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Northern
Defenders’ Corporal Troy Jewell prepares to take the
opposition head on.
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North Queensland ADF Rugby League team, the Northern Defenders,
has competed in this year’s Combined Australian Services Rugby
League National Carnival at Randwick Barracks.
A squad of 25 players headed to Sydney confident of a win although
exercise commitments had shortened the preparation time for the
team.
Team manager Warrant Officer 2 Alan Lynch said rugby league in the
ADF was no longer a strong team sport in North Queensland.
“Since our commitments to Timor and other training commitments
rugby league has fallen off the program,” he said.
“This new team will raise the profile and reputation of the
game and hopefully will inspire others teams to start up again.”
The Northern Defenders competed against other tri-service sides
from Southern Queensland, NSW Metro, NSW Country and Emerging States.
The competition served as a vehicle to select a national side to
go onand play the visiting Royal Medical Corps at the completion
of the carnival.
WO2 Lynch said there were future plans to challenge some of the
local civilian teams such as the Police Force NQ team.
A full report on the Combined Australian Services Rugby League National
Carnival, held from October 3-7 at Randwick Barracks, will appear
in the next edition..
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