Age group Wanganui rep sides named

The under-20 Wanganui rep team will be hunting the lineout skills of lanky Metro Colts lock Lochie Steedman. Photo / Sarah Lourie

Four St Johns Club Whanganui Metro colts players have made the district's under-20 representative rugby squad to begin training next week in preparation for game one against Poverty Bay on Saturday, August 5.

David Mariner, Blade Jones, Lochie Steedman and Corbin Warren are fresh from narrowly being beaten by Massey White in the final of the Manawatu McDonald's Colts division championship in Palmerston North at the weekend.

Metro only went down 3-0 to a side that had won the title the previous thre years on end and remained unbeaten in pool play throughout until this season when Metro overcame them by one point in round two of the competition.

The under-13 and under-11 squads have also been named.

Wanganui U20

David Mariner (Metro Colts), Shaquille McKay, (Ngamatapouri), Blade Jones (Metro Colts), Dylan Gallien (Taihape), Faamanu Pulemagafa (Pirates), Lochie Steedman (Metro Colts), Hamish Bennett, (Taihape), Patrick Parker (Marist), Gordan Coogan (Utiku), Corbin Warren (Metro Colts), Chris Breuer (Border), Dylan Bowater (Kaierau), Dale Akuhata (Ratana), Cameron Davies (Kaierau), Jack Kinder (Taihape), Mitchell Miller (Marist), Ethan Robinson (Kaierau), Junior Ainea (Pirates), Sheldon Pakinga-Manhire (Ngamatapouri), Harry Symes (Border), Luke Foster (Marist), Lachlan Blackstock (Marist), Jessy Kemp (Ngamatapouri), Leigham Harding (Hunterville), Shaquille Waara (Ruapehu).

Training will be on Thursday 3rd of August 6.30 pm at Spriggens Park, with the first game on Saturday 5th August at Poverty Bay.

Due to the short time frames involved in this campaign, please contact Jerome McCrae (0272462669), Thomas Waara (0272851050), or Darrell Robinson (0272235922) if you are unavailable to play.

Wanganui U13

Konradd Newland (Marist), Daniel Austin (Marist), Jaedyn McDonough (Marist), Tyreece Corbett (Marist), Beckham Gabriel (Border), Harvey Meyer (Huntley), Mia Maraku (Pirates), Keane Metekingi (Marist), Tyler Edwards (Marist), Carlos Hill (Marist), Cezar Craven (Pirates), Josh Brunger (Marist), Matthew Florence (Marton), Chris Kumeroa (Marton), Michael O'Neill (Marist), Kane Hinga (City College), Reece Yakas (Kaierau), Hayley Gabriel (Border), Blake Hoskin (Marist), Jake Donovan (Taihape), Tawhana McGrath (Pirates), Hamish Harcus (Marist).

U13's training Sunday 30th July at Springvale 2pm.
Please contact Jordan Maraku 0275227383 if you can't make it.

Wanganui U11

Campbell McKerris (Marist), Kevin Coogan (Taihape), Te Ahorangi Ponga-Wilson (Pirates), Falcon Profit (Kaierau), Liam Bremner (Marton), Jack Trotter (Huntley), Latrell Logan (Taihape), Riley Joseph (Counties), Luke Bullock (Marist), Slade Roy (Pirates), Tim O'Leary (Huntley), Jahstice Metekingi (Marist), Orlando Ratima (Huntley), Nehemia Su'a (Marist), Malcolm Nahona (Counties), Bailey White (Marist), Jake Leck (Huntley), Harvey Wallace (Marist), Izaia Webster (Marist), Kaleb Turia-Cosson (Pirates), Harry McVerry (Huntley), Tom Coogan (Taihape).

U11's training Sunday 30th July at Springvale 2pm.

Please contact Rob Roy 0226435134 if you can't make it.