Under 19's

[rugbyfan]

Hello,

Just wondering if states such as NSW and QLD still have a 'NSW Under 19's' team?

 

[RugbyReg]

I know QLD don't have a NSW Under 19 team. Not sure about the other states.

 

[rugbyfan]

haha, didnt mean that mate, as in

QLD -Queensland under 19s
NSW - New South Wales under 19s

Is there a NSW under 19s team?

 

[RugbyReg]

mate, I don't believe there is anymore? There has been rumours of it returning next year, like an interstate series.

 

[TOCC]

It will be U20's if there is one, so that it is line with the IRB's U20 JWC

 

[Doc]

Qld have been picking merit teams of late. Last year it was after the city v country day. But no games or such.

 

[en_force_er]

It would make sense to me to have a "NSW U20s V Qld U20 V Best of the Rest" U20 series 3 or 4 months out from the U20 WC.

The best of the rest players would come mostly from the Vic, WA and ACT Colts leagues and would probably not be hugely competitive, but you have to allow blokes and opportunity to be an unexpected surprise. The more channels for higher level selection we open up the less chance someone will slip though a crack or into another code.

 

[I like to watch]

great idea, not a lot of effort to organise, gives opportunity to lot's of guys

 

[en_force_er]

great idea, not a lot of effort to organise, gives opportunity to lot's of guys

Exactly. Given then at games could take place over the course of one long weekend (3 days) and that the players would be willing to partly subsidies it themselves for the opportunity plus possibly a sponsor partly paying for it, it wouldn't cost much.

 

[Crow]

Perhaps you could involve other states and then you could call it the ARC (sigh)

 

[en_force_er]

Perhaps you could involve other states and then you could call it the ARC (sigh)

Or you could use my much more financially feasible model that wouldn't have to be fully professional and would fit into the space of a weekend.

I'd love an ARC but it would be much more difficult than the 3 day/team carnival.

 

[rugbyfan]

Well that NSW vs QLD vs BEST OF THE REST (UNDER 20s) sounds like a great idea.
But why not have the same format as an Under 19s group. This will give players progressing through colts etc to have a higher team to work for other than (for example - 1st colts) and will give players who may not have made Australian Schoolboys a chance to get their name recognised for Australian Under 20s.

 

[rugby_man]

Is NSW were to field an Under 20 team, this team would certainly be a good one. And also I assume the team would be picked not on where they were born but where they play their club footy.

1. Salesi Manu (Manly)
2. Sam Roberson (Sydney Uni)
3. Vaughan Lomax (West Harbour)
4. Mark Johnson (Gordon)
5. Greg Peterson (Manly)
6. Maile Latukefu (Parramatta)
7. Michael Hooper (Manly)
8. Locky McCaffrey (Eastwood)
9. Mark Swanepoel (Manly)
10. Matt To'omua (Eastern Suburbs)
11. Damon Anderson (Eastern Suburbs)
12. Stefano Hunt (Northern Suburbs)
13. Tim Bennetts (Eastwood)
14. Greg Jeloudev (Sydney Uni)
15. Nicky Price (Southern Districts)

16. Clay Brodie (Sydney Uni)
17. Scott Sio (West Harbour)
18. Alfred Pinomi (West Harbour)
19. Josh Ellice-Flint (Sydney Uni)
20. Eddie Bredenhann (Sydney Uni)
21. Ben Volavola (West Harbour)
22. Cameron Mitchell (Eastwood)

 

[rugbyfan]

Well considering there are alot of threads regarding this aussie schools year and the last, i was thinking of more 2009 and 2010 schoolboy players (even though there are a fair few in that team already)

 

[unsub god]

Sheez, Rugby Man. You've sure got a few Qld schoolboys in your NSW Under 19 team ??

 

[Jets]

I think it would be of more benefit to play an interstate Under 19 comp at the end of the season so that it would give any potential players (for Aus 20's) to be identified and the chance to train properly for the JRWC. The city v country game is going ahead again this year in Qld so we should all go out and support it so that it keeps being played.

 

[bdp]

... mate most of the boys have turned 20 this yr

 

[observer]

I would love to see a return of the NSW v QLD colts match

 

[rugby_man]

Sheez, Rugby Man. You've sure got a few Qld schoolboys in your NSW Under 19 team ??

Sorry mate, I originally meant to write Under 20 side. And yes there's a few Queenslanders in there but only because they are playing club rugby in NSW, and not in QLD.

 

[feedhimbra]

Could someone think up what the qld colts team would be like?