Devils surge late for gripping draw
By William Crutcher Brandon Finnegan’s pinpoint kick in the 79th minute found Kane Rushton for a try that enabled Norths Devils to seize a draw from a gripping Hostplus Cup clash with Souths Logan Magpies yesterday. The Devils had to score twice in the last six minutes to claw back a Magpies team that had […]
Devils impress in western visit
By William Crutcher Norths collected some treasured personal milestones without losing sight of their team goals during a successful Hostplus Cup visit to Toowoomba on Sunday. The 42-10 win over Western Clydesdales featured individual highlights – Matthew Milson’s three tries, Ben Nakubuwai’s excellent display on his 30th birthday, Keanu Dawson’s Devils debut and Jordan Blundell’s […]
Lewis makes most of return home
Eighteen months ago, Lachlan Lewis was ready to give up on rugby league. “I was on the phone to my cousins trying to get a job on an oil rig,” Lewis said. “My confidence was zero. I was going to throw it in.”That attitude was easy to understand. Lewis’ league career had been ground down […]
Devils fall to Cutters in Cup opener
By William Crutcher The Devils have taken the benefits from one of their toughest workouts in recent seasons as Mackay Cutters suffocated them in last night’s opening match of the Hostplus Cup season. The impressive Cutters prevailed 32-18 in a match that left the Devils’ faithful on the hill searching their memories for a similar […]
Kalolo excited at Devils return after long break
Norths’ 94th season begins on Saturday night with the return of a treasured player who has been waiting 12 years for his first win in a Devils jersey. Kalolo Saitaua’s journey is unlike few of the 1373 men who have represented Norths since that first season in 1933. He made his debut for the Devils […]
New-Look Devils Set For Season-Opener
Norths will unveil five new Devils and welcome back familiar faces when their Hostplus Cup season begins with a home clash with Mackay Cutters on Saturday night. Devils coach Rohan Smith has named winger Tyreece Tait and interchange forward Jordan Blundell for their Cup debuts. Experienced Cup players Brandon Finnegan, Tom Rafter and Zak Taibi […]
Bumper crowd as Devils complete trials
For the last few seasons, Norths have followed a similar February pattern: win some, lose some and get ready for the Hostplus Cup season. The Devils lost one yesterday – a 36-10 defeat to Sunshine Coast Falcons at Bishop Park in the final trial match of the summer. The Falcons also defeated the Devils last […]
Rafter honours father in Devils shift
Tom Rafter wore a Devils jersey for the first time last weekend in Dalby, where locals asked about his late father. Was Tom related to the late Peter Rafter, a man known across southeast Queensland as the glue in many of the regional rugby league carnivals? Peter travelled across the southeast as a Queensland Rugby […]
Devils make most of Dalby visit
Norths returned from a valuable pre-season trip to Dalby today with a win over the Western Clydesdales and the confidence that a hard summer was preparing them well for the Hostplus Cup season. The 38-16 win over the new-look Clydesdales featured seven tries shared among 28 players as coach Rohan Smith used his extended squad. […]
Devils open pre-season in Dalby
A bunch of new Devils will wear the Norths jersey for the first time today in a rare Hostplus Cup pre-season match in Dalby. The Devils will take on the Western Clydesdales, who will play for the first time under new coaches Ben and Shane Walker. This will be the first of two pre-season matches […]
