Otago Weight Grade Teams Named
Southern junior players (from our U11, U12 and U13 grades) have been involved in Metro weight grade teams over the last 2 months. Metro have 2 teams in each grade (U65kg, U48kg, and U38kg) and Central Otago, and South West Otago each have 1 team. After 3 trials around the Otago region the Otago Weight grade teams have been announced.
Congratulations to loose forward Callum White (Otago U65kg) and wing James Nicholson (Otago U48kg) both from our U13 team for making their respective Otago teams.
Also named was the Dunedin U38kg rep team, included in this team are Angus Cameron and Sam Donaldson both from our U12 team, and Jaquan Mapasua from our U13 team. Congratulations to all 3 of you on your selection.
Hard luck to those other Magpie players who didn’t quite make the next step, but you have done so well in playing rep rugby for Metro teams, and there are a lot of years ahead.
The Otago U65 and U48kg team play in the South Island tournament run over 3 days in September, against all provinces from the South Island. While the Dunedin U38kg team plays in the 1 day U38kg Trevor Boyle tournament against Otago Country, Southland Country, and Southland Metro.
Mike Robertson a parent at the Club is the coach of the Otago U65kg team.
Otago U65kg Team
1 Matthew Taylor Taieri
2 Liam Ferguson Toko
3 Alesana Tulafono Wakatipu
4 Ross Sutherland Taieri
5 Kobe Thomson Clutha
6 Callum White Southern
7 Dominic Morrison Kaikorai
8 Jarrod Kreft Taieri
9 Eli Ellison Kaikorai
10 Andrew McKenzie Eastern
11 Lucas Eymor Pirates
12 Jamal Penese Kaikorai
13 Ryan Schmack Upper Clutha
14 Flynn Murdoch Taieri
15 Ryan Watterston Pirates
16 Benjamin Hill Kaikorai
17 Cameron Moffitt Kaikorai
18 Joshua Nevin Green Island
19 Rhys Hughes Upper Clutha
20 Jack Colbourne Upper Clutha
21 Doug Smith Maniototo
22 Bradley McPate Green Island
NTR Rohan Wingham Pirates
Coach Mike Robertson
Coach Keith Cameron
Manager Sean Blair
Medic Declan Sua
Otago U48kg Team
1 Thor Dougherty Taieri
2 Reece Michelle Roxburgh
3 Bryson Carraher Pirates
4 Jay Davis Dunedin
5 Aidan Mallon Toko
6 Brayden Thomas Green Island
7 Kyle Whitehead Lawrence
8 Zak Healey Alexandra
9 Jack Martin Eastern
10 Lachlan Marshall Wakatipu
11 James Nicolson Southern
12 Billy Blair Heriot
13 Thomas Andrew Taieri
14 Connor McKenzie Heriot
15 Jonty Sopp Clutha
16 Hugo Cochrane Upper Clutha
17 Caleb Moody Cromwell
18 Jaxon Benington Lawrence
19 Josh Sanders Toko
20 Ethan McKinlay Taieri
21 Lachlan Moore Upper Clutha
22 Finn McDonald-Page Taieri
NTR Ryan Evans Taieri
NTR Jack Murray Lawrence
Coach Stu Cotton
Coach Bob Sinclair
Manager Mike Dougherty
Medic David Young
Otago U38kg Team
1 Sam Williams Pirates
2 Luke Geddes Alhambra-Union
3 Lukus Johnston Dunedin
4 Griffin Wingham Pirates
5 Adrian Branzuela Harbour
6 Angus Cameron Southern
7 Ezra Holmes West Taieri
8 Samuel Stedman Pirates
9 Kyran Miller-Bowler Taieri
10 Trent Thomson Taieri
11 Ashton Booth Dunedin
12 Hamish Faulks Taieri
13 Hayden Butcher Taieri
14 Jacob Cumming Dunedin
15 Edward Sunderland Dunedin
16 Winston Ward Dunedin
17 Samuel Donaldson Southern
18 Olliver Sinclair Taieri
19 Callum Hill Zingari-Richmond
20 Che Arekateratera Pirates
21 Jaquan Mapusua Southern
22 William Hunter West Taieri
Coach Craig Cumming
Coach John Faulks