Twin brothers Brock and Clay Sing have been named in the Harold Matthews (under 16s), while Harry Fitzpatrick was selected in the SG Ball (under 18s) squad ahead of the 2020 season.

Fitzpatrick is familiar with the Raiders system having graduated from Harold Matthews.

They are three of nine youngsters from the Riverina area to be included in the Raiders representative squads.

Raiders head of recruitment and high performance Peter Mulholland said it was great to see so many young Riverina talented footballers in the squads.

"It is great," Mulholland said. "There won't be many cuts made from that so those boys have a good chance.

"The kids are progressing and while there are some big steps to be made it's a great indication with what is going on down there."

The early date of the season allows for players to return to their local clubs.

With the Raiders bringing another NRL game to Wagga in 2020, Mulholland believes the relationship between the club and the region continues to blossom. "We've got a good relationship with the junior side of things," he said.

A number of Cherrypickers were named in initial Riverina under 16s and under 18s squads for the Country Championships which were also released recently, however a number of changes are expected to be made in the coming weeks.

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