JOIN US EACH DAY AS WE FOLLOW THE JUNIOR KANGAROO'S ON THE Australian Secondary School Rugby League Under 18's ( A.S.S.R.L.) OFFICIAL 2006 TOUR OF the UNITED KINGDOM & EUROPE |
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ASSRL 2006 Australian Schoolboys Under 18 enthusiastically sing out the Aussie National Anthem just before the 1st of their seven game International Tour.
GO THE KANGAROO'S |
 AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLBOYS 2006 TOUR AWARDS 09/01/07 THE 2006 Australian Secondary School Rugby League Tour is the most successful squad to tour the Northern Hemisphere since 1999.
After each game the team got together to pick a 'player's - player.
The players, player was chosen by the players themselves while the Man of the Match awards were judged by the Coaching staff.
The Aussie Squad also awarded a man of the match trophy to an opposition player the coaches thought was best for their team.
Andrew Peach (team Manager) wanted to point out how difficult these decisions were. "These young men have done their families, friends, schools, footy clubs, future NRL clubs proud.
 There were no incidents on this Tour that would have caused concern.
The disipline on and off the was the real story of these great young Australians, these young men have been great ambassators for our Country"
The Major Awards of the Most valuable Player, Best Back & Best Forward on the tour were presented with magnificent trophies that were donated by the NRL.
The NRL also arranged for a 'Man of the Match Award' for each of the seven Tour games. |
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ASSRL'S MOST VALAUBLE PLAYER - Mitchell PEARCE - Marist Brothers College, NSW |
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ASSRL'S BEST FORWARD
Aiden TOLMAN - St. Pauls College, NSW |
ASSRL'S BEST BACK
Israel FOLAU - Marsden SHS, QLD |
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| MAN OF THE MATCH AWARDS |
| GAME 1. |
Wales Under 19's |
 Shannon
WALKER |
Palm Beach
Currumbin SHS, Qld |
| GAME 2. |
Barla Under 18's |
 Chris
SANDOW |
Marsden SHS, Qld |
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Great Britian Community Lions |
 Tim
MANNAH |
Marist College
North Shore, NSW |
| GAME 4. |
1st TEST ENGLAND ACADEMY |
 Aiden
TOLMAN |
St. Paul's College
Kempsey, NSW |
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2nd TEST ENGLAND ACADEMY |
 Mitchell
PEARCE |
Marist Brothers
College, NSW |
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FRENCH JUNIORS UNSS |
 Will
MATAKA |
St.Gregorys College
Campbelltown, NSW |
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FRENCH NATIONAL JUNIORS |
 Chris
LAWRENCE |
St.Gregorys College
Campbelltown, NSW |
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 The Australian Secondary School Rugby League would like to acknowledge and thank the NRL for supplying the Trophies for the Tour.
The ASSRL thank the NRL for their continued support. (Photo : ourfooty media - a. peachy) |
 THE 2006 INVINCIBLES 24/12 - THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN. WE"RE HOME. The Australian Secondary School Rugby League Squad are safe and back home in Australia.
It took 3 planes, the 1st few squad members rocked into town at just before 7 am this morning to a very warm welcome by family and friends.
More arrival news later, it's been a big day at the airport, the second plane with the boys arrived at about 11:50 and there was about a 40 minute delay while the Australian Quarantine Service cleaned everyone footy boots, good on ya Johnny. GOOD LUCK IN 2007 |
 AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLBOYS CUT LOOSE, IN TOULOUSE
(Simon Huntly came up with the headline, it's great hey)
With all this talk of Shane Warne & his retirement in the media at the moment & with Warnie on the cusp of breaking the phenominal 700 wickets mark . Now that's impressive.
Records are also being broken in France and The UK this year with the Australian Schoolboys remaining UNDEFEATED on this 2006 Tour .
This Australian Schoolboys tour is the first Australian Squad to go undefeated on the entire Schoolboys Tour since 1999.
This is also the first team to win a Test series against the English Academy since 2001
The boys managed to rack up an impressive total of 284 points at an average of 40.5 pionts per game, they only concieded 106 pionts scored against them at an average of 15 pionts per game. Now that's impressive.
Yesterday, the Australians were invited to a local Toulouse High School. The team spent 4 hours in a beautiful ampitheatre answering questions from about 200 French kids, the questions were ranging from info on the tour, whats it like to play for Australia, how is it in Australia, and confirmed that Kangaroos do indeed bounce up and down the streets of Sydney, Brisbane and yes out at Tamworth way too.
The boys enjoyed this activity as it gave them all the opportunity to talk to people their own age and in an extreemly relaxed environment. |
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 22/12 OFFICIAL MATCH REPORT IS AVAILABLE ASSRL Vs French National Juniors.
