Waitaha Teams that will be competing at the BBNZ National Championships have now been named
The selection of the U15, U17 & U19 Waitaha Boy’s & Girl’s teams has been a difficult process with the depth of quality players. The representative coaches have done their best in assessing the players through trials, selection tournament & qualifying games.
With Waitaha qualifying two teams in every age group we have the opportunity to pick up loan players from Mid & South Canterbury. We try to follow the principle of ensuring the top 20 players from the Canterbury region get to go to Nationals as we think this is very important in ensuring all players throughout the Canterbury region have the opportunity to be selected for Nationals.
Rep team selection is not defining in the long term development of a player as we have seen players miss out on rep teams who have gone on to receive US College scholarships or play for a New Zealand National team. With this said well done to the players who have been selected and a word of encouragement for players who have missed out to take advantage of the opportunities through school, club & the Mainland development teams:
U15 Boys Waitaha Red-
Jordan Braithwaite
Tom Harrison
Jalen Dickel
Louis Delatour
Fa’anau Muao
Hunter Adam
Jack Coulthard
Perry Ratahi
Luke Jones
Riley Sa
Coach- Ben Sheat
U15 Boys Waitaha Black-
Dylan Weich
Joel Fenika
Jarius Montenegro
Jake Banks
Mason Murphy
Alex Wenmoth
Tom Barrett
Andre Sula
Kobe Northmore
Lambeth Viloria
Coach- Matt Cunninghame
U15 Boys Waitaha Training Reserves-
Josh Doody
Ashton Stocker
Harry Weston
Rueben Booth
Louie Gordon
U15 Girls Waitaha Red-
Brooke Palmer
Lauren Whittaker
Kate Herman
Elisah Vili-Umaga
Lily Gaughan
Cassidy Brunel
Maddie Morrow
Olivia Isitt
Kyla Lynch-Brown
Kerereatua Williams
Coach- Terry Brunel
U15 Girls Waitaha Red Training Reserves-
Olive Tuipulotu
Annette Patea
U15 Girls Waitaha Black-
Ivy Brown
Olivia Cromarty
Eva Robinson
Eva Marryatt
Grace Neilson
Summer Hawkins
Maya James
Serena Tarawa
Erin Kennedy
Holly Willman
Coach- Gordon Wong
U15 Girls Waitaha Black Training Reserves-
Jade McIntyre
Alex Robinson
U17 Boys Waitaha Red-
Nali Fifita
Okirano Tilaia
Mac Stoddard
Sam Jenkins
Wil de Geest
Caleb Cameron
Mason Whittaker
Zach Hannen
Ah-Li Fenika
Greg Rodger
Coach- Jack Williamson
U17 Boys Waitaha Red Training Reserves-
Josh Lacey
Ryan Wood
U17 Boys Waitaha Black-
Trey Te Awa
Tanae Lavery
Walter Brown
Cosmo Korte
Tautahi Briggs
Josh Delacruz
Quinn Lavery
James Ingram
Sam Gallagher
Liam Golding
Coach – Liam Connelly
U17 Boys Waitaha Black Training Reserves-
Ra Erurewa
Enda Brennan
U17 Girls Waitaha Red-
Georgia Hollings
Courtney Godinet
Olivia McIntyre
Samantha Arnold
Ashlee Strawbridge
Stella Porter
Mia Abercrombie
Molly Cockburn
Malia Nanai
Sophie Adams
Coach- Laken Wairau
U17 Girls Waitaha Black-
Katie-Jo van den Bogaret
Annabel Lapworth
Izzy Orr
Terina Cooper
Millie Ford
Maia Williamson
Elsie McRobb
Holly Groeneweg
Amy Buckmaster
Mia Pearson
Coach- Kimberley Sexton
U17 Girls Waitaha Training Reserves-
Jordana Falconer
Adi McGoon
Sarai Chapman
Sunny Montgomery
U19 Boys Waitaha Red-
Max de Geest
Max Darling
Tom Higgins
Connor McLaughlin
Will Harrison
Tom Crutchley
Kurt Feneon
Louis Oskam
Ben Carlile-Smith
Nic Wenmoth
Coach- Mark Dickel
U19 Boys Waitaha Black-
Joel Jeffrey
Tom Russ-Hofmans
Quinten Conner
Will Hollings
Jimmy Williamson
Fletcher Arnold
Noa Price
Tom Webley
Josh Thomson
Lachie MacFarlane
Coach- Aled Jones
U19 Girls Waitaha Red-
Amiee Book
Lauryn Hippolite
Tsubasa Nisbet
Charlotte Whittaker
Sofia Kennedy
Helen Matthews
Sammy Irvine
Rachel Pullan
Nicole Stuart
Olivia Daniel
Coach- Lori McDaniel
U19 Girls Waitaha Black–
Connie Taylor
Violet Eaton
Sophia Harrison
Millie Knight
Bailey Chamberlain
Kersha Timpson
Keneisha Bond
Paris Nurse
Maddie Eder
Kate Dohmen
Coach- Mikey Graham