The Northern Territory Rugby Union Under 16Boys representative team has been announced ahead of the Queensland State Junior Boys Championships in Toowoomba, Queensland between Friday 2nd and Sunday 4th July 2021.
The wider training squad has been working hard since April with strong numbers of players attending and with players from Katherine and East Arnhem incorporated.
The Northern Territory side have been placed in Pool B and will play initial matches against Sunshine Coast, Brisbane Red and Gold Coast over the first two days. The Finals commence on Saturday afternoon culminating in the Grand Finals on Sunday.
Queensland State Junior Boys Championships
Downlands College, Toowoomba
Match 1
Northern Territory U16s vs Brisbane Red U16s
Date: Friday 2nd July 2021
Time: 11:15am AEST
Match 2
Northern Territory U16s vs Gold Coast U16s
Date: Friday 2nd July 2021
Time: 2:55pm AEST
Match 3
Northern Territory U16s vs Sunshine Coast U16s
Date: Saturday 3rd July 2021
Time: 9:50am AEST
The Northern Territory Under 16 Boys travelling squad has been carefully selected and is made up of players from across the Territory:
Kyle Bader (Katherine/Palmerston Crocs)
Isea Bari (Tiwi Islands/South Darwin)
Noah Blundell (East Arnhem)
Ethan Brooks (Casuarina Cougars)
Cody Cooper (East Arnhem)
Mack Jackson (Casuarina Cougars)
Joshua King (Katherine/Palmerston Crocs/Marist College Ashgrove)
Manoli Klonaris (University Pirates)
Josh Malungi (East Arnhem)
Travis McDougall (Casuarina Cougars)
Brandon Norris (Palmerston Crocs)
Eamonn O'Donnell (Casuarina Cougars)
Ned Pitkin (East Arnhem)
Heno Potgieter (Casuarina Cougars)
Oliver Poulson (University Pirates)
Archie Reed (Casuarina Cougars)
Hayden Schatz (Palmerston Crocs)
Michael Skerrett (Katherine/Palmerston Crocs)
Vaughn Swanepoel (University Pirates)
Luke Tennant (Casuarina Cougars/The Southport School)
Izaiah Waters (Palmerston Crocs/St Brendans College Yeppoon)
Luke Xuereb (Casuarina Cougars)
Jack Zikan (University Pirates)