Following the successful 2015 tour of South West USA the Indigenous Australian Invitational Rugby (IAIR) team has selected its squad for the 2018 tour of USA and Canada.
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The tour will be in late 2018 and will consist of six games over two weeks and will include New York City, Boston, Toronto, Montreal, Quebec City and Longbeach, California.
Indigenous Australian Invitational Rugby team manager Darrell Morris said the IAIR looked to empower young Indigenous men by assisting them with their educational, employment and social goals.
“The aim is to develop future indigenous leaders and take into account efforts made by applicants on and off the field when offering an invitation to tour,” Morris said. “The IAIR will aim to assist selected players with their rugby development, studies, housing and employment options.”
Morris said players would also participate in functions, sightseeing, conducting coaching clinics and spending time volunteering with a Canadian based charity.
The team will also be playing an All Aboriginal Canadian team which is a follow up to the teams historic match against an All Native American team in Gallup, New Mexico in 2015.
The full squad, team captains, leadership group and coaches are:
Captain Braiden Smith - Queanbeyan
Vice Captain Elliot Thompson - Barcaldine
Vice Captain Steven Tracey - Wagga Wagga
Kai Lowah - Cairns
Jerone Wills - Darwin
Ethan Schober - Darwin
Kai Lowah - Cairns
Jerone Wills - Darwin
Jarod Mabo - Yorke Island
Braiden Smith - Queanbeyan (C)
Elliot Thompson - Barcaldine (VC)
Joel Cooper - Bowral
Ethan Schober - Darwin
Leonard Snowball - Babinda
Tirawa Gristwood - Moss Vale
Blake Milgate - Penrith
Corbin Walters - Ourimbah
Chris Combridge - Dubbo
Will Callen - Canberra
Jaydan McLeod - Lightning Ridge
Steven Tracey - Wagga Wagga (VC)
Owen Simpson - Ballina
Rehannon Pompey - Townsville
Aaron Brown - Davenport
Joseff Wilson - Leeton
Daniel Chui-Clark - Darwin
Ronston Pompey - Townsville
Dan Rosendale - Cairns
Brody Tracey - Wagga Wagga
Rueben House - Canberra
Wyatt Gavan - Gosford
Deon Evans - Sydney
Brendan Trudgen - Canberra
Damien Carriage - Coffs Harbour
Ethan Wikaria - Noosa
Lionel Anau -Boigu Island
Joshua Smith - Narara
Corey Barlow - Atherton
Brodie O'Neil-Mason - Goodooga
Conner Lynch - Griffin
Clifford Johnny - Doomadgee
Manager: Darrell Morris - Cloncurry
Head Coach: John Browne - Townsville
Forwards Coach : Bernard Green - Townsville
Backs coach: TBC
Technical Adviser: David Conyers - Bathurst
Assistant Manager: Kelli Smith - Queanbeyan
Head Trainer / Player Welfare: Wade Smith - Queanbeyan
Trainer: Joel Thomas - Townsville
Physiotherapist: James Pearce - Canberra
Player Mentor: Peter Nugent - Bathurst
Team Patron: Sean Armistead - Melbourne
Derek Barry
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
