Byron Bay to host Retravision Northern League grand final

August 31, 2008

Byron Bay Red Devils have won the right to host the Retravision Northern League grand final on September 14, beating minor premiers Grafton Ghosts 20-4 in the Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League major semi-final at Grafton today.

Byron scored four tries to one, with Michael Chapman crossing twice.

Ghosts now will take on Lismore Marist Brothers, who ended the season for defending premiers Mullumbimby 20-10 at Crozier Field, Lismore, on Saturday.

That match will be played in Grafton.

Also through to the grand finals are Mullumbimby in reserve grade and Tweed Coast Raiders in Under-18s.

Evans Head, which is bidding to join the top grade next season, advanced to the reserve grade preliminary final by beating Cudgen.

MINOR SEMI-FINALS

U/18s
Mullumbimby 23
Tries: Dylan Williams 2 Jacob Millar 1 Aaron Cook 1
Goals: Jacob Millar 3 + 1 F.G.
Def
Grafton Rhinos 22
Tries: Luke Worthing Dan Rhodes Ricky Farr Oral Monaghan
Goals: Luke Worthing 3

RES. GRADE
Evans Head 24
Tries: Luke Simpson Jack Whytes Simon King Les Roberts
Goals: Des Anderson 4
Def
Cudgen 18
Tries: James Te Tai 2 Steve Kirkham
Goals: Jason Baihn 3

FIRST GRADE:
Marist Brothers: 20
Tries: Willo James Chris Binge Niko Vakararawa 2
Goals: Chris Binge 2
Def
Mullumbimby 10
Tries: Glen Godbee Dane Chisolm
Goals: Dane Chisolm 1

MAJOR SEMI-FINALS

U/18s
Tweed Coast: 30
Tries: Justin Cullen 2 Cody Walker James Shean Broden Wilson
Goals: Cody Hart 2 Justin Cullen 1
Def
South Tweed 16
Tries: Clark Stanford Lain Winley Richard Etscheid
Goals: Ryan Hobbs1

RESERVE GRADE
Mullumbimby 28
Tries: George Aroyan Simon Baines Josh Alcorn John Chester
Goals: Mitch Lambert 1
Def
Grafton Rhinos 20
Tries: Todd Cameron 2 Adam Sheils Scott Kilduff
Goals Joe Gordon

FIRST GRADE
Byron Bay 20
Tries: Andrew Battese Ben Hill Michael Chapman 2
Goal: Jarred de Theirry 2
Def
Grafton Ghosts 4
Tries David Neville
Goals Nil
PRELIMINARY FINALS

SUNDAY 7 SEPTEMBER 2008 VENUE: McGuren Park Grafton

11.30 am 18s
South Tweed V Mullumbimby

12.55 pm RESERVE GRADE
Grafton Rhinos V Evans Head

2.50 pm FIRST GRADE
Grafton Ghosts V Marist Brothers

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