Team News - Waratahs name their U18 sides to take on the Queensland over the weekend

Thu, Jun 29, 2023, 6:58 AM
Waratahs Media
by Waratahs Media

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.

PLAYERS TO WATCH

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.

NSW WARATAHS UNDER 18'S TO TAKE ON QLD REDS U18'S
POSITION & PLAYER
  1. Nathaniel Tiitii
  2. Lipina Ata
  3. Will Goddard
  4. Aden Ekanayake(vc)
  5. Lachlan Doheny
  6. Jonathan Ryan
  7. Austin Durbidge
  8. Toby Brial
  9. Hwi Sharples (c)
  10. Joe Walsh
  11. Brendan Palmer
  12. Boston Fakafanua
  13. Malakye Enasio
  14. Liam Grover
  15. Tom Klem

Coaches:

Michael Snowden

Andrew Brownhill

SCHOOL

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

JUNIOR CLUB

Hills Junior RC Drummoyne District JRC Ryde RC Killara West Pymble RC Dural RC Wahroonga RC Hills Junior RC Wakatipu RC- (NZL) Hunters Hill RC Harbord Harlequins JRC Merewether JRC Hills Junior RC Wahroonga RC Chatswood JRC Seaforth Raiders RC

NSW WARATAHS UNDER 18'S WHITE TO TAKE ON QLD REDS U18'S GREY
POSITION & PLAYER
  1. Nick Ashdown
  2. Bailey Park (c)
  3. Kaleb Ah-Colt
  4. Ned Ericsson
  5. Adam Van wyk
  6. Sam Niulala
  7. Daniel Meafou
  8. Beau Morrison
  9. Orly Hatton-ward
  10. Wihan Kruger
  11. Charlie Poynton
  12. Tyrese Lokeni (vc)
  13. Hamish MacDonald
  14. Tom Watts
  15. Sid Harvey
  16. William Guilfoyle
  17. Will McKinnon
  18. Edwin Langi
  19. Jacob Veiru
  20. Joseph Dillon
  21. Sam Blank
  22. Marshall Le Maitre
  23. Tom Farr-Jones

Coaches:

Angus Sinclair

Matthew Hopkins

SCHOOL

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

JUNIOR CLUB

Ryde RC Scone JRC Penrith RSL JRC Wahroonga Tigers RC St Ives JRC West Harbour RC Tech Tahs RC Narrabeen Tigers JRC Burraneer JRC Dalby Wheatman- (RSA) Harbord Harlequins JRC Hills JRC Roseville JRC North Rocks Barbarians Narrabri Junior RC Mudgee Wombats RC Wahroonga Tigers RC Drummoyne District JRC Drummoyne District JRC Chatswood JRC Harbord Harlequins JRC Chatswood JRC Randwick Warriors JRC

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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