NRC Team Previews: Introducing…the NORTH HARBOUR RAYS
by Paul Cook -
The North Harbour Rays brings together players from Manly, Warringah, Northern Suburbs and Gordon under the tutelage of Gordon head coach, Geoff Townsend. Stacked full of players that impressed throughout the Shute Shield season, the Rays can boast two Super Rugby experienced scrum-halves in Matt Lucas and Josh Holmes alongside the recently announced Ken Catchpole Medallist, Hamish Angus at flyhalf so they certainly have the tools to guide them around the park. If they can be the glue between a gnarly pack and a pact back line, this side could go some way towards emulating the feats of their predecessors, the Central Coast Rays who took out the ARC back in 2007. They will play their home games out of Brookvale Oval.
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THE SQUAD:
WALLABIES: Michael Hooper, Wycliff Palu, Scott Fardy
SUPER RUGBY REPRESENTATIVES: Matt Lucas (NSWC WARATAHS, Cam