NRRRL draw for Round 8, May 23-26

May 23, 2013

Casino	Kyogle	Queen Elizabeth Park Casino	Thursday 23/05/13 18′s start at 6pm
Grafton Ghosts	Evans Head	Frank McGuren Park Grafton	Sunday 26/05/13 NO 18′s Reserves start at 130pm
Lower Clarence	South Grafton Rebels	MacLean Showground MacLean	Sunday 26/05/13 18′s start 12 midday
Ballina	Byron Bay	Kingsford Smith Park Ballina	Sunday 26/05/13 18′s start 12 midday
Marist Brothers	Murwillumbah	Crozier Field Lismore	Sunday 26/05/13 18′s start 12 midday
Mullumbimby	Northern United	Les Donnelly Field Mullumbimby	Sunday 26/05/13 18′s start 12 midday

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FNC Rugby Union results for Round 7

May 20, 2013

Round 7 – 18th May 2013

First Grade Byron Bay 29 (George Kitching, Mitch Loane, Craig Wallace, Harrison Nuttall tries, George Kitching 2 conversions, penalty goal, Mitch Loane conversion) d Grafton 17 (Kyle Hancock, Jake Macrae, Josh Wrigley tries, Paul Cameron conversion) Half Time: Byron Bay 12 – Grafton 10

Lismore 57 (Nigel Marshall 2, Ben Sloane 2, Tom Bishop, Jack Pinchin, Angus MacDougall, James Bain, Stephen Prosser tries, Jack Pinchin 6 conversions) d Bangalow 18 (Hemi Mullen, Will Latham tries, Hemi Mullen conversion, 2 penalty goals) Half Time: Lismore 29 – Bangalow 6

Lennox Head 22 (Brett Horne 2, Ray Buchanan, Sean Reilly tries, Sam Fitzgerald conversion) d Ballina 10 (Sam Giltrap try, conversion, penalty goal) Half Time: Lennox 17 – Ballina 7

Wollongbar Alstonville 45 (James Vidler 2, Ben Damen, James Nunn, Steven Mison, Nathaniel Regueira, Gavin Short tries, Ben Damen 5 conversions) d Southern Cross University 0 Half Time: Wollongbar 26 – SCU 0

Casino – Bye

Point Score – Lennox Head 29, Lismore 22, Byron Bay 21, Wollongbar Alstonville 15, Ballina 14, Bangalow 13, Grafton 10, Southern Cross University 2, Casino 1

Reserve Grade Lismore 57 d Bangalow 0 Wollongbar Alstonville 30 d SCU 0 Lennox Head 8 d Ballina 3 Murwillumbah 17 d Grafton 10 Yamba 32 d Kyogle 17

President’s Cup Lismore 33 d Grafton 5 Mullumbimby 34 d Iluka 7

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FNC Rugby Union teams for Round 7, May 18

May 17, 2013

Wollongbar Alstonville: 1 Joel Crowther, 2. Kirk Taylor-Brown, 3. Justin Whicker, 4. Matt Scott, 5. James Gardiner, 6. Vincent Chee, 7. Gavin Short, 8. James Nunn, 9. Jason Higgins, 10. Ben Damen, 11. Tom Steer, 12. Benji Tia Tia, 13. Nat Regueira, 14. James Vidler, 15. Adam Law Coach: Ben Grayndler

Southern Cross University: 1. Ed Kelly, 2. Pat Kelly, 3. Tom Purcell, 4. Pat Wilton, 5. Ben Prozinski, 6. Rhys McNaughton, 7. Jackson, Wells, 8. Craig Dangar, 9. Mitchell Slaven, 10. Luke Neal, 11. Clint Lowry, 12. Brett Johnston, 13. Simon Fokes, 14. 15. Kodi Southgate, 15. Clayton Pursche Coach: Colin Pursche Referee: Darren Winkler