The Corporate Sports Australian Schoolboys completed the tour of the northern hemisphere undefeated after winning the final test against the French National Juniors Team 58-18 in Toulouse.. Learn More |
 8:30PM - UPDATE - The Australian Schoolboys have just landed at Paris's Charles deGaul Airport for the final few hours of their 2006 tour before jumping on the flying Kangaroo to come home on Sunday Morning.
Today the entire ASSRL squad will be visiting the the world famous Eifel Tower.
Which will be followed by a river criuse along the Somme River and some shopping.
Tonight the touring squad which includes about a dozen or so parents will be having their presentation night. We will have a full update of our conversation with coach Simon Huntly and the goss from tonights presentation in tomorrow morning's ourfooty news. Adieu |
 AUSSIES SIMPLY THE BEST -
21/12 - 2ND TEST Vs FRENCH NATIONAL JUNIORS
- Tim Mannah, Ratu Peni Tagive & Chris Sandow all score twice and Sandow with his super accurate kicking converted 7 goals.
Chris Lawrence, Will Mataka, Kevin Proctor, Israel Folau and Luke Capewell made the scoreboard attendant earn their pay all with great team tries.. Learn More
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![Aussie Captain Mitchell PEARCE 1st Test Vs France Aussies Attack ( Exculsive OFT Photo : pierre grenet Photography [France])](/images/school_players/assrl/2006_tour/vs-france-game1/mitchell_pearce_scratchin_size1a.jpg)  ASSRL Vs FRENCH JUNIORS UNSS
19/12 - UPDATE 6:00 am Magnificent AUSSIES
AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLBOYS BEAT FRENCH JUNIORS UNSS
AUSTRALIA 32 d FRANCE JUNIORS 18
Tune to 2KY for an interview with Aussie Captain Mitchell PEARCE this morning. Missed it, don't worry mate, click the BIG SPORTS BREAKFAST LOGO GREAT INTERVIEW MITCH, - Thanks 2KY!
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Game 7. Australian Scholboys take on the full French National Junior Squad on Wednesday night Sydney time. The Joeys remain undefeated and have won their past 6 encounters.
This French National Junior side is an entirely new squad to the we they played on Sunday night as both team battle in the new Battle of the Somme. Not knowing too much about the opposition allows the young Australians to play to their game plan with any big rep's to worry about.. Learn More |
GAME 5 - 2ND TEST ENGALND ACADEMY Vs AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLBOYS Friday 15 th Dec '06 |
 BRING IT ON ! |
  ENGLAND
ACADEMY |
  AUSTRALIAN
SCHOOLBOYS |
TRIES : 4
Harrison (13th), Penny (22nd), Riley (35th), Moore (53rd)
GOALS :
Hall 2/4 |
20 - 32 |
TRIES :
Geia (1st), Folua (26th & 55th), Brown (47th), Muttdon (78th)
GOALS :
Sandow 6/6 |
| LOCAL WEATHER IN WIDNES Top of 7 _ REFEREE - Mr. Peter TABERNER |
Game 6 -
Australian Schoolboys Vs French Juniors UNSS |
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The Teams line up at the start of the First Test |
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| The teams line up for the all important 2 ND TEST |
 AUSTRALIA WORLD CHAMPIONS AGAIN
Australia wins First Test 36- 22
ASSRL Press Release The Australian Schoolboys Rugby League side continued on its winning way on its current Tour of England, Wales and France with a win in the first test against the England Academy side.
The match was worthy of test match status and was very much "a match of two halves".
The English academy had the best of the first half with three tries off the back of Australian mistakes. The only points for the Aussies came off two kicks into the opponent's ingoal.The first was from a Chris Sandow kick that was fumbled by the winger with Joel Thompson diving on it for a 4 pointer.
The second in the 27th minute saw a try to winger Shannon Walker after a well placed kick by Mitchell Pearce to the same corner. The half time score was England 16-8 with the Aussies needing plenty to get back in the game especially with Joseph Paulo in the sin bin for 10 minutes ( including 7 minutes of the 2nd half).
Australia was under pressure for the first five minutes of the 2nd half courtesy of some errors.
However, a 60- metre try to Chris Lawrence out on the left edge sparked a remarkable period of try scoring for the Australian Schoolboys. Chris Sandow converted to bring the score back to 16-14.
 Just 4 minutes later Obadiah Geia ran 35 metres to complete a good backline movement and scored wide out on the right side. With the conversion by Sandow the Australians were in front for the first time by 20-16.
Three minutes later a bust by centre Israel Folau and offload to winger Obadiah Geia saw him run 40 metres down a very narrow corridor to score a great wingers try. The score was now 24-16.
