Torrin was absolutely stoked with being named in the 2020 squad.
"They did a live broadcast on Facebook at 4pm to name 20 odd players from all over the Valley. I actually missed my name getting called out because I got a phone call from my workmate asking if I had made it, so I gave him a bit of stick at work."
The Thames Valley Under 23 team will take part in the Chiefs Under 20 programme and will see games against Taranaki, Waikato, Counties Manukau and Bay of Plenty Under 20s.
The team will be coached by Gareth Coslett and Daniel Mead.
"We have a really strong squad with great coaching and management staff. I believe that we can go all the way; my goal is to learn all I can then take it back to mighty Melville next year and apply it into my game," says Torrin.
Paeroa hooker Brooklyn Toia, who played three matches for the Thames Valley Swampfoxes in the 2019 Heartland competition, was also named in the Under 23 squad.
Their first game is on October 2 against Bay of Plenty Under 20 at Rotorua International Stadium – a curtain raiser to the Bay of Plenty v Auckland Mitre 10 Cup match.
2020 THAMES VALLEY UNDER 23 SQUAD:
Forwards
Brooklin Toia, Bryson Williams, Troy Leef, Joe Downey, O'Shea Te Oka-Cox, Jeremy Blair, Trinity McQueen, Ben Stephens, Owain Leeming, Joshua Barker, Shontayne Dare, Ryan Leopold, Jade Church, Scott Day, Liam Gilheany-Black, Torrin Campbell, AJ Mead
Backs
Carlos Roberts, Rhys Manning, Kahn Caddy, Joel Taylor, Tane Wilson, Leroy Neels, Zac Stephens, Boston Hale, Sergio Schular, Lamaono Vea, Hayden Mulgrew, Marcus Save, Sione Vakapuna'etoni
THAMES VALLEY UNDER 23 FIXTURES:
Friday, October 2 – v Bay of Plenty Under 20 at Rotorua
Saturday, October 10 - v Thames Valley Māori at Paeroa
Saturday, October 17 – v Taranaki Under 20 at Te Kūiti
Saturday, October 31 – v Waikato Under 20 at Paeroa
Saturday, November 7 – v Counties Manukau Under 20 at Pukekohe
