RLWC17 squads

[Ari Gold]

How good is this though? Everyone is finally talking world cup, including Channel 9!

 

[East Coast Tiger]

Five Italian domestic players in the Italy squad.




And a lot of ring-ins.

 

[Evil Homer]

What happened to Jorge Taufua for Tonga? Looked a gun a few years ago.

 

[Rhyno]

Kiwis likely line up as

1 RTS
2 DWZ
3 Beale
4 Whare
5 Rapana
6 TMM
7 Johnson
8 Packer
9 Levi
10 Blair
11 Mannering
12 K.Bromwich
13 Taupau

14 K.Nikorima
15 Taylor
16 JWH
17 Asofa-Solomona

18 Takairangi
19 Tapine
20 Hiku
21 Leuluai
22 Liu
23 AFB
24 Nightingale

Takairangi should start ahead of Beale and whare

 

[adamkungl]

What happened to Jorge Taufua for Tonga? Looked a gun a few years ago.

They've got about 15 wingers in the squad.
He just re signed for Manly I believe.

 

[adamkungl]

Takairangi should start ahead of Beale and whare

Maybe. It's more to show positional depth than an actual final lineup

 

[Ari Gold]

Italy have named a 33 man squad today which will be reduced to 24 once medicals are run.

6 domestic players in the 33 man squad

 

[lockyno1]

Bingo

Good.

He's been playing injured for a month!

 

[PARRA_FAN]

Just saw the Italian squad named by the president, i think, on Fox. Interesting to hear a few locals named.

 

[East Coast Tiger]

Mansour in for Boyd.

 

[East Coast Tiger]

Funny how a clearly injured Boyd was allowed to be picked and go through a fitness test but Bennett prevented others from being picked at all, even the ones who were playing two weeks ago.

 

[adamkungl]

Are any of Wayne's Broncos going to line up for this World Cup?

 

[carlosthedwarf]

Are any of Wayne's Broncos going to line up for this World Cup?

Gillett, Joe Ofahengaue and Tevita Pangai Jr for Tonga. Think everyone else is having "surgery"

 

[adamkungl]

Joe Ofahengaue and Tevita Pangai Jr for Tonga. Think everyone else is having "surgery"

If they look like coming up against England I suspect they'll fail a surprise medical.

 

[carlosthedwarf]

Forgot McGuire, Mead and Kodi too.

 

[morningstar]

Italy have named a 33 man squad today which will be reduced to 24 once medicals are run.

6 domestic players in the 33 man squad

Hope at least 4 of the domestics make the final 24.

Daniel Alvaro (Parramatta Eels)
Mirco Bergamasco (Leoni Veneti)
Nathan Brown (Parramatta Eels)
Christophe Calegari (Palau XIII Broncos)
Jake Campagnolo (Northern Pride)
Terry Campese (Queanbeyan Blues)
Justin Castellaro (Northern Pride)
Geole Cellurino (Saluzzo NWR/Tully Tigers)
Chris Centrone (Wyong Roos)
Mason Cerruto (St Marys)
Ryan Ghietti (Northern Pride)
Oliver Gildart (Wigan Warriors)
Jaume Giorgis (Saluzzo NWR)
Gavin Hiscox (Central Queensland Capras)
Jack Johns (Newcastle Knights)
Richard Lepori (Oldham Roughyeds)
Josh Mantellato (Wyong Roos)
Mark Minichiello (Hull FC)
Nathan Milone (Wests Tigers)
Giuseppe Pagani (Lions Brescia)
Ricardo Parata (Burleigh Bears)
Dean Parata (Blacktown Workers)
Emanuelle Passera (XIII del Ducato)
Eduardo Pezzano (Spartans Catania/Tully Tigers)
Keiran Quabba (Townsville Districts Blackhawks)
Joel Reithmuller (Northern Pride)
Brendan Santi (Wyong Roos)
James Tedesco (Wests Tigers)
Joel Tramontana (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs)
Paul Vaughan (St George Illawarra Dragons)
Jayden Walker (Cronulla Sharks)
Colin Wilkie (Northern Pride)
Shannon Wakeman (Huddersfield Giants)

 

[hutch]

Five Italian domestic players in the Italy squad.




And a lot of ring-ins.

5 more than last time!

 

[Valheru]

Well it looks like the Kiwi selectors and coaching staff are finally over whatever JWH did to them a few years ago. Either that or they are desperate due to the injuries and people not wanting to play for them.

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

Well it looks like the Kiwi selectors and coaching staff are finally over whatever JWH did to them a few years ago. Either that or they are desperate due to the injuries and people not wanting to play for them.

He played in the four nations last year.

I think you'll find that JWH being snubbed was a Kearney thing rather than anything else. Kearney is known for a "once you're on my bad side, you stay on my bad side" attitude at times.

 

[East Coast Tiger]

5 more than last time!

In fact it was six. I missed one. I reckon they'll pick two in the final and actually that is the same as last time. They had two in the squad last time who didn't get a game. So they'll either need to pick three or more or at least play someone to better last time.