When the Aussies scored again in the 18th minute after a break by backrower Kevin Proctor who then passed to Shannon Walker who ran further 60 metres to score, it was obvious that the
Australian Schoolboys had gained supremacy. The conversion by Sandow took the score out to 30-16.
The Aussie were not yet finished with another 60 metre try just 4 minutes later, engineered by a line break from Mitchell Pearce sending hooker Nathan Strudwick on a 40 metre run to the line.
Another conversion by Sandow saw the Aussies with an commanding 36-16 lead.
A late try and conversion to the Academy saw the final score Australian Schoolboys 36 England Academy 22..our footy photo gallery (these 2 images are from assrl)
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ENGLAND ACADEMY |
AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLBOYS |
1. Chris Riley (Warrington Wolves
2. Sean Gleeson (Wigan Warriors)
3. Daryl Goulding (Wigan Warriors)
4. Craig Hall (Hull FC)
5. Kevin Penny (Warrington Wolves)
6. Thomas Lee (Hull FC)
7. Thomas Coyle (Wigan Warriors)
8. Joe Walsh (Bradford Bulls)
9. Scott Moore (St Helens)
10. Ben Harrison (Warrington Wolves)
18. Stephen Bannister (St Helens)
12. Luke Adamson (Salford City Reds)
13. Paul Clough (St Helens)
14. Ben Kavanagh (Wigan Warriors)
15. Brett Robinson (Wigan Warriors)
16. Anthony Rourke (Warrington Wolves)
17. Danny Colquitt (Warrington Wolves) |
1. Chris Lawrence
2. Shannon Walker
3. Joel Thompson
4. Israel Folua
5. Obadiah Geia
6. Mitchell Pearce
7. Chris Sandow
8. Aiden Tolman
9. Nathan Strudwick
10. Tim Mannah
11. Tim Robinson
12. Kevin Proctor
13. Joseph Paulo
14. Joel Brown
15. Will Matthews
16. David Hala
17. Luke Muttdon
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 23/12 - 7:00 am UPDATE : The Squad is in the air flying home to the Land Down Under tomorrow, the flight left Paris yesterday for the 1st leg of the trip home.
The plane landed in London then it's off to good ol' Sydney Town. the funny thing is that as the boys are travelling towards Australia, they actually lose a day, ask your parents how this works, it's cool. Anyway, the boys and coaching staff arrive at 6:30am tomorrow. C YA'S THERE ! |
| HEY AUSSIES, DO ANOTHER SIGN WITH OURFOOTYTEAM.COM - ONLY BIGGER Cya's 17/12 - 7:30 PM UPDATE : TODAY is a rest morning for the fella's in France. so they are just mucking around this morning. "Doin' touristee things" Andrew Peach reckons. & it's warmer than England. We were about to get the starting team and the phone dropped out. We will keep trying FRANCE IS OFF LINE - WhatTHE ! |
 17/12 - 7:30 am UPDATE : The 1st game against the French Junior USNN side is tonight and the squad is in lockdown mode. The Australian Schoolboys will visit the AIRBUS factory where they make the worlds biggest passenger plane.
Anyway IT'S ON TONIGHT GO THE JOEYS !! These are the 1st photos of the boys in France, plenty more coming. IMAGES : December 16, 17 hours: Aussies checking out the footy ground for tonights Test Match with the French at the Struxiano stage of Toulouse |
 14/12 10 am UPDATE : Aussie Coach Simon Huntley thanks everyone for their messages and support. "It's been great to read all your messages." The team started their day with a "good" 2 hr training session followed by an hour in the gym. Some of the boys were off to visit local footy grounds the town and just relax. "This will be a very tough game on Friday night, we must play at our very best, they (English Academy) drew 1 all with the kiwi juniors this year". Simon told ourfooty media. |
 UPDATE : 13/12 - 9:00am - AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLBOYS. - After a 'non-footy' day today (tues), the the boys went to York where they visited the York Castle Dungeons, yep the same Castle in the Braveheart movie. Then some of the fellas went to the YORVIK Viking Musuem for a bit of a look. The team then had dinner tonight at the famous Bronte Hotel. (Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights, Kate Bush's Babooshka) NO INJURIES TO REPORT - GO THE AUSSIES !! |
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 THE MATCH WAS WORTHY OF TEST MATCH STATUS & WAS VERY MUCH " A match of two halves". 11/12 - ASSRL MEDIA RELEASE
The English academy had the best of the first half with three tries off the back of Australian mistakes.
The only points for the Aussies came off two kicks into the opponent's ingoal.
The first was from a Chris Sandow kick that was fumbled by the winger with Joel Thompson diving on it for a 4 pointer.
