The sky is the limit for Farrer school boy Connor Size after being selected to represent Australia in the Under 18s Rugby 7s this year.
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Originally a rugby league player, Size had to bide his time on the bench as a backup hooker, until a switch to union where quickly found considerable success.
Size has thrived playing union over the past couple of years, coach Chris Oxford said, and a switch back to league this year has allowed people to see his ability.
“Connor is a great player, his passing game, kicking game and endurance set him apart,” Mr Oxford said.
“In every session we do, he works harder than anyone.”
The Farrer coach said the representative player had a big appetite for work at training and in the game.
“In every fitness test and training session we do, he does it to the best of his ability,” Oxford said.
“He is never afraid to take a run at the defence and take on a bigger bloke in a tackle.”
Size making the Australian team is a huge achievement for the school and is also being seen as a benefit for rugby league and union.
“It’s a great promotion for the school, not only league but for union as well, and he has worked very hard to get to where he is at now,” Oxford said.
“The boys are very proud of him, they’ve played and won with him for years and they are very impressed with him and happy for him as well.”
Size is the second Farrer student to pull on the jersey for Australia in the Rugby 7s in recent times, with former student John Porch representing the nation at this year’s Olympics.
The sky is the limit for Size, according to Oxford who said there’s a long way for the schoolboy rugby player to go.
“[It] all depends on how hard he works for it all, if he continues to work as hard as he does now, he can go anywhere,” he said.
“He’s no doubt a talent, and he is smart as well, so he will keep studying and reviewing his options and only he can decide on where his future lies.”
Size he was also part of the Country U18s side which toured to Western Australia and won all three games.
The boys are very proud of him, they’ve played and won with him for years and they are very impressed with him.
- Coach Chris Oxford
One of those was the curtain raiser to the Western Force's Super Rugby clash with Melbourne Rebels and saw the Cockatoos defeated a combined Perth Schools side 6-5 in appalling conditions.
The side most recently thrashed City in their annual match-up 46-10, and were the only successful Country side
