North 16 Group Development Weekend
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This year, after some years at Catterick Garrison, the North 16 Group Development Weekend will take place at Mount St Mary's College, Spinkhill, Sheffield starting on Friday 7th December.
The players should arrive changed, having had lunch, for a meeting at 12.00noon to get the afternoon underway by 12.30pm.
The weekend will finish after lunch on Sunday 9th, after the Selectors have named 30 boys plus a number of replacements to attend the North Final Trial on Saturday 15th December (at Cheadle School, kick off 12.30).
(In response to a number of queries as to why the Final Trial is held where it is, the England Selectors travel from all directions to attend the four Trials: The Midlands and The South West next Saturday and Sunday, and then The North and London & South East the following weekend. The fact that Cheadle is in the south of our region has to be compared to its geographical position on the national map!)
At the selection meeting at Skipton RUFC, the following 46 players were chosen to attend:
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Half Backs |
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Thomas Taylor |
Cheshire |
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Andy Davies |
Cheshire |
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Joseph Parsonage |
Cheshire |
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Ryan Glynn |
Lancashire |
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Nathan Morris |
Cumbria |
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Oliver Shaw |
Yorkshire |
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Michael Whitley |
Durham |
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Rory Kettlewell |
Yorkshire |
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Max Ashcroft |
Lancashire |
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ChristianGeorgiou |
Yorkshire |
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Chris Thompson |
Lancashire |
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Tom Barrett |
Yorkshire |
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Lewis McKay |
Lancashire |
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George Ford |
Yorkshire |
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George Birkenshaw |
Yorkshire |
Wings & Full Backs |
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Tajinder Toor |
Yorkshire |
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Jordan Kennedy |
Cheshire |
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Scott Briggs |
Yorkshire |
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Perry Alexander |
Durham |
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Charlie Clare |
Yorkshire |
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John Pape (INJ) |
Lancashire |
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Steve Quigley |
Yorkshire |
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Chris Young |
Northumberland |
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Chris McTurk |
Yorkshire |
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Lewis Frazer |
Durham |
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Elliott Brierley |
Yorkshire |
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Joe Rafferty |
Durham |
Centres |
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David Markham |
Lancashire |
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Ross O'Neill |
Lancashire |
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Thomas Schofield |
Yorkshire |
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Josh Allan |
Yorkshire |
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William Lund |
Yorkshire |
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Sam Stuart |
Yorkshire |
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Ben Morris |
Yorkshire |
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Chris Gemmell |
Yorkshire |
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George Elliott |
Yorkshire |
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Sam Mullarkey |
Cheshire |
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Daniel Keene |
Cheshire |
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Rory Prentice |
Cheshire |
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Jonathan Ritson |
Cumbria |
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Oliver Kitson |
Durham |
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Andrew Dauncey |
Lancashire |
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Ben Vernon |
Lancashire |
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Chris Walker |
Yorkshire |
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Jonny Gatus |
Yorkshire |
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RichardSkowronek |
Yorkshire |
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Harry Rowan |
Yorkshire |
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The above players should download and complete the necessary documentation for both the North Squad's use, and potentially the England Squad's use. This can be found in the panel on the right.
After the Final Trial, the North Squad weekend (for about 22/23 boys) will take place at King Edward & Queen Mary School, Lytham on Saturday and Sunday 5th & 6th January, and will include a fixture on the Sunday afternoon (kick off 12.00noon) against Lancashire Under 17s.
