The Queensland Suburban Rugby Union has published its fixtures for the 2018 season.
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Rugby season to kick off April 7
The Sunshine Coast’s rugby union sides will kick off their season April 7.
Uni preseason games announced
University will open their rugby season against Wynnum on March 10.
The following week they’ll play Caboolture in Caboolture.
The season proper is expected to begin March 24.
There is talk that the Sunshine Coast Rugby Union clubs will be joining Queensland Suburban Rugby Union competition.
A decision is expected to be made at the QSRU Annual General Meeting.
What we’re covering in the coming months
Here’s what we’re planning to cover until September
February 10
Leongatha and District CA B Grade Div 1: MDU v Wonthaggi Workmens
February 17
Leongatha and District CA A Grade Div 2: MDU v Foster
February 25
Queensland Premier Grade Div 1: Sunshine Coast v Ipswich Logan
Sunshine Coast CA Div 2B: Maroochydore v Tewantin Noosa
Other grades might be done as well.
March 3
Sunshine Coast CA Div 2B: Maroochydore v Tewantin Noosa
Other grades might be done as well.
March 10 and 11
Sunshine Coast CA semi finals
March 17, 18 and 24
Sunshine Coast CA Grand Finals
April through September
Sunshine Coast Rugby Union A and Reserve grades. Dates to be confirmed.
We may also cover any of the AFL Gippsland leagues as well. We’ll confirm closer to the dates.
2018/19 Sunshine Coast CA Twenty20 to be confirmed.
University of the Sunshine Coast Barbarians appoint new head coach
The University of the Sunshine Coast Rugby union club have appointed a new A grade coach for the 2018 season.
Keith Davies joins the Barbarians after the departure of Rhys Roberts, who took up another position in the UK.
University, Noosa play for home Sunshine Coast rugby major semi in 2014
This season’s Sunshine Coast Rugby Union semi finals are now scheduled to take place at Sunshine Beach and Caloundra, Australia. The venues were settled upon in the final round of play yesterday, incidentally at the same venues and teams.
In Sunshine Beach Noosa defeated University 17–8 in a closer match than the final score suggested. Noosa took an early lead after eleven minutes through an unconverted try.
University took the score to 5–3 seven minutes later. They would take the lead seventeen minutes into the second half and would not relinquish until three minutes left in the game. At this point Noosa rumbled over through a series of about ten rucks.
In their round five clash at Sunshine Beach, University won 15 points to 13. Noosa won the round ten match at the University of the Sunshine Coast by nine points – 24 points to 15.
In the other A-grade game at Caloundra, the hosts defeated Toads 37–8 to host the minor semi final. In round five Caloundra won by eight points, while in round ten the teams played a 14-all draw.
The winner of the major semi goes straight trough to the grand final. The loser plays in the preliminary final against the winner of the minor semi final at a yet-unknown venue.