The second in the 27th minute saw a try to winger Shannon Walker after a well placed kick by Mitchell Pearce to the same corner. The half time score was England 16-8 with the Aussies needing plenty to get back in the game especially with Joseph Paulo in the sin bin for 10 minutes ( including 7 minutes of the 2nd half).
 Australia was under pressure for the first five minutes of the 2nd half courtesy of some errors. However, a 60- metre try to Chris Lawrence out on the left edge sparked a remarkable period of try scoring for the Australian Schoolboys.
Chris Sandow converted to bring the score back to 16-14. Just 4 minutes later Obadiah Geia ran 35 metres to complete a good backline movement and scored wide out on the right side.
With the conversion by Sandow the Australians were in front for the first time by 20-16.
Three minutes later a bust by centre Israel Folau and offload to winger Obadiah Geia saw him run 40 metres down a very narrow corridor to score a great wingers try.
The score was now 24-16. When the Aussies scored again in the 18th minute after a break by backrower Kevin Proctor who then passed to Shannon Walker who ran further 60 metres to score, it was obvious that the Australian Schoolboys had gained supremacy.
The conversion by Sandow took the score out to 30-16.
 The Aussie were not yet finished with another 60 metre try just 4 minutes later, engineered by a line break from Mitchell Pearce sending hooker Nathan Strudwick on a 40 metre run to the line. Another conversion by Sandow saw the Aussies with an commanding 36-16 lead.
A late try and conversion to the Academy saw the final score Australian Schoolboys 36 England Academy 22.
Coach Simon Huntly was extremely pleased with the overall effort and commented on the outstanding attacking ability of the team to be able to put on 5 tries in the space of just 12 minutes against a quality opposition in the English Academy.
However, he cautioned his side that the job was not yet complete and that the Academy would be even tougher opponents in the second test at Widnes next Friday night. (source : ASSRL Media Release)
MATCH HEADLINES :
SCHOOLBOYS COME BACK FROM THE BRINK
DREAMTIME OF A LITTLE MASTER
1ST TEST LOCKERROOM | HERE | |
COMMENT BY EMAIL : I have been following the AIS and Australian Schoolboys tours with interest.
I was just wondering about this article in the newspaper. Isn't the Australian Schoolboys team made of player who attend secondary schools in Australia whether they be of Australian, New Zealand or any other background?
Geyer, Kenny and Elias aren't exactly reliable and nothing from the ASSRL. It seems like tabloid journalism. regards Anthony (NOT Necessarily THE OPINION OF ourfootyteam.com:-) |
1ST TEST - Sat 09 th Dec '06 - KICKOFF 2:30pm |
 GREAT BRITAIN
BARLA U 18's |
22 - 36 |
 AUSTRALIAN
SCHOOLBOYS |
TRIES :
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TRIES :
Sandow, Thompson, Pearce, Geia 2,
Strudwick, Lawrence, Walker 2
GOALS :
Sandow 4 |
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This should clarify the status of some of the teams the Australian School Boys are playing :
Firstly the England Academy side. These players are mainly from professional Super league sides.
Match DUE to be played 09/12/06.
GB Community Lions players are amateurs selected from amateur clubs, schools , colleges etc and are from England, Scotland & Wales.
BARLA GB. Players are selected from amateur clubs from the three counties that are affiliated to BARLA .These counties are Cumbria , Lancashire & Yorkshire.
It's possible for players from the Community Lions & BARLA squads to interchange , subject to eligibility.
FRANCE NATIONAL UNSS = 1st & 2nd year Juniors - France National = 3rd year juniors |
 FIRST TEST : AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLBOYS Vs BARLA UNDER 18's
ENGLAND U18 ACADEMY V AUSTRALIAN HIGH SCHOOLS
09/12 SATURDAY night Australian time, the Grattan Stadium, Odsal, will host the first of a two-match International Series between the Australian Combined High Schools and the England U18 Academy. Kick Off 2.30pm Tickets are priced £5 adults and £1 juniors.
The Australian Combined High Schools return to these shores after a four-year absence - a return which has all the hallmarks of a revenge mission after the England Academy took the previous two Series, one at home, the other in the heart of Sydney.
It will be no surprise if the Australian scars run deep, after all, they are the guardians of a proud tradition - one Which started back in 1972
That was when the likes of future Kangaroos Royce Ayliffe, Les Boyd, Ian Schubert and Craig Young were amongst the stars of the very first Australian Combined High Schools Tour to Europe, demolishing all in their wake. Since then, over thirty ex-Australian Schoolboys have made the transition to the full Australian Test Team through the Combined High Schools system.
