NSW Country Rugby Union

Country GOLD Team Announced

This weekend will see the return to traditional representative rugby with the clash of Country v Sydney at Coogee Oval on Saturday 11 June @ 3.10pm. The match sees a strong Country origin team picked from this years Cockatoos plus several rising country stars playing in the Sydney Premeirship competition. The curtain raiser game will see the NSW Country 'Corellas' Womens representative team go up agian their city cousins Sydney at 1.15pm.

The 'Country Gold' Team to play Sydney is:

No. / Position           Player                         Zone                        Club

1. L / H Prop        James SMITH             Illawarra                     Northern Suburbs
2. Hooker             Anthony ALLPORT     Illawarra                    Woonona Shamrocks
3. T / H Prop        Shannon BEAVAN       Central Coast            Kariong
4. L / Lock           Rory WALTON             Mid North Coast        Northern Suburbs 
5. R / Lock           Ben MATWIJOW         Newcastle Hunter     Northern Suburbs
6. B / Flank          Jeff WILSON              Far North Coast         Lennox Head
7. O / Flank          Alex BURNHEIM         Western Plains          Coonamble
8. Eightman         Lachlan BROWN         Central North            Walcha
9. Scrumhalf        Michael SNOWDEN     Central North            Eastwood
10. Flyhalf            Toby BROWNE            Central West             Randwick
11. L / Wing         Chris JACK                 Illawarra                    Avondale
12. Second 5/8    Sam STEWART            Far North Coast         Lennox Head
13. Centre           Shaimus LAUTIMI       Newcastle Hunter     Hamilton
14. R / Wing        Henry SEAVULA          Southern Inland        West Harbour
15. Fullback         John GRANT              Central West             Eastwood
16. Hooker          John ADAMS              Central North            Moree
17. Prop              Matt LIDDLE               Far North Coast        Lennox Head
18. Prop              Chris PLUNKETT         Central West             Bathurst
19. Lock              Matt DUN                   Newcastle Hunter     Newcastle Uni
20. Flanker          Josh STEWART           Central North            Tamworth Pirates
21. Half               Tom HOLLIS                Central West             Bathurst
22. Utility Back    Ben DAMEN              Far North Coast         Wollongbar Alstonville
23. Utility Back    Jay STRACHAN         Newcastle Hunter     Merewether Carlton

Co-Coach: Col Jeffs
Co-Coach: Jay Tregonning
Manager: David Holt
Assistant Manager: George Connaughton
Doctor: David Cannon
Physio: Nathan Renwick