Qld U16s prepare for national titles at Nudgee
Queensland's two U16 sides are in camp at Ballymore this week preparing for next week's National U16 Championships at St Joseph's Nudgee College.
Veteran forwards specialist Alec Evans was one of the experienced coaches who lent a hand during the camp, helping former Wallaby Garrick Morgan put the Queensland Red group forwards through some pick and drive and scrum drills.
The ARU-supported National U16 Championship is the first step toward playing elite rugby in Australia, with players looking to develop their on-field abilities and gain a better understanding of the off-field demands of the modern professional game.
Twelve teams participate in two Divisions, with the two Queensland sides competing in Division 1 for the Rod Macqueen Shield.
In their opening games on Monday, second seeded Queensland Red will play the seventh seeded Brumbies at 10:30am on Wilkes Oval at Nudgee, while the fourth seeded Queensland White will play fifth seed Victoria in the last match of the day at 3:10pm on Ross Oval.
The Division One teams (seeded on the basis of 2007 results) are:
NSW Schools
Queensland Red
Sydney Juniors
Queensland White
Victoria
Western Australia
Brumbies and
NSW Country
The teams competing in the Division 2 - John Eales Shield are:
National Indigenous
South Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
The ARU subsidises the cost of travel, meals and accommodation for players, coaches, physios and team management. This ensures the best players and management from around Australia have the chance to play in the tournament, regardless of their economic situation.
Apart from hosting 18 games of rugby, the Championships is a residential-style camp designed to educate the players, coaches, managers, referees and physiotherapists through a series of professional development workshops and skill development sessions. The Championships provides an excellent opportunity to conduct athlete testing and research which provides valuable data into adolescent athletes.
The Championships also provides the perfect platform to identify talented young players who have the potential to rise through the ranks of Schoolboys, Under 19's and Under 21's up to Super 14 and Wallaby level.
Queensland Red is:
| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 | Zac Frank Luke Edwards Michael Bermingham Rory Callaghan Tom Amies Ben Reuter Liam Gill Waita Setu Matt Lucas Cayden Matehaere Chris Sautia Kirisome Auva'a Matt Garland Saunda Seumanutafa James May Luke Canty Chris Vacic Ryan Howes Tom Paxton-Hall Jayden Sheck Dudley Tomlinson Stephen Hunt Walter Petaia | Nudgee IGS St Mary's Marist Ashgrove Nudgee TGS Gregory Terrace Nudgee Gregory Terrace Nudgee BSHS IGS BSHS Nudgee Churchie Nudgee Trinity Lutheran Goondiwindi SHS TSS BSHS Churchie Nudgee BSHS | Redlands Kenmore-Centenary Rangers GPS Rangers Easts Sunnybank Souths Logan City Easts Noosa Nerang Redlands Easts Sunnybank Sunnybank |
Queensland White:
1 | Fraser McClanachan James Gough Nick Turner Lucas Frater Casper Turner Gerard O'Hare Steven Pocock Luke Beauchamp Nick Frisby Dion Taumata Conrad Brown Ayden Harawira Louis Frisby Liam Law Bryce Hegarty Joe O'Regan Zac Dawson Kieran Russell Mitch Carpentar Will Slipper Hayden O'Donnell Mitch Yarrow Joel Marama Beau Windsor
| Churchie Downlands Emmanuel Siena Churchie Gregory Terrace Churchie Marist Ashgrove Marist Ashgrove Keebra Park SHS TSS Keebra Park SHS Marist Ashgrove Gladstone SHS Marist Ashgrove BSHS Iona St Laurence's Pittsworth SHS TSS BGS Xavier College Trinity Bay SHS Churchie
| Easts Highfields Colleges Maroochydore GPS Easts GPS GPS Nerang Nerang GPS Easts Easts Bond Norths |
