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A Northern Rivers rugby league club has rewarded its players who have made a commitment to their training by inviting them to compete in the Burleigh 9s this weekend.
On Saturday (March 13), 16 members of the Marist Brothers Lismore Rams A Grade will travel up north to take on the competition in the Burleigh 9s round robin event which features teams from Tugun, Burleigh, Gold Coast and Southport.
Coach Mark Sivewright said the competition, which kicks off at noon at the Burleigh Bears Leagues Club, will be a sensational way to keep their pre-season momentum going.
Sivewright said he was “very happy” with the players progress to date.
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Being able to pass or tackle to their sporting idols put a grin on the faces of hundreds of young rugby league players and created memories to last a lifetime.
Ahead of the clash against the New Zeakand Warriors at Oakes Oval, Lismore, on Saturday, the Gold Coast Titans held a ‘come and try’ session for players and clubs from all over the region showed up ready to rock and roll on Thursday afternoon at Crozier Field.
And it didn t matter if they were ages six or 16 years, the chance to meet, kick a footy and snap a selfie with their sporting heroes was as one youngsters said, “awesome.”