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Brothers building momentum in ‘hard footy’ battles

DEFENDING premiers Brothers are back of top and building some winning momentum after a classic Rugby League Ipswich A-Grade top-of-the-table clash. However, it took plenty of Brothers commitment – including two patched-up heads - to hold out the...

Ipswich school teams focus on early tests at Reserve

AFTER a mixed bag of opening results, four Ipswich State High School (ISHS) rugby league teams have a huge opportunity to make an impact in today’s latest elite competition matches. ISHS’s Langer Cup, Langer Reserves and Walters Cup sides are...

Rising Ipswich Jets ignite attacking threat

THE high-flying Ipswich Jets head to Mackay this weekend having released the attacking handbrake at an ideal time. The Jets secured their third Queensland Cup win in a row, displaying their firepower in a 42-12 victory over the Clydesdales at the...

Road trip kickstarts Jets women’s ‘positive’ hopes

THE newly formed Ipswich Jets women’s rugby league team has a tough assignment heading to Rockhampton for their historic Queensland Rugby League BMD Premiership debut. However, facing the Capras on their home soil on June 14 could give the...

Rugby league battle heats up in wide open series

BROTHERS flexed their attacking muscle, the Ipswich Jets tamed the Bears and the Tigers roared home in the latest weekend of intriguing Rugby League Ipswich A-Grade results. Fassifern master coach Wayne Finch summed it up perfectly as the former...

Bombers going forward with more exciting talent

FASSIFERN Bombers master coach Wayne Finch has an uncanny knack of bringing the most talented players into his victorious rugby league sides. The former Swifts premiership-winning mentor was quick to recruit a proven core of powerful forwards in his...

Double boost in Jets Queensland Cup success

IPSWICH Jets assistant coach Mark Bishop was delighted to see centre Luke Maddaford score two tries and collect the Players’ Player award after their latest Queensland Cup victory. The Jets held on 22-20 at Redcliffe after Dolphins kicker Joshu...

Proud young Bombers play with respect

BOMBERS under-12 rugby league manager and mum Mandy Taylor describes her young team “as a blend of skills, sizes and personalities”. “We have a few quiet and smaller kids who come alive with the ball,” she said. “Some are keen playmakers...

Jets kick off ‘bold’ pickleball expansion

PROGRESSIVE Ipswich Jets CEO Richard Hughes is thrilled to link another, although “unexpected”, sport to the club’s growing portfolio. “We’re officially adding pickleball to our sporting program, right alongside football and netball,”...

‘Relentless’ Jets, comebacks and footy upsets‘Relentless’ Jets, comebacks and footy upsets

THE Ipswich Jets responded to a cruel previous state league match loss in the best way possible capitalizing on their first road trip north. The Jets overpowered the Capras 40-20 in Yeppoon, securing their fifth win in eight Hostplus Cup games...

Bombers defy Bears threat, rise in mighty home ground victory

THE smile on the face of Fassifern Bombers captain Pat Samatua said it all as he stood proudly among teammates at Hayes Oval. In his second season with the Bombers, the former Swifts stalwart didn’t have to look far to see why his team recovered...

Kuli’s timely inspiration at champion Ipswich school

FROM a “shy, gentle giant” at Ipswich State High School (ISHS) to playing in the National Rugby League competition, Kulikefu Finefeuiaki provides inspiration for the next generation. Finefeuiaki, popularly known as Kuli, offered some timely...

History-making Ipswich school launches new season

AS Ipswich State High’s Open girls’ team prepares its national title defence, the schoolboys’ sides are also looking to create more rugby league history. Ipswich State High School (ISHS) has the enviable record of being the first secondary...

Ward brothers unite to help Bombers move ahead

THE result was far from what the Fassifern Bombers wanted welcoming two of the club’s most loyal brothers back. The Bombers suffered their first loss in this year’s Rugby League Ipswich (RLI) A-Grade season, going down 20-8 to the Ipswich Jets...

Captain’s call: Ipswich Jets road trip hope to mend cruel defeat

HE’S dejected but not down and out. The same applies to teammates of Ipswich Jets co-captain Blake Lenehan after his side’s latest gut-wrenching and controversial 21-20 Queensland Cup defeat. In his 100th state league match, Lenehan was on the...

Ipswich Jets A-Grade captain chasing Qld Cup return

IPSWICH Jets A-Grade captain Henri Stocks is clear about what he wants to achieve in this year’s Rugby League Ipswich (RLI) competition. Apart from helping the Jets play finals’ football, Stocks is eager to return to Queensland Cup competition...

Family values as Fassifern Bombers women progress

AS Bombers men’s teams prepared for this weekend’s latest matches, the Fassifern Open women’s side battled through testing conditions to secure a memorable winning trifecta for the club. The Bombers women sealed back-to-back victories with an...

Jets Qld Cup hopes flicker in surprise loss as Fifita runs out

THE flickering scoreboard that hid the shock result and an approaching storm proved ominous signs for the Ipswich Jets in their latest Queensland Cup encounter. Fans were left stunned after the resurgent Jets team of recent weeks was suddenly...

Norths stalwart backing Tigers’ female development

HAVING coached for more than 25 years, Valentine Brown still gains immense satisfaction bringing on the next generation. He previously performed coaching and program development roles with the Jets, Ipswich State High and for Norths Tigers where he...