The NSWRL is pleased to announce the following players have been chosen to represent NSW Country and NSW City in the representative fixtures to be played on the weekend of 18-19 May.
Nine games will be played across two days at two venues, the iconic Leichhardt Oval and the Whitlam Leisure Centre, with NSWRL TV to showcase all the action.
The full schedule includes NSW Country v NSW City games for CABE Under 16s Boys, CABE Under 18s Boys, CABE Men’s Open Age and CABE Wheelchair Rugby League on Saturday 18 May; and CABE Physical Disability Rugby League, Westpac Under 17s Girls and Westpac Under 19s Women on Sunday 19 May. There will also be Country v City games for Women’s Police and Men’s Police on Sunday 19 May.
The CABE Under 16s Country team is made up of players from the SLE Andrew Johns Cup and the City team from the UNE Harold Matthews Cup, while the CABE Under 18s Country team is from the SLE Laurie Daley Cup and the City team the UNE SG Ball Cup.
The Westpac Under 17s Country and City Girls teams consist of players from the Westpac Lisa Fiaola Cup, while the Westpac Under 19s Country and City Women's teams are made up of players from the Westpac Tarsha Gale Cup.
The CABE Men’s Open Age Country team is made up of players from the Men’s Country Championships, and the City team from the Leagues Clubs Australia Ron Massey Cup. The City team will be named after the completion of Round Eight in the Leagues Clubs Australia Ron Massey Cup.
Country v City matches started in 1911 with the best players from Country Rugby League taking on the best players from the NSWRL premiership. The concept was then shelved before returning in 1928, and from 1987-2017 was played under Origin selection rules. The representative fixture returned to the NSWRL calendar in 2021.
All nine games will be televised on NSWRL TV, which now has a dedicated app available on the Apple App and Google Play stores. for more information about NSWRL TV.
Entry is only $5 at the gate, with children aged 12 and under and pensioners free. to pre-purchase tickets for the 2024 NSWRL Country v City representative weekend.
NSW COUNTRY V NSW CITY SCHEDULE
Saturday 18 May
Leichardt Oval
11am – Under 16s NSW Country v NSW City
12.35pm – Under 18s NSW Country v NSW City
2.20pm – Men’s Open Age NSW Country v NSW City
Whitlam Leisure Centre
4pm – Wheelchair Rugby League NSW Country v NSW City
Sunday 19 May
Leichhardt Oval
10am – Physical Disability Rugby League
11.15am – Under 17s Girls NSW Country v NSW City
12.50pm – Under 19s Women NSW Country v NSW City
2.25pm – Women’s Police NSW Country v NSW City
4pm – Men’s Police NSW Country v NSW City
COUNTRY v CITY SQUADS
Saturday 18 May
CABE Under 16s Boys (11am Leichhardt Oval)
Country: Chase Butler (Newcastle Maitland Region Knights), Kalen Cashin (Central Coast Roosters), Logan Coombes (Western Rams), Jack Dean-Potaka (Central Coast Roosters), Jake Gaffney (Macarthur Wests Tigers), Duncan Gatt-Smith (Central Coast Roosters), Koby Houghton (Central Coast Roosters), Taj Jordan (Western Rams), Semi Leweniqila (Central Coast Roosters), Billy Mulheran (Northern Rivers Titans), Curtis Mulherin (Newcastle Maitland Region Knights), Kye Penfold (Macarthur Wests Tigers), Kemp Riches (Western Rams), Triston Ross (Western Rams), Andrew Sio (Macarthur Wests Tigers), Mitchell Sleigh (Illawarra South Coast Dragons), Alexander Stephenson (Central Coast Roosters), Chip Valentish (Newcastle Maitland Region Knights). Coach: Shaun Davison.
City: Cyrus Bloomfield (Parramatta Eels), Talmage Brown (Penrith Panthers), Liam Challenor (Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks), Jamie Curran (Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks), Cruz Death (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles), Darcy Feltham (South Sydney Rabbitohs), Thomas Goodfield (Western Suburbs Magpies), Siotame Havea Jr (Western Suburbs Magpies), Ashton Large (Western Suburbs Magpies), Leo-Stipe Latu (Penrith Panthers), Jhevon Lele (Western Suburbs Magpies), Lachlan Metcalfe (Sydney Roosters), Michael Nauer (Parramatta Eels), Jeziah Papa (Sydney Roosters), Samuel Polley (Parramatta Eels), Talen Risati (Parramatta Eels), Braith Sloane (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs), Paula Teisina (Sydney Roosters). Coach: Frank Pritchard.
