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| Saturday 01 January 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradford Bulls youngster George Burgess has joined brother Sam in Australia's NRL by signing a two-year contract with South Sydney. Bradford Bulls youngster George Burgess has joined brother Sam in Australia's National Rugby League by signing a two-year contract with South Sydney. The 18-year-old prop, who has yet to make his Engage Super League debut, has secured a release from the two years remaining on his contract with Bradford and will be reunited with his brother in Sydney later this week. Burgess, whose twin brother Tom remains at the Bulls, will play in the Under-20s Toyota Cup but train full-time alongside the Rabbitohs first team squad, including star new signing Greg Inglis. "I can't wait to make the move and get started at the Rabbitohs," he said. "Sam has been raving about the Rabbitohs and living in Sydney all year so I'm looking forward to coming out and training and playing in Australia. "I'm grateful to Bradford for the opportunities they've given me over the past few years and also the release to come to Australia and play with the Rabbitohs. "I'm very excited about pulling on the red and green jersey and getting started on my career at Souths." Burgess, whose other brother Luke plays for Leeds Rhinos, featured in England Academy's recent Test series triumph over Australian Schoolboys and is regarded as one of the best prospects in Super League. South Sydney chief executive Shane Richardson said: "The Burgess brothers are all talented footballers and we're delighted to have two of the boys playing for the Rabbitohs over the next two years. "George is a great prospect and a real project for our club. We'll work with him over the next two years and during that time we're aiming to develop him into an NRL footballer in the red and green." Burgess junior will be aiming to become the sixth Englishman to ply his trade in the NRL in 2011. England forward Gareth Ellis and former Wigan Warriors back rower Mark Flanagan are at Wests Tigers, former Halifax academy full-back Gareth Widdop is with Melbourne and Bradford second rower Michael Worrincy has joined Penrith. |
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| Thursday 30 th December 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITALIA RUGBY FOOTBALL LEAGUE - HALF YEAR REVIEW The Italia Rugby Football League began with a bang similar to an Independence Day fireworks event as the public announcement was officially published on July 4th – with the formation of this Rugby League Federation in Italy, hence the ITALIA RFL and the pathway for growth set. The Campionato Italia Rugby League (iRFLeague) brought our code - Rugby a XIII to Central and Southern Italy for the very first time, involving teams from Roma, Tuscany (Florence) and Sicily (Catania). The creation of strict Rugby a XIII teams had been produced - seeing Gladiators Roma Rugby League, Magnifici Firenze Rugby XIII and (Spes) Spartans Catania Rugby XIII. With the fourth team being invited in the latter stages due to certain circumstances and very willing to take part in the rebirth of Rugby a XIII, which was a Serie C (amateur) Rugby club formed in 1980 known as Arvalia Villa Pamphili Rugby Roma’. The iRFLeague was formed through the divide of an inaugural Italian (exhibition style) League with only 3 rounds allocated for the Northern and Central-Southern Conferences by the FIRL Federation, which teams were unhappy with. The majority of the stronger teams (together with 2 former members of the FIRL) quickly disagreed with the management behind it through many major and minor reasons, which than soon began the initial formation of the Italia Rugby Football League. Despite disruptions – the ITALIA RFL were able to effectively organise the historic Television Coverage through a number of National and Local TV Companies for the iRFLeague Championship Grand Final in July. A huge outcome for a new or developing Rugby League Federation anywhere that helps spread the game of Rugby League and an awareness of the game. CHAMPIONSHIP (CAMPIONATO) OVERVIEW: The first round saw the momentous debut of Rugby League into the Central and South of Italy with the Magnifici Firenze Rugby XIII playing the Spes Spartans Catania XIII on Saturday 19th June 2010 (when Rugby League was strong in the 50s and 60s it was only in the North until the game was lost, until now!). The match was played in Florence at ‘Padovani’ - the home ground of the ‘Magnifici’ (Magnificants) with the home side earning victory against the travelling Spartans from Sicily – 28 to 16. The attendance was close to 300 interested new supporters. The second round set the scene with the historic first match for a team representing Rome. The Gladiators Roma were ready to play their debut match at their home ground ‘Campo dell'Unione’ – against the Magnifici Firenze Rugby XIII on 26 June. The result showed the added benefit of having experience with the ‘new sport’ with Pierluigi Gentile guiding his new players - the Gladiators Captain/Coach who has played in the top Union Competition, but represented Italy for Rugby League previously. However Magnifici possess a Coach and Manager who has strong experience and contacts in Rugby also, currently playing for Aironi (a top Italian franchise). Gladiators won over Magnifici 58-22. The third round of the iRFLeague installed a Sicily and Roma rivalry at the Spartans Catania home field (Campo Cittadella Universitaria), however it was not to be for Spes Spartans as they lost 38 to nil against a sharp Gladiators outfit, who sealed an iRFL Grand Final birth in their home city of Roma. The result set an iRFLeague Gran-Finale battle between Gladiators Roma XIII and Magnifici Firence XIII in 2 weeks in Rome. A pre-Grand Final match was played with Arvalia Villa Pamphili Roma and Spes Spartans Catania XIII. GRAN-FINALE: The Gran-Finale Day was played on July 18 at Campo dell'Unione Capitolina in Rome – with a modern Roman battle set in the form of Gladiators Roma XIII and Magnifici Firenze XIII – with the winner being crowned Campioni Italia (iRFLeague Champions) and the ‘curtainraiser’ was between the newly invited Arvalia Villa Pamphili Roma Rugby and Spes Spartans Catania XIII for the right of 3rd place. Admission for the match was free to ensure a better attendance, however the end crowd was affected by scorching and abnormal European temperatures upward to 40*C in Rome! The Spes Spartans Catania fielded a determined team against debutants Arvalia Villa Pamphili Rugby Roma that was were motivated to earn third place in the 'iRFLeague Championship' and managed to control most of the match. But Villa Pamphili earned respect to fight back late in the match. The final result was 42 - 14 to Spes Spartans Catania. Just before the Grand Final kick-off - the Italia RFL had a minute silence in memory of Mr Giorgio de Angelis who was a man of any Rugby and Namau founder (died March 26), Namau is a kind sponsor of the Gladiators. The Grand Final match was a tight tussle with the score at half time 16 to 10 for Gladiators. After the break through the leadership of captain Pierluigi the Romans showed good attacking displays to increase their lead, until the Ferraro coached Magnifici increased their determination and grit to score two tries in 5 minutes – locking up the scores at 22-22 with 15 minutes to go. The teams than reach boiling point minds began to heat up and ignite Italian fire, outcome was a temporary sin-binning on a Gladiators player and 5 minutes later a Magnifici player receiving a sin-bin. The match was heading into a MAGNIFICO ending, until Gladiators scored with 5 minutes left and 1 minute to go. The final result was 36-22, but a close and exciting match to show the attendance and beneficial for the live and delayed TV Coverage set for the Italia RFL. THE COACHES WERE REPORTED WITH THESE STATEMENTS MADE: Magnifici Firenze, Coach-President - Luigi Ferraro - "We did very well in terms of attitude, we didn’t let go until the end when we stayed with a man short for a yellow on our Captain Mafara. Also from the physical point of view we have held up well in the impact of the eighty minutes and one to one in both attack and defense we were able to keep up and sometimes exceed the gladiators though many of them play all season with more technical and athletic than ours. As a coach I am very satisfied with the evidence of all the guys, nobody has pulled back and put all that extra that was missing in the first ever trip to Rome with the Gladiators, and there has allowed to remain always in the game, we even passed the first lead and 15 minutes from the end we lost by 24-22." Gladiators Roma, Captain-Coach - Pierluigi Gentile "I am very pleased with our performance and how we played throughout the league. The Magnifici in just a few weeks have been able to improve so much and this does nothing but increase in me esteem for my fellow players, despite the resistance of opponents to hold on and take home the match. Now that the door is open, we hope to continue and develop this version of Rugby." The first championship cup of iRFLeague was delivered by Mrs de