Head Coach Gary Chambers has selected a squad massively dominated by Lancashire players. His own Warrington Wolves has most players in the Squad, five of their youngsters having been picked; whilst St. Helens, who have been dominant at both Junior and Senior Academy, as well as Super League level this year, have a quartet of their players in the eighteen-man squad.
A trio from the Wigan Warriors, and one each from the Salford City Reds, Leigh Centurions and Widnes Vikings join a trio of Yorkshire-based players in the shape of two Hull FC players and one from the Bradford Bulls, completing a squad which will need to be at the top of their game. The return fixture taking place at the Halton Stadium, Widnes, on Friday, 15th. December,with a 7.30pm.kick-off. (source : bradford bulls)
09/12 GAME DAY '06.. Now we can get it on with the 1st Test against the English. All the hoopla and waiting is over. Today the Aussie Schoolboys face the old Enemy in the battle of the 1st Test at Gratton Stadium.
The Australian Schoolboys will be facing a top notch side with most members of this BARLA squad playing for Super League Clubs. The Barla Under 18's Test squad also see a few blokes backing up again after the last game the Aussies played against the GB Community Lions.
Players like young Michael Maxwell (pictured) who is living his dream and playing for his country against his old Enemy Oi, Oi, Oi. Ha, Michael is a good player with good ball skills, he has a bit of toe and he is very proud that he represents his Nation in Rugby League and Michael aspires to play senior footy in the future possibly playing in the SuperLeague competition.
PLAYER PROFILE - Michael MAXWELL (Wath Brow Hornets, GB Community Lions, BARLA GB U18's) was born on 27th march 1989 and began playing Rugby at the age of 7 for Wath Brow Hornets.
He Still plays for this club at the open age level in the premier conference league, this is the highest level of amateur rugby in the Uk.
To be selected for Barla GB UNDER 18'S Michael had to go through a selection process which began with a local service area then a North of England selection and finally a regional carnival where players from across England, Scotland,and Wales participated.
An initial 25 man squad was selected.
Squad training and practice matches took place over the next 4 weeks. At the end of this period the final squad of 17 was selected to play against Australian Schoolboys at Copeland Stadium Whitehaven. (Source : Michael's Mum, Janice) |
1ST TEST - Sat 09 th Dec '06 - KICKOFF 2:30pm |
BARLA U18s |
AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLBOYS |
1. Ashley Huck
2. Ben Naylor
3. Ryan Fieldhuse
4. Tyrone Dalton
5. James Haynes
6. Luke Sandland
7. Chris Forster
8. Liam Booth
9 Tommy Hodgson
10. Danny Ljazouri
11. Luke Pennington
12. John Young
13. Andy Kay
Subs:
14. John Walker
15. Michael Maxwell
16. Dean Thompson
17. Tony Burns |
1. Chris Lawrence
2. Cameron White
3. Joel Thompson
4. Peni Tagne
5. Shannon Walker
6. Chris Sandown
7. Liam Foran
8. Tim Mannah
9. Joel Brown
10. Tim Robinson
11. David Hala
12. Jeremiah Walters
13. Will Mataka
Subs:
14. Luke Capewell
15. Aiden Tolman
16. Will Matthews
17. Jay Aston |
Coach : Gary Chamber
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 AUSSIES 'PUMPED' AND READY FOR 1st TEST 08/12 The Australian Secondary School Rugby League Under 18's squad touring the UK and Europe are 'pumped' and very keen to get it on with England in the 1st test tomorrow afternoon England Time at Grattan Stadium, Odsal. The home of Superleague side the Bradford Bulls. Australian halfback Luke Capewell told ourfooty media how the old enemies between the NSW and the QLD boys is over, they are all great mates, NSW flyier Cameron White also said the boys are training like trojants and everyone is training hard to be picked in the stating 17.
The Stadium at Odsal is one of the most famous Rugby League venues in the world, having even featured in the Guinness Book of Records for hosting the World Record Rugby League crowd of 102,569 (Warrington v. Halifax, RL Challenge Cup final replay, 5th May 1954). That record stood for almost 45 years until it was beaten following the opening of Stadium Australia in 1999, Sydney's major new Rugby League venue and home to the 2000 Olympic Games. However, Odsal's special place in the history of the game is unlikely to be forgotten. (ourfooty media/Bradford Bulldogs) |
AUSTRALIAN UNDER 18's VS GREAT BRITAIN Community Lions - Sun 03/12/2006 |
 CHS Rugby League players Luke Muttdon (Kiama HS) and Zac Russ (Farrar Agricultural HS) received a CHS Sport Blus at the 2006 Annual Awards Dinner which was held at Canterbury Racecourse on Friday 1 December 2006.
