Last Saturday the Colts fought back from 12-7 down, playing in to a strong wind for the second half to win 34-12 against a very strong Northern side. The side played some very exciting, structured rugby and we are the only club to beat Northern this year.

A special note of appreciation to the coaching team of Barry O’Neill (now back in Ireland), Matt Beissel, James Cavanagh, Andrew McPhillips and managers Francois Joubert/Steve Griffin. However, the team recognises there is still a lot of work to do to go one step further this year!

This week (26 July) they play in the Semi-Finals which shall be as follows:

• 1:30pm SF 1 – Moorabbin v Harlequin at Moorabbin
• 1:30pm SF 2 – Melbourne Uni v Northern at Melbourne University (winner goes straight into the Grand Final)

On Saturday, the MURFC Colts took out the Grand Final for 2008, adding to their Minor Premiership Shield. A sensational Double!

The match was a fitting result for their dominant season, and the third time in 4 weeks they had competed against the number 2 side, Northern Panthers.

Final Score: 29 to 12, with 5 tries and two conversions.

A formal presentation of the trophies and team will take place at our final Supporters Lunch, on Sat 30th August, at Royal Park, before our Lions take on last year’s Bundaberg Cup winners – Westgate Power.

This is the first Colts Premiership since 1987, and a great tribute to the players, coaches and support staff in our 100th Year. Come and join the celebrations!

The VRU premiership winning colts are on Youtube. Enjoy……