Last year’s Auckland Nines tournament gave us an early glimpse at a number of talented youngsters who would go onto to make their NRL debut in 2014, including Valentine Holmes, Cameron Munster and Tuimoala Lolohea. Let’s a closer look at the NYC-eligible players who have been selected for the 2015 tournament.
Coen Hess (North Queensland Cowboys)
Born: 14/8/1996 (Bundaberg, Qld)
Position: Second Row
Junior Club: Mt Isa Blackstars
Rep Honours: Qld U18s (2014), Qld U16s (2012)
One of the most highly rated juniors from North Queensland, Hess scored a try on his NYC debut at age 17. He would play 16 games during the season and has trained with the Cowboys NRL squad in the 2015 pre-season.
Tepai Moeroa (Parramatta Eels)
Born: 2/10/1995 (Cook Islands)
Position: Second Row
Junior Club: Seven Hills Kangaroos
Rep Honours: NSW U16s (2011)
Born in the Cook Islands, Moeroa graduated to the Eels first grade team in 2014, playing 9 games. Moeroa is a multi-talented sportsman, holding state records in shotput and being a two time Australian Schoolboy in rugby union.
Christian Crichton (Penrith Panthers)
Position: Wing/Fullback
Junior Club: St Marys
Rep Honours: Nil
Crichton started 2014 in SG Ball before moving up to Penrith's NYC side, where he scored 7 tries in 11 games. He was a member of the Patrician Brothers Blacktown side that made the GIO Schoolboy Cup final.
Joshua Jay (Penrith Panthers)
Born: 23/5/1995 (Hornsby, NSW)
Position: Wing
Junior Club: Brothers Penrith
Rep Honours: Nil
Jay was one of Penrith's most consistent players in 2014, scoring 11 tries in 22 games. He is one of the fastest players in the game, clocking a personal best of 10.73sec at the 2012 National Junior Championships.
Angus Crichton (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
Born: 5/2/1996 (Temora, NSW)
Position: Second Row/Centre
Junior Club: Young Cherrypickers
Rep Honours: Nil
A new recruit to the Rabbitohs in 2015, Crichton is a two-time Australian Schoolboy in rugby union and played 4 SG Ball games for the Roosters last year. Bunnies fans will get their first glimpse of the young forward in the Auckland Nines.
Tom Hughes (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
Born: 22/8/1995 (Pambula, NSW)
Position: Wing
Junior Club: Merimbula-Pambula Bulldogs
Rep Honours: Nil
A big, strong winger from New South Wales' south coast, Hughes scored 15 tries in 23 games in 2014. Hughes also played SG Ball for Souths and attended Sydney Boys High.
Euan Aitken (St George Illawarra Dragons)
Born: 16/6/1995 (Pambula, NSW)
Position: Centre
Junior Club: Merimbula-Pambula Bulldogs, Shellharbour Sharks
Rep Honours: Junior Kangaroos (2014), NSW U18s (2013), NSW U16s (2011)
Aitken enjoyed a successful NYC season in 2014, finishing with 20 tries in 16 games and a Junior Kangaroos jersey. On the back of a glowing endorsement from Dragons team mate Benji Marshall, Aitken will be looking to have a big tournament.
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