Rugby from North, South, West and Central Fours added for world champs
The 42nd annual Ross Brown primary schools rugby tournament starts today in Hawera.
Hosted by the Southern Rugby Club, the tournament features four teams from North, Central, West and South Taranaki.
The tournament is run on a round robin basis with matches today through to Sunday.
The first game kicks off at 11am when Central play West, while the second match today is at 1pm featuring South against North. The squads: WEST: Aston Hughes, Charlie Johnson, Christian Kava, Cooper Roberts, Cooper Werder, Ethan Lobb, Fletcher Smith, Haylen Niwa Te Huia, Jack Feaver, Jack Gilmour, Jackson Corlett, Jason Hart, Jax Morgan, Keegan Boon, Kodee Evans, Liam Doherty, Martin Glen, Noah Lash, Oliver Day, Quintin Sofeni, Raniera Chapman, Taane Cameron, Thomas Watson, Tony Taula Devon. Coaches, Jade Morgan and Laurence Corlett.
NORTH: Corbin Neilson, Harry Theodore, Jaxon Moeahu, Kavi Patel, Jack Goodall, Ben McAlister, Jacob Mitchell, Riley Thompson, Liam Day, Cullum Tito, Riley Tuuta, Mason Jones, Sirino Rova, Riley Foreman, Zed Stewart, Tomai Collins-Taiapo, Nixon Tyler, Kalani Louis, Hunter Robinson, Ryan Jury, Kelahn Cooper, Kohin Cooksley, Ambrose Coo- per, Alan Niwa. Coaches, Ryan Tuuta and Mark Cooper.
SOUTH: Max Broughton, Oliver Cole, Cameron Campbell, Caleb Crawford, Liam Drought, Samual Drought, Max Edgecombe, Lachlan Guthrie, Mika Graham , Cohen Hurley, Tane Leatherby, Ashton Mitchell, Dante Moore-Potini, Reeve Nelley, Cody Ogle, Picard, Zac Perrett, Danny Symes, Kaese Smith, Brayden Symes, Oliver Tippet, Ryan Williamson, Deegyn Eades, Tristan Thomas-Campbell. Coaches Paul Mitchell and Trent Olliver.
CENTRAL: Sean O’Sullivan, Sam Peaseool, Cody Hall, Hunter Crowley, Tremaine Brewer, Corbin Johnson, Vinny Campbell, Cody Macks, Harry Gibson, Ethan Mckerchar, Teague Mullin, Jack Francis, Clay Mita, Peter Grayling, Viliame Rova, Jaxon Ratu, Jayde Anaha, Justin Leeman, Jaksen Lewis, Samuel Matthews, Kyedon Brewer, Aiden Young, CJay McMinn, Max Edgcombe. Coaches, Glen Law, Josh Gordon, Kerry Kretschmar AND Zane Bolger. Rowing New Zealand has added a women’s and men’s four to their squad for the world championships in the United States.
Thirteen boat classes will be represented by the Kiwis in Florida in September, with no changes of note to the crews and individuals that contested two World Cup events in Europe earlier this year.
New Zealand didn’t send coxless four boats to those regattas but have bolstered their squad for Sarasota, Florida, with the women’s four becoming a new Olympic event for Tokyo 2020.
Six members of the NZ team at the recent under-23 world champs have joined the elite senior team, with Charlie Rogerson and Phillip Wilson graduating from the U23 men’s eight to the men’s coxless four and reserve men’s pair respectively.
Ellie Jeurissen and Beth Ross (women’s U23 four) join Kirstyn Goodger and Jackie Gowler in the women’s coxless four, while their team-mates from the U23 four - Ella Greenslade and Charlotte Spence - New Zealand rowing team, 2017 world championships: Men: Single scull - Robbie Manson; lightweight single scull - Matthew Dunham; coxless pair - James Hunter, Tom Murray; double scull - Chris Harris, John Storey; coxless quad - Lewis Hollows, Cameron Crampton, Nathan Flannery, Giacomo Thomas; eight - Stephen Jones, Brook Robertson, Michael Brake, Shaun Kirkham, Isaac Grainger, Patrick McInnes, Drikus Conradie, James Lassche, Caleb Shepherd (cox); coxless four - Anthony Allen, Charlie Rogerson, Cameron Webster, Alex Kennedy; coxless pair (reserve) - Joe Wright, Phillip Wilson. Women: Single scull - Hannah Osborne; double scull - Olivia Loe, Brooke Donoghue, coxless pair - Kerri Gowler, Grace Prendergast; lightweight double scull - Jackie Kiddle, Zoe McBride; eight - Emma Dyke, Lucy Spoors, Rebecca Scown, Kelsi Walters, Kelsey Bevan, Georgia Perry, Ashlee Rowe, Ruby Tew, Sam Bosworth (cox); coxless four - Jackie Gowler, Kirstyn Goodger, Beth Ross, Ellie Jeurissen; coxless pair (reserve) - Charlotte Spence, Ella Greenslade.
make up the reserve women’s pair.
The team, which had great success at the World Cups in Poland and Switzerland, will be spearheaded by the likes of men’s single sculler Robbie Manson, the women’s pair of Kerri Gowler and Grace Prendergast, men’s double scullers Chris Harris and John Storey and the women’s eight.