National U/16 Championships 2012

[Hugh Jarse]

Please post discussion of the teams, and the games themselves, in this thread.

Would Gaggerlanders post the teams when announced, and if possible list 1 to 15 and reserves, but if this is not known at the squad will do.

NSW Schools
V Fifita (Newington)
H Fotokuva (Riverview)
J McGregor (Riverview)
H Hutchinson (Riverview)
B Freeman (Riverview)
J Bowditch (Riverview)
A Tukipili (Balgowlah Boys)
B Crerar (Balgowlah Boys)
A Vatuvei (Sarah Redfern HS)
D Ballantyne (Kings)
J Kane (Kings)
J Burke (Kings)
A Crichton (Scots)
D Moore (St Andrews)
J Lough (St Augustines)
J Walker (St Augustines)
H Emery (Shore)
M Cohen (St Josephs)
J Fittock (Alstonville HS)
F Calugay (Alstonville HS)
C Davidson (Chevallier)
H Summerhayes (Cranbrook)
A MacDougall (Cranbrook)

Coach B Gill
Asst Coach L Bower
Manager S Bowles


Sydney Jnrs
L Burland (Beecroft)
G Lehmann (Beecroft)
H Taylor (Beecroft)
S Blair (Sylvania)
C Leech (Sylvania)
S Cater (Mosman)
J Clancy (Mosman)
N Clancy (Mosman)
J Hayson (Mosman)
C Menzies (Mosman)
E Pritchard (Mosman)
T Tangitau (Hillview)
T Glasson (Hillview)
J Loto'aniu (Hillview)
M Ferris (Hillview)
S Kirkby (Chatswood)
J Woodhill (Chatswood)
R Vevers (Chatswood)
N Burkett (Chatswood)
T Molloy (Lane Cove)
P Olver (Lane Cove)
T Rudolph (Coogee)
A Black (West Harbour)
N Fiapulenkio (Dural)

Coach J Rivers
Asst Coach S Dunbar
Manager G Millar


NSW Country
J Brumbly (Far North Coast)
O Jones (Far North Coast)
D Flanagan (Far North Coast)
J Tupuola (Illawarra)
K Bonin (Illawarra)
R Poaru (Illawarra)
T Sawden (Illawarra)
T Fisher (Central West)
K Cristanta (Central West)
R Kopp (Central West)
C Styles (Central West)
B O'Connor (Central West)
C Sneyd (Central Coast)
T Wicks (Central Coast)
J Wilkinson (Central Coast)
L Vitale (Central Coast)
J Sedgman (Central Coast)
B Hammond (Central Coast)
P Ivic (Hunter)
J Hovi (Hunter)
H Croucher (Hunter)
A Hamilton (Hunter)
D Gale (Central North)

Coach S Feakes
Asst Coach A Beavis
Manager J Piesley

 

[Rugby Mum]

hey HJ r u aable to help An under 16 S team play a tournament and are placed in an Under 18 S draw does each player need to be signed off under the 2 year window by level 2 coach as well as their parent consent ?Any correct inflation is appreciated Concerned RugbyMum

 

[Hugh Jarse]

Try the web page below. Everything is explained there. Generally Parents need to be supplied with the policy and need to individually sign off consent. Special provisions apply for front rows. If I read the boards correctly you are already up in Gold Coast at tournament with the team. You may have to get the emails, faxes and scanners working overtime tonight. Good luck.

http://www.rugby.com.au/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=2hjJABFRanE=&tabid=1970

 

[Man on the hill]

& Mum - if that makes sense I need to understand the beginnings of the universe. Good luck to the young 'un and his mates MOTH

PS - seems strange to make the 16s play up - unless that was always a condition - and the other teams are not representative teams.

