UNDER 18 TEAM
Mark Basagre
Jason Tolley
Scott Homan
Joshua Gillander
Jeremy Chou Lee
Joseph Toilolo
Andrew Tolley
Benjamin Uili
DJ Tucker
Jonathan Wrennall
Wide Receiver/Cornerback/Safety
Runningback/Defensive Lineman
Wide Receiver/Cornerback
Wide Receiver/Cornerback
QB/Runningback
QB/Offensive Lineman
Centre/Defensive Lineman
Offensive Guard/Outside Linebacker
Offensive Guard/Defensive Lineman
Offensive Guard/Middle Linebacker
20
26
31
33
34
48
63
70
71
99
Pre-season training started for the ten committed players in late September, during which time the players had to learn from scratch how to play American Football. An advantage that the players had was a strong grounding that they had in contact sports such as rugby and league.
The 6th of November saw the Rangers playing their first game against the physically imposing Manukau Islanders team. The game was a true test of the players confidence and they emerged from the nil all encounter with a strong belief in their ability.
The following week saw the Rangers Juniors pitted against last years defending champions, the Central Jaguars. This game was an open affair that enabled the Rangers to pass and run their way to a 36-0 victory.
The next week brought the team back down to earth as they had to fight their way to a 6-0 win over the hard hitting Metro Lions. This win put us at the top of the table with the Manuakau City Islanders who we were to play next.
This was a game that the Juniors wanted to win to stay on top and erase the nil all draw from their minds. As it happened, things went our way during the game and the Rangers recorded a 13-0 victory.
The team then had a two week lay off before playing their last regular season game against the Metro Lions taking the game out 6-0. Even though we lost we still went straight through to the Junior final that saw us not play a game for 6 weeks due to the Christmas break.
In the final we faced the Manukau Islanders who had improved with each game. The final was a rugged game that saw the scores tied at 6 a piece at the final whistle This meant extra time in which the team that scored first would win the game. This honour went to the Manukau Islanders with the final score being 13-6. The season was an excellent one in which the Rangers Juniors played out of their skins and made the club, and themselves proud.
