Rugby rep honours

Volume 49, No. 10, June 15, 2006

KEEPINGS OFF: PTE Kathy Faasee leads her Navy opponent on a merry dance during the national rugby titles in Canberra.

Photo: ABPH Paul McCallum

Navy had nine women and seven men included in representative teams selected at the end of the Australian Services Rugby Championships at Vikings Park in Canberra from May 28 to June 3.

Navy relinquished the men’s title for the Wing Commander John Caldwell Shield with a hard-fought 13-22 loss to Army and the Combined Navy/Air Force team was edged 10-12 in an equally tough Commodore Mick Dunne (RAN) Cup encounter both at Vikings Park on June 3.

A 32-strong men’s representative squad was named and 25 in the women’s.

The men’s team will play in the inaugural Pacific Cup Military Challenge from September 10 to 17 at Vikings Park. At this stage the Armed Forces of Fiji, Papua and New Guinea, and New Zealand have indicated they will attend, while Tonga and New Caledonia also are expected to compete.

The women’s team will attend several development camps before taking on teams from NSW Country, the ACT and Sydney at the same time as the men’s tournament in Canberra in September.

Navy representatives in the men’s squad include: LEUT Tor Sorensen, LS Jason Harrington, LS Shaun Megahey, PO Andrew Thorpe, LS Damein Tanaka, LS Brad Simmons, AB David Harris.

The women’s squad includes: MIDN Ashley Paine, SBLT Liz Quinn, AB Tennielle Sullivan, AB Sara Mooney, LS Cassy van Rythoven, AB Renae Woodward, AB Rebecca Manners, LEUT Kylie Schulstad, SMN Ellise Holl.

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