 

[10to12]

Mr Rivers has a Sydney team made up of Mosman, Gordon and Eastwood +some, the cream of the State championships. What is interesting is what Mr Gill and schools were able to remove from those teams.H Fotokuva, B Freeman, J Kane, A Crichton, J Lough, H Emery, H Summerhayes. Not saying they are any better than others but you'd be crying yourself to sleep for a night or two to get over it.
Vote of confidence in Big Jack Bowditch. Hope he's fit.
One of the youngens is way out of left field and if he gets a run I hope he does well and isn't monstered by some big forwards. Should be a good battle.

 

[George Smith]

The Team Selections with Jersey Numbers are:
Sydney U16 Team
Jersey Player School Assoc Club Team District
1 Jordan Loto'Aniu Bass HS CHS Hillview Eastwood
2 Sam Cater Shore GPS Mosman Northern Suburbs
3 Tierney Glasson Joeys GPS Hillview Eastwood
4 Tobias Rudolf Scots GPS Randwick Southern Districts
5 Paddy Olver Shore GPS Lane Cove Gordon
6 Jum Woodhill Shore GPS Chatswood Gordon
7 Conor Menzies, Riverview GPS, Mosman Northern Suburbs
8 Nick Burkett, Barker CAS, Chatswood Gordon
9 Steve Kirkby, Barker CAS, Chatswood Gordon
10 Jack Clancy, Shore GPS, Mosman Northern Suburbs
11 Niko Fiapuleniko, St Pauls CCC, Dural Eastwood
12 Tom Molloy, Riverview GPS, Lane Cove Gordon
13 Lachlan Burland, Oakhill ISA, Beecrft-Chrybrk Eastwood
14 Rory Vevers, St Aloysius CAS, Chatswood Gordon
15 Nic Clancy, Shore GPS, Mosman Northern Suburbs
16 Evan Pritchard, Riverview GPS, Mosman Northern Suburbs
17 Austin Black, - CAS, Hillview Eastwood
18 Tonga Tangitau, Parra Marist CCC, Hillview Eastwood
19 George Lehmann, Kings GPS, Beecrft-Chrybrk Eastwood
20 Cruz Leach, Endeavour Sports CHS, Oatley Southern Districts
21 Hugh Taylor, - GPS, Beecrft-Cherybrook Eastwood
22 Jack Hayson, Riverview GPS, Mosman Northern Suburbs
23 Sam Blair, Syd Tech High CHS, Coogee Southern Districts
Joel Rivers (coach) Trinity
Guy Millar (Asst coach)
Barton Jones (Asst coach)
Louis Mormanis (Mgr) Trinity

NSW Schools U16 Team
Jersey Player School Assoc Club Team District
1 Aisea Tukipili NBSC Balgowlah CHS, Manly Roos Manly
2 Hosea Fotukava Riverview GPS, Chatswood Gordon
3 Vunipola Fifita Newington GPS, - -
4 James Lough St Augustines ISA, Chatswood Gordon
5 Angus Crichton Scots GPS, Mosman Northern Suburbs
6 Hugh Summerhayes Cranbrook CAS, Mosman Northern Suburbs
7 Declan Moore St Andrews ISA, West Harbour West Harbour
8 Johnnie Walker St Augustines ISA, Singleton Bulls Hunter
9 Harry Emery, Shore GPS, Mosman Northern Suburbs
10 Ben Crerar, NBSC, Balgowlah CHS, Manly Roos Manly
11 Mason Cohen, Joeys GPS, Chatswood Gordon
12 Bill Freeman, Riverview GPS, Mosman Northern Suburbs
13 Anthony McDougall, Cranbrook CAS Easts Wallaroos Randwick
14 Henry Hutchinson, Riverview GPS, Lindfield Gordon
15 James Kane, Kings GPS, Chatswood Gordon
16 Jono Bourke, Kings GPS, Waratahs Hunter
17 Conor Davidson, Chevalier ISA, Manly Roos Manly
18 Jack Bowditch, Riverview GPS, Chatswood Gordon
19 David Ballantyne, Kings GPS, Hawkesbury Valley Penrith
20 Andrew Vatuvei, Sarah Redfern CHS, - -
21 Joey Fittock, Alstonville CHS, Lismore North Coast
22 Frank Calugay, Alstonville CHS, Lismore North Coast
23 Jack McGregor, Riverview GPS, Lindfield Gordon
Brad Gill (coach) Newington
Luke Bower (Asst Coach) Cranbrook
Saxon Bowles (Mgr) Oakhill