Angelis for the Gladiators, while a special award was presented to Mafara Simone for his playing closure "as a thirteen" after his long Rugby career. IRFLEAGUE GRAN-FINALE DAY TV COVERAGE: Historic live and delayed TV coverage for both of the Rugby League matches were invested in (despite barriers) and achieved by the Italia RFL that consisted of a number of local digital TV channels, including t9, teleroma56, supernova, Canale Zero, Telepontina and National Companies, which included Sport Italia and Sky Italia (highlights shown at later dates and interviews). The popular ‘Sport Italia 2’ showed highlights (coverage) on Sept 16 at 11.30pm for National TV Coverage. The delayed (Rome Local) TV coverage was shown between the 1st and 14th of August with a series of broadcasted sessions of the iRFL Championship Grand Final between Gladiators and Magnifici. The TV coverage dates were set for 9pm Monday on Supernova, Wednesday 9pm Supernova, Friday 10pm on Canale Zero, Thursday 10.30pm on Telepontina and Sunday 3pm Telepontina. FOUR NATIONS TV COVERAGE: Another exciting move for TV coverage was the 2010 Four Nations Rugby League tournament being picked up in an arrangement with EUROSPORT 2 for not only Italy, but other countries in their network, including the likes of Germany and Spain (original press release on RLIS). This further benefited the IRFL cause by deliverering steady exsposure, promotion and knowledge of Rugby League in the country, while again spreading the game into the Italian Population. Round 2 – Gladiators Roma Vs Magnifici Firenze Round 3 -Gladiators Roma Vs Spartans Catania The Italia Rugby Football League (IRFL) want to again thank everyone who was involved and committed to our cause of Rugby a XII. The players, technicians, medical staff, spectators, the RU clubs for allowing all players, blogs, all Italian and Rugby League media, sponsors and fans that gave us visibility and support this year! The doubters will be proven wrong in 2011 as planning has been well underway since August. We are looking for even more Team Sponsors, but also new Federation sponsors for 2011, in particular jersey provider / sponsor – see this link for details. Our new Website will be online soon at the current location – www.irfleague.it |
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| Tuesday 28 th December 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Story By :  Photo By :  NEWCASTLE Knights coach Rick Stone says the club won’t be strangers to Tamworth following this week’s three-day training camp at Farrer High School. With a deal in place with Farrer that will help local players gain an opportunity at the Knights and a commitment to develop the Tamworth area into a true Knights area, the city may see a lot more of the club’s players and coaches in the future. “We’re the closest club for people,” Stone said. “This pre-season camp is a start but we see Tamworth as being part of our catchment area, the western edge of that catchment. “We’re working with Farrer and want to work with them so it’s a good deal for us and them. “The best kids in the area will generally be there.” The camp that ran from Monday to Wednesday was a chance for the 37 players in the senior squad to get away from their usual training environment. They held weights and conditioning sessions, skills and ball work and even a full contact opposed session at Scully Park on Wednesday. “Coming up to Christmas we wanted three days where they would be really focused,” Stone said. “So we thought we’d get away from the city. “By changing the environment we think we’ll do that. “We get into our attack right from the very start. “We’ve done some tough stuff as well as weights and conditioning but also ball work as well.” On Monday night Stone and his assistant coaches also conducted a seminar for local coaches and held a junior clinic on Tuesday. Stone said the club hoped to continue that kind of work in the future. “We’re also looking at maybe starting a coaching course for local coaches,” Stone said. “It would be a bit like they used to have up in Armidale quite a few years ago. “They have one in Sydney every year but it’d be good to have one up here so the coaches can get their accreditations and things like that.” Assistant coach Andrew Duneman was impressed with the roll-up of local coaches, especially the 11-strong contingent from Narrabri who made the trip. The whole coaching and playing staff are confident about the side’s chances in 2011. Stone said the expected return of Chris Houston would add more forward depth to the squad, having already picked up Neville Costigan and Steve Southern. In fact every position now has several players competing for starting spots. “I’m very happy with what we’ve got,” Stone said. “If Chris Houston comes back I’ll be very happy and that will finish the squad off. “He resigned from the club but he’ll be able to come back, as long as the board allows it, which should be a formality. “We’ve got some good young players coming through so we’re pretty confident.” The Knights will be back at training in the new year and will prepare for their trial games in February. |
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 Five young footballers from Glen Innes High School had the opportunity to sharpen their footballing skills and make big improvements to their game, by learning from the best players and coach in the business earlier this month. Wade Campbell, Jay Gallagher, both under 15’s and Jayden Ehsman, Brock Simpkins and Mitchell Cook all under 13’s, travelled down to Sydney on Sunday December 12 to begin a three day trip of a life time, training with and learning from the St George Illawarra Dragons in Wollongong. Through the high school’s partnership with the Dragons, through the Gifted and Talented Rugby League Program (GATRL) the boys began the trip bright and early with a 6am start on the Monday morning to head to the Dragons training centre to watch the NRL squad undertake a sprint session and later a tackling session on the beach. Here they met a number of Dragons NRL players and Dragons super coach Wayne Bennett. Following the tackling session Bennett addressed boys and he gave them a number of football tips, emphasising the importance of a strong tackling technique. In the afternoon the boys undertook their first training session with some of the Dragons assistant coaches, where their tackling techniques were videoed and reviewed by the coaches. Later that afternoon, they had the opportunity to train with the Dragons High Performance unit. They were put through a number of agility and speed tests. The players started Tuesday morning taking a closer look at how an NRL squad trains during an off-season. Following this they went back to the ground and met with the Dragon’s strength and conditioning coach. He talked to the boys about what techniques and exercises they should be doing at their age. The boys were accompanied on the trip by GATRL coordinators Ben Creighton and Richard Taylor. After meetings with Dragons administrators, it was decided the GATRL program would be changed to the Dragons New England High Performance Unit. Mr Creighton and Mr Taylor will be heading back down to Wollongong in January for further improvements to be made to the program. Mr Taylor said it was a great opportunity for not only the boys but for himself and Mr Creighton. “It is a fantastic opportunity to be welcomed into a well organised and elite club,” he said. “We were thoroughly impressed with every aspect and function of the club.” Mr Taylor said Glen Innes High School is very grateful for the opportunity to be linked with the Dragons. “We are very grateful for the professionalism of the club,” he said. “The five young boys that attended the trip were inspired by the three day experience.” Taylor said that squad could only go forward in the future with access to those types of resources. “We look forward to having access to these resources and to see the Dragons New England High Performance Unit grow and further develop.” |
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| Monday 27 th December 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Muswellbrook’s Jacob Pottinger and Zac Collett, Denman’s Isaac McCormick and Aberdeen’s Ethan Christiansen all made the cut and will now have the chance to train with the region’s best in Tamworth. Selectors were on the look out during two trial matches in early October with around 40 players in with a shot of making the squad. The players attend the academy every second weekend for training and drills that provide them with the opportunity to be coached by some very experienced coaches, fitness and medical staff. The players have already seen the rewards of being part of such an elite squad as they had the opportunity to play in the curtain raiser to the match between NSW Country and Cook Island. The Greater Northern team played their first trial game on December 11 against the Central Coast Centurions and they were winners very convincingly. The game marks the halfway point of training in the academy. The players will resume training on January 16 ahead of games against Newcastle on February 19 and Western Academy on February 26 which will be a curtain raiser for the Canterbury Bulldogs and Canberra Raiders match at Scully Park in Tamworth. Following the two matches they will return to training for their respective teams in the local rugby league competition. |
