Fullback and goal-kicker Jackson Rieck is one of the key hopes for Illawarra South Coast Dragons starting their SLE Laurie Daley Cup Under 18s premiership defence in the right fashion.
The Dragons take on the Northern Tigers in the Semi-finals at Collegians Sporting Complex in Wollongong, kicking off at 10am on Sunday (19 March).
The other Laurie Daley Cup Semi-final is between the Newcastle Maitland Region Knights and the Monaro Colts at Wyong’s Morry Breen Oval on Saturday (18 March) at 12pm.
Both games will be live streamed on NSWRL TV with the winners moving through to the Grand Final on Saturday 25 March at Woy Woy.
Rieck has been central to the Dragons success in 2023 finishing top of the Southern Conference.
His talk at the back is essential, he’s scored three tries, and he’s kicked 21 goals in five games.
Lock Palu Tausla scoring a hat-trick in the Round One win over the Riverina Bulls, and winger Toby Rumble also getting a hat-trick himself in the Round Four win over the Western Rams, has helped the Dragons’ quest to win back-to-back SLE Laurie Daley Cups.
The NMR Knights have also qualified for the SLE Andrew Johns Cup Under 16s Semi-final against the Monaro Colts, while the second Semi-final has Macarthur Wests Tigers up against the Central Coast Roosters.
Those two matches will also be live streamed on NSWRL TV.
The full NSWRL TV schedule is:
Saturday 18 March
SLE Andrew Johns Cup SF: Newcastle-Maitland Region Knights v Monaro Colts, Morry Breen Reserve in Wyong, 12pm
SLE Laurie Daley Cup SF: NMR Knights v Colts, Morry Breen Reserve, 1.30pm
SLE Andrew Johns Cup SF: Macarthur Wests Tigers v Central Coast Roosters, Morry Breen Reserve, 3pm
UNE Harold Matthews Cup R7: South Sydney Rabbitohs v Balmain Tigers, Redfern Oval, 10.30am
UNE SG Ball Cup R7: Rabbitohs v Balmain Tigers, Redfern Oval, 12pm
Harvey Norman Tarsha Gale Cup R7: Rabbitohs v Indigenous Academy Sydney Roosters, Redfern Oval 1.30pm
Sunday 19 March
The Knock-On Effect NSW Cup R3: Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs v Western Suburbs Magpies, Belmore Sports Ground, 1.40pm
SLE Laurie Daley Cup SF: Illawarra South Coast Dragons v Northern Tigers, Collegians Sporting Complex in Wollongong, 10am
Men’s Country Championships SF: Riverina Bulls v Northern Rivers Titans, Collegians Sporting Complex, 11.30am
Men’s Country Championships SF: Western Rams v Newcastle Rebels, Collegians Sporting Complex, 1.10pm
Monday 20 March
Harvey Norman NSW Women’s Premiership R7: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks v Mounties, NSWRL Centre of Excellence at Sydney Olympic Park, 7pm
