The NSW Junior State Cup went off without a hitch in Wollongong, with no wild weather or electrical storms…there was simply 277 teams of enthusiastic young Touch players and 777 fine games of Touch.
The Manly Sea Eagles were amongst the strongest overall performers, grabbing four of the ten Championship grand finals, as well as one runner-up. Wagga Wagga and Wollongong each claimed two Championships grand final titles, with Parkes and Muswellbrook claiming one each.
Wollongong seem to be thriving with the event on their home turf, also claiming three Plate final titles. With Wollongong sides making two Championship and three Plate finals and going on to win all five, the hometown support must surely make a difference in the big matches.
The Tamworth Thunder also showed they’re a country region on the improve, especially in the female divisions, finishing second in the Under 14 and Under 18 girls Championship finals and also the Under 18 girls Plate final.
The grand finals were all showcases of some of the most promising future Touch players NSW has to offer, with the following results:
Championship Grand Finals:
McCall Cup, Boys Under 10’s: Manly Sea Eagles (9) def Wests Magpies 1 (6)
Tirado Cup, Girls Under 10’s: Manly Sea Eagles (2) def Parramatta Eels (0)
Zabielo Cup, Boys Under 12’s: Wagga Wagga (5) def Manly Sea Eagles (0)
Vassallo Cup, Girls Under 12’s: Parkes Pumas (13) def Griffith (2)
Yiangou Cup, Boys Under 14’s: Manly Sea Eagles (3) def Parramatta Eels (2)
Taylor Cup, Girls Under 14’s: Wollongong Devils (7) def Tamworth Thunder 1 (2)
Wall Cup, Boys Under 16’s: Muswellbrook Mambas (10) def Penrith Panthers (9)
Toohey Cup, Girls Under 16’s: Wagga Wagga (13) def Taree (10)
Galea Cup, Boys Under 18’s: Manly Sea Eagles (9) def Wests Magpies (2)
Rose Cup, Girls Under 18’s: Wollongong Devils (9) def Tamworth Thunder (4)
Plate Grand Finals:
McCall Cup, Boys Under 10’s: Wollongong Devils (7) def Nelson Bay Neptunes (4)
Tirado Cup, Girls Under 10’s: Central Coast Dolphins (13) def Blacktown Broncos (2)
Zabielo Cup, Boys Under 12’s: Taree (8) def Penninsula Piranahs (5)
Vassallo Cup, Girls Under 12’s: Port Macquarie vs LBM Rangers (to be confirmed)
Yiangou Cup, Boys Under 14’s: Wagga Wagga (3) def Nelson Bay Neptunes (0)
Taylor Cup, Girls Under 14’s: City of Orange Thunder (5) def Penrith Panthers (3)
Wall Cup, Boys Under 16’s: Central Coast Dolphins (5) def Manly Sea Eagles (0)
Toohey Cup, Girls Under 16’s: LBM Rangers (6) def Cronulla Sharks (3)
Galea Cup, Boys Under 18’s: Wollongong Devils (13) def Mudgee Mudcrabs (12)
Rose Cup, Girls Under 18’s: Wollongong Devils (9) def Tamworth Thunder (4)
All results can be found at www.nswtouch.com.au, photographs were taken by Sporting Images and can be purchased at www.sportingimages.com.au