Lismore: 1. Eddie Solomona, 2. Stephen Prosser, 3. Phil Barr, 4. James Bain, 5. Ben Briggs, 6. Dominic Morris, 7. Angus MacDougall, 8. Glenn Paisley, 9. Ben Felicioni, 10. Matt Bermingham, 11. Tom Bishop, 12. Ben Sloane, 13. Nigel Marshall, 14. Sam Johnston, 15. Jack Pinchin Coach: Craig Whitby

Bangalow: 1. Dan Hill, 2. Matt Gibson, 3. Neil Moran, 4. Jock Craigie, 5. James Coventry, 6. Isaac Hill, 7. Simon Leighton, 8. Dane Mitchell, 9. Ben Alcock, 10. Ben Farrow, 11. Chris Bleakley, 12. Hemi Mullen, 13. Will Cotterill, 14. Michael Buckley, 15. Will Latham Coach: Andrew Fraser Referee: Karl Lupton

Ballina: 1. Adam Thomas, 2. Aidan Cubis, 3. Nathan Groves, 4. Todd Grono, 5. Chris Long, 6. Soul Tartaro, 7. Chris Wilkinson, 8. Liam Preston, 9. Troy Nichols, 10. Sam Giltrap, 11. Ben Robinson, 12. Beau Milner, 13. Trent Gasnier, 14. Ryan Boardman, 15. Kye Spence Coach: John Dokter

Lennox Head: 1. Curtis Miles, 2. Jamie Tredinnick, 3. Connor Blair, 4. Sam Huddy, 5. Isaac Foley, 6. Brock Jensen, 7. Harry Bungate, 8. Rob Fish, 9. Sam Fitzgerald, 10. Paul Crozier, 11. James Barnes, 12. Simon Deevy, 13. Sean Reilly, 14. Brett Horne, 15. Tony Buchanan Coach: Mick Muir Referee: Allan Thomas

Byron Bay: 1. Josh Smith, 2. Peter Shaw, 3. Craig Wallace, 4. Rafer Smith, 5. Ryan Bretts, 6. Jamie Blair, 7. Thomas Homer, 8. Jared Robinson, 9. Jack Dickson, 10. Jascha Saeck, 11. Mitch Loane, 12. George Kitching, 13. Harrison Nuttall, 14. Robert Lynch, 15. James Hawley Coach: Warren Fisher

Grafton: 1. Beau Brotherson, 2. Jacob Page, 3. Luke Deleiuen, 4. Ben Robertson, 5. Ben Thomas, 6. Tony Baldwin, 7. Tom Tanner, 8. Beau Deleiuen, 9. Josh Wrigley, 10. Paul Cameron, 11. Riley Durrington, 12. Scott Lloyd, 13. Jake Macrae, 14. Ben Stone, 15. Kyle Hancock Coach: Don Darke Referee: Graham Cook

Casino – Bye

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Far North Coast Junior Rugby Union draw for Round 5

May 15, 2013

Round 5 – Friday 17th May 2013

At Ballina – 5:45 Bangalow U12, 6:40 WAR U14, 7:35 WAR U15, 8:30 Lennox U16

At Bangalow – 6:00 Lennox U7, 6:00 Lennox U9, 6:45 Lennox U10, 7:35 Brunswick U17

At Brunswick – 6:30 Lennox U11

At Grafton – 7:00 Lismore U15

At Iluka – 6:30 Lismore U12

At Lennox Head – 6:00 Lennox Green U8 Field 2, 6:00 Bangalow U14, 6:55 Kyogle U13, 7:50 Brunswick U15

At Lismore – 6:00 Evans River U7 Field 2, 6:00 Casino U8, 6:00 Casino U9, 6:45 Casino U11

At Wollongbar – 6:00 Evans River U10, 6:50 Ballina U11, 7:35 Evans River U12, 8:30 Casino U16

At Yamba – 6:30 WAR U13, 7:30 WAR U17

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FNC Rugby Union results for Round 6 – 11th May 2013

May 12, 2013

First Grade

Byron Bay 20 (Josh Smith, Craig Wallace, Matt Larsson, Jack Dickson tries) d Casino 5 (Stephen Murchie try) Half Time: Byron Bay 15 – Casino 0

