2026 Challenge Cup
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All the results and scorers from the sixth round of the QRL's premier competition.
All listed times are AEST (NSW/QLD/VIC/ACT).
RELATED: See the full list of 2026 QRL Hostplus Cup Draw and Results.
Northern Pride 24 Sunshine Coast Falcons 26
Venue: Barlow Park, Cairns / Yidinji
Date: Sat, 18th April. Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Sunshine Coast 22-6. Penalties: Northern 9-6. Referee: Jarrod Cole.
Northern: King, Philitoga, Paulo, Rumble, Derby; Herdegen, King-Smith; Fonoti (C), Rugless, Lui-Toso, Aukafolau, Boyling, Edwards. Int: Aldridge, Duffy, Cramp, Driti.
Sunshine Coast: Spicer, Johnson, Peut, Jackson, Camilleri; Casey, Lynn; Parker, Heenan, Sutton, Billing, Freebairn, Burns (C). Int: McIndoe, Mokohar, Reynolds, Malutoa.
Northern Pride (24)
Tries: Jaxson Paulo, Jack Boyling, Ben Rumble, Robert Derby
Goals: Zac Herdegen 4/4
Sunshine Coast Falcons (26)
Tries: Thomas Casey, Josh Billing, Josh Lynn, Fletcher Spicer, Zion Johnson
Goals: Josh Lynn 3/5
PNG Hunters 26 Ipswich Jets 24
Venue: Santos National Football Stadium, Port Moresby / PNG
Date: Sat, 18th April. Kickoff: 3:30 PM. Halftime: Ipswich 18-10. Referee: Matt Gannon.
PNG: Wabo, David, Bawase, Lama, Roltinga; Gena, Mavoko; Kip, Solu, Kai, Kelly, Connors, Alu (C). Int: Mire, Bandi, Lot, Kalo, Ulalom.
Ipswich: Baira, Maumalo, Feagai, Denny, Francis; Christian, Mbye (C); Bayliss-Brow, Ott, Lenehan, Seiuli, Ross, Natapu. Int: Moyle, Alderton, Tararo, Wright, Newlands.
Papua New Guinea Hunters (26)
Tries: Bruce Bawase 3, Trevor Solu, Benji Kot
Goals: Trevor Solu 3/5
Ipswich Jets (24)
Tries: Rashaun Denny, Ioane Seiuli, Tony Francis, Corey Ross
Goals: Brenton Baira 4/4
Brisbane Tigers 4 Wynnum Manly Seagulls 24
Venue: Totally Workwear Stadium, Coorparoo / Turrbal
Date: Sat, 18th April. Kickoff: 4:10 PM. Halftime: 4-all. Penalties: Wynnum 6-4. Referee: Belinda Sharpe.
Brisbane: Miles, Ioka, Pere, Taylor, Te Hau; Wood (C), Lamont; Sykes, Rimbu, Durbin, Dunford, Webb, Sikahele. Int: Bryant, Spencer, Liyou, Daunt, Wallis.
Wynnum: Farr, Lobb, Swann, Quai-Ward, Tuilekutu; Cowley, Jacks; Coric, Kalepo, Grant, Shibasaki, Sironen, Frei (C). Int: Ross, Ward, Hill, Frame.
Brisbane Tigers (4)
Tries: Esom Ioka
Wynnum Manly Seagulls (24)
Tries: Brendan Frei, Ben Farr, Tieran Ross, Garry Tuilekutu
Goals: Alex Lobb 4/5
Townsville Blackhawks 6 Central Queensland Capras 12
Venue: Jack Manski Oval, Kirwan / Wulgurukaba
Date: Sat, 18th April. Kickoff: 5:00 PM. Halftime: Central 2-0. Penalties: Central 8-5. Referee: Taylor Worth.
Townsville: Tovo, Toia, Vailea, Ahomana, Schwalger; Campagnolo (C), Biondi-Odo; Lahrs, Roache, Greig, Hampson, Lenaz, Latu. Int: Thorburn, Gannon, Webley, Sharp.
Central: Jenkins, Anders, Marshall, Tai, Dumas; Moore (C), Robinson; Symonds, Browne, Richard, Kiriona, Garton, Fineanganofo. Int: Waiembi, Reid, Nilon, Cavanough.
Townsville Blackhawks (6)
Tries: Edward Hampson
Goals: Jack Campagnolo 1/1
Central Queensland Capras (12)
Tries: Bailey Cavanough, Joshua Nilon
Goals: Trey Brown 2/2
Mackay Cutters 46 Tweed Seagulls 18
Venue: BB Print Stadium, South Mackay / Yuwibara
Date: Sat, 18th April. Kickoff: 6:00 PM. Halftime: 12-all. Referee: Josh Eaton.
