NT Rugby selects 64 juniors for Southern States Championships
NT Rugby has filled three squads full of talented juniors to represent the Territory in this year’s interstate championships. See all the players selected here.
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After months of preparation talented squads have been selected to represent the Northern Territory in next month’s representative tour to Canberra.
The gruelling trial and selection process began with a 90-strong training squad comprised of the best young talent from across the Territory coming together in April.
They’ve since been whittled down to 64 players who will be heading down south to compete in the Southern States Championships.
NT Rugby pathways manager Paul Healy said it was an exciting time to be involved in Territory rugby with so much young talent taking part.
“We’re really pleased with the squads this year and I’d like to thank all those who were involved in the selection process, it wasn’t an easy task,” Healy said.
“It’s an exciting time for NT Rugby fans to get behind our junior stars and we’ve got high hopes for all three sides in Canberra come July.”
The squads are comprised of players who embraced at club level throughout the Darwin Rugby Season which came to an end in late March.
The 64 youngsters will don the Junior Mozzies strip to tackle Australia’s best emerging players from across the country.
Kian Bosman has been selected to skipper the under-16s boys side coached by Junior Po-Ching, while Noah Po-Ching has the captaincy in the under-14s side.
Natalia Grant and Mariama Little will lead the under-16s girls team which is coached by three-time Eric Johnston medallist Robbie Butcher.
Under 16 Girls
Meighan Barker, Eva Kay, Athanasia Ikonomou, Cassidy White, Tekiysha Nadji Franey, Maizee Liddicoat, Peyton Reid, Mariama Little (vc), Zanna Roach, Natalia Grant (c), Olive Silcock, Alex Birkett, Jade Moir, Timica Miller, Annabell Kay, Emma Turton, Peyton Camm, Isabella Driffield, Robbie Butcher (Head Coach).
Under 16 Boys
Tjaart Van Der Walt, Cooper Lay, Markus Iselin, Lee Pitcher, Tennyson Phillips, Zackery Czoloszynski, Tomasi Eaton, Nate Jarrett-Wright, Jaxon Boulton, Ethan Le Mesurier, Jackson Toms, James Watt, Ilikaya (Junior) Turagavukica, Kian Bosman (c), Angus Cram, Al Ferguson, Zion Lafaele-Selio, Brady Lewis, Oliver Liddicoat, Hamish Blake, De La Rey Botha, Jias Mick, Sonny Yates, Junior Po-Ching (Head Coach), Royston Bosman (Assistant Coach)
Under 14 Boys
Ryan Carroll, Eli Nibbs, Kingston Amy Ale, Ethan Mow, Damian Cock, Kole Heikkinen, Cooper Rudd, Declan Rogerson, Mark Luta, Landon Cole, Fredrick Richards, Noah Po-Ching (c), Iseyah Keating, Isaiah Mangohig, Riggs White, Jerome Garling, Elijah Batty, Dayne Tarau, Nate Ledo, Eduardos Kourkouvas-Neal, Douglas Moore, Tua Reea, Latelle Roberson, Jamie Liddicoat & Sione Tu’a (Coaches).
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