School System Doing it for the Brumbies

Fri, Aug 23, 2024, 2:12 PM
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The Safeguard Global ACT Brumbies have announced their extended squad to contest the Super Rugby U16s competition which kicks off next month.

The competition, administrated by Rugby Australia, will feature the Melbourne Rebels, Western Force, NSW Waratahs, Queensland Reds, as well as the ACT Brumbies. With the draw set to be announced next Monday, August 26 at 10:00AM AEST.

ACT Brumbies Head of Junior Academy and Talent ID Andrew Clark has been happy with the region's talent who have been in training with the Brumbies Academy these last few months.

“It is a very exciting time of the year where a lot of our juniors look towards testing themselves against their interstate counterparts."

“Competitions like this are great in strengthening our junior pathways system and exposing players to high level competition," said Clark.

The 2024 ACT Brumbies U16s Squad will be finalised in the lead up to the competition kicking off. With the 2024 ACT Brumbies U19s Extended Squad set be announced in the coming weeks.

2024 ACT Brumbies U16s Extended Squad

Ethan Armstrong (Daramalan College)
Altas Atilua (St Edmunds College)
Jeremy Bremner (Shore School, Sydney)
Jack Clark (Leeton)
Oliver Clayden (Marist College)
Tobias Comito (Oakhill College Sydney)
Isaiah Cornforth (Marist College)
Magnus Dafter (Canberra Gramar)
Oscar Dossetor (Griffith)
Samuel Filipovic (Marist College)
Henry Folo (St Edmunds College)
Israel Gautusa (Canberra Royals)
Cooper Gersbach (Temora)
Neo Hunter (Marist College)
Tomas Jensen (Marist College)
Thomas Johnstone (Leeton)
Laine Jud-Brettingham (Marist College)
Kevin Kamilo (Tuggeranong Vikings)
Riley Legge (Leeton)
Zander Lubiejewski (Canberra Royals)
James Martens (St Edmunds College)
Charles McBaron (St Edmunds College)
Tyran McCudden (St Edmunds College)
Geoffrey Olivetti (Marist College)
Levi Park (St Edmunds College)
BJ Pumpa (Daramalan College
Fletcher Robertson (Griffith)
Ben Sisley (St Edmunds College)
Lachlan Smith (Marist College)
Callum Spooner (Oakhill College Sydney)
Jayden Steele (Temora)
Xander Stoddart (Marist College)
Uhila Tai (Daramalan College)
William Tudulu (Temora)
Ben Visagie (Oakhill College Sydney)
Aidan Wunsch (Daramalan College)
Tom Bayada (St Josephs College)

Coaching Staff

Head Coach – Sean Debenham

Assistant Coach – Christo Janse Van Rensburg

Assistant Coach – Malietoa Hingano

Strength & Conditioning – Adam Rummery

Physiotherapist – Joel Malouf

Team Manager – Ben Reedy/David Fraser