Luke Muttdon is currently on tour to UK/France with the 2006 Australian Schoolboys team while Zac Russ is a member of the 2006 Australian Institue of Sport RL team which is also on tour to Europe.
Also at the Dinner two long time Rugby League Officials involved with CHS recived Life Membership to CHS Sport
* David Whittock - Wauchope HS * Kevin Sharpe - Coonabarabran HS
Congratulations to both players and to David and Kevin
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 AUSSIE SCHOOLBOYS PUT ON TWO TRIES WITH WIL IN THE BIN
Match Report by Steve Manning - BRL / BARLA - Tuesday 05/12/06
The visitors though didn't have all their own way and their was only four points in it when winger Craig Sanby went in for the first of his brace on the half hour.
They then took the game to the Schoolboys but were undone by an individual piece of pace and skill by Sandow after an inventive chip over the defence by the Lions two minutes from half time.
Sandow took the ball in his own half and ran through the home defence, bamboozled the last line with superb footwork to go under the posts for a converted try and Sandow added the extras.
On the stroke of half time they were down to twelve as Matthews was shown a yellow card and whilst down in numbers scored two tries in a five minute spell.
Following a Schoolboys penalty Sandow flicked a pass out to centre Israel Folan who beat his opposite number Lee Williams to score a converted try on 41 minutes.
 Sandow then chipped over on the last tackle took the ball and as he appeared smothered he got the ball out to Folan who passed on to winger Obadiah Geja who scored in the corner. Sandow landed a conversion and the visitors led 24 - 4.
The Lions were now playing catch up and went further behind six minutes later when superb handling down the line saw winger Shannon Walker cross the try line for the first of his brace.
The Schoolboys had to do some stout defending and Sanby scored his second try following a spell of pressure taking a cut out pass from scrum half Chris Brooke from the play the ball to make it 28-4.
The Schoolboys composed themselves scoring two tries in the last seven minutes. Following indiscipline by the home side they were awarded a penalty and from the play the ball the outstanding Mitchell Pearce attacked the line before passing the ball inside to Mannah who barged over from close range.
 In the last attack of the game Sandow put a long two man cut out pass to Israel Folan who put an audacious back flip into the arms of Walker who scorched in at the corner to finish off the game 38-8.
The Schoolboys showed what a well oiled machine they are ahead of the two Tests against World Champions England Academy and will be ready for whatever is shown at them.
The Lions were a credit to the amateur game and augers well for the game in this country.
GB coach Carl Briscoe was generally satisfied with his teams second half performance. He added “ I’m very optimistic for the future of the players. I am very pleased with the teams efforts and they will get better with time. We will learn a lot from this match and the Australians clinical style of play.
Australia coach Simon Huntley added “ I thought we were a bit flat in the first half and didn’t execute very well. We had trouble acclimatizing, but we improved in the second half and I always felt we had enough options to win the game.”
Huntley also added “ I would like to thank Doncaster college for letting the team use their facilities prior to the game.” |
AUSTRALIAN UNDER 18's VS GREAT BRITAIN Community Lions - Sun 03/12/2006 |
GREAT BRITAIN
COMMUNITY LIONS |
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AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLBOYS |
TRIES :
Sanby 2,
GOALS : |
TRIES :
Sandow 2, Mannah, Folan, Geia 2, walker
GOALS : Sandow 3 |
 Man of the Match: Chris Sandow (Australia) |
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GB Team Lineup |
AUSTRALIAN LINE UP |
Brett Carter
Lee Hawey
Paul Johnson
Lee Williams (capt)
Craig Sanby
Shaun Garrod
Chris Brook
Jack Holmes
Martyn Greaves
Michael Ramsden
Sean O’Grady
Richard Dunham
Andy Bowman
Owen Lewis
Brett Phillips
Adam Myers
Darryl Appleby
Coach: Carl Briscoe |
Chris Sandow
Shannon Walker
Joel Thompson
Israel Folan
Obadiah Geia
Mitchell Pearce (capt)
Liam Foran
David Hala
Nathan Strudwick
Tim Mannah
Kevin Proctor
Joseph Paulo
Jay Aston
Joel Brown
Jeremiah Walters
Tim Robinson
Luke Muttdon
Coach: Simon Huntley |
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These great action photo's are supplied by ourfootyMates :
Dave Williams RLPhotos.com/
AND a special thanks to Mr. James CRIDDLE from the Doncaster Rugby Club and to Mr. Martin Sadler at League Express (UK) TOTALRL.COM -
Good on ya's from all aussies, they helped us put everyone together for the Match Report and the photo's too |
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 Roo kids are just Oz-some
Published in the News & Star on 29/11/2006 By Helen ThompsonBARLA GB Under-18 manager Joe Elliott has warned tonight’s clash with the Aussie Schoolboys will be the toughest yet.