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| Friday 24 th December 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 THESE are the teenage victims of the so-called turf war between the NSW and Queensland rugby leagues - three young Canberra footballers who could be denied the chance to represent the Raiders next year because of bureaucracy. In a decision that has left Raiders chief Don Furner fuming, the NSWRL last week barred Canberra juniors from playing in next year's Harold Matthews and SG Ball competitions. They did so because of the Raiders' reluctance to take part in an exclusive joint venture with St George Illawarra to send their players to Shellharbour in the NSW Cup. The Raiders had insisted on sending a portion of their playing talent to Souths Logan in the Queensland Cup but the NSWRL, which does not want to be seen to be propping up a Queensland competition, rejected that proposal. And because of a recent move to ban any club's players from the junior competitions if there is no representation in the NSW Cup, up to 60 young Raiders have been left stranded. ''It's disappointing,'' said Jack Ahearn, who would have been the SG Ball team's fullback. ''This is what we've been working for. When Don told us [before training last Friday], it was hard to believe. It's really upsetting. I'm just praying they change their minds. I want to play.'' Furner has been scathing in his criticism of the NSW administration, not only because of the original decision but because of several apparent backflips. After the board voted to reject his proposal on Thursday night, NSWRL general manager Geoff Carr softened his stance on Saturday, telling ABC Radio: ''If they [the Raiders] can come up with a mutually agreed position … I would certainly open the discussion. What happened Thursday night has nothing to do with it because today's a new day.'' So, clearly, was Tuesday, because an email subsequently lobbed into Furner's inbox which again made it clear that his ''proposal doesn't go far enough to warrant a new meeting of the board to revisit the issue''. Thus, after a glimmer of hope, the Canberra juniors were left stranded again. ''I don't know who's running the show in there,'' Furner said yesterday. ''I've got to say, I do understand why other codes laugh at us. ''These last four days … nobody in there knows what they're doing.'' Ahearn, meanwhile, said some of his teammates were considering switching codes as a result of the ban. But he won't. ''I love the game and I'll still play it,'' he said. However, Ryan Gowing admitted the decision had clouded his future. ''It's a weird feeling that all the powers above me can make one little decision which could affect me making the NRL one day,'' he said. |
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| Wednesday 22 December 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Australian Schoolboys arrived at Sydney's International Airport today after their 'Trip of a Lifetime' playing in 3 countries on 2 continents. An unexpected 9 hour stop over in Hong Kong last nite due to a 3 hour delay in Paris led to a few blokes having to rush to connect to their domestic flights for home sweet home. WELCOME HOME BOYZ - U DID US PROUD |
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| Tuesday 21 st December 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Australian Schoolboys will arrive home tomorrow at about 12:10 PM at Sydney's International Airport . Cathay Pacific Flight CX 101 will bring the squad home after a long tour which the boys experienced the UK and France in the cold, played in the snow, met some lifelong friends and played some great schoolboys rugby league in trying conditions. 2010 ASSRL TOUR |
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| Monday 20 th December 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 The Canberra Raiders hope a major backdown from the NSW Rugby League will allow them to keep their best junior players in the Harold Matthews and SG Ball competitions next year. Having announced on Friday the exclusion of Canberra teams from the NSWRL-run development competitions because of the Raiders' refusal to supply all their senior non-NRL players to NSW Cup team Shellharbour, NSWRL chairman Geoff Carr said the league had softened its stance. He said on ABC radio yesterday the Raiders would be allowed to send four players to Shellharbour and the rest to their Queensland feeder club Souths Logan. While Carr later refused to confirm that number of players, it is understood he later told the Raiders that four players would be acceptable to the league. ''If they [the Raiders] can come up with a mutually-agreed position ... I would certainly open the discussion,'' Carr said. ''What happened Thursday night has nothing to do with it because today's a new day. ''I spoke to Don at Byron Bay [two weeks ago] and JR [Raiders chief executive John McIntyre] at Byron Bay, and I made it clear I'd talk about Souths Logan if we could resolve NSW.'' Four players is precisely the number the Raiders had proposed sending to Shellharbour as a compromise position. They had also agreed to contribute $60,000 towards Shellharbour's costs. However the NSWRL insisted in emails last week that the Raiders commit all players to the NSW Cup. While Raiders chief executive Don Furner was angered by the NSWRL's confused stance on the issue, he welcomed Carr's apparent backflip on the exclusion of the Raiders from the under-16s and under-18s competitions. ''I still hold out hope. To discriminate against our junior players would be unbelievable and I don't think they really want to do that,'' Furner said. |
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| Saturday 18 th December 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Story By : Glenn Jackson Photo's BY : CANBERRA chief executive Don Furner has attacked the NSWRL's ''short-sightedness'' in banning the Raiders from junior representative competitions next year, saying it would hand some of the district's best youngsters to other codes, and that the next Laurie Daley could end up playing for Queensland as a result. In what Furner called a ''crazy'' decision, the NSWRL board decided on Thursday to ''exclude'' the Raiders from the SG Ball and Harold Matthews competitions next year because the club would again not be fielding a team in the NSW Cup, because of the costs. That would end 29 years of involvement in the junior competitions. Furner said up to 60 juniors, who are due to play a trial against Wests Magpies Goulburn this weekend and who have already been given playing equipment, might now be lost to the code - forced to Super 15 club the ACT Brumbies, or even the AFL, which recently announced that the new GWS franchise would play matches in the capital. He said the squads would have to be disbanded, play in a country competition or even in Queensland. Furner has already held talks with QRL managing director Ross Livermore about the prospect of Canberra's best juniors competing in Queensland's school-age competitions - making some of them eligible for Queensland. ''There's going to be 60 kids who are very disillusioned with league, along with their parents and relatives,'' Furner said. 'It's going to deny kids their chance to play rep footy, and these kids could be lost to the Brumbies or GWS. Laurie Daley, Ricky Stuart and Josh Dugan all came through our junior reps. Could you imagine if the next group were playing for Queensland? They could be handing some kids straight to Queensland. We feel we've been better treated by Queensland through all this.'' The NSWRL had encouraged the Raiders to form a joint venture with St George Illawarra to play with Shellharbour in the NSW Cup. But the Raiders, believing a shared feeder club would be unworkable, had proposed to send some players not involved in the NRL competition to Shellharbour and others to Souths Logan. But NSWRL officials maintained they could send their players to Shellharbour only - which Furner described as being akin to ''putting a gun to our head''. ''We've been part of these competition since 1982 - we've been developing juniors for 29 years. I just can't believe they have done this,'' he said. The NSWRL said the decision had been made to stop NSW players strengthening Queensland competitions. Manly had been given the same ultimatum, having been previously linked with the Sunshine Coast Queensland Cup side. |
