2011/2012 Sydney Junior Gold Program Selections Announced

The 2011/2012 Sydney Junior Gold Program selections have been announced today inviting over 175 players aged between 15 and 18 years of age into the high performance talent development program coordinated by the Australian Rugby Union (ARU). The program forms an important part of the ARU’s Pathway to Gold program – the national talent development program designed to develop and select players U15 and above for future representation at the highest levels of Rugby.

 

The program received over 400 nominations from Sydney’s most talented young players, with 90% of the players’ nominated coming from the Junior Club Rugby system. Program coordinator Hugh Carpenter of the ARU rated the selection process extremely difficult and encouraged all players – whether selected or not – to continue to challenge themselves to become better players.

 

“Unfortunately we cannot include every player that nominates as we recognise that players develop at different rates and some players left out of the 2011/2012 program may still go on to become outstanding rugby players. Selection in this program does not guarantee any further representative opportunities – players will be required to set and maintain high levels of performance and attitude throughout the program as this is what’s required if they are to go on and play SuperRugby or for the Wallabies” commented Carpenter.

 

The players selected represent all regions of Sydney, indicating a genuine desire by the ARU to provide access and opportunities to all players in Sydney to be part of a high performance talent development program. The Junior Gold Program is conducted out of 23 centres across Australia ensuring a nationwide capture of the best Rugby talent and introducing them to high performance development – both on and off the field.  

 

“We are fortunate to have some very good Talent Scouts throughout Sydney, and have accessed quality information from various Junior Club Rugby bodies and schools to select the group. By bringing players of high ability together in a program like this, the quality of practice and training increases immediately and all players will be challenged to be better. Of the current Wallaby squad in New Zealand waiting to contest the 3rd/4th playoff, every player under 24 years of age has come through the Pathway to Gold program. These players displayed ability, but more importantly a work ethic and extremely high standards that has enabled them to reach such a high level at a young age. We will see many of these young Junior Gold Program players progress through the high level Rugby programs and systems available and one day reach the pinnacle of our sport and play for the Wallabies – perhaps even in time for the next World Cup in 2015.”

 

The Sydney Junior Gold Program will commence in early November and run through through to March next year before the players embark on their various competition and representative pathways. Players selected for the 2011/2012 program are:

 

