Junior Lions squad selected for competition season

The 2015 Wellington U19s 25-player squad has been selected, to prepare for the defence of their National U19 title in Taupo next month.

The squad is:
Jarrod Adams (Petone)
Alex Coventry (Old Boys University)
Patrick Fenika (Northern United)
Passi Fine (Hutt Old Boys Marist)
Brad Forster (Tawa)
Logan Henry (Petone)
Josh Houston-Tupou (Upper Hutt Rams)
Lui Luamanu (Hutt Old Boys Marist)
Samoa Mamoemausu (Poneke)
Lester Maulolo (Petone)
Delano Morkel (Upper Hutt Rams)
Kaide McCashin (Upper Hutt Rams)
Aleks Noble-Campbell (Petone)
Piri Paraone (Petone)
Ali Peni (Avalon)
Pepesana Patafilo (Tawa)
Anthony Pettett (Johnsonville)
Te Whenua Poihipi (Northern United)
Josh Robertson-Weepu (Wainuiomata)
Tao Roi-Lupo (Oriental-Rongotai)
Alex Ropeti (Poneke)
Daniel Schrijvers (Upper Hutt Rams)
Vern Sosefo (Upper Hutt Rams)
George Taeiloa (Petone)
Joe Walding-Karaitiana (Marist St Pat’s)

Wider Training Squad players: Maile Koloto (Avalon) and Peter Pili (Northern United)

Management:
Ray MacDonald and Paddy Gough co-Coaches
Bernie Upton – Technical Coach
Jacob Ellison - Scrum Coach
Dustin Brattle - Manager
Duncan Pearce - Trainer
Kylie Hughes - physio
Willie Holden (Inform Analysis - video)

The Wellington U19s contest the Hurricanes Region U19 seeding tournament over the next three weeks.

This coming Saturday they play the Hurricanes Barbarians XV in Palmerston North on Saturday, before returning home to host the Hawke’s Bay and Manawatu U19 teams respectively at Porirua Park on 12 and 19 September.

The National U19 tournament in Taupo is at the end of September.