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The newly named Western Sydney Rams have struggled in the opening two seasons of the National Rugby Championship but that could all be about to change according to new coach John Muggleton.
The former Wallabies assistant coach says he is close to finalising his roster for the 2016 season, which kicks off in late August.
“If everything comes together, I think we’ll be more than competitive. We’ve got some players still deciding if they want to play NRC or head overseas.” Muggleton said.
Muggleton has named former Brumbies Jeremy Paul and Joel Wilson on his coaching staff and is looking to pick his squad solely from the Rams feeder clubs – Penrith, Parramatta, West Harbour, Southern Districts and Eastwood.
“In general terms, all of our players will come from our feeder clubs and if they are not, we’ll want them to commit to one of those clubs for the following Shute Shield season.
“We’re not interested in bringing in different players year after year, that won’t help our organisation and it won’t help our feeder clubs either. We want guys that are willing to commit to Western Sydney and Southern Sydney.”
“We need our club teams to improve and then the Rams will improve and when the Rams improve, the club teams will improve. It’s a cycle that needs to be started this year because the main aim is to make Western Sydney strong again.”
The newly named Western Sydney Rams have struggled in the opening two seasons of the National Rugby Championship but that could all be about to change according to new coach John Muggleton.
The former Wallabies assistant coach says he is close to finalising his roster for the 2016 season, which kicks off in late August.
“If everything comes together, I think we’ll be more than competitive. We’ve got some players still deciding if they want to play NRC or head overseas.” Muggleton said.
Muggleton has named former Brumbies Jeremy Paul and Joel Wilson on his coaching staff and is looking to pick his squad solely from the Rams feeder clubs – Penrith, Parramatta, West Harbour, Southern Districts and Eastwood.
“In general terms, all of our players will come from our feeder clubs and if they are not, we’ll want them to commit to one of those clubs for the following Shute Shield season.
“We’re not interested in bringing in different players year after year, that won’t help our organisation and it won’t help our feeder clubs either. We want guys that are willing to commit to Western Sydney and Southern Sydney.”
“We need our club teams to improve and then the Rams will improve and when the Rams improve, the club teams will improve. It’s a cycle that needs to be started this year because the main aim is to make Western Sydney strong again.”