Four-peat’s just a flip away

Gymfest to flip to TSS

MORE than 100 gymnasts from around Queensland will tomorrow perform for GymFest 2018 – including ninjastyle acrobatics tricks.

The Gymnastics for All program includes teamgym, performance gymnastics and FreeG and runs from 9am until about 3pm at The Southport School.

Adult tickets cost $5 with children under-18 gaining free entry. N

OT a bad three-way battle for two starting spots – that is, should James stay in the front-row where he appears more suited than the edge role he played at times in 2018. James and Wallace have formed one of the

BENCH FORWARDS:

most tireless pairings in the NRL and went close to squaring off in the State of Origin arena this year.

Enter big-money recruit Boyd.

The 122kg man mountain, who joined the Titans from Canberra on a four-year deal, A

GAIN, should a fit roster prevail, there could be some big names relegated to the Intrust Super Cup. Given James, Wallace, Boyd, Jai Arrow, Kevin Proctor and Keegan Hipgrave are all nearcertainties, that leaves just two bench spots for non-hooker forwards.

Among the candidates to fill those spots are Moeaki Fotuaika, Max King, Morgan Boyle, Bryce Cartwright, Will Matthews and Jack Stockwell.

All six spent fair chunks of 2018 playing NRL but will have to step up to win game time, while rookie Jai Whitbread and talented but out-of-form prop Leilani Latu are also waiting in the wings.

Should the murmur about second-rower Alex Glenn (right) shifting from the Broncos materialise, that would only further raise the competition.

HOOKER:

This seems simple enough, right? Peats is the incumbent as the club’s top rake and it was only the season before last that he toiled admirably for NSW. However, the 28year-old had a slow start to last season and never quite reached peak form. At the same time, Rein showed exactly why Brennan went out of his way to lure the ex-Dragon north after his career had has four Kangaroos Tests to his name and a fearsome reputation.

While he does not have the work ethic of James and Wallace, he brings maximum impact which will add a much-needed dimension to the Titans pack. stalled at Penrith. Providing plenty of spark out of dummy-half with his running game, it’s probably fair to say Rein outpointed Peats and more of the same could give him a shot at the starting role.

But if Peats is anything, it’s determined, and he will no doubt be working overtime this pre-season to rediscover his best footy. THEY’RE hoping to bring some early Christmas cheer back home to Robina.

The Bond University cheerleading squad are this weekend gunning for a fourth consecutive national title at the Australian National Cheer and Dance Championships at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre.

The 16-strong team is competing against universities from across the country in the all-girls level one division.

For Sarah Sellars, the Bond cheer squad has become a safehaven after moving from the Darling Downs to study law and international relations at the Robina campus.

“The best part was finding a family on campus, because I moved from Toowoomba,” she said. “A lot of our students have come from interstate, working with them as a team gives you a real sense of family and belonging.

“Cheer is great because you can nurture people from all different backgrounds and experience. From people who have never danced before and think they can’t do it, we teach them from day one and now they are ready to compete at nationals.”

The competition involves dance, stunting, lifting, formations, throwing and catching and a chant section for universities, which draws from the American varsity style, where teams work with the crowd.