It was a great day out for a return to rugby at the Manor with a trial day against Maroochydore Swans on July 18.

Great to see Sunshine Coast Junior Rugby Union matches restarted on Saturday July 25. Seniors will resume August 1.

Nambour also hosted an open women’s trial between USC and Maroochydore on July 18, prior to the commencement of the Nambour teams.

Our first team up was the Under 10s which is a joint team with Maleny to create a Nambour/Maleny Hinterland under 10s side. 

This is the first junior side running out in Nambour red in a number of years and is exciting to see. 

The team was able to put in a great performance and squared the ledger at 5 tries a piece against an established Maroochydore team. Well done to all involved!

Next was one of our first Girls teams in nearly 20 years! The under 17 girls took the field, and were strong from the outset. 

They managed to execute and play with flair that entitled them to run up a 5 tries to nil scoreline in three 7-minute periods. 

It was a great hitout for the Nambour team as the Maroochydore Swans girls are considered one of the powerhouses of the competition. 

Great work and we can’t wait to see what they can bring out in the season ahead!

Our Senior Men’s squad took on a combined A grade and Reserve Grade squad from Maroochydore.

The game was a tight and physical and resulted in a number of strong confrontations from both sides. As the trial progressed, there was a number of errors from both sides of which created opportunities to reflect and improve on for the upcoming competition. 

Nambour’s set piece struggled at times, which caused issues with unleashing the talented backline. 

Both teams would agree that there is plenty of positives to take from the trial and look forward to seeing each other go round when Nambour play Noosa Reserve Grade at Maroochydore on August 1 and Maroochydore play Noosa in A grade.

POINTS: 3 Greg Pelka, 2 Matthew Kelly, 1 Nick Collingwood. Man of steel: Matthew Kelly.