The NSW Waratahs U18’s have named their two sides to take on Queensland U18's and Queensland U18’s Grey at the newly renovated Ballymore Stadium in Brisbane on Saturday.
Both teams have a mixture of players that have progressed through all of the NSW Rugby pathways such as NSW Country Rugby, NSW Schools and Sydney Rugby Union.
NSW Waratahs U18’s first XV features 8 boys from GPS, 3 boys from CAS, 2 boys from SJRU and 1 boy each from NSWCRU and ISA.
Keep your eyes out for halves Hwi Sharples and Joe Walsh. Sharples is St Joseph’s College starting half-back for the second year in a row, playing last year with now Waratah's star Max Jorgenson. Austin Durbidge is another player to keep a look out for, he is a big strong second rower who has been impressive whilst representing The Kings School (TKS) this year.
In NSW White you can’t miss Tyrese Lokeni in the centres, big hard ball runner who also hails from TKS. Sam Nuiala will kit up at blindside flanker and will look to dominate the QLD Grey forward pack.
- Nathaniel Tiitii
- Lipina Ata
- Will Goddard
- Aden Ekanayake(vc)
- Lachlan Doheny
- Jonathan Ryan
- Austin Durbidge
- Toby Brial
- Hwi Sharples (c)
- Joe Walsh
- Brendan Palmer
- Boston Fakafanua
- Malakye Enasio
- Liam Grover
- Tom Klem
Coaches:
Michael Snowden
Andrew Brownhill
The King’s School Newington College Knox Grammar School Gordon Rugby Club Eastwood Rugby Club Knox Grammar School The King's School The Scots College St Joseph’s College St Augustine’s College Hunter Wildfires The King's School Knox Grammar School St Ignatius' College Shore School
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- Nick Ashdown
- Bailey Park (c)
- Kaleb Ah-Colt
- Ned Ericsson
- Adam Van wyk
- Sam Niulala
- Daniel Meafou
- Beau Morrison
- Orly Hatton-ward
- Wihan Kruger
- Charlie Poynton
- Tyrese Lokeni (vc)
- Hamish MacDonald
- Tom Watts
- Sid Harvey
- William Guilfoyle
- Will McKinnon
- Edwin Langi
- Jacob Veiru
- Joseph Dillon
- Sam Blank
- Marshall Le Maitre
- Tom Farr-Jones
Coaches:
Angus Sinclair
Matthew Hopkins
The King's School The King's School Cranbrook School Knox Grammar Barker College Trinity Grammar School Edmund Rice College Knox Grammar school Trinity Grammar school Southern Districts Barker College The King's School Barker College The King's School Narrabri High School The Scot’s College Knox Grammar School The King's School Newington College St Ignatius College St Augustine's College Shore School Newington College
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Saturday 1 July
Ballymore, Brisbane
QLD Reds U18s v NSW Waratahs U18s @ 2:30pm
QLD Reds U18 Grey v NSW Waratahs U18 White @ 1:00pm
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