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Junior rugby league players now have new opportunity to reach their potential with the Knights joining forces with Complete League Player to launch a new and interactive system at Balance Mayfield today. The Coal and Allied Newcastle Knights is the only NRL club to provide the “Complete League Player” system to its juniors. The system is a world first in best practice information, conditioning program and skill demonstrations for the game’s grass roots with enthusiastic endorsement by the NRL, ARL Development and CRL. The Newcastle Knights have teamed with Complete League Player founder Graham Windeatt Australia’s Olympic, Commonwealth Games medalist and world record holder to create this wonderful opportunity for kids to reach their goals. The Knights Complete League Player system brings together the latest in sports science conditioning, instructional skill, drill and play demonstrations, general nutrition and sport nutrition information. It is a one stop system of personal development for junior players aiming to be the complete league player. The system includes Knights NRL players demonstrating over 150 skills drills and plays all narrated by Knights coaching staff. There are skills drills and plays for all levels and ages from 10 to 18 years. Knights’ playmaker Jarrod Mullen has endorsed the system after spending some time as a mentor recently. “I wish I had a resource like this when I was in the junior ranks,” said Mullen. “If you stop learning in the game of rugby league then you can fall into a trap, I know I’m still learning every day and this system is a great way to learn.” The Newcastle Knights playing group feature throughout the Knights Complete League Player with hundreds of player insights presented in streaming video. Including insights from Akuila Uate about what motivates and drives him, Jarrod Mullen talks of his training activities from a junior to becoming an NRL player, Matt Hilder explains when at 13 years of age he realised that making more of a commitment to his training was required to perform at his best. The Knights player insights provide a firsthand account of how they have dealt with a full range of topics including handling nervousness, maintaining their motivation and confidence in the ups and downs of their playing career, along with methods to help them focus on good nutrition and training. The player insights provide strong mentoring messages to juniors that are not available anywhere else. Each month a personal activity plan is sent to each player based on their level of conditioning they select within the system. More than five years in the making and with four decades of personal sporting experience Windeatt said the Complete League Player was borne out of his “listening to parents and coaches along with his observations that best practices and information were not getting to the grass roots”. The Knights Complete League Player team includes the system’s Conditioning Director, Dr John Williams (PhD Sports Science), immediate past applied Research Centre Manager at the AIS and Masters qualified exercise specialists, general nutritionists and sport nutritionists. The System includes the ability for parents and players to ask questions of any of these specialists “It provides best practices opportunity for everyone irrespective of location – whether city or distant country.” |
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| JUNIOR REPRESENTATIVE DRAWS ANNOUNCED NSWRL MAKES TOUGH DECISION The Board of the New South Wales Rugby League has today expressed its disappointment with the Canberra Raiders’ decision not to compete in the 2011 NSW Cup which will make their juniors ineligible to play in the NSWRL’s Junior Representative Competitions. The NSWRL has spent considerable time and energy with all Clubs to engage them in the NSW Cup because the competition is a critical platform for Rugby League in the state as it links directly with NSW elite junior programs. 18 months ago the NSWRL worked to strengthen the NSW Cup as well as all representative pathways and the League made it clear that all Clubs needed to provide clear pathways within NSW. NSWRL General Manager, Geoff Carr, said despite months of negotiations with the Raiders, the club has today announced they will not field a team in the NSW Cup with the full knowledge that this would make their juniors ineligible for Harold Matthews and SG Ball. “It just impractical for us to develop junior players only to have them strengthen competitions interstate,” Mr Carr said. “We have the best junior development programs of any sport in Australia and the continued commitment to these pathways is key to that success. “We don’t want to see anyone miss out on football but Clubs have to commit to a strong game wide structure that will improve development across the state rather than focus on short term financial savings that weaken the game’s structure. “Manly were faced with the same decision and ultimately felt that our junior programs were worth supporting. “We have received countless correspondence from Clubs supporting our stance and they have all stressed the importance of a direct pathway for junior development through to open age football in the state of NSW.” DRAWS SOON |
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| Friday 17 th December 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ENGLAND RUGBY LEAGUE ANNOUNCE 2011 YOUTH SQUAD England have named a 39-strong squad for 2011, a year which will see the country’s top young Rugby League players play Test matches against France and Wales. England Youth Coach Dave Elliott recently led the England Academy to a famous series victory over the Australian Schoolboys and is hoping for similar success with the Under-16s against European opposition in 2011. The squad of 39, which features 22 newcomers, consists of eight Wigan Warriors scholarship players, seven from Leeds Rhinos, six St Helens, six Hull FC, three Harlequins RL, three Warrington Wolves, three Bradford Bulls, two Castleford Tigers and one Hull KR player. “It’s early doors for these guys,” said Elliott. “There are 17 who were in the squad last year and they showed some potential so it will be interesting to see how they perform 12 months down the line. “It’s will also be good to see how the newcomers handle the step up from community clubs and scholarship programmes to international level and how they all progress during the season.” England Youth will play a two-Test series against France along with proposed Tests against Wales during the 2011 season and Elliott believes the recent success of the England Academy can help spur the Youth side on. “I’m hoping the Academy success against Australia will be a catalyst for these younger guys,” said Elliott. “They have seen what can be achieved with hard work. “The Academy side worked hard all season, both on and off the field, to improve themselves as players and as people and that is the message we want to send to the Youth side that hard work can be rewarded by playing for England and gaining international success. “Only one member of that Academy side wasn’t on a full-time contract and that is a big incentive for the Youth players. “We’ve got systems in place to help give the players the tools to develop both mentally and physically and enable them to become better players which we hope will translate to International success come 2013 and 2017.” England Youth 39-man Squad:Alex Abbott-Tavener (Harlequins RL) Jack Anderson (Hull FC) Jordan Baldwinson (Leeds Rhinos) Josh Casey (Bradford Bulls) Oliver Davies (St Helens) Bradley Day (Leeds Rhinos) Jake Dehal Clark (Castleford Tigers) Kyle Dempsey (Wigan Warriors) Zak Dewhirst (Warrington Wolves) Kane Ditchfield (St. Helens) Lewis Galbraith (St. Helens) Gabriel Gatu (Hull FC) Oliver Gildart (Wigan Warriors) Ryan Hampshire (Wigan Warriors) Jordan Harper (Leeds Rhinos) Ali Ibrahim (Hull FC) Joe Keyes (Harlequins RL) Ryan Langton (Hull FC) Bradley Lawrence (Wigan Warriors) Michael Learmonth (Leeds Rhinos) Scott Lee (Leeds Rhinos) Arron Lewczenko (Wigan Warriors) Harry Lightfoot Brown (Harlequins RL) Jack Logan (Hull FC) Ryan Maneely (Warrington Wolves) Matthew Marsh (Hull KR) Alex Mellor (Bradford Bulls) William Milner (Warrington Wolves) Curtis Naughton (Bradford Bulls) Ben Parry (St Helens) Greg Richards (St Helens) Andre Savelio (St Helens) Jake Shorrocks (Wigan Warriors) Liam Sutcliffe (Leeds Rhinos) Connor Taylor (Castleford Tigers) Lewis Tierney (Wigan Warriors) Bobby Tyson-Wilson (Hull FC) Ben White (Leeds Rhinos) George Williams (Wigan Warriors) |
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| Thursday 16 th December 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NEW SET-UP FOR JUNIORS IN REGION The G4 JRL has a new executive for 2011 – Michael Gleeson (Narrabri president) is the new G4JRL president, Stuart Hatton (Gunnedah) is vice- president and Paul Richards (Tamworth) is the new secretary-treasurer, G4JRL publicity officer Gavin McCrohon said. “The positions on the committee have been spread across the group which is very pleasing and gives all Leagues strong and even representation,” McCrohon said. “Recently the three Leagues expressed a desire to have a Group-based competition for the 13, 14 and 15 years age groups. “The new Group committee will oversee the new competition plus the new structure for representative teams for 2011. “The 2011 rep sides will have a new selection process, with each League supplying one selector for each age division and applications for coaches are now open and close on February 16.” Gleeson believes the new structures will show the selection process as a lot more transparent and spread the responsibility. “In the past, the coach of the team selected the team, organised training and did just about everything,” Gleeson said. “Now he only has to coach the team – a program has been set out for the selection and training of the teams by the newly-appointed rep coordinator Jamie McCormack.” “The three Leagues are to be commended on the process and the manner in which they have worked to bring this new approach to Group 4 Junior Rugby League. “Also the guidance of CRL has been excellent, with both Scott Bone and Jamie McCormack giving us a clear path on which is the best option to take.” The new G4JRL committee is well under way, with the organising of the competitions and rep program for 2011 and is excited about the future of Junior Rugby League it is taking in 2011. |
