The Mullumbimby U18s Giants side have claimed the minor and major premierships for 2025, after winning the NRRRL grand final against Bilambil Jets 18-6 last Sunday at Crozier Park in Lismore.
The win is the first premiership for the Giants’ U18 side for 13 years.
The game was tight at half-time, with the Giants taking a narrow 4-0 lead to the break, before scoring a six-pointer early in the second half. Bilambil struck back quickly, but from there, Mullumbimby tightened the screws and ran out four tries to one winners.
Man of the match
Giants’ winger Kyson Freer won the man of the match award after scoring two tries.
‘Congratulations to the boys, let’s take it home,’ he said, after receiving the award.
Fitting reward
It was a great win for the club as a whole, as a core group of players have been in the side for at least ten years.
The premiership is a fitting reward for a side that only lost one game in the regular rounds to claim the minor premiership.
Last week in their elimination final, the side got home in a thriller 17-16 against Tweed Coast.
Bilambil had a great run to get to the grand final, after finishing the regular season in sixth place.
To get to the final, they knocked over Murwillumbah and the Lower Clarence.
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