Toowoomba name strong squad in bid to defend 47th Battalion title

NAMED: Coach Col Speed has named a squad he hopes can defend the 47th Battalion title won in Emerald last year. Find out who from your club cracked the 25-player list here.

Matthew Christensen in action for the Clydesdales against Ipswich Diggers. Picture: Nev Madsen.

Eager to defend their 2023 title Toowoomba Rugby League have named a strong 25-player 47th Battalion squad.

Warwick’s unbeaten start to the Hutchinson Builders A-grade season has been acknowledged with six Cowboys named in the initial squad.

Valleys and Gatton are also well represented with three players each.

Dwayne Duncan scores a try for the Clydesdales against Ipswich Diggers. Picture: Nev Madsen.

While coach Col Speed will need to trim the squad to 19 players ahead of the July 13-14 tournament in Kingaroy the experienced mentor, who was named as the Queensland Country Men’s coach this week, is happy with his team.

“The is a good mixture of experienced players and form players,” Speed said.

“Combinations are very important in a gruelling tournament like the 47th Battalion.”

THE SQUAD

Blake Cullen, Cooper Tate-Roach, Jack Pattie, Komiti Vetemotu, Brock Diment, Flynn Kaiser-Capewell, Chris Woodbridge, Dwayne Duncan, Dylan Chown, Josh Keolller, Denzel Burns, Blake Mara, Caleb Murphy, Joe Vite, Tui Oloapu, Hayden Ensbey, Jake Speed, Tom Bell, Luke Self, Ben Haviland, Leonard Thomas, Connor Williams, Lani Pouli, Tareq Parter, Matt Christensen