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It has been announced today that Rockingham returns to the Western Australian Premier Rugby Competition in 2006.
From the outside of the game in WA, this would appear to be a progressive move with an apparent swelling of interest in the area and an impressive stable of juniors in Representative Teams in the last couple of years.
Abridged from the Rockingham website-
"Seven Members of Rockingham Rugby Union Club’s Colts team were selected in the WA state Under 19's team for 2005.
Chris Indich, Larry Stockil, Ryan Dawson, AJ Smith, Dudley Cortland, Dean Tyrrell and Leroy McBride competed in the QRU U19 Representative Assembly.
In addition, Quintin Stockil, Glynn Edwards, David Mafi & Arnie Slabber were also selected for the 2005 WA Schoolboys team.
Scrum half Joshua Hanson was selected to the join the WA Under 15 Development Tour to the Gold Coast."
Add to this five Rockingham-bred players having been included in the Western Force Academy and it starts to paint a picture of a region on the rise.
I know we have a few members from the Northern and Eastern Suburbs Clubs at both Premier and A Grade levels, what is your opinion on this promotion?
Is it warranted?
Is it the right year or should they have waited another year for this player group to mature?
Are there any other A Grade Clubs sitting on the border line for promotion potential?
What will this mean for the A Grade Comp this season?
Read the full article at www.rugbywa.com.au/wa/wa.rugby/page/38916 and read about Rockingham Rugby Club at www.geocities.com/rrufc72/index.html .