The Schoolboys have been billed as the best ever to tour out of their country - which is a big standard to live up to, considering test players like Brad Fittler, Jamie Lyon and Mark Gasnier, all played in their ranks.
Elliott, of Whitehaven, will lead his BARLA side into action tonight at the newly revamped Cumbria Academy of Sport, at Hensingham (7.,30) pm) and he hopes a big local crowd will get behind the Great Britain side.
 And he promises some great action and a few stars of the future on parade.
“We will have at least three West Cumbrians in the BARLA side and I hope that the local rugby fans will come along and get right behind them,” said Elliott.
“The Aussie Schoolboys say they’re the best touring side they’ve ever seen, better than the other teams who have travelled in the past so look out for some future stars on show.
“We are definitely going to be the underdogs from kick off and that is no disrespect to any of our lads playing but we did win our three warm-up matches against open age opposition to it will all come down to the game on the night.”
Kells duo Tyrone Dalton and Tony Burns, along with Wath Brow’s Michael Maxwell, are all in the final GB side. |
 AUSSIE SCHOOLBOYS BRUSH BARLA ASIDE
Story by : P. Hodgson & ourfooty media
UPDATE : 9:00pm 30/11/06
MATCH REPORT & ACTION PHOTO'S TO FOLLOW
Two Queensland Schoolboys that play great team rugby League in every squad that they are involved in are now internationally tipped as 'stars of the future', claimed a hat trick this evening as the Australian Schoolboys eased to a 58-12 victory over BARLA Under 18s.
GOLD COAST TITANS 2007 signing and Junior Kangaroo Stand off Chris Sandow - who also landed six goals for a personal haul of 24 points - and winger Shannon Walker are among the names to watch for the future, with both players achieving their feats in a one-sided first half.
The healthy 1,500 crowd at the Cumbria Sports Stadium, Whitehaven, were treated to a blistering first 40 minutes by the Australian, with centre Peni Tagive also crossing as a 40-0 lead was established by the break.
BARLA hit back shortly after the restart when a bomb by scrum half Chris Foster - son of former Warrington mainstay Mark - led to winger James Haynes touching down, Foster adding the extras.
And the home side also closed the scoring when Foster intercepted Luke Capewell's pass, beating the defence in an 80-metre sprint and converting his own score.
Between-times, however, the Joeys had held sway in a match well controlled by Cumbrian whistler Gareth Hewer, with Capewell, Aiden Tolma and second row David Hala crossing the whitewash and scrum half Liam Foran adding each goal. | FULL MATCH REPORT |
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TRIES : Haynes, Foster
GOALS : Foster 2, |
TRIES : Capewell 3, Walker 3, Tagive, Tolma, Hala, Foran, .
GOALS : Capewell 6, Foran 3, |
1. Ashley Huck
2. Ben Naylor
3. Ryan Fieldhuse
4. Tyrone Dalton
5. James Haynes
6. Luke Sandland
7. Chris Forster
8. Liam Booth
9 Tommy Hodgson
10. Danny Ljazouri
11. Luke Pennington
12. John Young
13. Andy Kay
Subs:
14. John Walker
15. Michael Maxwell
16. Dean Thompson
17. Tony Burns |
1. Chris Lawrence
2. Cameron White
3. Joel Thompson
4. Peni Tagne
5. Shannon Walker
6. Chris Sandown
7. Liam Foran
8. Tim Mannah
9. Joel Brown
10. Tim Robinson
11. David Hala
12. Jeremiah Walters
13. Will Mataka
Subs:
14. Luke Capewell
15. Aiden Tolman
16. Will Matthews
17. Jay Aston |
| REF : Gareth HEWER (uk) |
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 UPDATE (5:30pm Sydney) It's only 6:30am in England, so give it another 2 or 3 hours for people to wake up, then the news and some photos should be in. So we'll see you when you come back. Thanks, see ya's ! sorry tish and the other families of the boys ;-) |
 Australia also play against ENGLAND UNDER 17's tonight (Sydney time)
The AIS/ARL Under 18 Dev Team play England at South Leeds Stadium .. Learn More |
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MATCH REPORT : Australian schoolboys have an easy win against the BARLA Under 18's at Copeland Stadium -
Detailed match report on the way
PHOTOS : Coming |
RESULTS : thanks jo @ r.b.c. canberra |
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  The BARLA Under 18s welcome the Australian Schoolboys to the Copeland Stadium after a four year absence on these shores, looking towards a victory against our Antipodean friends.
