NRC Team Previews: Introducing…the SYDNEY STARS
by Paul Cook -
A joint venture between Sydney University and Balmain, the Stars combine arguably the leading club side in Australian rugby over the last decade with one of the leading lights of Sydney's suburban rugby competition. They will play home games out of the iconic Leichhardt Oval in the city's Inner West.
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THE SQUAD:
WALLABIES: Israel Folau, Bernard Foley, Nick Phipps, Will Skelton
SUPER RUGBY REPRESENTATIVES: Peter Betham, Michael Hodge, Pat McCutcheon, Paddy Ryan, Tolu Latu, Jeremy Tilse (all NSW WARATAHS), Laurie Weeks (REBELS)
FORWARDS: Jordan Chapman, Tom Coolican, Hugo Dessens, Folau Fainga'a, David Hickey, Byron Hodge, Tipiloma Kaveinga, Alasdair King, Andrew Leota, Benn Melrose, Mathew Philip, Samuel Quinn, Tomas Robertson, Matthew Sandell, Michael Tyler, James Willan, Ryan Wilson, Mitchell Whiteley
BACKS: Henry Clunies-Ross, James Dargaville, S