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Full name | Arthur Beetson Queensland Murri Rugby League Team |
Nickname(s) | Murries |
Founded | 2012 |
Uniforms | ||
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Team results | ||
First international | ||
Queensland Murri 70–8 USA Tomahawks | ||
Biggest win | ||
Queensland Murri 70–8 USA Tomahawks | ||
Biggest defeat | ||
Māori 46–22 Queensland Murri |
The Murri Rugby League Team is a representative side for Indigenous rugby league players that play in the annual Queensland Murri Rugby League Carnival.
Queensland Murri's faced the USA Tomahawks at Honolulu in 2012, The game was played at Kaiser Stadium with a high school gridiron game played as curtain raiser. The Murri side was selected from the Murri Carnival in Ipswich 2012 with a few of the players were Queensland Cup players likes of Brendon Marshall, Donald Malone, Ian Lacey, Keiron Lander & Kurtis Lingwoodock. The Tomahawks side was coached by NRL star, Cory Paterson . They travelled with members of the Jaran Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Dance Company in a unique exchange between the three cultures in rugby league and culture.
Team list 1 Dennis Sandow - Barambah RL 2 Francis Renouf - Barambah RL 3 Brendan Marshall - Southern Dingoes 4 Donald Malone - Barambah RL 5 Benaiah Bowie - Argun Warriors 6 Steven Singleton - Yarrabah Seahawks 7 Ian Lacey - Southern Dingoes 8 Bobby Nona - Argun Warriors 9 Danny Kerr - Southern Dingoes 10 Ashley Evans - Toowooomba Warriors 11 Keiron Lander - Southern Dingoes 12 Kurtis Lingwoodock - Eidsvold United 13 Rob Apanui - Southern Dingoes 14 Andrew Garrett Jnr - Yarrabah Seahawks 15 Anthony Flores - Southern Dingoes 16 Phil Dennis - Southern Dingoes 17 Geoff Broome - Ipswich Redbacks
Coach – Selwyn Apanui
Point Scorers Donald Malone 2; Benaiah Bowie 2; Dennis Sandow 2; Ian Lacey 2; Steve Singleton 1; Andrew Garrett Jr 1; Robert Apanui 1; Kieron Lander 1; Goals Danny Kerr 10/11; Dennis Sandow 1/1.
Year | Queensland Murri vs USA Tomahawks | ||
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Winners | Score | Runners-up | |
2012 | Queensland Murri | 70–8 | USA Tomahawks |
In October 2013, a Queensland Murri representative side toured New Zealand to play A New Zealand Maori team in a two-game series. The Maori side won the first game 48–18 at Davies Park, Huntly. The second game was played at Puketawhero Park, Rotorua and was won by the Maori side, 32–16. [2]
Year | Queensland Murri vs New Zealand Maori | ||
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Winners | Score | Runners-up | |
2013 | Māori New Zealand Maori | 40–18 | Queensland Murri |
2013 | Māori New Zealand Maori | 32–16 | Queensland Murri |
The Deadly Choices Men QLD Murri Representative Team played against touring NZ Maoris on Saturday 18 October at BMD Kougari Oval
Year | Queensland Murri vs New Zealand Maori | ||
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Winners | Score | Runners-up | |
2014 | Māori New Zealand Maori | 46–22 | Queensland Murri |
In October 2014 the Queensland Murri representative side toured Fiji. They played 2 games against the Vodafone Cup winners, Fair Trade Makoi Bulldogs and Fiji residents, the side featured third-grade club (mix between QLD Cup squad and local A-Grade) players in Queensland.
Year | Queensland Murri vs Fiji Residents | ||
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Winners | Score | Runners-up | |
2014 | Makoi Bulldogs | 20–16 | Queensland Murri |
2014 | Queensland Murri | 14–12 | Fiji Residents |
2014 Squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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