The 13's managed a 42-12 scoreline over with some entertaining structured football while in the fourteens it was a much closer result with Keebra edging out Coombabah by 2 points 20-18.

Both these teams have been training well and the fourteens was a particularly good win over the Coombabah "State" champion side.

In the earlier game the Keebra Struddy's side proved too strong for Sandgate and made it 3 from 3 on a night that was perfect for football.

Coombabah Shs 2010 Titans Challenge Cup Winners

Well done to the Coombabah SHS open B team who took out the Titans Challenge Cup with a hard fought 22-20 win over St Michaels.

It was a classic grand final with the game going into to extra time and being won on a penalty goal in the dying seconds.

Man of the match was Natal Tuia.

This wasn’t the only title won by Coombabah this year with the under 13 B side winning the Gold Coast final and will progress well into the greater metropolitan finals.

COOMBABAH IN 2010 SCHOOL ON THE MOVE

Coombabah the school on the move has their opposition looking over their shoulder.

After the completion of the round games Coombabah are in a great position to make the Grand final in all grades of the top 8 Broncos competitions.

Coombabah SHS current standings include;

This year the school has received great support through the Canberra Raiders, and, in particular, Mr. Paul Bramley, head coach of the 2008 Queensland Cup Premiers, Souths Logan.

Mr. Bramley is assisting the Affiliation by working with all rugby league program participants weekly, and the results have been immediate. ‘The Raiders are certainly keeping a very close eye on a number of students’, Mr. Bramley stated.

The Coombabah High Titans Cup side were outstanding defensively on Monday night against Beaudesert, but with a completion rate of 30% it is very hard to win.

Leading 10-6 with one minute remaining, the toll of a heavy defensive load allowed Beaudesert to score off a grubber, kick and convert to defeat Coombabah 12-10. It certainly was a game the boys have learnt from after a dvd review highlighting their strengths and weaknesses.

Stand out performances on the night were Kris Palmer and Ryan Epa.

U/13’S:

Tuesday night the U/13 team took on Mountain Creek.

The boys performed well, accounting for Mountain Creek 24-8.

While they still have a lot of improvement to go, they are starting to gel as a team and are developing their skills further.

Some of the boys who played well included Josh Willets and Jordan Scott who led the team around well, Jayden Thompson, who scored a very good try of a kick charge down, and Shayde Werahiko, who always took the ball forward.

Well done boys, let’s keep moving forward.

U/14’S:

Tuesday at Runaway Bay was an important day for Coombabah Rugby League.

The U/14 took on the highly fancied Mountain Creek outfit. From the opening whistle it was obvious the Coombabah boys had their minds on the job.

The forwards made good yardage and the backs were able to capitalise with points. The boys played well, playing some constructive, mature football! Herald Pajonoc, Nathan Wilson, Lance Tonga,

Dylan Cooke and Corey Withers all had fine games.

The boys are looking forward to the rest of the season. 36-0.

U/15’S:

On Wednesday night the U/15’s went up to Mountain Creek for the first round of the competition.

They performed well to put themselves in a position to win the game. With minutes to go they had a try disallowed, which would have put them in front. Brendan Elliot was the best performed during the game.

On Wednesday night the Open side, participating in the Andrew Gee Level Two competition came up against their coastal neighbours,. PBC.

From the kick-off Coombabah competed well against the much bigger PBC side, but it wasn’t until midway through the first half on the back of four non-complete sets that PBC scored and converted to go into sheds at half time leading Coombabah 12-6.

The second half witnessed a real arm wrestle with Coombabah hitting the lead with 12 minutes remaining at 22-16, but a try with 5 minutes remaining locked it all up at 22-22.

With a last throw of the dice, Coombabah scored a great try to Jeremiah Niah which was converted by Mitcham Ardler to give Coombabah a well ground out win, 28-22

A solid performance by all boys, with special mention to Captain Glen Marks, Jordan Andrewes and Ben Thompson for their consistent effort for the whole game.

Congratulations to Brendan Elliot on his selection in the South Coast U/15 side, we wish him the best of luck at the State Carnival.

Congratulations to Jordan Andrewes on his selection in the South-West Opens side to contest the State Carnival. Unfortunately, due a broken hand, Jordan could not trial for South Coast, but through recent solid performances gained selection for South-West.

Coombabah State High School Offers Rugby League Excellence Programs For Years 8, 9, 10, 11 And 12.

All students enrolled in the course must have exemplary discipline, behaviour, academic rigour, attendance and attitude.

The Program has an education focus, coupled with a high discipline, to ensure all students graduate with an exceptional education and as a quality young man.

COMPETITIONS
For 2009 Coombabah have qualified all junior sides for the U/13 Steve Renouf, U/14 Michael Hancock and U/15 Kevin Walters Competitions. The Open side will compete in the Andrew Gee Competition, whilst the schools Seconds Open side will participate in the Titans Cup.

All other teams in the U13, U/14 and U/15 divisions play in the local Gold Coast Competition.

CANBERRA RAIDERS
Coombabah State High School are affiliated with the Canberra Raiders, and are very lucky to be closely working with Mark Tookey and Paul Brandey, Head Coach of Souths Logan who were Premieres in this year’s Queensland Cup.

STAFF
The Programs’ Head Coaches of Mr. Rod Pryor, Mr. Scott Marlow and Mr. Rod Wright have had ARL playing, coaching and strength and conditioning experience, as well as State schoolboy coaching positions, the experience of setting up and running Westfields Sports High in Sydney, coaching Regional sides to State titles and the luxury of working with past and present NRL coaches such as Bob Linder, David Waite and Tony Smith.

SCHOLARSHIPS
Thanks to great community support, and with the assistance of the Canberra Raiders, the school can offer financial assistance to students in the Program to cover school and Program fees. These scholarships are based on a whole school approach, encompassing curriculum, knowledge and understanding, discipline, uniform, attendance, interschool participation and Rugby League performance.

RISING STAR
Coombabah’s latest Rugby League talent is Edward Brimelow of Year 10. This year was an outstanding year for Edward, who was part of Runaway Bay’s U/15 Foundation Cup winning side. Coombabah High made the semi-finals of the Kevin Walters Cup and Edward was selected in the U/15 side. To finish off a great year, he has just signed a two year contract with the Parramatta Eels.

TRIALS
The Program plays numerous pre-season trials and hosts pre-season and post-season development trips to enable all program participants the opportunities to further developer their skill, knowledge and understanding of the game.

APPLICATION FORMS
For Rugby League Program information or to enquire about how to apply for a League-Based Scholarship, please contact Mr. Rod Pryor on (07) 55 523 826 or email rpryo2@eq.edu.au.