Name	Surname	Junior Club	School
Isa	Abdullah	Lindfield	Chatswood HS
Ellis	Abrahams	Seaforth Raiders	Newington
Lochie	Adair	Hunters Hill	Hills SHS
Hugh	Adams	Norths	Shore
Malaki	Afele	Merrylands	Trinity
William	Ahosivi	Sydney University	Newington
Joshua	Anderson	Dural	Oakhill College
Cale	Angeloni	Hawkesbury Valley	Oakhill College
Isaiah	Baker	Dural	Galston HS
David	Ballantyne	Beecroft	Kings
Haakon	Barry	Roseville	Barker
Vince	Barry	Roseville	Barker
Lucas	Bateman	Beecroft	Kings
Thomas	Bonham	Hawkesbury Valley	St Dominics
Jack	Bowditch		St Ignatius
Daniel	Boxall	Wakehurst	St Pauls
Harry	Brink	Easts	Scots
Nick	Burden	Sydney University	Mosman HS
Nick	Burkett	Chatswood	Barker
Lachlan	Burland	Beecroft	Oakhill College
Daniel	Calavassy		St Patrick's
Patrick	Callaughan		St Josephs
Joseph	Callaughan		St Josephs
Anthony	Callum	Roseville	St Pius X College
Zac	Campton		St Patrick's
Lachlan	Cannell	Wahroonga	Newington
Sam	Cater	Mosman	Shore
Harry	Chapman	Wahroonga	Knox
Jack	Clancy	Mosman	Shore
Nicholas	Clancy	Mosman	Shore
Jamieson	Clark	Merrylands	Trinity
Campbell	Clifford	Mosman	Newington
Henry	Clunies-Ross		Trinity
Jack	Conen	Sylvania	Waverley College
William	Connelly	Lane Cove	Shore
Maxwell	Cook	Norths	St Augustines
Toby	Cooke	Mosman	Shore
George	Corias	West Harbour	Trinity
Ben	Cotton	Dural	Oakhill College
Matthew	Crafts	Coogee	Scots
Liam	Creeley		Knox
Ben	Crerar	Manly Roos Rugby	Balgowlah Boys HS
Will	Cronin	Harbord	St Pauls
Jamaine	Crossley		Scots
Patrick	Curtin	Hunters Hill	St Josephs
Marcus	Cutler	Harbord	St Josephs
Bailey	Dalton	Newport	St Augustines
Rory	Davis		Kings
Taylor	Deer	Chatswood	Barrenjoey HS
Jack	Donlan	Newport	St Augustines
Faibian	Dudley	Merrylands	Merrylands HS
Chris	Ebeling	Wests	Trinity Grammar
Harry	Emery	Mosman	Shore
Elia	Faatui	Harbord	St Augustines
Sean	Fagan	Roseville	St Josephs
Milad	Ferris	Hillview
Niko	Fiapuleniko	Dural	St Pauls, Greystanes
Connor	Finn	Canterbury	Trinity
Fred	Fiola-Motu	Coogee	Waverley College
Yarek	Fochesato	Dundas	St Patrick's
Hosea	Fotukava	Chatswood	St Ignatius
Bill	Freeman	Mosman	St Ignatius
Max	Girdler	Newport	Scots
Tierney	Glasson	Hillview	St Josephs
Ashley	Goddard	Dural	Oakhill College
Chris	Goldie	Hunters Hill	St Josephs
Andrew	Graham	Dural	Oakhill College
David	Green		St Gregorys
James	Greentree	Dural	Kings
Angus	Gutteridge	Sylvania	St Patrick's Sutherland
Adam	Hannigan	Newport	St Augustines
Isaac	Harrison		Hills Sports HS
Colby	Hawkins		Scots
Jack	Hayson	Mosman	St Ignatius
Louis	Heaton	Dural	Oakhill College
Scott	Hogan		Patrician Brothers
Morgan	Hornsby	Hawkesbury Valley	Arndell Anglican College
Jarrod	Howes	Coogee	Marcellin College
Lachlan	Hughes	Burraneer	De La Salle Caringbah
Conor	Hurley	Wahroonga	St Ignatius
Riley	Jacobson	Hawkesbury Valley	Oakhill College
Jean-Louis	Jones	Coogee	Holy Cross Ryde
Harry	Jones	Newport	Kings
Olly	Kamp	Hunters Hill	Scots
James	Kane	Eastwood	Kings
Jonte	Kaplan	Harbord	St Augustines
Jake	Kay	Dural	Castle Hill HS
Nicholas	Kellaway	Hunters Hill	Scots
Nathan	Kelly	Hunters Hill	St Ignatius
Simon	Kennewell	Newport	St Augustines
Jack	King	Hunters Hills	St Ignatius
Stephen	Kirkby	Chatswood	Barker
Nicholas	Koutsoukis	Coogee	Waverley College
Latu	Latinipulu	Sylvania	Endeavour SHS
George	Lehmann	Beecroft	Kings
Sepesa	Loga-Taroga	Coogee	Newington
Mattew	Long	Wests	St Patrick's
Jordan	Lotoaniu	Blacktown	Westfields SHS
James	Lough	Chatswood	St Augustines
