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| Cameron White is 10th from the left. Australian Schoolboys 2006 Vs Wales U19's (photo : ourfooty media/ian lovell) |
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 KANGAROO CAMERON WHITE is a NSW Country boy though and though. He was born and raised in the small NSW town of Manilla not far home Australia's home of Country Music, Tamworth.
Cameron came up through the junior ranks with the Manilla Juniors before transferring over to North Tamworth. 2006 has so far been a stellar year for young Cameron. He has been playing rugby leafue footy since he was 12, and now he plays for Australia. WOW
Cameron impressed the National selectors at the National Schoolboys Championships held in Perth in July this year. In NSW CHS first game against the ACT Cameron flew in for three great tries and he followed that up with a brilliant try in his next opportunity which was against the ACT again.
Here is just some of his achievements of 2006 |
 Below is Whiteys Schoolboy rep history 2006...his involvement with North Tamworth Bears R.L.F.C., ALSO IN 2006, is as follows...
He played in the clubs First Grade side whilst still eligble for our u/18 team.
He was the clubs leading try scorer in all grades , an incredible feat when you consider his rep duties in the same season.
He played centers all season and was a very valued member of a First Grade side that just kept rewriting the clubs record books.
The Bears won their first back to back First Grade Premiership title since 1951/52.
We also won the Minor Premiership , the rich Wests K.O., the inaugural Northern Division Club Championship and were undefeated in ALL games being pipped on the post by Hillston for the Clayton Cup.
The club also won its first Reserve Grade Premiership in 53 years!!
Whitey was honoured last week , in his absence, with the Tamworth Regional Councils Sports Award , Young Sportsman Of The Year and the club also was similarly honoured as the winners of the Sports Team Of The Year.
 (Source : Gary Chillingworth & BONES ...NORTH TAMWORTH BEARS R.L.F.C.Est 1911 )
( PHOTO : BARRY SMITH THE NORTHERN DAILY LEADER ) |
 This interview with Australian player Cameron White was conducted by phone on Sunday at about 10pm Sydney time, we passed on all your messages to the players, even the one's that we couldn't publish, the boys really appreciate all the messages and asked us to say thanks everyone and thanks australia, so from the Australian Under 18's in Doncaster England " thanks everyone and thanks everyone in australia" KEEP 'EM COMING PLEASE" |
INTERVIEW WITH Cameron WHITE (In England with Aussie's) |
| Are you guys enjoying your selves ? |
QUESTIONS FROM ourfootyteam.com visitors |
 Yes, it's great except for the cold, it is a great experience |
Do you get any Vegemite over there in pommie land? |
| How is the accommodation over there ? |
Steve Ducos our manager bought some over here with him, which i don't think he was meant to, we haven't seen any in the shops or anywhere" |
| Yeah, yeah, it's real good. |
Do you get any time off ? |
| Your family miss you, do you have anything to say to them ? |
"Not really, it's cold, we have training and a few things, oh we went to the movies last night [Sat]" |
| Nah, not really, i better not say that, yes i miss them heaps |
Oh yeah, what did you guys go to see ? |
| WOW, so you play for Australia Cameron, When did you start playing footy and what was your first footy club ? |
"We saw Borek, he was funny then it gets abit hopeless" |
| I started playing league when i was 6, my first club was the Manilla Junior Rugby League near Tamworth. I was actually born in Manilla and grew up there. |
Who's your roomie ? |
| How many Grand Finals have you played in ? |
sorry, forgot to ask |
| We won the Premiership this year with the North Tamworth Bears in the first grade, we also won in the under 13's. Not many people get to play in a grand final, it's what it's all about. |
Out of all the blokes in the squad, who does the smelliest farts ? |
| What's the best thing about playing footy ? |
"Ha, probably not one someone in the team, i won't mention names, but our physio, there's something wrong with his guts" |
| Playing with these guys is great fun, it's good when it gets physical" |
Have you been doing any fishing ? |
| Are you still going to school next year at Oxley High school ? |
"No, it's the thing i really want to do" |
| "No, i finish my HSC this year" |
Have you been getting much game time Cameron ? |
| What are your plans for 2006 - 07 ? |
"Yeah, i played a full game against Wales and got 65 minutes against BARLA the other day" |
| I'm off to the Gold Coast Titans, i'll play with one of the feeder clubs and i'm going to become a builder so i have an apprenticeship as a builder" |
You play with some pretty good footy players, that's it like ? |
| Have you guys been following the AIS boys also playing in the UK ? |
"It's a good experience, i'm learning things from the blokes around me, not just the coaching staff, just learning new skills and techniques from the other blokes" |
| "Yeah we watched them play in their last game and we all got together after, it was good, they tok a few photo's and stuff" |
Have you meet any good looking girls over there Cam ? |
| How is the standard of play over there against the Welsh and Barla compared to say the australian Under 18 Championships in Perth this year? |
"No, i have a girlfriend, Lucy, we've been together for 18 months." |
| "I'd say, ya get bashed around a bit in defence, over here which is fun, the standard of players is similar but our ball & hand skills are superior in general at home" |
What's the most important thing or bit of advice you can pass along to other kids who want to play for Australia like you do ? |
| What NRL team do you go for ? - "the Dragons" |
"DEVOTION, HARD WORK & SACRIFICE. Sacrifice everything to get what you want." |
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