Mackay: Burns (C), Ngutlik, Barber, Fui, Pietzner; Rivett, Gill; Gunn-James, Kerrisk, Prest, Miller, Kira, Bignell. Int: Fogarty, Robinson, Russell, John, Kapeli.
Tweed: Smith, Ferguson, Donovan, Carey, Rotavisoro; McGrady, Irwin; Bradbury, Sommerton, Jackson, Croker, Hayley, Cullen. Int: Mitchell (C), Cook, Chapman, Gleeson.
Mackay Cutters (46)
Tries: Ryan Rivett 2, Mitch Fogarty, Raydan Burns, Tobias Miller, Tyrone Gunn-James, Xavier Kerrisk, Luke Pietzner
Goals: Ryan Rivett 6/7, Bayley Gill 1/1
Tweed Seagulls (18)
Tries: Malakhi Donovan, Ethan Ferguson, Max Hayley
Goals: Lindon Mcgrady 3/3
Western Clydesdales 24 Souths Logan Magpies 34
Venue: Toowoomba Sports Ground, Toowoomba / Giabal
Date: Sun, 19th April. Kickoff: 2:00 PM. Halftime: Western 24-6. Referee: Ben Watts.
Western: Woodbridge, Burns, Talita, Spence, Gubb; Buhse, Chappell; O'Callaghan, Parcell (C), Pere, Leigh, Vetemotu, Rouland. Int: Clifton, Patti, Clement, Bichel, Elara.
Souths Logan: Johnson, Poese, Owen, Tempest, Mano-Le-Mamea; Milford, Aubrey; Faagutu, Teroi, Banditt, Ferguson (C), Walters, Petterson-Robati. Int: Paraia, Teaupa, Stoltman, Waqa, Moata'ane.
Western Clydesdales (24)
Tries: Christopher Woodbridge 2, Denzel Burns, Marcus Spence, Kaden Buhse
Goals: Josh Chappell 2/5
Souths Logan Magpies (34)
Tries: Mitchell Owen 2, Phranklyn Mano-Le-Mamea 2, Kingstimer Paraia, Harry Walters, Floyd Aubrey
Goals: Kingstimer Paraia 2/5, Floyd Aubrey 1/2
Burleigh Bears 38 Norths Devils 22
Venue: UAA Park, Miami / Yugambeh
Date: Sun, 19th April. Kickoff: 2:10 PM. Halftime: Burleigh 18-6. Penalties: Burleigh 8-1. Referee: Tyson Brough.
Burleigh: West, Leo, Turner, Bradley, Coates; McConnell, Hamilton; Mapapalangi, Teague, Burton, Foran, Bryce, Coster (C). Int: Scott, Watson, Gale, De Luis.
Norths: Milson, Rushton, Taibi, Broadhurst, Tait; Ahearn, Finnegan; Veve, Moseley (C), Fai, Lewis, Flack, Tamarua. Int: Miers, Blundell, Dawson, Nakubuwai.