Bangalow 25 (Neil Moran, Isaac Hill, Will Cotterill, Will Latham tries, Hemi Mullen conversion, penalty goal) d Grafton 22 (Ben Stone, Brett Graham, Jacob Page tries, Kyle Hancock 2 conversions, penalty goal) Half Time: Bangalow 20 – Grafton 8

Lennox Head 33 (Jamie Tredinnick 2, Jeff Wilson, Brock Jensen, Simon Deevy tries, Sam Fitzgerald 4 conversions) d Wollongbar Alstonville 18 (Daniel Damen, Dominic Brown tries, Daniel Damen conversion, 2 penalty goals) Half Time: Lennox 19 – Wollongbar 7

Ballina 20 (Sam Giltrap, Chris Long tries, Sam Giltrap 2 conversions, 2 penalty goals) d Lismore 15 (Tom Bishop, Eddie Solomona tries, Jack Pinchin conversion, penalty goal) Half Time: Lismore 12 – Ballina 10

Southern Cross University – Bye

Pointscore: Lennox Head 24, Lismore 17, Byron Bay 16, Ballina 14, Bangalow 13, Wollongbar Alstonville 10, Grafton 10, Southern Cross University 2, Casino 1

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FNC Rugby Union teams for Round 6, May 11

May 10, 2013

Wollongbar Alstonville: 1 Joel Crowther, 2. Kirk Taylor-Brown, 3. Justin Whicker, 4. Dominic Brown, 5. James Gardiner, 6. Jeremy Tozer, 7. Gavin Short, 8. Shaun Ellis, 9. Michael Turnbull, 10. Tom Steer, 11. Daniel Damen, 12. Benji Tia Tia, 13. Nat Regueira, 14. James Vidler, 15. Ben Damen Coach: Ben Grayndler

V Lennox Head: 1. Curtis Miles, 2. Jamie Tredinnick, 3. Connor Blair, 4. Jeff Wilson, 5. Isaac Foley, 6. Brock Jensen, 7. Harry Bungate, 8. Rob Fish, 9. Sam Fitzgerald, 10. Paul Crozier, 11. James Barnes, 12. Simon Deevy, 13. Sean Reilly, 14. Mitch Adams, 15. Tony Buchanan Coach: Mick Muir Referee: Karl Lupton

Grafton: 1. Beau Brotherson, 2. Sean Austin, 3. Luke Deleiuen, 4. Ben Robertson, 5. Jono Speechley, 6. Jacob Page, 7. Tom Tanner, 8. Beau Deleiuen, 9. Brett Graham, 10. Paul Cameron, 11. Riley Durrington, 12. Scott Lloyd, 13. Jake Macrae, 14. Ben Stone, 15. Kyle Hancock Coach: Don Darke

V Bangalow: 1. Dan Hill, 2. Matt Gibson, 3. Neil Moran, 4. Isaac Hill, 5. James Coventry, 6. Dane Mitchell, 7. Simon Leighton, 8. Jock Craigie, 9. Dean Matthews, 10. Ben Farrow, 11. Chris Bleakley, 12.Will Cotterill, 13. Hemi Mullen, 14. Michael Buckley, 15. Will Latham Coach: Andrew Referee: Graham Cook

Ballina: 1. Adam Thomas, 2. Aidan Cubis, 3. Nathan Groves, 4. Todd Grono, 5. Chris Long, 6. Soul Tartaro, 7. Chris Wilkinson, 8. Liam Preston, 9. Troy Nichols, 10. Grant Knight, 11. Ben Robinson, 12. Beau Milner, 13. Sam Giltrap, 14. Trent Gasnier, 15. Kye Spence Coach: John Dokter

V Lismore: 1. Eddie Solomona, 2. Stephen Prosser, 3. Matt Collins, 4. Gavin Tulk, 5. Ben Briggs, 6. Dominic Morris, 7. Glenn Paisley, 8. James Bain, 9. Ben Felicioni, 10. Matt Bermingham, 11. Tom Bishop, 12. Ben Sloane, 13. Nigel Marshall, 14. Sam Johnston, 15. Jack Pinchin Coach: Craig Whitby Referee: Rob Walker