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 Snails and frog’s legs were on the menu and the weather was so cold a footy match had to be cancelled, but Daley Boney says his recent trip to France and the UK was a fantastic experience. Boney travelled to Europe as part of the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) under 19s rugby league squad, returning home on Tuesday after almost a month overseas. The team flew out on November 12, arriving in France where they spent their first days sightseeing and training. “When we got there it was freezing,” Boney said. “It was hard trying to talk to people, we had an interpretor but they weren’t with us all the time. “In France we spent a fair bit of time looking around and we visited war memorials, castles and churches and in Paris we visited the Eiffel Tower.” The 17-year-old, who plays second row for the Muswell-brook Rams under 18s, said the food was not exactly what he was used to. “I ate frog’s legs and escargot – it was pretty good actually,” he said. “In France every morning for breakfast we would make up hot chocolate in a bowl and dip bread and jam into it, it was good at first but after a couple of days I was sick of it.” The squad’s first match was against the French under 17s on November 16, with the AIS team defeated 23 to 16. A few days later the boys backed up to take on the French under 19s in what was a much closer match, losing 14 to 12. On November 23 the team travelled to Fromelles to pay respect to the fallen Australian soldiers buried there. Although the local museum is normally only opened on a Sunday, the townspeople opened it to allow the boys to see the war relics and hear stories from the local historian. On November 25 the AIS team had its first game in English when it took on the Warrington Academy Wolves. The AIS dominated that match, with Boney scoring a try to add to the 44-6 winning margin. With the UK suffering unseasonably early snow and a massive cold snap, the fourth scheduled match of the tour, against the Widnes Vikings, was cancelled because the ground was frozen. Boney said the trip was a great experience, and he enjoyed playing alongside so the many talented players in the squad. |
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| Wednesday 25 th December 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
GUNNEDAH Bullpup Heath McIlveen hopes a memorable European tour experience will boost his 2011 first grade prospects. McIlveen headed straight back into rugby league action last weekend after spending three weeks touring France and England with the Australian Institute of Sport squad. The 17-year-old tested his skills alongside fellow budding talents, endured sub-zero temperatures and saw some of the two countries’ world-famous sights. The front rower said the trip would boost him ahead of the 2011 season, which will climax with a move to NRL giants Newcastle Knights. “It’s every kids’ dream to play for a side like Newcastle,” he said. “I’m definitely in Gunnedah for the season first though. “Hopefully I will have a crack at first grade [in 2011]. “It was great to see what the rest of the world has to offer. I didn’t want to come home.” The 25-man squad, comprising some of rural Australia’s most promising young players, travelled first to France for two matches against the country’s under 17 and under 19 sides. McIlveen started the first match – a 23-16 loss – and was sub for the second, a 14-12 defeat. The squad also took time to visit popular tourist sights during matches, including the Eiffel Tower and the Australian War Memorial at Fromelles. They then travelled to England, where they were met with icy temperatures and snow from a harsh autumn cold snap. “The first day I wore shorts and t-shirt,” McIlveen said. “That didn’t last! “Everything would ache [after playing in those conditions]. You got hit in the face and it felt like your nose had been splattered. “The coaches have been going for more than ten years and they said it was the worst they had ever known it.” Based in the north-west city of Manchester, the group had scheduled two matches against nearby English sides. McIlveen was a sub as his side thrashed the Warrington Wolves under 18s 44-6 in the first match. A frozen pitch meant the second match against Widnes Vikings Youth was postponed. The squad enjoyed further expeditions, including a trip to “spectacular” 75,000-capacity Old Trafford, home of Manchester United FC. They also visited historical English areas including Stratford-upon-Avon and York before returning home. St Mary’s College student McIlveen has now resumed off-season training with the Wests Greater Northern Academy. The squad, comprising more than 40 of the region’s best young players, played two matches against Central Coast Centurions in Tamworth last Saturday. McIlveen said he hoped the trip would spur his preparations for the 20l1 campaign, which will culminate with him joining the Knights’ Toyota Cup under 20s side. “There’s always room for improvement,” he said. |
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| Tuesday 14 th December 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Photo's By : & Ian LOVELL CENTRAL West products Jack Wighton and Harry Siejka will look to finish their Australian Schoolboys tour of the UK and France on a positive note after losing their second match in a row on the weekend. After going down 38-30 to the England Academy in last weekend’s first Test, the young green and golds were unable to turn the tables on Saturday morning despite the best efforts of Orange junior Wighton and Bathurst product Siejka, who have teamed up in the halves this tour. The England Academy completed their first series victory against the Australian Schoolboys in six years after a comprehensive 34-22 win in the second Test at Leigh Sports Village on Saturday morning (AEST). The tourists took the advantage early on when fullback Henare Wells scored in the opening stages but from that point on the first half was all England, who received a standing ovation after racing to a 22-4 half-time lead. Sam Powell, Jordan Thompson, Ben Evans and Matthew Russell all crossed the line with Russell scoring the pick of the tries after an excellently executed back line move saw the young Wigan player power over in the corner. The second half began much the same for England with Jordan Thompson scoring his second of the game early on. It could have been more as Evans and Ryan King both touched down only to have their efforts disallowed by referee Ben Thaler. Australia capitalised and two opportunistic tries from Jacob Gagan and captain Paul Carter brought them back to 26-16 with 20 minutes remaining. England’s Rhys Evans scored a magnificent solo effort 15 minutes from time to help him seal the man-of-the-match award. A consolation try from Trent Jennings and a third conversion from Siejka wasn’t enough to stop England sealing an historic win. While missing out in this match, it was another strong performance from Siejka who is relishing his playmakers’ role. At the start of the week against the English Academy side, he made a number of line breaks and well-executed movements to put his team-mates into space. The Australians have now headed to France where they will take on the Tricolours’ under 18s this morning (AEST) and the France under 19s on Friday morning (AEST). |
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| Monday 13 th December 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 RETIRED Titans five-eighth Mat Rogers says he would love to see highly touted rookie Jordan Rankin get first crack at his vacant No. 6 jumper next season. The search is on to find a halves partner for skipper Scott Prince, with Gold Coast coach John Cartwright admitting the spot is up for grabs heading into 2011. Rogers yesterday threw his support behind 18-year-old Rankin. "I'd love to see Jordan get a shot at it," Rogers said. "He's obviously got some defensive things he needs to work on and he knows that. "He's young, so he's only going to get stronger and better. He really wants it and that's half the battle." Rankin became the third-youngest player in the code's 102-year history when he sensationally made his first-grade debut back in 2008. The prodigious Titans talent was aged just 16 years and 238 days when he played his one and only NRL game, against the Newcastle Knights in round 22. Along with Rankin, Souths recruit Luke Capewell shapes as a readymade replacement, while former NRL playmaker Richie Williams has earned a training contract after impressing with Burleigh Bears in the Queensland Cup. If Rankin, Capewell and Williams struggle to step up, Greg Bird and Preston Campbell can play there. "I know Birdy would like to play five-eighth and Presto is so courageous that the hardest thing for him, if he was to play a full season there, is he would smash himself," Rogers said. "He could play there and hide [in defence], but he wouldn't do that. "It will be interesting to see how Carty uses Presto next year because he is an integral part of the side." Rogers will shift into a sponsorship role next year, but is likely to be registered as a player in case he's needed. |
