GUYRA Super Spuds junior rugby league has experienced a successful 2016 season with several teams headed for semi-finals this weekend.
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The under 8s, 10s, 12s and league tag girls all qualified for the the semi-finals to be held in Inverell on Saturday.
Club president Gina Lockyer said it was a credit to all the parents and players to the success of the club.
She said the under 14s also had a standout season but were unfortunate to miss out on a finals berth.
"All the kids who have played this year have been just fantastic,” she said.
"Everyone has tried their hearts out, everyone has put in the effort for travelling and it has been a really great season.
"Hopefully the kids stand a fair chance of making it through to the grand final which will be in Glen Innes.
"We wish them all luck and encourage everyone to support them.
"Our 14s side need to be congratulated on their gutsy effort week-in, week-out.
"They were very unlucky not to have made it into the finals but are winners in every way as they showed sportsmanship, skills, team effort and sheer determination.
"From last year to this year the improvement was so great and the way they work, they tried their hardest.
"They really did come away winners.”
Finals commence at 9:30 with under 8s, under 12s and league tag playing at 9:30am.
The under 10s play at 12:30.
The club requests all players to be there half an hour before their first match.
The junior Super Spuds had plenty of support with plenty of young players signing up for the sport.
The league tag side has proved popular and the club hoped to increase the numbers to create more teams for next year’s competition.
"The numbers have remained the same as last year so it is quite positive,” Lockyer said.
"Hopefully next year we can form a 13-16s senior girls' league tag and hopefully an under 16s side.
"I really think it will take off more and more. The girls are really enjoying it.
"If we can get the numbers up a lot more it will be great.”
The club is also hosting their famous auction and raffle night again this year.
The event will have 20 items and memorabilia to be auctioned off in a fundraiser for the club including a legends of league jumper signed by Dale Shearer, Hudson Smith, Jamie Feeney, Ashley Harrison, Kevin Campion, PJ Marsh, Quentin Pongia, Marcus Bai, Scott Sattler, Robbie O’Davis, Petero Civoniceva and Wally Fullerton-Smith is just one of the items being auctioned off.
A half-n-half Cronulla-Canberra jersey signed by Laurie Daley and Andrew Ettingshausen is also up for grabs. The event will be at the Guyra Hotel on Saturday, September 3 from 6pm.