Granty
14-11-2006, 01:30 AM
http://www.qrl.com.au/display.php?pg_id=2420
Have Talent, Will Travel
MORE than 20 of Queensland’s finest young rugby league players are touring Great Britain and France this month, with both the Australian Institute of Sport and Australian Schoolboys teams heading abroad.
Such is the potential of the young band of Maroons that several – Obediah Geia, Nathan Strudwick, Chris Sandow and Israel Folau – have already played QLD Wizard Cup.
That’s without counting boom NRL prospect David Taylor, a late withdrawal from the Australian Schoolboys team after recently representing the Junior Kangaroos.
In total 12 Queensland-based players will feature for the AIS, while 11 from the Sunshine State will play for the national schoolboys side.
The AIS team has already landed in France and will this week play French Under 18 and Under 19 representative teams.
Following this the Aussie will head to Salford to take on the Great Britain Amateurs Under 19s and then England Under 17 at Leeds.
The Australian Schoolboys will not play their first game until November 26, but will pack in a testing schedule that sees them contest seven high-quality games.
A feature of their tour will be a two-match Test series against the England Academy, an outfit which has proved a challenge in recent years.
Aside from the healthy Queensland contingent, there are also a number of southern players who have been signed to QLD Wizard Cup clubs for season 2007.
Wests Tigers NRL player Chris Lawrence will tour with the schoolboys.
AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT
Ben CRONIN (Wynnum Manly)
Ryan GILBERT (Bundaberg Brothers)
Sammy JOE (Gracemere)
Ben JONES (Redcliffe)
Robert LANGTON (Brisbane Souths)
Jacob MARKETO (Redcliffe)
Anthony MITCHELL (Townsville Brothers)
Billy ROGERS (Gympie Cooloola)
Joel ROMELO (Redcliffe)
Galu TE’O (Aspley)
Gerard TIBBETTS (Brisbane Norths)
Fred TILA (Brisbane Souths)
Kurt BEAHAN
Michael CAHALANE
Stefan DIPPEL
Blake GALLEN
Williams ISA
Jonathan MANNAH
Zac MERRITT
Daniel MORTIMER
Zachary RUSS
Nathan SMITH
Wesley SUCKLEY
Ilyja RADEN
Game 1: v France U18, Tuesday November 14, Venue TBC
Game 2: v France U19, Friday November 17, Venue TBC
Game 3: v Great Britain Amateurs U18, Thursday November 23, Salford
Game 4: v England U17, Thursday November 30, South Leeds Stadium
AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLBOYS
Jay ASTON (Brisbane State High)
Luke CAPEWELL (Redcliffe State High)
Israel FOLAU (Marsden State High)
Obediah GEIA (Kirwan State High)
David HALA (Southern Cross College)
Will MATTHEWS (Palm Beach Currumbin State High)
Kevin PROCTOR (Palm Beach Currumbin State High)
Chris SANDOW (Marsden State High)
Nathan STRUDWICK (John Paul College)
Shannon WALKER (Palm Beach Currumbin State High)
Jeremiah WALTERS (Marsden State High)
Liam FORAN (Signed to Norths Devils 2007)
Joel THOMPSON (Signed to Norths Devils 2007)
Aiden TOLMAN (Signed to Norths Devils 2007)
Joel BROWN
Chris LAWRENCE
Tim MANNAH
William MATAKA
Luke MUTTDON
Joseph PAULO
Mitchell PEARCE
Kevin PROCTOR
Timothy ROBINSON
Ratu PENI TAGIVE
Cameron WHITE
Game 1: v Wales U19, Sunday November 26, Brewery Fields, Bridgend
Game 2: v BARLA, Wednesday November 29, Coupland Stadium
Game 3: v GB Community Lions, Saturday December 2, Doncaster RUFC
Game 4: First Test v England Academy, Saturday December 9, Gratton Stadium, Odsal
Game 5: Second Test v England Academy, Saturday December 16, Halton Stadium, Widnes
Game 6: v France Juniors UNSS, Sunday December 17, Stade Domec a Carcassonne
Game 7: v France National Juniors, Wednesday December 20, Stade de Minimes a Toulouse
Have Talent, Will Travel
MORE than 20 of Queensland’s finest young rugby league players are touring Great Britain and France this month, with both the Australian Institute of Sport and Australian Schoolboys teams heading abroad.
