After two days of sevens action in Maroochydore Queensland our WA Youth 7s Girls have come away with a bronze medal while our Youth Boys were able to get over Northern Territory in their final match competition to secure the ninth spot.
The WA Girls got off to a flying start defeating South Australia by 56 points, two tries in the first match for both Brooklyn Joyce and Nicole Ledington got the girls momentum rolling from the get-go.
Their second game was just as impressive taking down the NT team by 39 points, Tamika Jones starred in the match with a hattrick of tries.
In the final two rounds of the tournament the WA Girls faced Queensland’s first and second sides resulting in mixed results going down to Queensland I by 36 points followed by a 22-point victory over Queensland II.
In the semi-finals the girls couldn’t get over the top of Queensland the second time around missing a chance at the final however, brilliant performances from superstars Rueben Cherrington and Tamika Jones allowed the girls to take home Bronze after beating NSW II in the following match with a last-minute try.
The WA Boys team got off to a slow start just falling to the Northern Territory in their first game by three points.
Impressive tries from Timoti Ruhe-Guthrie and Bailey Payne didn’t get WA over the line as the team rallied for their next matches.
Round two saw a bye for the WA team giving them valuable preparation time before they faced Queensland and New South Wales.
Two losses saw the WA team slip to the qualifying final against NSW II where they weren’t able to get ahead going down by 29 points, leading to a revenge match against Northern Territory to be staged for the ninth place in the competition.
Troy Christmas was able to turn the tables on the Territory, hitting two from three conversions for WA which resulted in a four-point win for the team writing the wrongs from their round one loss.
Both sides in the 2019 National Youth 7s competition had a rollercoaster of a tournament enabling them to take some key learnings heading into the 2020 season with talent from both sides catching the eye of national selectors.
Coaching staff will begin to finalise the National Youth Boys and Girls squads ahead of the World Schools 7s in Auckland, kicking off on December 13 in Auckland.
FULL REPLAY
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FIELD ONE: https://t.co/TfHLE624fY
FIELD TWO: https://t.co/WUFSZfnctj pic.twitter.com/9xZjeoPVTU
RESULTS
Youth Girls – Place: 3rd
Round 1: RugbyWA 56 def RugbySA 0
Round 2: RugbyWA 39 def Northern Territory 0
Round 3: Queensland I 36 def RugbyWA 0
Round 4: RugbyWA 29 def Queensland II 7
Semi-Finals: Queensland I 37 def RugbyWA 5
Bronze Final: RugbyWA 17 def NSW II 12
Youth Boys – Place 9th
Round 1: Northern Territory 25 def RugbyWA 22
Round 2: BYE
Round 3: Queensland I 41 def RugbyWA 0
Round 4: New South Wales I 24 def RugbyWA 0
Qualifying Finals: NSW II 29 def RugbyWA 0
9/10 Final: RugbyWA 19 def Northern Territory 15
TEAMLISTS
Western Australia Youth Girls 7s
1. Nicole Ledington
2. Dallys Tini
3. Lillee Wearing
4. Ariana Ruru-Hinaki
5. Tamika Jones
6. Tizanae Kovacs
7. Samantha Wood
8. Anahera Te Rahui
9. Aiysha Wigley
10. Brooklyn Teki-Joyce
11. Rueben Cherrington
12. Tehani Tairea
Western Australia Youth Boys 7s
1. Bailey Payne
2. Kobi Aiesi
3. Dean Grove
4. Troy Christmas
5. Xavier Tearoa
6. Jaden Nelson
7. Anaru O'Connor
8. Ryan Mcgloin
9. Blake Mettam
10. Sean Skillen
11. Timoti Ruhe-Guthrie
12. Dre Taurima
