It came down to the final moments, but Corrimals under 10s maintained their unbeaten record to win the club’s first junior premiership in four years on Saturday.
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Playing at Dapto Showground, the Cougars edged out Wests in the division one grand final 28-24.
Jack Rogers crashed over with the scores locked at 24-all in the closing stages.
Zane Timmins, the nephew of NSW State of Origin and St George Illawarra great Shaun Timmins was named player of the match.
Coached by Noel Spepulveda and Wayne Rohoseink, Corrimal’s victory shows green shoots of success for a club which has struggled in the senior ranks in recent times.
“It was a bit of a thriller, Wests were pressuring our line at the end,” trainer Dean Antony said.
“It was a great game, Wests played well, but to finish the season unbeaten is a great achievement for our boys.”
Corrimal’s 10 years division two team made a stunning run to the grand final, but missed out on the premiership, with Northern Suburbs winning 32-24.
Elsewhere, Shellharbour finished with three trophies, winning the 12 years division one, 11 years division two and 10 years league tag competitions.
Collegians claimed 14 and 12 years league tag wins, while Woonona (16s league tag), Wests (11 years division one) and Port Kembla (12 years division two) also celebrated.
- ILLAWARRA RUGBY LEAGUE
Junior mod and league tag grand finals
Saturday at Dapto Showground
Under 16 league tag: Woonona 16 d Thirroul 6
Under 14 league tag: Collegians Red 32 d Thirroul 4
Under 12, division one: Shellharbour 12 d Western Suburbs 10
Under 12, division two: Port Kembla 34 d Northern Suburbs 6
Under 12 league tag: Collegians 28 d Shellharbour Gold 8
Under 11, division one: Western Suburbs 30 d Thirroul 18
Under 11, division two: Shellharbour 24 d Western Suburbs 12
Under 10, division one: Corrimal 28 d Western Suburbs 24
Under 10, division two: Northern Suburbs 32 d Corrimal 24
Under 10 league tag: Shellharbour 28 d Collegians 10
Tim Barrow
When it comes to sport - at professional and community level - in the Illawarra, I'm here to provide insight, context and opinion, as well as the latest news you won't find anywhere else.
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