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| RUGBY LEAGUE EUROPEAN FEDERATION BOLSTERS STAFF The Rugby League European Federation staff has been expanded to include new development managers in Scandinavia, Ukraine and the Caribbean. Warren Heilig, who was responsible for bringing the code to Norway in 2009 and Artur Martyrosyan, the driving force behind rugby league in Ukraine, will both commence their roles in January while Romeo Monteith, who has overseen the growth of the code in Jamaica, will now have a brief covering the whole region. Norway has made significant strides in a short period of time, with clubs from the capital city Oslo and neighbouring Lillestrom participating in domestic competition in 2010, with an expansion planned for 2011. The Ukrainian competition is slightly older and more established, with clubs in Kharkov, Donetsk and Dnepropetrovsk, the three biggest cities in eastern Ukraine currently playing and with plans to move into the capital, Kiev, at an advanced stage. “It is a real honour to become a part of such an organisation,” said Heilig. “I really hope that I can be a good member of the team that brings our wonderful sport to the attention of Scandinavia. There is clearly an appetite for the code in the Nordic countries.” Heilig will be charged with developing the fledgling Swedish and Danish rugby league and, along with Martyrosyan, primary strategic objectives will be to develop national championships, increase participation numbers and strengthen the governance, administrative and operational capability of the associations in their region. Martyrosyan commented on his appointment, “I am sure that rugby league will make a real impact, it is the true sport of athletes and gladiators which appeals so much to us. It is an honour for me to be able to help to spread that message.” |
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| Saturday 11 th December 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ENGLAND WIN SERIES The England Academy completed their first series victory aganist the Australian Schoolboys in six years after a comprehensive 34-22 win in the second Test at Leigh Sports Village. The tourists took the advantage early on when full-back Henare Wells scored in the opening stages but from that point on the first half was all England. Sam Powell, Jordan Thompson, Ben Evans and Matthew Russell all crossed the line with Russell scoring the pick of the tries after an excellently executed back move saw the young Wigan player power over in the corner. The second half began much the same for England with Jordan Thompson scoring his second of the game early on. It could have been more as Ben Evans and Ryan King both touched down only to have their efforts disallowed by referee Ben Thaler. Australia capatalised and two opportunistic scores from Jacob Gagan and captain Paul Carter brought them back to 26-16 with 20 minutes remaining. England's Rhys Evans scored a magnificent solo effort 15 minutes from time to help him seal the Man Of Match award and a consolation try from Trent Jennings wasn't enough to stop England sealing an historic win. MORE SOON INCLUDING ACTION PHOTO's & INTERVIEWS |
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| Friday 10 th December 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| QAS EMERGING ORIGIN SQUAD Story By : QRL MEDIA RELEASE Nine new players were today named in the QAS Emerging Origin squad that will be put through its paces by Academy Head Coach Wayne Bennett next month. The impressive 14-man squad will take part in numerous sessions at the Queensland Sport & Athletics Centre (QSAC) in Brisbane from January 21-23. It includes Matt Gillett – the 2010 Dally M Rookie of the Year. Gillett enjoyed an outstanding year in the NRL after forcing his way into the Broncos side following a bumper season with the Norths Devils in the Queensland Cup. He is one of the nine players who will experience the highly-regarded QAS Emerging Origin camp for the first time. The other newcomers are Ben Barba, Dane Nielsen, Justin O’Neill, Daly Cherry-Evans, Robert Lui, Martin Kennedy, Jake Friend and Ben Te’o. Cherry-Evans starred for the Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles in the Intrust Super Cup this year, taking out the Courier-Mail Best & Fairest as well as the Carbine Club Rookie of the Year. The Emerging Origin squad has played a pivotal role in Queensland’s stunning recent domination of the Harvey Norman State of Origin series. Boom forward David Taylor played in all three games of the 2010 Origin series after taking part in the Emerging Origin program. Jharal Yow Yeh and Ben Lowe were selected as 18th men for the second and third games of this year’s Origin series respectively after also attending the Emerging Origin camp alongside Taylor. Yow Yeh and Lowe have retained their spots in the squad. Daniel Vidot, Matt Bell and William Zillman will also return. 2011 QAS EMERGING ORIGIN SQUAD Ben BARBA (Canterbury Bulldogs)Daniel VIDOT (Canberra Raiders) Jharal YOW YEH (Brisbane Broncos) Dane NIELSEN (Melbourne Storm) Justin O’NEILL (Melbourne Storm) Daly CHERRY-EVANS (Manly Sea Eagles) Robert LUI (Wests Tigers) Martin KENNEDY (Sydney Roosters) Jake FRIEND (Sydney Roosters) Matt BELL (Penrith Panthers) Matt GILLETT (Brisbane Broncos) Ben TE’O (Brisbane Broncos) Ben LOWE (South Sydney Rabbitohs) William ZILLMAN (Gold Coast Titans) |
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 AUSSIES KEEN TO MAKE AMENDS The Australian Schoolboys will be looking to put a full game together to win the 2nd test against the successful England Academy team tomorrow morning Australian time. This years Australian Schoolboys team is once again made up of some of the best junior rugby league players in the land and are capable of defeating the England Academy on home soil once again. The Academy boyz haven't won a series against the schoolboys this millennia and the tourists will look to keep that fine record intact. Starting underdogs in the 2nd test, the Aussie Schoolboys will do what all Aussies do when they have their backs to the wall, we dig deeper. The 2nd Test should be a cracker, so stay tuned from about 8:00 am for the latest pre game news and regular updates and scores throught the match We wish both Nations the best of luck for the 2nd Test |
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| Thursday 9 th December 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MCNAMARA IMPRESSED BY ACADEMY TALENT England Head Coach Steve McNamara believes the future of English Rugby League is bright after seeing England Academy defeat the Australian Schoolboys in the first of a two-Test series at Leigh Sports Village last Saturday. McNamara was watching from the stands as the Academy fought back from a 12-point deficit to secure an impressive 38-30 victory over the Schoolboys and feels the performance shows promising signs for the future of England Rugby League. “Every time we beat Australia I think it’s good for our game,” said McNamara. “It’s the first time many of these players have played against an Australian representative side and there is always an element of the unknown. “I think the team did very well and showed some tremendous spirit to come back from behind, even though they were very dominant throughout. “We get a lot of access to the players at this level and I think the players are understanding what is required from them. “They’ve had some exposure now and I think that performance shows the future of England Rugby League is very promising. These players will all be striving to get in the senior side in the coming years and it’s great to see such a talented crop coming through.” With England also dominating in the current Ashes Cricket series, the Academy will be determined to complete the first sporting victory over the Australians this winter and complete a 2-0 whitewash against the Schoolboys in what would be their first series victory over the Kangaroos since 2004. “To beat Australia you have to have a team performing well and not just individuals,” said McNamara. “Everyone was very pleased with that performance and I’m looking forward to seeing how they perform again next week. “The boys will have earned a confidence boost from the result but both sides will play better next week. The first time you ride a bike you fall off, but next time you get on better and I think both teams will come out stronger next week and it promises to be a great game.” Tickets for the second Test between England Academy and Australian Schoolboys at The Jungle, Castleford on Friday, December 10 are available on the day and cost £3 Adult and £2 Concession. |
