Premium Content
Subscriber only FACING the defending Langer Cup champions first up is a tough assignment for any schoolboy rugby league team. However, Ipswich State High hopes to use the testing early schedule to their advantage. Preparing to tackle Palm Beach Currumbin at the North Ipswich Reserve on Wednesday afternoon, Ipswich State High s Langer Cup side has a core of quality players returning after a long wait and measured preparation. They are always very kind to us with the draw, Ipswich State High head coach Josh Bretherton joked. It s a tough game to start. There s no secret they (Palm Beach Currumbin) have been the benchmark in Queensland for a number of years now. So for us, we see it as just a really great opportunity to give ourselves a rugby league test.
Insurers slow to respond when we need them qt.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from qt.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Premium Content
Subscriber only AS Ipswich State High School deputy principal Andrew Want looked around the Jets Leagues Club room, he dared to dream this could be the year. After his school s impressive progress in recent Langer Cup seasons, Want was delighted to see such a fine turnout of young footballers preparing for the new season. However, it wasn t only the young men that provided title-winning optimism for the expanded Langer Cup competition kicking off on June 2. It was the ongoing growth of Ipswich State High s girls rugby league program that had Want, principal Simon Riley and the school s dedicated coaching staff excited.