New South Wales Residents rugby league team
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The New South Wales Residents rugby league team is a representative rugby league team consisting of players who reside in New South Wales
, Australia
. They play fixtures against Queensland
Residents, often as a curtain raiser to a State of Origin
game. They also play against touring sides, and occasionally act as opposition in warm-up fixtures for international sides.
The side features largely players from outside of the first grade, or just on the edges of the NRL as well as players from the lower grades and age-group competitions.
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. They play fixtures against Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
Residents, often as a curtain raiser to a State of Origin
Rugby League State of Origin
State of Origin is an annual best of three series of rugby league football matches contested by the Maroons and the Blues, who represent the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales respectively...
game. They also play against touring sides, and occasionally act as opposition in warm-up fixtures for international sides.
The side features largely players from outside of the first grade, or just on the edges of the NRL as well as players from the lower grades and age-group competitions.
Most recent squad
The team to play Queensland Residents prior to Game 3 of the 2009 State of Origin series on 15 July, 2009| Player | Current Club (2009) |
|---|---|
| Chris Adams Chris Adams (rugby league) Chris Adams is a rugby league footballer. He currently plays for the Central Coast Centurions in the NSW Cup. He plays at hooker. Adams is available to play first-grade for the Newcastle Knights of the National Rugby League... |
Cessnock Goannas |
| Brett Anderson Brett Anderson (rugby league) Brett Anderson born 8 September 1986 in Innisfail, Queensland, Australia is a rugby league player for the Melbourne Storm in the NRL. He plays on the wing and can operate as a centre.... |
Central Coast Storm |
| Joseph Cahill | Central Coast Storm |
| Josh Cordoba Josh Cordoba Josh Cordoba is an Australian professional rugby league player for Cronulla Sharks in the NRL. He previously played for the Parramatta Eels and Hull He primarily plays at prop.... |
Wentworthville Magpies Wentworthville Magpies The Wentworthville Magpies, colloquially known as Wenty, are a Rugby league team based in the suburb of Wentworthville in Sydney's Western Suburbs. Founded in 1963, the club has competed in various Sydney district competitions and, since 2003, the semi-professional NSWRL Jim Beam Cup competition... |
| Brent Crisp Brent Crisp Brent Crisp is a professional rugby league player for the Bulldogs in the National Rugby League. He primarily plays at full-back and can also play on the wing... |
Bankstown City Bulls Sydney Bulls The Sydney Bulls are a rugby league team based in the suburb of Bass Hill in Sydney's South-Western Suburbs. Founded in 1999, the club was formed by Lebanese-Australian players and businessmen who were involved in the 1997 Lebanon Rugby League World Sevens side... |
| Ben Ellis Ben Ellis (rugby league) Ben Ellis is a rugby league player who currently plays for the Cabramatta Two-Blues in the Bundaberg Cup. Ellis' position of choice is at hooker.-Playing career:... |
Cabramatta Two-Blues Cabramatta Two-Blues Cabramatta Two Blues, colloquially known as Cabra, is an Australian rugby league football club that was originally formed in 1919 and then later completely formed as the Two Blues in 1939. They have always based from the Parramatta Junior Leagues, and their junior teams compete in the Parramatta... |
| Liam Foran Liam Foran Liam Foran is a rugby league player who currently plays for the Manly Sea Eagles. He plays as a half-back or five-eighth... |
Newtown Jets Newtown Jets The Newtown Jets are an Australian rugby league football club based in Newtown, a suburb of Sydney's inner west. They currently compete in the NSWRL Premier League competition, having left the top grade after the 1983 NSWRFL season... |
| David Gower David Gower (rugby league) David Neil Gower is an Australian/English professional rugby league footballer for the St George Illawarra Dragons of the National Rugby League .... |
Balmain Ryde Eastwood Tigers Balmain Tigers The Balmain Tigers are a rugby league football club based in the inner-western Sydney suburb of Balmain. They were a founding member of the New South Wales Rugby League and one of the most successful in the history of the premiership, with eleven titles... |
| Justin Horo Justin Horo Justin Horo is a professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Parramatta Eels of the National Rugby League. He plays in the second-row.-Playing career:... |
Wentworthville Magpies Wentworthville Magpies The Wentworthville Magpies, colloquially known as Wenty, are a Rugby league team based in the suburb of Wentworthville in Sydney's Western Suburbs. Founded in 1963, the club has competed in various Sydney district competitions and, since 2003, the semi-professional NSWRL Jim Beam Cup competition... |
| James Maloney James Maloney James Maloney is a professional rugby league player who currently plays for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League.- Playing career :... |
Central Coast Storm |
| Ben McFadgean Ben McFadgean Ben McFadgean is a winger for the Penrith Panthers.McFadgean played his first and only game on round 18 in 2009.He played for the New South Wales Residents team in 2009.... |
Windsor Wolves Windsor Wolves The Windsor Wolves are a Rugby league team based in the town of Windsor, NSW. The club fields both junior and senior teams in the Penrith district competitions and, since 2003, the semi-professional NSWRL Jim Beam Cup competition in NSW, Australia... |
| Brendan Oake Brendan Oake Brendan Oake born 17 September 1985 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia is a rugby league player for the Parramatta Eels in the NRL.Brendan Oake's position of choice is in the second-row or as a prop.... |
Wentworthville Magpies Wentworthville Magpies The Wentworthville Magpies, colloquially known as Wenty, are a Rugby league team based in the suburb of Wentworthville in Sydney's Western Suburbs. Founded in 1963, the club has competed in various Sydney district competitions and, since 2003, the semi-professional NSWRL Jim Beam Cup competition... |
| David Simmons | Cronulla Sharks Cronulla Sharks The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are Australian professional Rugby league team based in Cronulla, in the Sutherland Shire, Southern Sydney, New South Wales... |
| Michael Sullivan | Bankstown City Bulls Sydney Bulls The Sydney Bulls are a rugby league team based in the suburb of Bass Hill in Sydney's South-Western Suburbs. Founded in 1999, the club was formed by Lebanese-Australian players and businessmen who were involved in the 1997 Lebanon Rugby League World Sevens side... |
| Ryan Tandy Ryan Tandy Ryan Tandy is an Australian professional rugby league footballer. He played as both a prop and second-row .-Playing career:... |
Central Coast Storm |
| Chris Trembath | North Sydney Bears North Sydney Bears The North Sydney Bears are an Australian rugby league football club based in North Sydney, New South Wales. They currently compete in the New South Wales Cup, having exited the National Rugby League following the 1999 NRL season after 92 years of top-grade competition. The Bears are based on... |
| Ryan Verlinden | Cronulla Sharks Cronulla Sharks The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are Australian professional Rugby league team based in Cronulla, in the Sutherland Shire, Southern Sydney, New South Wales... |
| Jonathan Wright Jonathan Wright (rugby league) Jonathan Wright , is an Australian rugby league player for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogsin the NRL competition. He plays as a centre or on the wing. Jonathan has played with the Parramatta Eels before signing with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs for seasons 2011 and 2012.-External links:*... |
Wentworthville Magpies Wentworthville Magpies The Wentworthville Magpies, colloquially known as Wenty, are a Rugby league team based in the suburb of Wentworthville in Sydney's Western Suburbs. Founded in 1963, the club has competed in various Sydney district competitions and, since 2003, the semi-professional NSWRL Jim Beam Cup competition... |