Australian Schools Championships: Eight returning players to watch
Each year, a handful of future Wallabies are unearthed at the Australian Schools Championships.
By this time next week, we'll be talking about a number of potential stars but before that, here are eight returning players to keep an eye on.
Apenisa Driti - ACT
After playing his way into the Australian Schools Barbarians side last year, Apenisa Driti was chased heavily by several NRL clubs but its understood the giant prop has been signed by Rugby Australia, thanks to their new ‘Fighting Fund’. At 118kg, Driti will be hard to miss.
Joseph Suaalii - Combined States
The 15-year old boy prodigy is another being chased heavily by clubs in several codes and will get a chance to prove he can match it with the big boys after earning a spot in the Combined States side. Suaalii didn't get a whole lot of opportunity during the NSW Schools trials, but if he finds space next week, he’ll be very tough to stop.
Joey Walton - NSW I
Central Coast playmaker Joey Walton was one