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| Wednesday 8 th December 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
After leading the England Academy to a 38-30 victory over the Australian Schoolboys in the first of a two-Test series, Academy captain Adam Milner is hoping for a repeat performance when the sides meet in the second Test at Leigh Sports Village, Friday December 10. (K.O 7:30pm) Milner was instrumental in helping England complete a dramatic turnaround to come from 12 points behind and secure an impressive eight point victory in the final stages of the first contest between the sides and he is confident that England can emulate that performance on Friday. “We played well to beat the Aussies,” said Milner. “But we know it’s only half way. We still have another 80 minutes to play but it’s good to be on the front foot. Everyone played well in the first Test. It was a physical contest but that’s the spirit of the game and we know there will be more of the same to come. “Personally I was disappointed with my performance in the first half, I missed a few tackles and I didn’t really control the game like I wanted to but the whole team stepped up in the second half and found an extra bit of spirit which seen us through to the end. “The result has given us a great confidence boost, but going into the second game I’m hoping everyone can give even more than they did in the first game.” Victory in the second Test would secure a 2-0 series whitewash for England and their first series victory over the Schoolboys since 2004, but Milner knows the Australians will be more determined than ever to defeat their perennial foes. “We’ll need to be ready for the second Test,” said Milner. “The Aussies will come out fired up next week and they’ll be determined to beat us so we’ll have to be on the ball and at the top of our game to get the win. “It would be great to get a series win, it’s been a few years since an Academy side has managed to do that so hopefully we can put in the performance we need and get the result.” The second Test between the England Academy and the Australian Schoolboys takes place at Leigh Sports Village on Friday December 10 (K.O. 7:30pm). Tickets for the contest are available on the day and cost £3 Adult and £2 Concession |
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 CONGRATULATIONS TO SIMON HUNTLEY Congratulations to Mr. Simon Huntley who was recently elected a life member of the NSW Combined Catholic Colleges Rugby League for outstanding service to the NSWCCC and to rugby League. Former Australian Schoolboys coach, Simon loves his footy |
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| Tuesday 7 th December 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 AIS ARRIVE HOME SAFELY The AIS rugby League Team arrived safely in Sydney this morning after a fantastic tour which saw them play in 2 different countries. Well done boyz, time to de-frost and get back in an Aussie lifestyle. The Brian Johnson lead AIS squad arrived in Sydney this morning to a packed Sydney Airport, it seems Oprah had her 300 Americian audience flying to the land down under on their tax payer funded jount, but we were not there to see Oprah, we had much more important people to meet, the AIS footy team The boys all looked tired but wrapped to be home, they hit Sydney on a beautiful sunny summers day. A real big thank you to all the familes and friends of the touring AIS party for all your messages of support, i know it ment a lot to the boyz over there in freezing old England. Once again it has been our privilage to cover the AIS tour, thanks you Brian, Dave, Rocket and all the squad. The AIS program continues with a new group of young footballers who go into camp at the AIS in Canberra in early January for a week, then they will get it on with the Canberra Raiders SG Ball team |
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| Saturday 04 th December 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
England Academy Head Coach Dave Elliott has named his 19-man squad for the first Test against the Australian Schoolboys to be played at Leigh Sports Village on Saturday, December 4. (K.O 2:00pm) The squad is dominated by academy players from 2010’s silverware winning sides, with 11 of the 19 players coming from Warrington Wolves and Wigan Warriors and Elliott is confident that this side will be more than a match for the tourists. “We know the Australians are big, strong lads who’ll make things tough for us,” said Elliot. “So we’ll be going into this game expecting the same type of physical game we always get from Australia. “But we’ve got a group of very talented players to chose from ourselves. Several of our squad have already had Super League experience and that combination of talent and experience provides us with a team capable of putting in some really good performances and getting a result. “There is a confident mood in camp and the conditions could prove tough for the Australians so we’ll have to exploit that on the day.” |
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| Friday 03 rd December 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
England Academy captain Adam Milner is relishing the opportunity to lead his country from the front when they face the Australian Schoolboys in the first of a two Test series at Leigh Sports Village on Saturday, December 4. (K.O 2:00pm) Milner will join a list of past England Academy captains which includes England’s recent Four Nations captain James Graham. Graham’s international teammates Sam Burgess and Luke Robinson are just a selection of other players who have recently represented the England Academy side before progressing to senior level and Milner is hoping to follow their footsteps. “It’s a great privilege for me to be named as captain of the England side,” said Milner. “It’s also a bit of a surprise. I’ve never really been a captain before but I’m really honoured to be given the captains role and I can’t wait to lead the boys out to face the Schoolboys.” “If I can be anything like some of the players who have previously played for the Academy then I’d be delighted. To be mentioned in the same breath as guys like Burgess and Graham is an honour for me, but I know I have a long way to go before I can be considered in their class. But it’s a great confidence boost to know so many academy players have gone on to become England players.” On the eve of the Academy's first Test against the Australian Schoolboys, Milner and his squad know they have the opportunity to prove themselves against their counterparts from Down Under and he says there is a confident mood within the Academy camp. “Training so far has been going good,” said the Castleford Tigers player. “We’ve worked hard at getting the squad to blend together and the team spirit now is fantastic. “We’re expecting the games against the Australians to be very tough and we’ve heard rumours about the players coming over here, but we've been studying their team to see what exactly we’re going up against and what we need to do. “We’ve got some very talented players in this side and I’m confident that we can perform well on the day and get the result that we all want.” Tickets for the England Academy versus Australian Schoolboy on Saturday, December 4 at Leigh Sports Village (K.O 2:00pm) can be purchased on the day and cost £3 |
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MEET the Sydney Roosters' teenage bulldozer. He might only be 17, but schoolboy rugby league talent Tai Tuivasa packs a knockout punch. The Mt Druitt product stands 190cm tall and hits the scales at 136kg. Sydney Roosters recruitment manager Peter O'Sullivan describes Tuivasa as a "raw talent". "He is bit like Mark Tookey. They both wind-up and hit-up the ball at full speed," O'Sullivan said. "I've been watching his age group for some time now and he scores an inordinate amount of tries in junior league. "He's got terrific leg speed and great footy awareness. If he trims down the kilos and keeps up the hard work I have no doubt that he will play first grade. He will play under-20s next year if he keeps up the form." When The Daily Telegraph caught-up with Tuivasa at the Redfern PCYC gym, he dwarfed the heavy bags and the doorway. Fighting and footy is all he has known growing up as a young kid in western Sydney. The former St Dominic's student made his fight debut with a stunning 22-second knock-out against Daniel Fawkes at Penrith RSL. Tuivasa has spent the past 18-months training at the Elite Fight Gym, sparring with cult figure cage fighter Lucas "Big Daddy" Browne. Five experienced MMA fighters didn't want to fight him because of his size. "Half of the people in the crowd that night were my family," Tuivasa said. "I remember feeling pretty calm before and during the fight. I kneed him a couple of times, he got up and came at me and I knocked him out." Tuivasa, who has a Samoan father and Aboriginal mother, was poached by the Sydney Roosters from Penrith Panthers last year. He has dropped 9kg since joining the club, which put him on a strict new diet and training regime. While Tuivasa's second MMA fight hasn't been scheduled, the giant lad said he was keen to step back in the ring next year. |
