Ok, a bit of news coming out of Joeys for this week as they head into the final game away at Kings.
Hwi Sharples has a serious ankle injury and is now out for an extended period. A huge blow for Joeys. He will be racing the clock to be fit for the NSW v QLD return u18 matches on September 19. Sharples’ fellow NSW u18 squad member Joe Mangelsdorf is also in doubt this week with knee and wrist injuries.
On the upside, with the Waratahs u18 squads being re-selected and announced in the coming week, the school has already been notified that the trio of Oscar Jorgensen, Charlie O’Kane and Eamon Doyle have been called-up to the wider squad.
Doyle has also been placed in the Waratahs Senior Academy from November onwards. Not bad on the back of playing only a few games this season since coming back from injury, although pretty obvious to see why they would be keen to take him in and keep other franchises (or codes) away.