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WA 2007 National Talent Squad Announced
Friday, 3 November 2006
RugbyWA
Please find below a list of the WA National Talent Squad (NTS) players for 2007. Each of these players will be on probation until December 22, 2006.
(Ages at December 31st 2007)
16ys
Michael Loubser (Lock) - Joondalup Brothers Jnrs
Hadely Swan (Lock) - Joondalup Brothers Jnrs
Daryl Mitchell (Flyhalf) - Hale School , Associates Jnrs
Ben Hales (Lock) - Scotch College
17yrs
Cruze Ah-Nau (Prop) - Guildford Grammar
Zack Holmes (Flyhalf) - Aquinas, Nedlands Jnrs
Matt Bourke (Centre) - John XXIII College , Cottesloe Jnrs
Kane Della-Vedova (Flanker) - Christ Church Grammar
Justin Turner (Scrumhalf) - Hale School
Mark Schmidt (Prop) - Hale School
Alex Rovira (Flanker) - Hale School , Associates Jnrs
18yrs
Dane Haylett-Petty (Fullback) - Hale School
The NTS is a program designed to provide individual training to young players who have been identified as having the potential to play under-age representative rugby for Australia and professional Super 14 rugby at a later date.
The training program concentrates on rugby skills development as well as strength, speed and conditioning training. The squad will commence training in the beginning of November after some initial orientation and testing.
All members of the squad will participate on probation during the first few months, after which their ongoing inclusion will be assessed.
This is a very prestigious squad with only a small amount of players being included from around Australia. Australian Rugby and RugbyWA understand that the commitment required by the players is very high. We would like to ensure the players maintain a balanced lifestyle as much as possible during their training period.