Well done Jeb - another Coffs Snappers NSW Country rep. nswcountryrugby.au/colts Colts Kick Off Early in 2014 The first NSW Country representative squad for the 2014 season has been named with the announcement of the NRMA NSW Country Cockatoo Colts training squad. • Hamish Austin – Maitland – Newcastle Hunter • Darcy Barker – Tamworth – Central North • Brenton Braithwaite – Orange Emus – Central West • Terry Brown – Orange City – Central West • Mike Carr – Tamworth – Central North • Peter Coetzer – Port Macquarie – Mid North Coast • Nick Cook – Newcastle Wanderers – Newcastle Hunter • Tanner Felix – Newcastle Wanderers – Newcastle Hunter • Jeb Freeman – Coffs Harbour – Mid North Coast • Daniel Grenhan – Kiama – Illawarra • Daryen Hazell – Forbes – Central West • Alec Herridge – Terrigal – Central Coast • Jaden Hetherington – Merewether Carlton – Newcastle Hunter • Angus MacDougall – Lismore – Far North Coast • Junior Mapesone – Camden – Illawarra • Nick Mastro – Avondale – Illawarra • Patrick Mau – Wollongong Vikings – Illawarra • Connor O’Leary – Merewether Carlton – Newcastle Hunter • Jackson Paul – Maitland – Newcastle Hunter • Ted Pye – Wollongbar Alstonville – Far North Coast • Mackenzie Rae – Merewether Carlton – Newcastle Hunter • Ricky Scott – Blayney – Central West • Tom Sewell – Armidale – New England • Carlin Simon – Kiama – Illawarra • Harry Veitch – Tamworth – Central North • Blake Walsh – Newcastle Wanderers – Newcastle Hunter • Jackson Walsh – Newcastle Wanderers – Newcastle Hunter Selection in this squad is the first step in the selection pathway for the Australian U20’s which will contest the U20 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand during June. The squad will now assemble in Sydney on 8 & 9 February to attend a training camp, and play a series of trial matches against the Waratahs Colts training squads. At the completion of the training camp twenty five players will be selected for the NRMA NSW Country Cockatoo Colts to participate in the Southern States Colts Championships in Adelaide on 22 – 24 February 2014. Teams from ACT, NSW Country, Queensland Country, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia will contest the Southern States Colts Championships. A Southern States Colts Team will be selected at the conclusion of these championships which will then play a series of matches against the Reds and Waratahs Colts for final selection in the Australian U20’s for the RWC. NSW Country Coach Matt Thomas said “selecting the squad had been a mammoth exercise given the early timing of the Southern States, but it had been pleasing to see the large number of players who had trialled”. He went on to say “the Southern States Championships was a great pathway opportunity for Country players, and was something NSW Country Rugby Union had been pushing for with the ARU for several years”.
Posted on: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 03:08:09 +0000