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The AIC schoolboy rugby season players to watch in 2020

The AIC schoolboy rugby system has produced some of the Wallabies’ finest including John Eales, Andrew Slack, Paul McLean, Des Connor, Dan Crowley, Daniel Herbert and other champions. So who are the players to watch in season 2020?

The AIC schoolboy rugby system has produced some of the Wallabies’ finest including John Eales, Andrew Slack, Paul McLean, Des Connor, Brendan Moon, Dan Crowley and Daniel Herbert.

What about champions like David L’Strange, Barry Honan, Anthony Herbert, Sam Scott-Young, Drew Mitchell, Dom Maguire, Mark Connors, Brendan Cannon and Ben Mowen, among many?

So who are the players to watch in the season 2020.

RELATED LINKS

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JOHN EALES: ALWAYS HUMBLE

ANDREW SLACK: RECALL THE VILLANOVA FIRSTS

The outstanding tackling technique of John Radel from St Peter Lutheran College. (Image AAP/Steve Pohlner)
The outstanding tackling technique of John Radel from St Peter Lutheran College. (Image AAP/Steve Pohlner)

ST PETERS LUTHERAN COLLEGE

St Peters will have an abundance of second year First XV players returning in 2020 after being blooded as year 11 students last season. John Radel, Dan Dyer, Mitch Hainen and Queensland Schoolboy representative Will Webster will make the most of the experience gained last year. In addition, Australian under 18 representative Keynan Tauakipulu and housemate Lopeti Faifua lead the contingent from the St Peters Springfield Campus which includes exciting outside back Kadin Pritchard, a Springfield Pumas junior.

ST EDMUND’S COLLEGE

Players to watch include Jed Lacey, Harry Midgley and Hayden Molkentien

Anthony Pepe will captain Iona College. . (AAP Image/Regi Varghese)
Anthony Pepe will captain Iona College. . (AAP Image/Regi Varghese)

IONA COLLEGE

A fine breeding great of talent, huliong backrower Anthony Pepe and the centre pairing of Charlie Kwock-Sun Barker and Zaen Edmonds will be looking to build on what they achieved as First XV players in 2020.

Laurence's College player John Bryant tackled last season. (AAP image, John Gass)
Laurence's College player John Bryant tackled last season. (AAP image, John Gass)

ST LAURENCE’S COLLEGE

One of the players of 2019, St Laurence’s College captain and No. 8 John Bryant will be one of the most influential players on the competition again in 2020. Look for stoic support from Harry Holt.

Powerful Poasi Manu plating for Padua College last season.
Powerful Poasi Manu plating for Padua College last season.

PADUA COLLEGE

Players to watch include powerful Poasi Manu, Tait Rogers, Darcy Ryan, Will McCulloch and Max Johnson

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VILLANOVA COLLEGE

Queensland schools representative fullback Hamish Muir will be a key player at the back for Villanova while diminutive flankers Hamish McKee and Paddy Cox are both quick to the ball and strong pilferers.

ST PATRICK’S COLLEGE

The player to watch will be Elliot Drinkall

Josh Billing from Marish Ashgrove playing last season. (Image AAP/Steve Pohlner)
Josh Billing from Marish Ashgrove playing last season. (Image AAP/Steve Pohlner)

MARIST COLLEGE ASHGROVE

Nick Baker will be one of the players to watch in 2020. In his second season in the Firsts, Baker captained the Queensland 16’s to last year’s national title – while winning the player of the tournament award for good measure. He leads by example. Exciting fullback Floyd Aubrey, with his ability to make something out of nothing, will be another good player alongside halfback Matt Mitchell. Centre Josh Billing will be a hard-running centre replicating the dominant centre pairing from 2019.

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