Sport
20 June, 2025
Snakes strike in 47th Battalion weekend win
SEVERAL Caboolture Snakes senior men’s and women’s players made their mark in the 47th Battalion representative competition, held June 7-8.
The rep weekend brought together top talent from across the Sunshine Coast Gympie competition.
A Grade gun Ashleigh Comer represented the Sunshine Coast Falcons and played a key role in their 18-4 win over the Bundaberg Bears.
Open Women’s standouts Sharon Eti Faresa Kapisi, Skylah Heke, Tamzin Taumafai and Letia Alefaio also pulled on the Falcons jersey, helping their side push into the fi nals.
It wasn’t just the players stepping up—Snakes club president Natasha Field, head coach Zeke Field and sports trainer Neil Debelstein were all selected to support the Falcons’ campaign. Natasha said it was a huge honour for the club.
“The club was honoured to have to have players in both representative teams and especially this competition,” she said.
“The competition has a rich history and we are proud to have Caboolture players represent the Sunshine Coast competition.”
She praised the club’s full eff ort. “Both teams performed well, both men’s and women’s teams were in the grand fi nal,” Natasha said. “The men took away the trophy against Bundaberg and unfortunately the women lost against Toowoomba.”
