DESPITE being hammered 50-6 by Group Two in the inaugural under 23 rugby league representative clash, Group Three gained six places in the North Coast side for the Country Championship clash on May 20.
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Zebastine Samuel (Old Bar), Luke Sinclair (Port City), Tim Bridge (Wingham), Mitch Wilbow (Port Macquarie), Josh Northam (Taree City) and Shannon Ellem (Wingham) were named in the squad.
Group Three president Wayne Bridge said the Group Two side was just too big and too well drilled for Group Three.
“You could tell they’d played more football than us,’’ he said.
Group Two has played four rounds this season going into the game while Group Three had completed just one.
Group Three had only the one training run in preparation.
"We made too many mistakes and we were never in it,’’ Mr Bridge added.