Such is the potential of the young band of Maroons that several – Obediah Geia, Nathan Strudwick, Chris Sandow and Israel Folau – have already played QLD Wizard Cup.
That’s without counting boom NRL prospect David Taylor, a late withdrawal from the Australian Schoolboys team after recently representing the Junior Kangaroos.
In total 12 Queensland-based players will feature for the AIS, while 11 from the Sunshine State will play for the national schoolboys side.
The AIS team has already landed in France and will this week play French Under 18 and Under 19 representative teams.
Following this the Aussie will head to Salford to take on the Great Britain Amateurs Under 19s and then England Under 17 at Leeds.
The Australian Schoolboys will not play their first game until November 26, but will pack in a testing schedule that sees them contest seven high-quality games.
A feature of their tour will be a two-match Test series against the England Academy, an outfit which has proved a challenge in recent years.
Aside from the healthy Queensland contingent, there are also a number of southern players who have been signed to QLD Wizard Cup clubs for season 2007.
Wests Tigers NRL player Chris Lawrence will tour with the schoolboys.
AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT
Ben CRONIN (Wynnum Manly)
Ryan GILBERT (Bundaberg Brothers)
Sammy JOE (Gracemere)
Ben JONES (Redcliffe)
Robert LANGTON (Brisbane Souths)
Jacob MARKETO (Redcliffe)
Anthony MITCHELL (Townsville Brothers)
Billy ROGERS (Gympie Cooloola)
Joel ROMELO (Redcliffe)
Galu TE’O (Aspley)
Gerard TIBBETTS (Brisbane Norths)
Fred TILA (Brisbane Souths)
Kurt BEAHAN
Michael CAHALANE
Stefan DIPPEL
Blake GALLEN
Williams ISA
Jonathan MANNAH
Zac MERRITT
Daniel MORTIMER
Zachary RUSS
Nathan SMITH
Wesley SUCKLEY
Ilyja RADEN
Game 1: v France U18, Tuesday November 14, Venue TBC
Game 2: v France U19, Friday November 17, Venue TBC
Game 3: v Great Britain Amateurs U18, Thursday November 23, Salford
Game 4: v England U17, Thursday November 30, South Leeds Stadium
AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLBOYS
Jay ASTON (Brisbane State High)
Luke CAPEWELL (Redcliffe State High)
Israel FOLAU (Marsden State High)
Obediah GEIA (Kirwan State High)
David HALA (Southern Cross College)
Will MATTHEWS (Palm Beach Currumbin State High)
Kevin PROCTOR (Palm Beach Currumbin State High)
Chris SANDOW (Marsden State High)
Nathan STRUDWICK (John Paul College)
Shannon WALKER (Palm Beach Currumbin State High)
Jeremiah WALTERS (Marsden State High)
Liam FORAN (Signed to Norths Devils 2007)
Joel THOMPSON (Signed to Norths Devils 2007)
Aiden TOLMAN (Signed to Norths Devils 2007)
Joel BROWN
Chris LAWRENCE
Tim MANNAH
William MATAKA
Luke MUTTDON
Joseph PAULO
Mitchell PEARCE
Kevin PROCTOR
Timothy ROBINSON
Ratu PENI TAGIVE
Cameron WHITE
Game 1: v Wales U19, Sunday November 26, Brewery Fields, Bridgend
Game 2: v BARLA, Wednesday November 29, Coupland Stadium
Game 3: v GB Community Lions, Saturday December 2, Doncaster RUFC
Game 4: First Test v England Academy, Saturday December 9, Gratton Stadium, Odsal
Game 5: Second Test v England Academy, Saturday December 16, Halton Stadium, Widnes
Game 6: v France Juniors UNSS, Sunday December 17, Stade Domec a Carcassonne
Game 7: v France National Juniors, Wednesday December 20, Stade de Minimes a Toulouse