NSW Gen Blue name side to play QLD U20s in Super 20’s opener
NSW Gen Blue coach Chris Malone has named a strong side for Saturday's match against QLD U20s.
The squad features four players returning from the 2015 U20s training squad, who took out the National U20’s Championship title last year.
A majority of the players within the team also hail from Sydney’s Colts competition.
The game tomorrow is the first for the NSW Gen Blue U20s in the new-look regular weekly Super U20s competition. The team will compete against four other state teams, the Queensland U20s, Brumbies Colts (U20s), Melbourne Rebels U20s and the Western Force U20s, in a bid to be crowned Super U20s Championship in 2016.
Malone said he was excited about getting the new competition off to a start.
“There’s a lot of young guys coming through, and many who are first year out of school.
“It’s a tough game against Queensland, they’ve always been good. Queensland NSW derbies are traditionally strong in Australian rugby.
“We know we have a big game ahead of us on