Sailusi	Lua	Coogee	Holy Cross Ryde
Tom	Mahoney	Easts	Cranbrook
Ben	Maltman	Mosman	Shore
Anthony	Mancuso	West Harbour	St Patrick's
Michael	Markus		St Patrick's
Jarrod	Matairavula	Rooty Hill	Pendle Hill HS
Matthew	Matson	Hills	Kings
Thomas	McCallum		Hills Sports HS
Jack	McCalman	Beecroft	Kings
Ryan	McCauley		Matraville Sports HS
Connor	McCulloch	Coogee	Marcellin College
Grant	McDonald	Newport	St Augustine's
Jack	McGregor	Lindfield	St Ignatius
Ryan	McLachlan	Hillview	Marist Eastwood
Jackson	McLean	Southern Beaches	Trinity
Tomas	Meaney	Hunters Hill	Newington
Cameron	Mee		Cranbrook
Conor	Menzies	Mosman	St Ignatius
Thomas	Molloy	Chatswood	St Ignatius
Maumau	Monu	Wests	Westfield's Sports HS
David	Morris	Norths	Newington
Vincent	Morsello		Trinity
Scott	Muirhead		Knox
Lachlan	Mulford	Dural	Hills Sports HS
Sean	O'Byrne	Coogee	Marcellin College
Patrick	Olver	Lane Cove	Shore
Cameron	Orr	Wests	Trinity
Connor	O'Shea	Clovelly	St Joseph's
Brandon	Paenga-Amosa	Southern Barbarians	Endeavour Sports HS
Julian	Patch	Easts	Cranbrook
Beau	Petterson	Chatswood	St Ignatius
Jake	Pierce	Chatswood	Knox
Pifeleti	Pifeleti	Coogee	Holy Cross Ryde
Thomas	Piroddi	Coogee	Newington
Kane	Plummer	Burraneer	Cronulla HS
Raui	Poaru	Campbelltown	Westfield's Sports HS
Oscar	Pople		Newington
George	Prassas		Newington
Evan	Pritchard	Mosman	St Ignatius
Callum	Quinn	Southern Barbarians	Endeavour Sports HS
Mal	Ravarava	Blacktown	St Clair High School
Jack	Redden	Hunters Hill	St Ignatius
Jacob	Richards	Beecroft	Kings
Pierce	Richards	Canterbury	Knox
Jacob	Roberts	Merrylands	Trinity
Liam	Robson	Hills	Oakhill College
Daniel	Rorke	Lindfield	St Ignatius
Harry	Rowe	Hawkesbury Valley	Hills Sports HS
Tobias	Rudolph	Coogee	Marist Pagewood
Tony	Rumore	Oatley	St Patrick's
Nathaniel	Saofia	Blacktown	Seven Hills HS
Faaope (Junior)	Satiu	Merrylands	Trinity
Matthew	Serhon	Coogee	Newington
James	Shiel-Dick	Coogee	St Aloysius
Liam	Shiel-Dick	Coogee	St Aloysius
Mitchell	Short	Hunters Hill	Scots
Liam	Simonsson	Harbord	St Augustine's
Lachlan	Simpson	Lindfield	St Joseph's
Marcus	Small	Hunters Hill	St Joseph's
David	Smerdon	Chatswood	Barker
Ben	Stacy		Kings
Ben	Starkey	Clovelly	Scots
Jacob	Storey	Burraneer	Woolaware HS
Theo	Strang		Scots
Ronald	Streater-Mason	Hunters Hill	St Joseph's
Douglas	Streeter	Gordon	Shore
Hugh	Summerhayes	Mosman	Cranbrook
Lachlan	Swinton	Wahroonga	Knox
Oliver	Takiveikata	Merrylands	Westfield's Sports HS
Benjamin	Talamaivao	Campbelltown	St Gregorys
Filia	Talanoa	Sydney University	St Andrew's Cathedral
Nathan	Taweel	Wests	St Patrick's
Joshua	Taweel	Wests	St Patrick's
Lachlann	Taylor	Merrylands	Hills Sports HS
Jack	Tourish		Kings
Banjo	Travers	Mosman	St Joseph's
Corey	Tulloch	Shamrocks	Kings
Niu	Tupou		Nepean HS
Jacob	Tupuola	Campbelltown	Ingleburn HS
Joshua	Tupuola	Campbelltown	Ingleburn HS
Cyprus	Tutunoa	Newport	St Augustine's
Anthony	Vasilis	Coogee	Newington
David	Vea		Newington
Rory	Vevers	Chatswood	St Aloysius
Zac	Von Appen	Newport	St Augustine's
Brent	Whicker	Hawkesbury Valley	Trinity
Jack	Whitaker	Clovelly	Waverley College
Jonas	Williams	Epping	Epping Boys HS
Scott	Williams	Harbord	St Augustine's
Harrison	Williams	Norths	St Aloysius
Thomas	Windeatt	Randwick Colts	Randwick Boys HS
Trent	Winterstein
Thomas	Wong	Coogee	Marcellin College
Jum	Woodhill	Chatswood	Shore
Dominic	Woodward	Dural	Oakhill College
Tom	Wright	Clovelly	St Joseph's