NSW Country U16 Team
Jersey Player School Assoc Club Team District
1 Jakob Sedgman St Peter's CC CCC Terrigal Central Coast
2 James Wilkinson St Edwards CHS Woy Woy Central Coast
3 Dallas Flanagan - - Lismore Far North Coast
4 Kieran Bonin Holy Spirit College CCC - Illawarra
5 Jason Hovi - - Singleton Bulls Hunter
6 Rohan Kopp Peak Hill Central CHS Dubbo Central West
7 Oscar Jones Trinity CC - Far North Coast
8 Lapana Vitale - CHS Woy Woy Central Coast
9 Brock Hammond MacKillop CC CCC Warnervale Central Coast
10 Callum Styles, St John's College CCC, Wellington Central West
11 Josh Tupuola, Westfield Sports CHS, - Illawarra
12 Jake Brumley, Xavier Catholic CCC, - Far North Coast
13 Raui Poaru, Westfield Sports CHS, - Illawarra
14 Adam Hamilton, Hamilton High CHS, Singleton Hunter
15 Tom Fisher, James Sheahan Catholic CCC, Orange City Central West
16 Dylan Gale, Narrabri High CHS, Narrabri Central North
17 Kurtis Crisante, St John’s CCC, Dubbo Central West
18 Petar Ivic, Belmont HS CHS, Southern Beaches Hunter
19 Chad Sneyd, Terrigal HS CHS, Terrigal Central Coast
20 Huon Croucher, - -, Singleton Bulls Hunter
21 Tom Sawden, Illawarra Sports HS CHS, - Illawarra
22 Tom Wicks, St Peter's College -, Ourimbah Central Coast
23 Billy-Jacob O'Connor, Kinross Wolaroi -, Dubbo Central West

Sean Feakes (coach)
Adam Beavis (asst coach)
Jed Piesley (manager)

 

[George Smith]

A SUMMARY of the U16 selections is:

Summary
District # Selected
Gordon 13
Northern Suburbs 10
Eastwood 8
Central Coast 6
Hunter 6
Central West 5
Illawarra 4
Far North Coast 3
Manly 3
Southern Districts 3
North Coast 2
Central North 1
Penrith 1
Randwick 1
West Harbour 1

Club # Selected
Mosman 10
Chatswood 9
- 4
Hillview 4
Beecroft-Cherrybrook 3
Dubbo 3
Lismore 3
Manly Roos 3
Singleton Bulls 3
Lane Cove 2
Lindfield 2
Randwick 2
Terrigal 2
West Harbour 2
Woy Woy 2
Coogee 1
Dural 1
Easts Wallaroos 1
Hawkesbury Valley 1
Narrabri 1
Oatley 1
Orange City 1
Ourimbah 1
Singleton 1
Southern Beaches 1
Waratahs 1
Warnervale 1
Wellington 1

 

[George Smith]

and for School attending analysis:
School Assoc # Selected
GPS 26
CHS 16
CCC 9
CAS 6
ISA 5

School # Selected
Riverview 9
Shore 6
Kings 4
Alstonville 2
Barker 2
Cranbrook 2
Joeys 2
Nthn Beaches SC, Balgowlah 2
Scots 2
St Augustines 2
Westfield Sports High 2
Bass HS 1
Belmont HS 1
Chevalier 1
Endeavour Sports 1
Hamilton High School 1
Holy Spirit College 1
Illawarra Sports HS 1
James Sheahan Catholic 1
Kinross Wolaroi School 1
MacKillop Catholic College 1
Narrabri High 1
Newington 1
Oakhill 1
Parramatta Marist 1
Peak Hill Central 1
Sarah Redfern 1
St Aloysius 1
St Andrews 1
St Edwards 1
St John's College 1
St John’s 1
St Pauls 1
St Peter's Catholic College 1
St Peter's College 1
Syd Tech High 1
Terrigal HS 1
Trinity Catholic College 1
Xavier Catholic 1

 

[Since1961]

Trinity (Summer Hill) has eight Opens boys that were here in 2011; with none this time around, the focus might be a whole lot better in 2013.

