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One of the biggest fields in recent times took on the 2021 edition of the 7 Rocky River Run in picture-perfect conditions on Sunday.
A total of 2200 participants greeted the start line across the four distances – the half marathon, 10km, 5km and 2km.
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Event organiser Jason Crowther said he could not have asked for a better day.
“CQ’s really turned it on. It’s a great day in Rocky and we’ve got good numbers,” he said.
“We have 2200 runners and that’s the highest number in the four, five years I’ve been involved.
“People have come from everywhere, everyone’s got a real appetite for racing again after about 18 months off with COVID.
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Frenchville are continuing their FFA Cup march, taking down Across the Waves in a see-sawing preliminary round clash on Saturday.
Hard-working midfielder Jackson Lems scored in the 95th minute to seal the dramatic 4-3 victory in Bundaberg.
The result means they now host Queensland National Premier League team, Magpies Crusaders, on Saturday in the next stage of the national competition.
Frenchville coach Mat Wust said it was fantastic for the team, and it would be great for them to have the home ground advantage for this weekendâs classic showdown.
âItâs going to be massive,â he said.
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The Central Queensland North open men were beaten but showed plenty of promise in their clash with NPL Queensland team, the Magpies Crusaders.
They went down 8-2 in Mackay on Saturday, with Ryan Hawken and Paul Jackson slotting the team’s goals early in the second half.
The CQ North under-23s were beaten 2-1 in their clash.
The exhibition matches were a first for CQ and a first for Rockhampton’s Gary Skinner, who coached against his son Sam for the first time. Father and son Gary and Sam Skinner were on opposing sides for the first time on Saturday.
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Subscriber only Father and son Gary and Sam Skinner could well be pitted against each other this weekend in a football event that is a first for the region. Two Central Queensland North teams will head to Mackay to take on the Magpies Crusaders under-23 and NPL Queensland men s sides. Football Queensland Central Region general manager Andy Allan said it was an exciting concept and a significant boost for representative pathways in the region. The exhibition event provides a valuable opportunity for our Central Queensland footballers to showcase their skills against high-quality opposition, while also creating a pathway for selection in higher representative levels of the game, he said.