Rugby Gold Coast begins its defence as the current Qld Country Champions this Saturday when the City Finance Breakers play Townsville in their first round match in Townsville at 6.00pm.
In fact the Gold Coast has held this title for the past 5 years.
With 12 players unavailable due to other rep duties and work commitments the strength of the squad that has been in training well before Christmas will be duly tested.
Mike McDonald will be captaining a strong team that sees the return of Daniel Collins to the ranks.
Collins has spent the past 2 seasons in Sydney with the Manly Club.
Other players to watch include ex Titans Under 20 player Phil Dumelow who is a very exciting wing prospect and Jay Havelu a big backrower who has had playing time with the Burleigh Bears.
The Breakers Under 19 side will also be making the trip to Townsville as part of the revamped Qld Country Championship program.
Many of these players will be making their first appearance in the Breakers strip including Australian School boy prop Jack Kimmince from Inverell.
The Country Champs is a 5 match program that has the Breakers also playing
Cairns in Cairns on the 27th Feb,
Central Qld at Helensvale on the 13th March,
Darling Downs in Goondiwindi on the 20th March
Sunshine Coast at Albert Park on the 27th March.
SENIORS
1 COLE MOONEY
2 JOSH COOPER
3 SEF FA'GGASE
4 MICHAEL MCDONALD
5 TOBIAS RISSMAN
6 MARTIN COLLINS
7 JAY HAVLU
8 DANIEL COLLINS
9 ANDREW MOSS
10 LUKE DUMAS
11 JOEL SYKES
12 MITCHELL HERLIHY
13 ANDREW BARNES
14 PHIL DUMELOW
15 ANDREW HOLLIS
16 DAVID MAKEJEV
17 CAMERON RIDDLER
18 TOM SLIPPER
19 JASON MACKIE
20 LEON LECLERE
21 LAINA MATAUTIA
22 MICHAEL KENEALY
COACH TOM ROSEWARNE
COACH GARRICK MORGAN
COACH GRAHAM HERLIHY
MANAGER TIM ROWLANDS
ASST MANAGER JOHN MORGAN
COLTS
1 JACK KIMMINCE
2 NICHOLAS TURNER
3 MARTIN BOWMAN
4 TERENCE DELALANDE
5 GREG MELTON
6 ANDREW GAUTHIER
7 KARAITIANA PALMER
8 TANERA NATHAN
9 SIMON BARTLEY
10 DION TAUMATA
11 TANIELA TUIVANUAVOU
12 TYLER OVINGTON
13 RYAN KAY
14 DAMIEN TIMMS
15 HAYDEN JULIUS
16 MITCHELL WOOD
17 SAM EDEN
18 SAM JONES
19 STEVE FINIGAN
20 BARLEN WILSON
21 JORDAN POTTS
22 BEN MARSHALL
COACH DAVID MAHANGA
COACH JOHN DART
COACH GRAHAM HERLIHY
MANAGER PAUL BARNES
ASST MANAGER IVAN HILL
Rugby Gold Coast begins its defence as the current Qld Country Champions this Saturday when the City Finance Breakers play Townsville in their first round match in Townsville at 6.00pm.