Burleigh Bears (38)
Tries: Phillip Coates 2, Troy Leo, Luke Gale, Lachlan West, Jett Bryce, Mitch Watson
Goals: Guy Hamilton 4/6, Lachlan West 1/2
Norths Devils (22)
Tries: Keanu Dawson, Zakaria Taibi, Matthew Milson, Tyreece Tait
Goals: Brandon Finnegan 3/4
Redcliffe Dolphins had a bye this round.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | B | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mackay | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 10 |
| 2 | Sunshine Coast | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 |
| 3 | Ipswich | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 8 |
| 4 | Redcliffe | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 8 |
| 5 | Burleigh | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 8 |
| 6 | Central | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -6 | 8 |
| 7 | Brisbane | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -12 | 8 |
| 8 | Northern | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
| 9 | Souths Logan | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -8 | 6 |
| 10 | Wynnum | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -14 | 5 |
| 11 | Tweed | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -32 | 5 |
| 12 | Townsville | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -20 | 4 |
| 13 | PNG | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -35 | 4 |
| 14 | Norths | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | -16 | 3 |
| 15 | Western | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | -78 | 2 |
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| Rank | Player | Team | P | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kane Rushton | Norths | 5 | 7 |
| = | Matthew Milson | Norths | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | Jimmy Ngutlik | Mackay | 5 | 6 |
| = | Phranklyn Mano-Le-Mamea | S Logan | 6 | 6 |
| = | Tony Francis | Ipswich | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Antonio Verhoeven | Wynnum | 5 | 5 |
| = | Malachi Dumas | Central | 5 | 5 |
| = | Bruce Bawase | PNG | 5 | 5 |
| = | Mitchell Owen | S Logan | 6 | 5 |
| = | Zacariah Miles | Brisbane | 6 | 5 |
| 11 | Jaylan De Groot | Ipswich | 3 | 4 |
| = | Myles Banam | PNG | 3 | 4 |
| = | Treymain Spry | Ipswich | 4 | 4 |
| = | Phillip Coates | Burleigh | 4 | 4 |
| = | Flynn Camilleri | Sun Coast | 4 | 4 |
| = | Zak Taibi | Norths | 5 | 4 |
| = | Callum Eggerling | S Logan | 5 | 4 |
| = | Alexander Lobb | Wynnum | 6 | 4 |
| = | Esom Ioka | Brisbane | 6 | 4 |
| Rank | Player | Team | P | G/A | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lindon McGrady | Tweed | 6 | 21 / 26 | 81% |
| 2 | Brenton Baira | Ipswich | 6 | 19 / 26 | 73% |
| 3 | Joshua James | Redcliffe | 5 | 18 / 22 | 82% |
| 4 | Thomas Duffy | S Logan | 4 | 17 / 19 | 89% |
| = | Ryan Rivett | Mackay | 5 | 17 / 24 | 71% |
| = | Alexander Lobb | Wynnum | 6 | 17 / 24 | 71% |
| 7 | Joshua Lynn | Sun Coast | 5 | 16 / 26 | 62% |
| 8 | Brandon Finnegan | Norths | 5 | 15 / 24 | 63% |
| 9 | Zac Herdegen | Northern | 5 | 14 / 14 | 100% |
| 10 | Trey Browne | Central | 5 | 13 / 18 | 72% |
| 11 | Jack Campagnolo | Townsville | 5 | 11 / 14 | 79% |
| 12 | Josh Rogers | Burleigh | 3 | 10 / 16 | 63% |
| 13 | Trevor Solu | PNG | 6 | 9 / 13 | 69% |
| 14 | Jarrett Subloo | Brisbane | 4 | 8 / 15 | 53% |
| 15 | Guy Hamilton | Burleigh | 6 | 6 / 9 | 67% |
| = | Jamie Mavoko | PNG | 6 | 6 / 10 | 60% |
| = | Zack Lamont | Brisbane | 4 | 6 / 11 | 55% |
| = | Josh Chappell | Western | 5 | 6 / 11 | 55% |
| 19 | Dion Teaupa | Ipswich | 2 | 5 / 7 | 71% |
| Rank | Player | Team | P | T | G | FG | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander Lobb | Wynnum | 6 | 4 | 17 | - | 50 |
| 2 | Ryan Rivett | Mackay | 5 | 3 | 17 | - | 46 |
| = | Lindon McGrady | Tweed | 6 | 1 | 21 | - | 46 |
| 4 | Joshua James | Redcliffe | 5 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 45 |
| 5 | Brenton Baira | Ipswich | 6 | 1 | 19 | - | 42 |
| 6 | Joshua Lynn | Sun Coast | 5 | 1 | 16 | - | 36 |
| = | Zac Herdegen | Northern | 5 | 2 | 14 | - | 36 |
| 8 | Thomas Duffy | S Logan | 4 | - | 17 | - | 34 |
| 9 | Brandon Finnegan | Norths | 5 | - | 15 | - | 30 |
| 10 | Kane Rushton | Norths | 5 | 7 | - | - | 28 |
| = | Matthew Milson | Norths | 6 | 7 | - | - | 28 |
| 12 | Trey Browne | Central | 5 | - | 13 | - | 26 |
| 13 | Jimmy Ngutlik | Mackay | 5 | 6 | - | - | 24 |
| = | Phranklyn Mano-Le-Mamea | S Logan | 6 | 6 | - | - | 24 |
| = | Tony Francis | Ipswich | 6 | 6 | - | - | 24 |
| 16 | Christopher Woodbridge | Western | 5 | 4 | 3 | - | 22 |
| = | Jack Campagnolo | Townsville | 5 | - | 11 | - | 22 |
| = | Trevor Solu | PNG | 6 | 1 | 9 | - | 22 |
| 19 | Josh Rogers | Burleigh | 3 | - | 10 | - | 20 |