THERE was some quality rugby played at the 37th and final Country Schools Open and Under 16 Rugby Union Championships in Armidale on the weekend.
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New England Lions won the Opens with a 10-5 final win over Far North Coast but the Lions’ Under 16s lost their final, vanquished 28-10 by Far North Coast.
More than 250 young rugby players from country zones across the state took part in the 37th championships, which were selection trials for NSW Country Schoolboys sides, as well as a development squad to tour Singapore and Hong Kong next year.
In the Opens, New England Schools, Far North Coast Schools, Mid North Coast Schools and Central Schools vied for the Bernie McGrane Shield, while the above were joined by Central West Schools in the 16s, for the Don Wiburd Trophy.
Farrer’s Angus McTavish was named player of the carnival.
The Open team will play Combined High schools in Sydney later this month.
NSW COUNTRY SCHOOLS OPEN: Tom Newman, Lachlan Mack, Hayden Shepherd, Ben Caskey (New England), Angus McTavish, Ryan Prentice, Sam Hunt, Angus Thompson, Ryan Witherdin, Brayden Grehan, Jackson Anshaw (Central North), Jayson Hovi, Tim Farmer, Joshua Carson, Daniel Malloy, Jock Barry, Charlie Fielder (Hunter), Lachie Cummins, Tom Blanch, Joel Cooper, Arek Werstak, Joe Dawson (Mid North Coast). Manager: Jim Pennington, Coach: Alan Jones, Assistant Coach Jason Lincoln.
NSW COUNTRY SCHOOLS UNDER 16: Hugh Arthur, Jayden Harradine, Henry Coldham, Edward Pitt, Damian Nott, Joe Kingham (NE), Jesse Kirkman, Kaes Bessling, Jamieson Williams, Sam Begbie (MNC), Callum Mould, Jonathon Huddy, Riley Wilson, Travis Gifford, Kym Theron, Hamish Mould, Jeffrey Buckler, Stephen Moore, Bailey Veitch (FNC), Bardley Simmons, Matthew Blackman, Hugh Westcott, Riley Turner (Central West). Manager Rick Walker, Coach Craig Beare, Assistant Coach Harry Witt.
DEVELOPMENT TEAMS 2014: Angus Roxborough-Batt, Jock Jackson, Brayden Graham, Max Alcorn, Charlie McGowan, Will Claridge, Jayden Harradine, Tom Hawthorne, Hayden Shepherd, Jack Bennett, Brendan Power, Nicholas Finney, Ben Caskey (all NE), Luke Porter, Alex Wall, Jackson Anshaw (Central North), Tom Newman, Jayson Hovi, Sam Harris, Jock Barr, Daniel Malloy (Hunter), Kye Marshall, David Puchert, Amos Potter, Aaron Shrubb, Joel Cooper (Mid North Coast). Coach Bruce Frame, Assistant Coach Jed Piesley.