Casino: 1. Craig Connolly, 2. Reece Manning, 3. Blake Birmingham, 4. Travis Paul, 5. Joel Gosson, 6. Leroy Killiby, 7. Kurt Russell, 8. Alex Killiby, , 9. Tom Farr, 10. Greg Freeburn, 11. Tyler Horsley, 12. Carl Tahatu, 13. Jye Hancock, 14. Scott Lambeth, 15. Tyrone Connors Coach: Joey Mohammed

V Byron Bay: 1. Josh Smith, 2. Craig Wallace, 3. Jamie Blair, 4. Peter Shaw, 5. Ryan Bretts, 6. Michael Armstrong, 7. Thomas Homer, 8. Matt Larsson, 9. Jack Dickson, 10. Tomas Devoto, 11. Jared Robinson, 12. Jascha Saeck, 13. Harrison Nuttall, 14. Mark Ballantyne, 15. George Kitching Coach: Warren Fisher Referee: Darren Winkler

Southern Cross University – Bye

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FNC Junior Rugby Union draw for Round 4

May 8, 2013

Round 4 – Friday 10th May 2013

At Ballina – 6:30 Casino U16, 7:35 Grafton U15

At Bangalow – 6:00 Lismore U9, 6:40 WAR U14

At Brunswick – 6:30 WAR U15, 7:30 WAR U17

At Casino – 6:30 Ballina U11

At Lennox Head – 6:00 Lismore Green U7 Field 2, 6:00 Lismore U8, 6:00 WAR U9, 6:50 Lismore U10, 7:35 Lismore U11, 8:25 WAR U16

At Lismore – 6:00 Bangalow U7 Field 2, 6:00 Lennox U14, 7:00 Lennox U15

At Wollongbar – 6:00 Lennox White U8 Field 2, 6:00 Bangalow U10, 6:50 Brunswick U11

At Yamba – 6:30 Grafton U17

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FNC Rugby Union results for Round 5

May 5, 2013

Round 5 – 4th May 2013

First Grade Lennox Head 41 (Simon Deevy 2, Brock Jensen, James Barnes, Sam Fitzgerald, Harry Bungate, Louis Shields tries, James Barnes 2, Sam Fitzgerald conversions) d Southern Cross University 8 (Andrew Bell try, Blake Brewer-Charles penalty goal) Half Time: Lennox 24 – SCU 3

Bangalow 20 (Chris Bleakley, Will Latham tries, Hemi Mullen 2 conversions, Will Latham 2 penalty goals) d Casino 13 (Scott Lambeth try, Greg Freeburn conversion, 2 penalty goals) Half Time: Bangalow 14 – Casino 13

Lismore 38 (Tom Bishop 3, Matt Bermingham, Glenn Paisley, Angus MacDougall tries, Jack Pinchin 4 conversions) d Wollongbar Alstonville 19 (Benji Tia Tia, James Vidler, Adam Law tries, Jason Higgins, Tom Steer conversions) Half Time: Lismore 19 – Wollongbar 12

Grafton 18 (Ben Stone 2 tries, Kyle Hancock conversion, 2 penalty goals) d Ballina 12 (Andrew Burke, Liam Preston tries, Sam Giltrap conversion) Half Time: Ballina 12 – Grafton 11

Byron Bay – Bye

Pointscore – Lennox Head 19, Lismore 16, Bangalow 12, Ballina 10, Wollongbar Alstonville 10, Grafton 9, Byron Bay 6, Southern Cross University 2, Casino 1

Reserve Grade Lismore 51 d Wollongbar Alstonville 8 Lennox Head 24 d SCU 5 Kyogle 30 d Bangalow 0 Ballina 36 d Grafton 7 Murwillumbah 12 draw Yamba 12

Under 19 Wollongbar Alstonville 30 d Lismore 0

President’s Cup Ballina 31 d Grafton 5 Mullumbimby 43 d Evans River 0 Lismore 25 d Iluka 7

