St Laurence’s College proudly hosted the CQUniversity Confraternity Rugby League Carnival from Sunday 25 June to Friday 30 June. For many school students and their families across the state, the Confraternity Carnival is the highlight of the year and for the College to play host to this was an honour.
This year, over 54 schools took part in the carnival including 52 boys teams and 12 girls teams. The total number of schools and girls teams involved this year is a record for the Confraternity Carnival.
The ‘Spirit of Confro’ was well and truly engrained into the carnival this year, with each team playing passionately and respectfully. The week culminated with finals on Thursday and Friday and congratulations must go to St Brendan’s College Yeppoon boys team and The Cathedral College Rockhampton girls team on their respective wins.
The week began with St Laurence’s College and Villanova College students attending the Brisbane Broncos Captain’s Run on Saturday 24 June at their Red Hill training facility, where the boys were able to interact with the Broncos players.
Following this, our First XIII team were privileged to play at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday 25 June against Villanova College as a curtain raiser for the Brisbane Broncos and Gold Coast Titans game. The result went the favour of Lauries with an impressive 26-16 victory thanks to some expansive gameplay.
Our First XIII had a very successful week out at our Runcorn Playing Fields registering a spot in the finals. There were some outstanding individual performances, but the College is extremely proud of the way our young men played and the way they bounced back from adversity and failure. The pride our young men showed in the black and gold was a pleasure to watch.
Hosting this carnival could not have been done without the support of carnival sponsors as well as our staff, students and community members who volunteered during the week. The abundance of volunteers showcased the Lauries community.
The College was also proud to have the MND and Me Foundation as our charity for the carnival where valuable funds were raised to support the amazing work they do.
St Laurence’s College is already looking forward to the 2024 Confraternity Carnival in Townsville.
To learn more visit: www.slc.qld.edu.au
