coach Ben Woolf ran with a large squad ensuring he got to have a good look at each of his men who had trained throughout the pre-season. 

Back rower Ioane Seiuli has returned to the black and white after a year away and believe the side achieved everything they could in the conditions on Saturday.

“It was could to get the cobwebs off and it’s also great to be back in the Tweed colours,” he said.

“As a team we stuck to the plan and I think we achieved everything we wanted to. We did well in the first half (the half Seiuli played) and we were pretty happy with it.

“Everybody is buying in and whilst the weather wasn’t great we know we’re on the right track.”

Although low scoring, Woolf will have a few sleepless nights between now and Round 1 with all players putting their best foot forward in the hope of securing a spot in the top 17. 

SEAGULLS 10 (I Seiuli, H Muller TRIES) def. MAGPIES 4

GOLD COAST AIRPORT U19s

Unfortunately due to the wet weather, the inaugural game for the Harvey Norman Women’s U19s side was postponed. Due to play Norths Devils at Bishop Park, the game was called off late on Friday afternoon.