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Having spent every winter in scorching conditions back home, a group of Australian rugby stars were mesmerised after seeing snow for the first time during a visit to Cumbria. The Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League team were scheduled to play a match at Whitehaven’s Recreation Ground tonight, which was cancelled. But this didn’t dampen team spirits as most of the teenagers were excited by Cumbria’s snowy weather - as it was the first time they had seen it. Coach Brendan Barlow told the News & Star: “The snow’s been great and the team have been pretty excited about it. “It is lovely in Cumbria and we are all enjoying it.” Yesterday the squad - which consists of 24 players and seven staff - trained at the Cumbria Sports Academy at Hensingham, Whitehaven, before having a swim in the nearby pool. As well as keeping their fitness up to standard, they let loose with a snowball fight. The team is staying at the Seacote Hotel in St Bees before heading down to Barrow on Saturday where they play England Academy at Barrow’s Craven Park at 2.30pm. The Australian team come to England and Wales every four years, with the England Academy visiting in between. “This is the most snow I have ever seen here,” said Mr Barlow. “I have seen some pretty heavy snowfall in York, but nothing like this, it’s constant. This was the first time that most have them have ever seen snow. There were a lot of snowball fights.” After playing at Barrow, the team will head to Castleford to play England on Monday, December 13 before flying to France for two matches. |
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The 2013 Rugby League World Cup has been officially launched after the RFL hosted a ‘kick-off’ event at Manchester’s new MediaCityUK development on Tuesday November 30. The 2013 competition, which will be contested in venues throughout England and Wales, will be the 14th staging of the Rugby League World Cup and has already been backed by Rugby League legend Ellery Hanley and former Olympic medal winner Iwan Thomas. . Speaking at the tournaments kick-off event held at MediaCityUK, in what was the first event of its kind to be held at the new venue, RFL Chairman Richard Lewis said, “It is a great boost for Rugby League in this country to secure the World Cup in 2013. The last tournament staged in Australia in 2008 was an enormous success. “Our aim is to build on that success and to deliver a profitable tournament that further enhances the international game across the globe and raises the profile of the sport in the UK.” Having been awarded the rights to host the event in June 2009, the RFL utilised the kick-off event to make a series of major announcements about the tournament, including the identity of 12 qualified teams and to outline the scale of its ambition to host the most successful Rugby League World Cup of all time. Australia, Cook Islands, England, Fiji, France, Ireland, New Zealand, Papa New Guinea, Samoa, Scotland, Tonga and Wales have all been confirmed as competing nations and they will be joined by one qualifier from a European Qualifying group consisting of Italy, Lebanon, Russia and Serbia and one qualifier from an Atlantic Qualifying group consisting of Jamaica, South Africa and the USA. The competition’s structure will consist of two groups of four, with England drawn alongside perennial foes Australia, Fiji and Ireland in Group A and World Cup New Zealand facing Pacific Island rivals Papua New Guinea, Samoa and France in Group B. Scotland will face Tonga and the European qualifiers in Group C and joints hosts Wales have been drawn against the Cook Islands and the Atlantic Qualifiers. Speaking in the events promotional video, Prime Minister David Cameron also put the weight of the Coalition government behind the RFL’s announcement, emphasising the sporting potential the next decade offers. “This government is right behind the RFL,” said Cameron. “As one of the sports that this country holds closest to its heart, we know what a privilege and honour it is to host this tournament and I’m fully confident that the RFL will do the United Kingdom proud and I look forward to working closely with them to make sure it is a great success. “The next decade promises to be one of the most exciting in our countries history. There will be the Olympics, the Cricket World Cup, hopefully the Football World Cup and the Rugby League World Cup. Coming so soon after the Olympics, the RFL have the opportunity to ride on the crest of that wave and host and truly memorable tournament.” First Minister of Wales Carwyn Jones added: “It is a privilege for Wales to be given this opportunity. We saw tremendous success during the 1995 World Cup when Wales was host to numerous fixtures and the Welsh public came out in force to support their home team and to witness some of the world’s greatest players. “With Rugby League enjoying a new found growth in Wales in recent years and with the sport having been played in schools throughout the country for the past eight years, we are confident that hosting games in venues such as the Millennium Stadium will be a great way of helping boost the sport in Wales. “Hosting such an event will also provide a welcome financial boost to those towns and cities who secure the right to host fixtures, training camps and house the playing squads and with the potential for many visitors set to be attracted to these shores, the economic impact has the potential to be great.” |
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Bradford Bulls prospect George Burgess has expressed his determination to emulate his older brothers and become one of England’s top Rugby League stars, ahead of his England Academy debut at Barrow’s Mark Coward Stadium on Saturday, December 4. Burgess will have his first opportunity to follow the path of brothers Sam and Luke when he takes to the field to represent the England Academy side against the touring Australian Schoolboys in the first of a two Test series. Burgess’s brothers both progressed through the Academy system to go on and forge successful professional careers and with twin brother Tom coming through the Bradford ranks as well, the Burgess family dynasty looks set to continue. “It’s a great honour for me to be part of the Academy and to be able to follow in my brothers footsteps,” said Burgess. “It’s great to be able to play for your country and hopefully that will lead on to even bigger things like my brothers have done, so hopefully I can go on to do the same. “This is the first block in most of our careers and hopefully we’ll all be able to go on from here and play for the senior England side and it would be a great honour for all of us to be able to do that.” Burgess is joined in the Academy squad by Bradford teammates Cain Southernwood and Adam O’Brien and he knows that the game against Australia will be a tough test for everyone involved within the Academy setup. “I’d really like to put in a big performance against the Aussie’s,” said Burgess. “I think everyone always seems to think that they’re better than us but I feel this is our time to show people that we can perform as well and we can beat them. “The Australian side will have had a lot of warm-up games before they come to play us so we’ll be expecting them to be able to play good football, but we’ve got a good side here with plenty of talent and we all feel like we can match them. “There are lots and lots of talented players in this side and it’s one of the best groups of players that I’ve seen in a while.” Tickets for both England Academy versus Australian Schoolboy on Saturday, December 4 (Barrow. K.O 2:00pm) and Friday, December 10 (Castleford. K.O 7:30pm) can be purchased on the day and cost £3 adult and £2 concession (Under 16, Students and Over 65) |
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| ROOKIES KEEN ON SUCCESSFUL CAREERS Everyone wants to play for Australia (execpt a few kiwi's) and as the future stars found out at this year NRL Rookie Camp, there is more to a footy career than putting a pair of footy boots This weekend saw the 1st of the NRL'S toyota Cup Induction camp ran at Sydney Uni's Village. The clubs attending the Sydney Rookie Camp were the WestsTigers, Canterbury Bulldogs, St. George Illawarra Dragons, Penrith Panthers and South Sydney Rabbitohs. There are two more camps this year, the next one is in Brisbane next week which will be attended by the 3 Queensland Clubs, the Bronco's, Titans and the Cowboys along with the Newcastle Knights and the Canberra Raiders The final Induction Camp will be in Auckland in New Zealand where the mighty Cronulla Sharks, Manly SeaEagles, Sydney Roosters, Melbourne Storm will join 2010 Toyota Cup Champions the NZ Warriors. ourfootyteam would like to thank Mr. Paul Heptonstall, Nigel Vagana and Mr. John Brady from the NRL for allowing us to cover this years Sydney Induction Camp, and the Boyz for all their support over the years - thanx boyz !
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