CABE Under 18s Boys (12.35pm Leichhardt Oval)
Country: Jonah Anderson (Monaro Colts), Cooper Black (Western Rams), Mitchell Brophy (Monaro Colts), Billy Brown (Central Coast Roosters), James Croker (Monaro Colts), Archie Duncombe (Macarthur Wests Tigers), Joseph Elton (Monaro Colts), Josiah Fesolai (Central Coast Roosters), Saint Fuatimau (Macarthur Wests Tigers), Jordan Hamlin (Northern Tigers), Alex Hardy (Monaro Colts), Harry Hudson (Monaro Colts), Reece Josephson (Northern Tigers), Kohan Lewis (Macarthur Wests Tigers), Jesse Milin (Monaro Colts), Dylan Smith (Macarthur Wests Tigers), Zechariah Taufa (Illawarra South Coast Dragons), Luke Tuialii (Monaro Colts). Coach: Brendan Bradley.
City: Hayden Buchanan (Illawarra Steelers), Alex Challenor (Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks), Jezaiah Funa-Luta (Parramatta Eels), Jacob Halangahu (St George Dragons), Jack Hilliar (Newcastle Knights), Cody Hopwood (Newcastle Knights), Finau Latu (St George Dragons), Luke Laulilii (Western Suburbs Magpies), Hokafonu Lemoto (Penrith Panthers), Heamasi Makasini (Western Suburbs Magpies), Zaidas Muagututia (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs), Kye Raven (Penrith Panthers), Ratu Rinakama (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs), Toby Rodwell (Sydney Roosters), Cyrus Stanley-Traill (St George Dragons), Connor Votano (Newcastle Knights), Nikora Williams (Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks), Mitchell Woods (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs). Coach: Peter Marrapodi.
CABE Men’s Open Age (2.20pm Leichhardt Oval)
Country: Cameron Anderson (Newcastle Maitland Region Knights), Joshua Ayers (Monaro Colts), Jake Brisbane (Macarthur Wests Tigers), Jayden Butterfield (Newcastle Maitland Region Knights), Joshua Dowel (Illawarra South Coast Dragons), Ryan Glanville (Newcastle Maitland Region Knights), Lewis Hamilton (Newcastle Maitland Region Knights), Luke Huth (Newcastle Maitland Region Knights), Steven Marsters (Illawarra South Coast Dragons), James Morgan (Riverina Bulls), Lachlan Munro (Riverina Bulls), Chad O'Donnell (Newcastle Maitland Region Knights), Ryan Shaw (Central Coast Roosters), Matthew Soper-Lawler (Newcastle Maitalnd Region Knights), James Taylor (Newcastle Maitland Region Knights), Royce Tout (Riverina Bulls), Honeti Tuha (Newcastle Maitland Region Knights), Jake Woods (Central Coast Roosters). Coach: Wade Forrester.
City: Jade Anderson (Glebe Dirty Reds), Hayden Bonanno (St Marys Saints), Tyler Cassell (Ryde-Eastwood Hawks), Christian Crichton (St Marys Saints), Joshua Finau (Ryde-Eastwood Hawks), Craig Garvey (Glebe Dirty Reds), Zac Greene (St Marys Saints), Anton Iaria (St Marys Saints), Roman Ioelu (Mounties), Anthony Layoun (St Marys Saints), Falefa Letoi (Glebe Dirty Reds), Isaac Matalavea-Booth (Hills District), Josh Minhinnick (Wentworthville Magpies), Shalom O’Ofou (Hills District), Trentham Petersen (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs), Jake Rafferty-Butfield (St Marys Saints), Tony Satini (St Marys Saints), Ben Seufale (Mounties), Adam Spicer (Wentworthville Magpies). Coach: Darren Baker.
CABE Wheelchair Rugby League (4pm Whitlam Leisure Centre)
Country: Jason Attard, Zachary Carl, Richard Engles, Brad Grove, Diab Karim, Edie Morgan, Toby Popple, Mitchell Stone.
City: Wessam Bakkour, Cory Cannane, Craig Cannane, Mohammad Chemaissem, William Derederenalagi, Edge Iole, Liam Luff, Stephan Rochecouste.