 

[Since1961]

.... and I forgot to say 'well done, George Smith' (and it's sssoooooooo long since we got to say that for on-field performances)!

 

[Hugh Jarse]

A good news story from Dubbo:
http://www.dailyliberal.com.au/stor...onnor-returns-to-country-after-injury/?cs=122

ROOS ON THE RISE: O’Connor returns to Country after injury

DUBBO Kangaroos junior Billy-Jacob O’Connor will hope to put some injury issues behind him when he lines up for NSW Country under-16s later in the year.

O’Connor, a hooker/number 8, was one of three players selected from the Roos to be part of the squad which faces City at Bathurst on August 5 before heading to the National Championships.

Fellow Roos juniors Kurtis Crisante and Rohan Kopp will also be part of the squad, which brings together the best players from regional areas.

After representing Country in the under-14s age division in 2010, O’Connor missed out in 2011 after dislocating his knee at selection trials and undergoing surgery.
A further dislocation and a medial ligament tear later and he finds himself back in the squad after receiving a late call-up.
“I missed the initial selection because I got injured at the state championships but I got a late call-up which is good,” O’Connor, a student at Kinross Wolaroi School, said.
“All the injuries were disappointing after making the Country side a couple of years ago, so I am just happy to be back and I’ve done a lot of work to make sure the knee is as strong as I can get it.”

Crisante, also a Roos junior and student at Kinross, has made an interesting transition in 2012 shifting from the backline into the forward pack.
In fact he has gone from the wing to the front row and must arguably be the fastest prop in junior rugby.
“It’s a fair bit different when you get to this level,” Crisante said.
“I wouldn’t say the game is much harder but the boys that you play with and against probably put a lot more work into their rugby.
“They do a lot of gym work which means they are probably a bit stronger for longer but the standard isn’t a whole heap different.
“I’m looking forward to getting into the front row at this level and seeing what it is like. I reckon it will be a fair bit rougher than out on the wing.”

For Kopp, the upcoming matches will mark his debut at Country level.
The Peak Hill Central School student, who plays flanker, admitted he was looking forward to the representative program but added he was also keen to see what things he could bring back to his club rugby. “I’ve never played footy at this standard before and I think the good thing will be learning a few things to make myself a better player,” he said.
“I’ll get a few things from the training and playing that I can use when I play my club football as well.”

Memo to ARU Media: It does not take much effort to write a story like this and it helps to sell your product.

 

[Hugh Jarse]

The ARU Web Site http://www.rugby.com.au/tryrugby/PathwaytoGold/NationalU16Championships.aspx
tells us the following:

The National U16s Championships provides the first taste of open national level competition and state/territory representation for our best U16 year old players in Australia. The assembly of the best U16 year old players in the country provides an important performance benchmarking platform for players, coaches and professional high performance staff.

The Championships are conducted by the ARU in late September/October each year in either Sydney or Brisbane. The Championships schedule includes an intensive match schedule as well as important off field education for players, coaches, managers, medical staff and referees ensuring the week is a quality introduction to the levels of performance and development required to play, coach, manage and referee at the highest levels.

The purpose the Championships is to provide an effective quality platform for:

a) the selection and development of each state/territories talented young players, coaches, managers, referees and other officials;
b) the recruitment and retention of players, coaches, referees, managers and other officials;
c) the benchmarking of talented U16 players;
d) assisting with the improvement of playing standards and development of the game in all participating states/territories.

Teams competing at the National U16s Championships are:

Division 1
ACT, NSW1, NSW2, QLD1, QLD2, WA, VIC

Division 2
SA, NT, TAS, National Indigenous

Each state and territory team has a process for selection that includes club and school level, affiliate and association and regional and state representative trial programs.

