All 17 players from Group Nine’s massive victory over Group 20 have been selected to play for Riverina this season.
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The 19-man under 23s squad for the Country Championships was named on Wednesday.
It features all members of the team who scored a thumping 66-6 victory in the Kelly Cup at Equex Centre on Saturday.
Leeton front rower Rhys Wilesmith, who played for Riverina last season, and Waratahs hooker James Girdler are the only two Group 20 players selected.
Southcity are Kangaroos are the most represented clubs with four players from each club both picked.
Junee and Albury are the only Group Nine clubs who don’t have a player selected.
The Country Championships start on May 5 when Riverina travels to play Greater Southern Tigers at Campbelltown Stadium.
There is a training run at Equex Centre at 6.30pm on Thursday.
Meanwhile the Riverina leaguetag team will be much more balanced team when they tackle Greater Southern Tigers.
Eight members of the victorious Group 20 side have been selected alongside seven from Group Nine.
Yenda has four women selected while Brothers have three.
Riverina squads
Under 23s
James Hay, Ed Ansell (Brothers), Jordyn Ballard (Cootamundra), Tristan Dickson, Hayden Jolliffe, Troy Barby, Zac Graham (Kangaroos), Jack Lyons, Mitch Bennett, Steven Tracey, Luke McBeath, (Southcity), Hayden Philp, Sam Elwin, (Temora), James Girdler (Waratahs), Tyron Gorman, Matt Henery (Gundagai), Zac Masters (Tumut), Aaron Slater (Young), Rhys Wilesmith (Leeton)
Leaguetag
Eliza Baddock, Amelia Lolotonga, Maddison Payne, Ua Ravu (Yenda), Bridget Horsley, Madison Dunn, Gab Suckling (Brothers), Renae Glanville (Cootamundra), Takilele Katoa (Waratahs), Jessica McDonell, Pani Rupapere (Albury), Sophie McGregor (Leeton), Megan Pearson (Hay), Emily Perrot (Temora), Tess Staines (Yanco)
