Milton-Ulladulla's Dylan Burns, Sam Colgate, Blake Halls, Darcy Wooden and Jackson Blake showed plenty of heart on the field for their respective teams at the weekend's CRL Country Championships at Wagga Wagga.
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Luke Langford's under 14s side opened their campaign at Parramore Park with a 20-all draw with Canberra, with Seth Pearman (two), Isaac Laughton and Jackson Blake scoring tries - with Eden Hodges landing two kicks.
The under 14s Bulls suffered the same fate in their second match, drawing 16-all with Group 10.
In this match, Jasper Scobie, Caleb Hall and Jackson Blake crossed for four-pointers as Hodges added two conversions.
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These two draws saw Langford's side move into the Southern Cup, where they were pitted against Group Nine in the semi-final.
On the back of tries to Jackson Blake, Billy Marks and Jasper Scobie and two points from Eden Hodges' boot, the Bulls won 14-6.
Then in the Southern Cup final, Group Seven went down 22-16 to Group Six despite tries from Seth Pearman (two) and Jasper Scobie, with Eden Hodges converting one of their efforts.
In the under 15s tournament, the Bulls side, coached by Nathaniel Morrison, opened their competition with a 10-all draw with Canberra.
Jarrah McLeod and Brodie Arkinstall-Brazenall scored tries in the match with Taj Ford landing one kick.
Morrison's side then recorded their first win, downing Group 10 12-6 behind tries from Noah Guyatt and Jarrah McLeod - with Taj Ford converting both.
These two results saw the Bulls move into the Southern Cup, where they were drawn against Group Nine.
In a free-flowing game, the Bulls held on to win 18-14, with Dylan Egan (two) and Cody Gimenez scoring tries, as Taj Ford continued his strong form with the boot to convert all three.
Then in the Southern Cup final, the Bulls fell just short against NRL Victoria, losing 26-14.
In the 12-point loss, Dylan Egan, Jack Quine and Bailey Sassall scored tries, with Dylan Burns adding a goal.
The winner's of each age divisions Southern Plate and Cup finals will now face-off with their Northern counterparts at this Saturday CRL Country Championships grand finals at Wyong's Morry Breen Oval.
Courtney Ward
Sports Journalist for South Coast Register and Milton-Ulladulla Times, who loves all things sport and travel. All views are my own.
Sports Journalist for South Coast Register and Milton-Ulladulla Times, who loves all things sport and travel. All views are my own.
