Australian SS & Barbarians Team 2017

I have been following a little bit of Australian School Boys rugby this year and have been some what impressed with the amount of talent that is coming through. I think they are in a situation that can be solved at this level and then it rise to the top….hopefully. I know a few of the player from this year that have come up and after a really good Australian SS run last year we see Josh Vatu and Lachlan Lonergan back, but they do have more to see.

Charlie Rorke is one of the players to watch out for in this team, he has been playing Blind side all year for St Ignatius College but the word is that he might even be looked at as the best choice at Open Side. He is one of those destroying defenders that hits hard and then drives through runners and would pick him to be the defencive leader of this side. He was one player I think last year was unlucky to miss out on coming to NZ with the Australian Secondary School’s because after being picked for the Australian Barbarians he was then added to the Waratahs U20 roster. I think that he will have to be the guy they look to when it comes to the end of the game and if they are winning or losing he’ll be the one they rely on.

They have some big Prop’s Angus Bell out of Newington and also Darcy Breen from Scots College, both big kids that work hard in the trenches and are pretty solid come scrum time. Angus Bell really showed out this year as one of the best in the country. He comes as a leader of sorts on the field kind of a no non-sense kind of player that brings it every game. The loose head Prop I think would go great against our boys.

Waverly College was looked at as one of the best school in Australia and posted some big scores this year. They have 3 boys in the team Ben Donaldson, Luca Moretti and Finn Wright. Returning Australian SS player from last year and is also looked at maybe being the Captain is Trinity Christian College Hooker Lachlan Lonergan. I remember him in the Barbarians game going against our boys and having a pretty solid game too, I think he’ll bring that mongrel to the forward pack and with his experience they should go good. Josh Vatu also returns back to the Australian SS and with guys like Center Jordan Petaia and Carlos Tizzano out of Trinity College out in WA they should have some real pace and very good finishers.

I hear that the games will be Live Streamed on the Australian Rugby website and also on the FB page as well.

Australian Secondary School Team

Bo Abra – St Stanislaus College (Barbarians Last Year)
Angus Bell Prop – Newington College
Darcy Breen Prop – The Scots College
Lachlan Connors – St Patrick’s College
Ben Donaldson – Waverley College
Nick Frost – Knox Grammar School (Barbarians Last Year)
Albert Hopoate – St Augustine’s College
Trevor Hosea – Brisbane Boys College
Ciaran Loh Hooker – The King’s School
Noah Lolesio – The Southport School
Lachlan Lonergan Hooker – Trinity Christian College – (Returning From Last Year)(C)
Luca Moretti – Waverley College
Jordan Petaia Center – Brisbane State High School (Barbarians Last Year)
Charlie Rorke Blind Side – St Ignatius College, Riverview (Barbarians Last Year)
Seamus Smith Halfback – Marist College
Carlo Tizzano – Trinity College
Josh Vuta – Somerset College – (Returning From Last Year)
Harry Wilson – St Josephs College Gregory Terrace (Barbarians Last Year)
Thomas Woodcock – Knox Grammar School
Finn Wright – Waverley College

Australian Schools Barbarians

Moses Alo-Emile – Brisbane State High School
Oliver Barden – Brighton Grammar School
Marco Bell – Waverley College
Max Douglas – St Augustine’s College
Max Dowd – The Southport School
Apenisa Driti – Griffith High School
William Goddard – St Edmund’s College
Kohan Herbert – Downlands College
Phoenix Hunt – St Joseph’s College Nudgee
Tom Iles – Marist College
Brendan Jimieez – St Edmund’s College
Tom Kibble – Brisbane Boys College
William Lloyd – Barker College
Brody MacAskill – Aranmore Catholic College
Cullen Ngamanu – Brisbane Boys College
Lachlan Osborne – Canberra Grammar School (Barbarians Last Year)
Campbell Parata – The Southport School
Alex Sa’aga – Melbourne Grammar School
Egan Siggs – The Southport School
Jack Winchester – Bishop Druitt College
Tom Yassmin – The Scot’s College