Australian Schoolboys U15 Merit sides named

The 2016 Australian Schoolboys U15 merit sides have been announced following the conclusion of the ASSRL U15 National Championships held in Port Macquarie.

In the Pool A Championship Final, Queensland Maroon defeated NSWCHS 16-12. Queensland’s Brent Barnes was named Player of the Final.

In the Pool B John Allen Trophy Final, Victoria defeated Western Australia 22-16. Victoria’s Soonafai Tuifelasai was named Player of the Final.

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15 Years Merit Team Pool A
1 Fanitesi Niu (Marsden State High – Queensland Maroon)
2 Brent Barnes (Coombabah State High – Queensland Maroon)
3 Aaron Schoupp (Illawarra Sports High – NSWCHS)
4 Ezraa Coulston (Brisbane Boys College – Queensland Maroon)
5 Elliott Moaga (Edgeware High – NSWCHS)
6 Sam Hooper (Lake Illawarra High – NSWCHS)
7 Thomas Dearden (Mackay State High – Queensland White)
8 David Hollis (Wauchope High – NSWCHS)
9 Thomas Demeio (Endeavour Sports High – NSWCHS)
10 Daniel Buckland (Kirwan State High – Queensland Maroon)
11 Nelson Grove (Palm Beach Currumbin State High – Queensland Maroon)
12 Braiden Magele (Patrician Brothers Blacktown – NSWCCC)
13 Jaron Purcell (Wadalba Community School – NSWCHS)

Player of the Championships: Thomas Demeio (Endeavour Sports High – NSWCHS)

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15 Years Merit Team Pool B
1 Dean Ieremia (Sunbury Downs College – Victoria)
2 Michael Blomley (Taminmin High – Northern Territory)
3 Jackson Hansen-Bond (Aranmore Catholic College – Western Australia)
4 Mayson Hill (Thornlie Senior High – Western Australia)
5 Jackson Smith (Taminmin High – Northern Territory)
6 Tamaho Teirney (Thornlie Senior High – Western Australia)
7 Tyrone Nona (Sanderson High – Northern Territory)
8 Jacob McCarthy (MacKillop Catholic College – Northern Territory)
9 Kruz Niutili-Schmidt (Mount Ridley College – Victoria)
10 James Atonio (Cranbourne East Secondary – Victoria)
11 Soonafai Tuifelasai (Dandenong High – Victoria)
12 Jackson Topine (Ellenbrook Community College – Western Australia)
13 Adidis Karora (Westall Secondary College – Victoria)

Player of the Championships: Kruz Niutili-Schmidt (Mount Ridley College – Victoria)

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15 Years Most Valuable State Players
ACT – Jacob Church (St Mary McKillop High)
NSWCCC – Braiden Magele (Patrician Brothers College)
NSWCHS – Jaron Purcell (Wadalba Community School)
NSWCIS – Angus O’Donnell (St Augustine’s College)
Northern Territory – Oscar Ruru (Mackillop Catholic College)
Queensland Maroon – Nelson Grove (Palm Beach Currumbin State High)
Queensland White – Thomas Dearden (Mackay State High)
South Australia – James Du Preez (Adelaide High)
Victoria – Adidis Karora (Westall Secondary School)
Western Australia – Jackson Topine (Ellenbrook Community College)