Local players have been selected for the Western Force’s 2025 Fortescue Academy squad.
The 2025 Fortescue Academy Squad has today been confirmed by the Western Force with a strong contingent of homegrown local players along with a mix of elite emerging talent from the east and abroad.
The Force have named a 28-player group ahead of an exciting year for the Academy with increased playing opportunities to come.
Western Force Academy General Manager, Damian Steele was thrilled by the portion of Western Australians within the squad, which sits at over 50 per cent underlining the local talent pool and development structures working in conjunction with RugbyWA.
Steele said: “Out of the 28 players, we’ve got 15 locals which is a positive and speaks to the talent pool that exists here in Perth and a thorough and robust talent identification process and development over the last couple of years.
“It also speaks to the success of the Under-16s and Under-19s concept because it allows those players to showcase their abilities at representative level.
“That brings players on to our radar and we hopefully develop them into Western Force players.”
A number of RugbyWA Academy Alums have joined the Force’s Academy for 2025. Young guns Brodie Mainwaring (Wanneroo), Peni Naqau (Southern Lions), Manaia Te Tana (Wanneroo), Luke Megson (Associates) and Zane Wesley (Wanneroo) are all part of the Squad, having been part of RugbyWA’s 2024 Academy program.
Western Australia is also represented in the squad with local players, Billy Browne (Wests Scarborough), Kauri Grace (Wests Scarborough), Justin Landman (Associates), Ryan McGloin (Joondalup Brothers), Oakley Pearce (Joondalup Brothers), Dane Sawers (Kalamunda), Max Sawers (Kalamunda) and Tiam Toufan (UWA).
Congratulations to all players selected!