Sunday 19 May
CABE Physical Disability Rugby League (10am Leichhardt Oval)
Country: William Bussell, Dean Clark, Lindsay Elliott, Che Fornusek, Rylan Gaudron, Samuel Hogan, Mark Keaton, Gary Kingi, Mark McCoy, Fletcher Netting, Chris Sansom, Edward Sharpe, Alexander Smith, Luke Vella, Brett Weiss.
City: Geoff Clarke, Hayden Coulton, Bryce Crane, Ryan Cutler, Todd Dorwood, Denzel Edwards, Daniel Koteski, Edward Lennon, Jaylen Martin, Shrivanka Perera, Joel Pragnell, Daniel Sheppard, Jonathan Smith, Fred Taiba, Cooper Travers.
Westpac Under 17s Girls (11.15am Leichhardt Oval)
Country: Teuila Ahkey (Monaro Colts), Halle Barrett (Illawarra Steelers), Ellie Brander (Central Coast Roosters), Mahlie Cashin (Central Coast Roosters), Macey Cox (Newcastle Knights), Paula-Lee Going (Monaro Colts), Emilee-Rose Hall (Central Coast Roosters), Isla Hodgson (Newcastle Knights), Ella Knowles (Central Coast Roosters), Emily Macarthur (Newcastle Knights), Tahlia O'Brien (Illawarra Steelers), Molly Pittman (Central Coast Roosters), Makenna Ravouvou (Monaro Colts), Tori Shipton (Illawarra Steelers), Maronay Smuts (Newcastle Knights), Uta Uatisone Poka (Monaro Colts), Mia Vaotuua (Central Coast Roosters), Joshalynn Walker (Northern Rivers Titans). Coach: Jayme Fressard.
City: Paige Attard (Wests Tigers), Rhiannon Bonner (Wests Tigers), Lacey Cross (Sydney Roosters), Aliahana Fuimaono (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs), May Fuimaono (Wests Tigers), Khyliah Gray (Parramatta Eels), Hannah Ison (Penrith Panthers), Anastasia Leatupue (Sydney Roosters), Logan Lemusu (Parramatta Eels), Lucyannah Luamanu-Leiataua (Wests Tigers), Bailey Ma-Chong (Parramatta Eels), Angel Schaafhausen-Mino (Wests Tigers), Alleya Scrivens (Parramatta Eels), Danielle Seckold (Parramatta Eels), Trinity Tauaneai (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs), Fontayne Tufuga (Parramatta Eels), Olivia Vaalele (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs), Kiana Vatubua (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs). Coach: Charlotte Henry.
Westpac Under 19s Women (12.50pm Leichhardt Oval)
Country: Cheyenne Baker (Wests Tigers), Charlotte Basham (Illawarra Steelers), Indie Bostock (Illawarra Steelers), Makaah Darcy (Newcastle Knights), Tyra Ekepati (Sydney Roosters), Evie Jones (Newcastle Knights), Ella Koster (Illawarra Steelers), Evie McGrath (Illawarra Steelers), Tess McWilliams (Sydney Roosters), Hope Millard (Illawarra Steelers), Maria Paseka (Illawarra Steelers), Herewaka Pohatu (Illawarra Steelers), Kasey Reh (Illawarra Steelers), Chelsea Savill (Illawarra Steelers), Mia-Rose Walsh (Illawarra Steelers), Lilly-Ann White (Newcastle Knights), Bronte Wilson (Illawarra Steelers), Sienna Yeo (Illawarra Steelers). Coach: Courtney Crawford.
City: Ryvrr-Lee Alo (Parramatta Eels), Abby Aros (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs), Lili Boyle (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles), Claudia Brown (Wests Tigers), Oriana Epati (Sydney Roosters), Taneisha Gray (St George Dragons), Kayla Henderson (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs), Waimarie Martin (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs), Bella McEachern (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs), Evah McEwen (Newcastle Knights), Rory Muller (Parramatta Eels), Ambryn Murphy-Haua (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs), Audrey Nadaya-Harb (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs), Raphaella Perigo (Parramatta Eels), Pauline Suli-Ruka (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs), Manilita Takapautolo (Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks), Lindsay Tui (Parramatta Eels), Tia-Jordyn Vasilovski (Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks). Coach: Karen Stuart.
