The final preparations are underway for three RugbyWA Zone teams who will be competing in the upcoming U16 State Championships. The championships will be played during the second week of the current school holidays. They will be contested by the North, Central and South Perth zone teams. Players have been selected for their respective teams via their performances playing for the club or school teams.
The central team has returned to the competition after a few seasons in hiatus. They hope to upset their north and southern rivals and break the stranglehold the north pteam has had in recent years. All three teams have been training hard over the last month.
Players who perform well at the State Championships may be further selected for the WA U16s State Squad who will start their preparations for the National Junior Championships held in September this year.
North Perth U16s
Hadyn Allsop - Joondalup Brothers
Malachi Aniterea - North Coast
Jahrome Ashby - North Coast
Rueben Bell - Joondalup Brothers / Aranmore
Dezmin Biddle - North Coast
Jarom Chapman - North Coast
Ambrose Cooper - North Coast
Tom Croft - Joondalup Brothers
Keanu Micaiah Hale - North Coast
Jahvarro Joyce - Ellenbrook
Carlos Kata - Ellenbrook
Josiah Marks - Joondalup Brothers / Aranmore
Cody Mills - Wanneroo
Loghan Moir - Joondalup Brothers
Harrison Moore - Joondalup Brothers
Lance Nelio - Bayswater Irish
Connor Nelson - Wanneroo
Oakley Pearce - North Coast / Aranmore
Waaka-James Piripi - North Coast
Kadyn Pou - Wanneroo
Kito Ridley - Wanneroo
Garry Russell - Bayswater Irish
Garry Sammut - Bayswater Irish
Noah Smalley - Joondalup Brothers
Jamal Taumatauka - Ellen Brook
Thomas White - Wanneroo
Central Perth U16s
Alex Bradely-Moore - Trinity
Finn Cappon - Trinity
Sam Chaney - Christchurch
Hugh Chapman - Scotch
Hugo Clarke - Aquinas
Tye Collard - Hale
Adrien Cotte - Aquinas
Ross Dickason - UWA
Jayden Evans - Nedlands / Aranmore
Ben Farrow - Hale
William Fisher - Hale
Liam Fuller - Hale
Jack Glass - UWA
Charlie Groom - Wesley
Hayden Henschel - Scotch
Tom Hollis - Hale
Oliver Knox - Aquinas
Stirling MacDonald - Nedlands
Thomas Macknay - Scotch
James Mahaffy - Scotch
Harry Mais - Aquinas
Cade O'Brien - UWA
Matisse Ovens - UWA
Aki Poasa - Aquinas / Palmyra
Sylis Reuben - Guildford
Vaunge Robson - Christchurch
Armanveer Singh - UWA
Herman Strydom - Scotch
Billy Turnbull - UWA / Scotch
Lachie Versace - Trinity
Patty Walker - Christchurch
Noah Warlters - Aquinas
South Perth U16s
Kingston Kahotea - ARKs / Aranmore
Alfonso Tuimoala - Southern Lions
Siosifa Tuipulotu - Kalamunda / Thornlie
Vian Van Baalen - Rockingham
Oman De Vorms - Kalamunda / Thornlie
Darius Bothma - Southern Lions
Declan O'Hare - Mandurah
Liam Fourie - Rockingham
Baltazer Griesel - Southern Lions
Ben Scheepers - Palmyra
Isaiah Hei Hei - Southern Lions
Zak Griffiths - ARKs
Brennen Leef - Southern Lions
Ben Rivett - Palmyra
Finley Lee-Allen - Southern Lions
Aston Wood - Kalamunda
Ashley Collard - Kalamunda
Stefan Tufaanatu - Rockingham
Elijah Tamati - Kalamunda
Shaddai Gare - ARKs
Casseus-Lemarz Hulbert - ARKs / Thornlie
Adriaan van Zyl - Mandurah
Tyson Palelei - North Coast
Jett Mitchell - Southern Lions
Neihana Coley - Mandurah
Match 1 – North Perth v South Perth (Tuesday 13th July)
UWA Playing Fields
Kick off 6pm
Match 2 – North Perth v Central Perth (Wednesday 14th July)
Kingsway Sporting Complex, Wanneroo
Kick off 6pm
Match 3 – Central Perth v South Perth (Thursday 15th July)
UWA Playing Fields
Kick off 6pm
Grand Final – Team 1 v Team 2 (Saturday 17th July)
Palmyra Rugby Club
Kick off 12:30pm
The State Championships for U15s will follow a similar selection and preparation process and will be conducted in October this year.
