| 2023 Jnr Wallaby train on squad announced Reds Floyd Aubrey (GPS) Charlie Wigan (UQ) Dylan Loader (Bond University) Harrison Usher (Bond University) Harry McLaughlin-Phillips (Souths Rugby Club) John Bryant (Souths Rugby Club) Lachlan Shaw (UQ) Max Craig (Easts Rugby Club) Nick Baker (GPS) Nick Bloomfield (Easts Rugby Club) Sam Farrar (Easts Rugby Club Taj Annan (Easts Rugby Club) Tim Ryan (Brothers) Willem Johnstone (Souths Rugby Club) Brumbies Austin Anderson (Wests) Massimo De Lutis (Wests) |
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| Henry O'Donnell (Sydney Uni) Charlie Worthington (Randwick) Jackson Ropata (Southern Districts) Darby Lancaster (Aussie 7s, Eastern Suburbs) Rebels Patrick Levamai (Melbourne Harlequins/Wests Bulldogs) Max Johnson (Wests Bulldogs) Daniel Maeva (Wyndham Rhinos) Antonio Masina (Melbourne Unicorns/UQ) Leafi Talataina (Endeavour Hills) Mason Gordon (Wests Bulldogs) David Vaihu (Wests Bulldogs) Lebron Naea (Endeavour Hills/Wests Bulldogs) Divad Palu (Wyndham Rhinos) Zac Hough (Wests Bulldogs) |
From that selection and from what I saw in the U19's (+ a couple of picks on reputation) I think the strongest XV would look something like:
1. Clark
2. Pearce / Bowron
3. Bloomfield
4. Shaw
5. Maiva / Hicks
6. Halaholo / Slack-Smith
7. Baker
8. Talataina
9. Wilson
10. Bowen / McLaughlin-Phillips / Gordon
11. McGloin
12 .Annan / Worthington
13. Ropata
14. Palmer / Aubrey
15. Jorgenson
1. Clark
2. Pearce / Bowron
3. Bloomfield
4. Shaw
5. Maiva / Hicks
6. Halaholo / Slack-Smith
7. Baker
8. Talataina
9. Wilson
10. Bowen / McLaughlin-Phillips / Gordon
11. McGloin
12 .Annan / Worthington
13. Ropata
14. Palmer / Aubrey
15. Jorgenson
Good question. I would have thought he was? Maybe not.
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John Thornett (49)
Geez we seem to be bringing through some 10's we just need 1 to really blossom
Eyes and Ears
Bob Davidson (42)
IMO we actually want at least 1 to blossom at each franchise
FootyCentral!
Frank Nicholson (4)
Do we know exactly when and where this 20’s World Cup is being held?
kiap
Steve Williams (59)
My guess: it might get announced after the WR (World Rugby) meeting following the EOYT, alongside the annual player awards, etc.
Maybe Italy, after their 2020 hosting of the thing got canned last time ... but who really knows?
swingpass
Peter Sullivan (51)
It looks like 6
Wilson
Phil Kearns (64)
With the other 4 being Queensland products that's a particularly heavy representation for the QLD schools/age grade system. Is that just the quality of the group, or has there been an increasing rate of attrition to NRL in NSW?
Dctarget
Tim Horan (67)
Funny considering how dominant the U19s and U16s are for NSW.
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Frank Nicholson (4)
I was gonna ask if anyone else thinks there’s an over representation of Reds boys compared to that of tahs boys
Wallaby Man
Nev Cottrell (35)
Maybe, however (and I’m not sure if this is the case) perhaps some of those Tahs boys aren’t eligible for the junior wallabies next year and a portion of the Reds crop was a year younger.
I don’t think anyone in the professional era would in their right mind not pick who was best for their job security, etc.
qwerty51
Stirling Mortlock (74)
Apparently Australia is about to host it, someone alluded to this on twitter recently, it was either the next one or the one after.
About time.
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John Thornett (49)
to me it looks like
RV products
Levamai (quins)
Maevav(rhinos)
Masina (melb unicorns)
Talataina (Endevour Hills)
Naea (Endevour Hills)
Palu (rhinos)
Kids we signed from qld
Johnson
Mason Gordon
David Viahu
Hough
Wilson
Phil Kearns (64)
Pools announced for the U20s world cup:
Kicks off June 24 in South Africa.
More details here:
www.world.rugby
Kicks off June 24 in South Africa.
More details here:
World Rugby U20 tournaments return to Africa in 2023 | World Rugby
The World Rugby U20 Championship and U20 Trophy return for the first time since the pandemic with the tournaments hosted in South Africa (24 June-14 July) and Kenya (15-30 July) respectively.
www.world.rugby