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High-flying start to Rugby League Ipswich duels

THE first thrilling draw of the season was staged, along with a powerful display by country visitors and the defending premiers returned as a major threat. The opening round of Rugby League Ipswich (RLI) A-Grade matches provided a feast of early excitement kicking off the 2025 season.

Ipswich Jets best effort laced with extra boost

IPSWICH Jets head coach Tye Ingebrigtsen headed to Wynnum Manly expecting a tough test. He left the Seagulls home field delighted with the Jets’ fourth Queensland Cup victory and best result so far this season. “It’s definitely a proud...

Jets give Roosters coaches a timely boost

THE Ipswich Jets have an encouraging rugby league goal as they assist important country clubs like the Rosewood Roosters. “It’s more about trying to get a little bit motivational and inspirational in what an important role the coaches play in...

Injuries hit hard as Rosewood Roosters battle on

IT’S just as well the Rosewood Roosters have this weekend off to regroup. This year’s new-look side displayed some positive signs in their 32-18 Rugby League Ipswich C-Grade season-opening loss to the Norths Tigers. While the Roosters only held...

Defending premiers Brothers ‘shoot for the stars’

HAVING lost some players from last year’s grand final victory, Brothers face a new 2025 Rugby League Ipswich (RLI) challenge as defending A-Grade premiers. However, little changes in the professional approach head coach Josh Leisemann and his...

Jets, Bremer coach backs club, school teamwork

IPSWICH rugby league coach Kain Bell is excited about what could be achieved in the next five years under a growing community approach to developing teenagers for higher level opportunities. He has seen the progress being made working with the...

Roosters calm about footy season kick-off

AFTER a tough 2024 season, the Rosewood Roosters kick off their latest Rugby League Ipswich (RLI) season this weekend with renewed enthusiasm and confidence. The Roosters are playing Norths in Sunday’s (April 27) opening Volunteers Cup (C-Grade)...

‘Good vibes’: Jets showcase tenacity in state league thriller

RETURNING Ipswich Jet Julian Christian highlighted his team’s winning determination after sharing in one of the most thrilling Queensland Cup victories at the North Ipswich Reserve. The reinvigorated Jets survived an extraordinary second half...

$4.5m Ripley sports centre could become Swifts home

ONE of Ipswich’s oldest sporting clubs could have a new home base in one of the city’s booming suburbs. Swifts Rugby League has been touted as a major tenant in plans for a $4.5 million sports facility in Ripley. Federal Member for Blair Shayne...

Magic moments to help teams prepare for new footy season

PLAYERS involved in the inaugural Rugby League Ipswich (RLI) A-Grade Magic Round will be nursing sore bodies this week after battling on in heavy rain. They slipped and slided, dripped and dived when the downpour arrived at the Redbank Plains Recreational Reserve.

Roosters set for influx of junior rugby league enjoyment

ROSEWOOD Roosters club secretary and under-8 coach Chloe Collins needed little extra incentive to continue working with juniors. She knows the value of encouraging young players in the country rugby league club based at Anzac Park. “I think it’s...

Jets help Ipswich footballer Josiah’s NRL return

GOLD Coast Titans prop Josiah Pahulu was quick to embrace former Ipswich State High School teammates and other home-town friends after a valuable game for the Jets. Although he was unable to share in a third consecutive Jets’ state league victory...

Jets talent earns opportunity at NRL club

IPSWICH Jets Mal Meninga Cup halfback Nathan Fraser is ready for the next major step in his promising rugby league career. Fraser played hooker for the Jets A-Grade side in last season’s Rugby League Ipswich competition where he was named Senior...

Ipswich Jets keep rising: Tenacity earns state reward

THE resurgent Ipswich Jets will gain a new level of state league respect if they secure back-to-back home ground victories this weekend. Beating the Broncos-backed Burleigh Bears at the North Ipswich Reserve on Saturday would enhance the Jets’...

Jets teenagers building good character in statewide series

IPSWICH Jets coach Kaine Tessier is confident some of the region’s most promising teenagers will continue advancing through the club’s improving pathway to higher level rugby league. Tessier praised his under-17 side which finished one victory...

Military man building character in Jets teenagers

WITH a background in the military, Willowbank-based coach Kaine Tessier has moved around a lot. However, he thoroughly enjoyed working with a group of talented upcoming Ipswich Jets teenagers in this year’s Cyril Connell Cup statewide competition...

New Ipswich Jet appreciates leadership role, shares in winning boost

HAVING played more than 40 state league games, Ipswich Jets vice-captain Ollie Pascoe is ready to take the next step in his rugby league career. Pascoe, 25, knows his debut season with the Jets will have a huge bearing on his NRL ambitions. “With...

Jets young guns rise after tough road trip

THE Ipswich Jets under-17 side strengthened their Cyril Connell Cup final hopes with a “clinical” 28-6 rugby league victory over the Bulls in Bundaberg. However, it was what the young side had to deal with that most impressed coach Kaine...

Thanks Jets: Ipswich footy focus on retaining high school players

HAVING been involved in junior sport since 2002, Rugby League Ipswich (RLI) chairman David Nugent still gains immense satisfaction each season. “You see kids come through - 12 year olds now playing seniors - and still in love with the game as much...