NRC: Sydney Rays name team for season opener against Rams
Sydney Rays coach Simon Cron has opted for a trusted club combination in the midfield for his side's NRC opener against the Western Sydney Rams at North Sydney Oval on Sunday.
The Northern Suburbs combo of Angus Sinclair and the promising Irae Simone will pull on the 10 and 12 jerseys for the important game against the Rams this weekend.
Sinclair beat Manly Marlins flyhalf Sam Lane to the No.10 jersey after impressing the coaching staff at a pre-season camp held last weekend.
Simone has had an impressive club season with Norths and was named the Shute Shield rookie of the year at the Ken Catchpole Medal ceremony.
“We’ve gone with a lot of combinations from our clubs at this stage of the season,” Cron said.
“We got through a lot at the camp at Macquarie but we’ve only had a reasonably short period of time together, but in that time we have achieved a lot.
“Angus and Irae have played a lot of footy together and we’re all confident in the way that they run the g