Rugby league teams from remote communities across North Queensland were in Cairns recently to take part in the annual Remote Areas NQ United selection trials.
The participating regions were: Southern Cape (comprising players from Pormpuraaw, Coen Hopevale, Wujal and Cooktown), Northern Cape (players from Aurukun, Napranum, Lockhart River, Weipa) NPA (Bamaga, Injinoo, New Mapoon),Torres Strait, and Palm Island.
Read the preview of the RARL NQ United selection trials HERE.
Following the carnival, a Northern United team was selected to play against Queensland Outback in Cairns on July 16 as curtain-raiser to the Rabbitohs V Cowboys match at Barlow Park.
See the team below:
No |
NAMES |
REGION |
1 |
Isaiah Wigness |
Torres |
2 |
Gabriel Eseli |
NPA |
3 |
Benny Macumboy |
Southern- Lockhart |
4 |
Windsor Bowie |
NPA |
5 |
Abung David |
Torres |
6 |
Mickey Pablo |
NPA |
7 |
Darryl Pearson |
Palm Island |
8 |
Trevor Nona |
NPA |
9 |
Ronald Woosup |
NPA |
10 |
Jioji Dabea |
Palm Island |
11 |
Raoul Miller |
Palm Island |
12 |
Charlie Sagigi |
NPA |
13 |
Remus Phineasa |
Torres |
14 |
Zengrey Nona |
NPA |
15 |
Gabriel Bon |
Torres |
16 |
Wilfred Bowie |
NPA |
17 |
Genami Geia |
Palm Island |
18 |
Dominic Macumboy |
Southern- Lockhart |
Shadows |
|
|
Backs |
Tabua Woosup |
Northern Cape |
Backs |
Ryan Madua |
Northern Cape |
Backs |
Miles Kerindun |
Northern Cape |
Forwards |
Samson Zitha |
Torres |
Forwards |
Shaquel Adidi-Nixon |
Northern Cape |
|
|
|
COACH |
Roy Prior |
Palm Island |
ASS COACH |
Robert Yorkston |
NPA |
TRAINER |
Terry Abednego |
Torres |
MANAGER |
Frank Loban |
Torres- Badu Island |
SPORTS TRAINER |
Deb Gallop |
Cairns |
