The Australian Rugby Union have announced the marquee player alignments for the 2015 NRC.
Rob Clarke, General Manager – Professional Rugby, said: “Everybody involved in Australian Rugby cannot wait until the second Buildcorp National Rugby Championship gets underway. The announcement of the allocation of our star Wallabies players to clubs in the NRC whets the appetite still further.
“Last year, without the NRC, Quade Cooper may well not have had the game-time to impress the Wallabies’ management ahead of the 2014 Spring Tour had it not been for his starring role playing for Brisbane City in the competition. This gives a little snapshot underlining the importance of the competition in our pathways.
“I know for a fact that each player is looking forward to being a part of their respective NRC club. Coupled with the fact we’ll have hungry club players looking to impress and Super Rugby representatives going up against each other, this season is shaping up to be one to remember.”
Brisbane City
James Horwill
Quade Cooper
Will Genia
Greater Sydney Rams
Tatafu Polota-Nau
Rob Horne
Kurtley Beale
Benn Robinson
Melbourne Rising
Sean McMahon
Luke Jones
Tom English
North Harbour Rays
Michael Hooper
NSW Country Eagles
Sam Carter
Matt Toomua
Queensland Country
James Slipper
Rob Simmons
Saia Fainga’a
Perth Spirit
Tetera Faulkner
Kyle Godwin
Sydney Stars
Nick Phipps
Bernard Foley
Israel Folau
Will Skelton
UC Vikings
Henry Speight
Christian Lealiifano
Joe Tomane