The Championships crown a national champion team at Division 1 and Division 2 level as well as recognizing outstanding player contributions to team performance (‘Best Team Man’). Many players from these Championships will graduate to higher level development and representative programs.

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There appears to be an obvious error in the Div 1 team listing in that there will be three teams representing NSW at the Championships, Schools, Country and Sydney Juniors, not NSW 1 and NSW2. A 7 team Division 1 competition also does not seem to make any sense.

Anyhow, I am looking for information to put together a couple of blog posts on the champs.
I am looking for Gaggerlanders outside NSW who can provide me with background info in the various state teams and the Indigenous selections. When are the trials being held, when will teams be finalised, what trials have been played, and what are planned etc. Send me a PM with any contribution you want to make, or post relevant info here and I will pick it up for the blog.

 

[Hugh Jarse]

2012 REBEL RUGBY U16 TRAINING TEAM
(Not the final Squad)
First Name Surname RRRC Team Club
Frank Uini, South, Endeavour Hills
Obadiah Stower, South, Moorabbin
Lorenzo Fui, West, Power House
Tile Leota, West, Power House
RJ Sagga, North, Northern / Melbourne Grammar
Nick Gillies, North, Northern / St Kevins College
Agape Tuiagamala, West, Wyndham City
Robert Leota, North, Northern
Jacob Elordi, East, St Kevins College
Kai Haywood, South, Southern Districts
Tangaroa Hosea, North, Northern / St Kevins College
Jordan Euse, East, St Kevins College
Anthony Uili, North, Northern
Reuben Tooze, West, Power House
Chuckle Sae, West, Power House
Jessie Leiatava, South, Endeavour Hills
Matt Euese, South, Moorabbin
Graig Semisi, North, Northern
Jerry Lemalu, South, Endeavour Hills
Louis Toney, West, Power House
Ah-Mu Tuimalealifano, North, Northern
Tom Blake, North, Marcellin College
Sione Tuapolutu, South, St Kevins College / Southern
Irwin Samoa, North, Northern
Brandan Folau, South, Southern Districts
Melvin Fifita, South, Endeavour Hills
Sam Alaelua, West, Power House
Ipusiliva Lelenoa, South, Southern Districts
Louis Yakapo, South, Southern Districts
AJ Laakulu, East, Melbourne Rugby Club
Sola Lalifoi, North, Northern

HEAD COACH - Ruhan Van Zyl
ASSISTANT COACHES - Tyronne Mitchell & Justin Wilson
MANAGER - Michael Stevens
S&C COACH - Ricky Dumigan

 

[Hugh Jarse]

South Australia Under 16 Extended Playing Squad.

Burnside - Mike D'Apollonio, Yanni Papagianis, Elliot Robbins, Ciaran Sambrook, Angus Duthy, Alistair Langford.
Brighton - Joe Buetti, Torben Sorrenson, Aaron Goodstone, Zac Patch, Max Masefield, Darcy Bagshaw.
Southern Suburbs - Mark Tanielu, Max Muusared, Dieter Strauss, Magnus Brett, Blake Edmonds, Freddy Kamen.
North East Districts - Will Marshallek, Brayden Yeo, Josh Hawgood, Kane Ladhams.
Onkaparinga - George Wilkins, Nick Wallis, Kurtis W-Wright, Rhys Gurd, Joel Astle, Riley Matthews, Kayden O'Neil, Michael Marshall, Estian Strauss, Waratini Herbert, Jayden Timanu.
Western Districts Vikings - Jarrad Harris, Oliver Sawcroft, Jake Santucci.

