NSW dominate Australian Schools selections
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Tuesday, 15 July 2008
NSWRU Media Unit
The future of Rugby talent in NSW has been highlighted this week with local players dominating the Australian Schools sides selected following the Novotel Australian Schools Championships in Canberra.
NSW Schools Rugby Union
NSW Schools Rugby Union
A 23-man Australian Schools A squad has been selected to take on Fiji in Sydney on 6 September, with 12 of the squad hailing from NSW.
A further seven players from NSW have been selected in the provisional Australian Schools squad, the highest representation from any state with five Queensland players included along with two from ACT and one from Western Australia.
The remaining players to feature in the Australian Schools squad will be selected following the Australian Schools A match.
The Test match between Australian Schools and Fiji Under 18 will be played at Suncorp Stadium on 13 September as the curtain raiser to the Bledisloe Cup.
The Kings Schools was the best represented NSW school, with three players selected in each squad.
It is the first time a Schools international has been held in conjunction with a Test match in Australia and marks the 35th anniversary since the first Schoolboys international in Australia.
AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLS V FIJI U18
6 September - Tour Match - Australian Schools A v Fiji U18 in Sydney
13 September - Test Match - Australian Schools v Fiji U18 at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
2008 AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLS SQUAD
Kotoni Ale (St Augustine's College, NSW), Nick Buchanan (St Joseph's College Gregory Terrace, QLD), Jarrad Butler (The Southport School, QLD), Robbie Coleman (St Edmunds College, ACT), Josh Daley (The Southport School, QLD), Josh Ellice-Flint (The Kings School, NSW), Mark Johnson (Knox Grammar School, NSW), Salesi Manu (St Augustine's College, NSW), Michael McDougall (The Kings School, NSW), Cameron Mitchell (The Kings School, NSW), Nicky Price (St Joseph's Nudgee College, QLD), Sam Robertson (St Stanislaus College, NSW), Dom Shipperley (St Joseph's Nudgee College, QLD), Tyler Stephens (St Edmunds College, ACT), Justin Turner (Central College, WA).
2008 AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLS A SQUAD
James Ambrosini (St Laurence's College, QLD), Damon Anderson (Cranbrook School, NSW), Harry Bennett (The Kings School, NSW), Tim Bennetts (Pennant Hills High School, NSW), Dylan Brass (The Kings School, NSW), Eddie Bredanhann (Anglican Church Grammar School, QLD), Chris Edwards (Hunter Valley Grammar, NSW), David Feao (Brisbane State High School, QLD), Callum Fryer (Sydney Grammar School, NSW), Ben Hales (Scotch College, WA), Tom Heslop (The Scots College, NSW), Michael Hooper (St Pius X College, NSW), Stephano Hunt (St Joseph's Nudgee College, QLD), Luke Jones (St Pius X College, NSW), Matthew Mafi (St Joseph's Nudgee College, QLD), Pao Pele (Trinity Grammar School, NSW), Eddie Quirk (Brisbane State High School, QLD), Luke Rissman (Knox Grammar School, NSW), Ken Robertson (Ipswich Grammar School, QLD), Alex Rovira (Challenger College, WA), Mac Rutledge (The Kings School, NSW), Siliva Siliva (Narre Warren South College, VIC), Mark Swanepoel (The Southport School, QLD).