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FNC Rugby Union teams for Round 5

May 3, 2013

Southern Cross University: 1. Craig Dangar, 2. Patrick Kelly, 3. Tom Purcell, 4. Ben Prozinski, 5. Keith Morris, 6. Pat Wilton, 7. Taylor Willott, 8. Rhys McNaughton, 9. Sam MacPherson, 10. Luke Neal, 11. Hamish Clacher, 12. Brett Johnston, 13. Simon Fokes, 14. Blake Brewer-Charles, 15. Clayton Pursche Coach: Colin Pursche

V Lennox Head: 1. Curtis Miles, 2. Jamie Tredinnick, 3. Connor Blair, 4. Sam Huddy, 5. Isaac Foley, 6. Brock Jensen, 7. Harry Bungate, 8. Rob Fish, 9. Sam Fitzgerald, 10. Paul Crozier, 11. Brett Horne, 12. Simon Deevy, 13. Sean Reilly, 14. James Barnes, 15. Tony Buchanan Coach: Mick Muir Referee: Steve Williamson

Lismore: 1. Eddie Solomona, 2. Chris Murphy, 3. Matt Collins, 4. Gavin Tulk, 5. Ben Briggs, 6. Angus MacDougall, 7. Glenn Paisley, 8. James Bain, 9. Ben Felicioni, 10. Matt Bermingham, 11. Tom Bishop, 12. Ben Sloane, 13. Nigel Marshall, 14. Robbie Collings, 15. Jack Pinchin Coach: Craig Whitby

V Wollongbar Alstonville: 1 Joel Crowther, 2. Kirk Taylor-Brown, 3. Matthew Wright, 4. Matt Scott, 5. James Gardiner, 6. Dominic Brown, 7. Gavin Short, 8. Shaun Ellis, 9. Jason Higgins, 10. Reece Brown, 11. Tom Steer, 12. Benji Tia Tia, 13. Nat Regueira, 14. James Vidler, 15. Adam Law Coach: Ben Grayndler Referee: Allan Thomas

Grafton: 1. Luke Deliuen, 2. Sean Austin, 3. Beau Brotherson, 4. Ben Robertson, 5. Benjamin Thomas, 6. Jacob Page, 7. Tom Tanner, 8. Beau Deleiuen, 9. Brett Graham, 10. Paul Cameron, 11. Riley Durrington, 12. Scott Lloyd, 13. Jake Macrae, 14. Ben Stone, 15. Kyle Hancock Coach: Don Darke

V Ballina: 1. Adam Thomas, 2. Aidan Cubis, 3. Nathan Groves, 4. Todd Grono, 5. Chris Long, 6. Chris Wilkinson, 7. Andrew Burke, 8. Liam Preston, 9. Troy Nichols, 10. Sam Giltrap, 11. Ryan Boardman, 12. Beau Milner, 13. Trent Gasnier, 14. Ben Robinson, 15. Kye Spence Coach: John Dokter Referee: Mick Melino

Bangalow: 1. Sean Petrou, 2. Dan Hill, 3. Neil Moran, 4. Isaac Hill, 5. James Coventry, 6. Dane Mitchell, 7. Simon Leighton, 8. Jock Craigie, 9. Dean Matthews, 10. Ben Farrow, 11. Chris Bleakley, 12.Will Cotterill, 13. Hemi Mullen, 14. Michael Buckley, 15. Will Latham Coach: Andrew Fraser

V Casino: 1. Craig Connolly, 2. Reece Manning, 3. Blake Birmingham, 4. Travis Paul, 5. Joel Gosson, 6. Jacob Dunn, 7. Greg Killiby, 8. Ben Osbourne, 9. Scott Lambeth, 10. Stephen Murchie, 11. Mitch Ensby, 12. Carl Tahatu (C.), 13. Tom Farr, 14. Glenn Smith, 15. Tyler Horsley, Coach: Joey Mohammed Referee: Aaron Reid

Byron Bay – Bye

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