SEVEN Wingham players have been named in the Group Three Rugby League under 23s squad to meet Group Two at Sawtell on Saturday,
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The Tigers would have had eight in the squad, however, fullback Blake Sky is unavailable.
Wingham’s seven are Michael Bailey, Tim Bridge, Mitch Collins, Shannon Ellem, Jake Mullen, Blake Fraser and Theodore Lakakai.
Taree City has four players involved – Dean Mills, Josh Northam, Todd Northam and Matt Taupe while Old Bar has one, Zebastine Samuel.
This will be the first time the groups have met at under 23 level following a change in the policy for representative football by the Country Rugby League.
Other players named are Ben Murray, Liam Simons (Forster-Tuncurry), Steve Blair, Mitchell Dixon (Macleay Valley), Sean Barret, Owen Blair, Luke Sinclair (Port City), Kieren Gallagher, Scott Grant (Port Macquarie).
Matt Shipway from Port Macquarie is the coach with Gary Bridge from Taree his assistant.
The players will train at Taree Recreation Centre on Wednesday from 6.30.
Meanwhile premiers Port City dominated the group’s women’s league tag squad with seven players named.
Taree City has five – Taryn Dixon, Ashley Green, Keely Holden, Brooke Murray and Ashleigh Salmon while Taklea Rowsell, Teegan Rowsell and Holli Wheeler from Old Bar have also been named.
Port City’s seven are Nakita Binge, Rhiannon Chivers, Teleah Kinnard, Di Lawerance, Simone Smith, Larissa Ward, Jasmine Wilbow.
Other players selected are Ashley Alcorn, Kylie Hilder, Talara Morris (Forster-Tuncurry), Natalie Hurrell, Emily Lester (Wauchope).
Scott Jacklin from Taree is the coach with Paul Northam of Taree his assistant. The team will also train at Taree Recreation Centre from 6.30 on Wednesday.