Emirates Western Force Players Join Local Clubs
Here's the official list and story from Rugby WA folks.
Tell us your thoughts from your own Clubs' perspective.
Will be interesting to see how many, if any, games are played by the top players and if the players drafted influence the style the respective teams choose to play in '06 and beyond.
Will the lift in standard make Western Australia a more attractive place for "rugby immigrants" to come to?
Emirates Western Force Players Join Local Clubs
Tuesday, 24 January 2006
RugbyWA
The 40 squad members of the Emirates Western Force have nominated which Perth club they will play for in 2006.
Those players not included in the Tooheys New Super 14 squad will be involved in the Premier Grade competition.
Their involvement is expected to raise the standard of the local teams and give talented youngsters the opportunity to play with professionals.
The players will also have an important role in community rugby development programs and will assist in lifting the profile of the game at the grassroots level.
The nomination process took into account the playing depth of the clubs, player background and ability, age and experience, domestic situation and the need for some clubs to have players more regularly than others.
Associates - Fava, Peden, Daruda, Graham.
Cottesloe - Cannon, Henjak, Brown, Windle.
Kalamunda - Holmes, Whalley, Vedelago, Doherty.
Nedlands - Cowan, James, Sare, Staniforth.
Palmyra - Hodgson, Hardy, O'Young, Davidson.
Perth Bayswater - Ward, DeBartolo, MacKay, Shepherd.
Rockingham - O'Connor, Mailata, Sharpe.
University - Welborn, Fitter, Stapleton, Pocock.
Wanneroo - Te Moana, Pelesasa, Ioane, Fuimaono, Buatava.
Wests Subiaco - Scott, Pusey, McIsaac, Hilgendorf.
