THE region will be well represented at next year's Oztag World Cup, as five of Tamworth's best players and coaches will represent Australia.
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Tim Thompson will line up in the men's over-50 Tagaroos squad, alongside former Tamworth local Anthony Heeney.
The duo will be joined on the filed by former Tamworth native Tessa Pennefather, who was selected in the open women's squad.
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Both Thompson and Heeney will be lead by a local force in the form of Geoff Sharpe.
The Kootingal-Moonbi Roosters head coach was named the over-50 men's mentor earlier this year.
Sharpe won't be the only Roosters member to lead a side at the World Cup, as fellow Group 4 coach Paul Noldt will take the reigns of an Indigenous team.
In all, Australia will be represented by 12 teams at the tournament in Limerick, Ireland.
More than 3000 players from more than 20 different countries will battle it out at next year's tournament.
The 2021 competition marks the first time the World Cup will be held in the Northern Hemisphere.
Billy Jupp
Billy is a Senior Livestock Journalist for the Queensland Country Life based in Toowoomba. He has worked for a variety of different ACM mastheads during the past five years including the Namoi Valley Independent, Northern Daily Leader and The Land.
Billy is a Senior Livestock Journalist for the Queensland Country Life based in Toowoomba. He has worked for a variety of different ACM mastheads during the past five years including the Namoi Valley Independent, Northern Daily Leader and The Land.