Team Manager- Warrick Duthy
Head Coach- Huw Bowen
Assistant Coach- Dan Naylor

 

[Hugh Jarse]

ACT Brumbies U16 Train On Squad

Tyrel Lomax (SEC)
Will Faleafa (Wests)
Folau Fifita (SEC)
Jensen Davis (Wests)
Fallelie Sione(Vik)
Samuel Allan (SIRU)
Josh Pearce (SEC)
Tom Thompson (Dar)
Nick De Crespigny (CGS)
Sam Simmonds (SIRU)
Lewis Oswald (Mar)
Charlie MacKenzie (Un-N)
Dean Paragarli (Mar)
Suita Tai (Mar)
Mitchell Douch (SEC)
Sam Ross (Mar)
Tyson Olson (Wests)
Jordan Hope (SEC)
Liam Simonsson (Mar)
Tom Evans (Mar)
Jordan Kenworthy (SEC)
Brad Bell (Dara)
Will Cullen (Vik)
Ed Jones (Vik)
Jack Hickson (Mar)
Manager – Rob Smethills

 

[Hugh Jarse]

2012 West Australia National U16 Championship Initial Squad
(The final 23 will be selected at least one week out from the Championships)

Kyle Akuhata, Mandurah
Terrell Berryman, Wanneroo, Aranmore College
Joshua Billington, Kalamunda, Hale
Ruban Birch, Kalamunda, Guildford Grammar
Jean-Wilis Brits, Joondalup, Woodvale SHS
Reginald Churchward, Southern Lions, Thornlie SHS
Hershelle Classen, Wests Subiaco, Aranmore College
Wade Durant, Wanneroo, Ocean Reef SHS
Sean Erasmus, Southern Lions, Comet Bay College
Tevin Ferris, Mandurah, John Willcock College
Luke Fouwler, Kalamunda, Mazenod
Liam Husband, Joondalup, St Marks
Thomas Ingram, Associates, Hale
Andrew Katene, Wanneroo
Jacob Kohinga, Kalamunda, Darling Range
Lorenzo Mario, Joondalup, Aranmore College
Tom McCrone, Wests Subiaco, Wesley College
Isaiah Pedersen, Southern Lions, Kelmscott High
Blake Phillips, Wanneroo, Clarkson Community HS
Filo Roache, Kalamunda, Thornlie SHS
Tristan Schneider, University, Mindarie Senior College
Thomas Sheminant, Nedlands, Christ Church Grammar School
Joseph Simpkins, Kalamunda, Darling Range
Jean-Charl Smith, University, Lake Joondalup Baptist College
Angus Taylor, Wanneroo, Newman College
Matthew Turnbull, Southern Lions, Australian Trades College
John Waqanivavalagi, Kalamunda, John Wollaston Anglican School
Chase Watson, Perth Bayswater, Ellenbrook Secondary College
Ivan Wright, Southern Lions, Thornlie SHS

Head Coach: Mark Calverley
Assistant Coach: Gus Martyn
Manager: Craig Fairhall
Physio: Stacey De Rooy

 

[Rugby Mum]

Hey HJ Up at Bathurst for thaw annual City v Country games in chilly Bathurst Thai beautiful brisk morning. The 14 s 15s 16s and 17s at Bathurat Bulldogs Rugby ground. Will post updates reports as the games progress. Yours in the true spirit of rugby....

 

[Man on the hill]

Hey HJ Up at Bathurst for thaw annual City v Country games in chilly Bathurst Thai beautiful brisk morning. The 14 s 15s 16s and 17s at Bathurat Bulldogs Rugby ground. Will post updates reports as the games progress. Yours in the true spirit of rugby..

thanks Mum - was hoping a few snouts would make the pilgrimage!

 

[Hugh Jarse]

Good luck today to the boys playing in Bathurst. Iphone weather tells me slightly overcast and 13 degrees. Should be a good day for footy.

The results and match reports from today could perhaps be posted in this thread:
http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/community/threads/nsw-junior-representative-rugby-2012.10960/ as that covers all age groups.

If U16 only, then post here.

 

[Rugby Mum]

Big day of Rugby... Under 16 s City won 25 to 7. I hear City one all games unsure of all scores other than 14 s City 36 to 7.
Woodrat was there so may be able to update. Contrast also to mini Woodrat on making the NSW 15s side.