BBC won the school’s first ever outright GPS premiership in 2020, beating Brisbane State High in the final game of the season.

Coach Steve Kefu said he knows it’ll be harder again this season though, but seems confident his side can be in the mix again at the pointy end of the season.

Overview with Steve Kefu:

“We’re just getting over a few injuries that we picked up earlier in the trial period, but those guys are slowly coming back,” Kefu told Rugby News.

“Overall though, we’re tracking pretty well. We played a tough game on the weekend and lost to Churchie but we learn a lot from that match. The loss came at the right time of the season and I’m hoping it turns out to be a bit of a wake up call for the boys.

“To win last year’s premiership, it was pretty special being BBC’s first premiership ever and now we want to go back to back.

“At the moment we’re focused on the process and if we can do that and get the boys believing that they can win, then I don’t think there’s any reason why we can’t do it again this season.”

What style of rugby will your side play this season?

“Rugby is changing fast, we’ve seen that across the board this year already and we don’t want to get left behind, we want to keep evolving our game.

“We want to play an entertaining style of rugby that is similar to how we played last year, because that worked well for us.

“I thought our passing accuracy was good last season, with Mason (Gordon) at flyhalf. He’s passing width and decision making was outstanding and while obviously we don’t have him again this year, it’s been exciting to watch a number of others step up to fill the void.

2021 Squad: 

“We’ve got a few back from last year but we’ve also got a lot of younger guys pushing up and challenging for a spot in the first XV so if boys get complacent through the season, there will be someone knocking on the door,” Kefu said.

“We want to play a good style of rugby, which is nice and physical and a few of the younger boys have shown they can do that through the trials.

“We also want to have really strong second and third XV sides and seconds in particular looked really good last weekend.”

Players to watch: 

“Zac Hough just absolutely loves the game. He doesn’t play for accolades or to make rep teams, he just loves playing the game and I’ve got to hold him back from going and playing colts sometimes,” Kefu said.

“He’s a No.7 that can play hard on the ball, or play a looser game. You could put him at No.9 or at hooker and he’s still do a job for you, he’s just a real footballer.

“The other one is probably Taj Annan our flyhalf. He got picked in the QLD U18s team and has been going really well this year.”

Bold prediction for the season ahead: 

“I think it’s going to be even hard to win the competition this year than it was last year,” Kefu said.

“The other schools have spent a lot of time focussing on rugby, whereas our players spent the first part of the year playing other sports, so we haven’t had as much time together as they have.

“I think we’ll be competitive every week though.

“Nudgee and TSS are probably the teams to beat, Churchie will be strong as well. It’s going to be tight.”