Gen Blue coach Pat McCutcheon was pleased to see almost a third of the squad originate from his side.
“The boys worked incredibly hard this year, and being picked in the squad for the upcoming tournament is a testament to that”, said McCutcheon.
Following their loss in the Super U20’s Final to a strong Queensland outfit, ten NSW Gen Blue players were selected to join the initial training squad, which consisted of 43 players from the competition that ran parallel to the first six rounds of Super Rugby competition.
Of the eight selected New South Welshman, six are forwards – which McCutcheon agrees is indicative of the NSW domination in the set piece this year.
“We were solid up front in the engine room this year”, McCutcheon stated. “With three props, a hooker, a second rower and a flanker all being selected for this national tournament, it certainly proves that.”
The Australian U20’s kick off their Oceania Rugby campaign at Bond University on Friday, April 28 when they take on Samoa in Round One.
Australian U20’s Squad
Prop
Harry Johnson-Holmes, NSW
Harry Chapman, NSW
Vaauli Faamausili, Victoria
Dan Matthew, NSW
Hooker
Tom Horton, NSW
Efi Maafu, Queensland
Sama Malolo, Western Australia
Lock
Harry Hockings, Queensland
Angus Blyth, Queensland
Ryan McCauley, NSW
Darcy Swain, ACT
Backrow
Lachlan Swinton, NSW
Angus Scott-Young, Queensland
Reece Hewat, Queensland
Liam Wright, Queensland
Angus Allen, ACT
Scrumhalf
Harry Nucifora, Queensland
Ryan Lonergan, ACT
Theo Strang, NSW
Flyhalf
Hamish Stewart , Queensland
Jack McGregor, Victoria
Centre
Tony Hunt, Queensland
Nick Jooste, ACT
Dylan Riley, Queensland
Len Ikitau, ACT
Wing
James Ramm, NSW
Jayden Ngamanu, Queensland
Fullback
Semisi Tupou, Victoria
Jack Maddocks, Victoria
Aus 20's Oceania Rugby Series Fixtures:
Round 1, Friday April 28
New Zealand vs Fiji, 5pm AEST
Australia vs Samoa, 7pm AEST
Round 2, Tuesday May 2
New Zealand vs Samoa, 3pm AEST
Australia vs Fiji, 5pm AEST
Round 3, Saturday May 6
Samoa vs Fiji, 5pm AEST
Australia vs New Zealand, 7pm AEST