On the last occasion the visitors won all three Tests with the scores getting closer as the series went on. They visited Australia two years ago and were heavily defeated but tonight heralds a new era, with a new coach in position and busy preparation for the squad for tonight’s game.
The new man at the helm is 42 year old Kelvin Lockett of Bradford Dudley Hill, who has plenty of coaching experience in the amateur and professional game.
With Peter Roe he won the National Conference League Championship before they both moved onto Halifax RLFC. A Championship and Premiership Final win saw them promoted to the First Division.. Learn More |
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 KANGAROOS JUST TOO MUCH BOUNCE FOR WALES 27/11 Wales were well beaten by some slick handling and some real gas as Australia ran out 68-14 winners.
MATCH REPORT : Blackwood RFC's first ever staging of a rugby league was a great success for the dual-code club with an estimated 600 fans packed into the Gwent-valleys ground. The crowd, predominantly Welsh, may not have seen their team win but were impressed by the quality of the match as the Australian Schoolboys enjoyed a successful start to their seven-match European tour.
Among the crowd were St. Helens chairman Eammon McMannus, former Great Britain star Andy Gregory as well as guest of honour, Councillor Elizabeth Aldworth, the mayor of the Caerphilly County Borough Council who was very impressed with the whole day.. Learn More |
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 AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLBOYS Vs WALES U 19's 26/11 THE WALES UNDER 19 RUGBY LEAGUE side face their toughest test of the year on Sunday when they face the highly rated Australian Schoolboys side at Blackwood RFC (kick-off 2.30pm).  For the Australians, this is their first outing in a gruelling seven-match tour of Europe and will be determined to start their campaign with a win.
But as they don’t leave Australia until Wednesday 22nd November, Wales Team Manager Ross Olney (pictured right) believes that his inexperienced but determined side can catch their potentially jet-lagged visitors on the hop.
Olney said: “We’ve got a pretty strong squad which I believe is one the best we’ve had at this age level. We’ve trained hard and are very positive about the match. We’ve put in a lot of hard work and the lads are determined to put in a good performance.”.. Learn More |
 MAYOR IN WALES SENDS THANKS TO AUSSIE SCHOOLBOYS
Story & Photo By : ourfooty media
DURING last years successful Australian Schoolboys tour the team played the Wales Under 19's at Glan yr afon Park Blackwood.
Before the game both Captains introduced their teams to the Lady Major Cllr. Elizabeth Aldworth Mayor of Caerphilly Borough.
We sent Elizabeth a couple photos of her with the ASSRL boys before and also at the post game aussie celebrations.
This was a good decision by Elizabeth as it must have been gloomy in the Welsh sheds as they got smashed 68 - 14 in the first game of the tour by the Australians where Crrissy Sandow and Obe Geia ripped throught the Welsh line at will.
Elizabeth sent this message by email on Thursday. Cllr. Harry Andrews, Leader of Caerphilly County Borough Council and myself as Mayor of the Caerphilly County Borough thoroughly enjoyed the Rugby League Match at Blackwood RFC and the hospitality following the game was excellent.
It was so kind of [ourfootyteam] to get in touch [and send] me the photographs, they have me down as Mayor of Bridgend in one shot………… I do hope their tour was successful and they particularly liked their visit to Wales.... Thanking you, Liz. |
The CARDIFF DEMONS RLFC will be supplying us with plenty of action photo's of the ASSRL Vs WALES Game for us all to enjoy. |
| AIS/ARL UNDER 18's TOUR NEWS |
![AIS/ARL 2006 Tour (photo : dave williams [uk])](/images/school_players/ais/2006tour/lionsVs_ais-arlU18_06_size1a.jpg) AUSSIES GET HOME WITH LAST MINUTE TRY 24/11 THE GREAT Britain U18 Community Lions played the better football for most of the match, but the Australian Institute of Sport got the money 18-14 in the first of two games on English soil. Fresh from winning two tour games in France, the AIS squad snatched the result against the Lions with a last minute try to winger Kurt Beahan. The game at Rochedale began with Great Britain scoring two quick tries and racing to a 12-0 lead. AIS seemingly had no answer to the relentless onslaught.. Learn More |
 AUSSIES TOO STRONG FOR FRENCH IN SECOND HALF SCORING SPREE 19/11 AIS /ARL head coach Brian Johnson asked his young team to show composure during the second half of a sometimes spiteful match against the French under 19 team at St Gaudens, in southern France. And the Aussie team responded with seven second half tries to wrap up their second win on French soil by 52 to 10. |
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All the best Obe Geia, hope you have a fantastic tour. See you in the Cowboys colours soon.
Who's this kid ? He goes really well too ! 
AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLBOYS CLEAN SWEEP 2006 TOUR OF UK & France 
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