Juniors star at NSW State Championships
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Wednesday, 11 June 2008
NSWRU Media Unit
More than 2000 junior rugby players from across the state took to the field last weekend at the NSW Junior Rugby Union State Championships.
NSW Junior Rugby Union
NSW Junior Rugby Union
Almost 100 teams across seven age groups (Under 11s to Under 17s) from Sydney, NSW Country, ACT and Victoria were all vying to come out on top in their respective divisions.
The Under 16s and Under 17s have been doing battle each weekend since 18 May, while preliminary matches in all other divisions were played out on the weekend at Blacktown, Camden, Wakehurst, Narrabeen, Rockdale and Epping.
All Grand Finals were played on Sunday 8 June at Pittwater Rugby Park, Narrabeen.
Amazingly, the top two divisions both featured drawn Grand Finals. Gordon and Manly were declared joint champions in the Under 17s after their 20-all result, while Warringah and West Harbour shared the prize with their 17-all result in the Under 16 decider.
In addition to their joint victory in the Under 17s, Gordon came out on top in the Under 15s by defeating ACT Schools 16-10 while their Under 12s beat Manly 24-0 to defend their Under 11 title from 2007.
ACT Juniors made their trip worthwhile in the Under 14s by defeating Parramatta 22-5, however the Two Blues claimed the Under 13 title with a 15-10 victory over Manly. The Under 13 result was the second straight victory for Parramatta who took out the Under 12s in 2007.
The Under 11s saw home ground advantage work in favour of Warringah as they ran out 21-7 victors over Parramatta.
NSW Junior Rugby Union State Championships
Grand Finals - Sunday 8 June, Pittwater Rugby Park
Under 11 - Warringah 21 d Parramatta 7
Under 12 - Gordon 24 d Manly 0
Under 13 - Parramatta 15 d Manly 10
Under 14 - ACT Junior Rugby Union 22 d Parramatta 5
Under 15 - Gordon 16 d ACT Schools 10
Under 16 - Warringah 17 West Harbour 17 (joint champions)
Under 17 - Gordon 20 Manly 20 (joint champions)