Junior Wallabies Head Coach Nathan Grey has confined his first squad for the 2022 year as the Australian U20s program looks to make its return to the national landscape following a disrupted 2021.
The squad is looking strong with 20 players (denoted below) returning from involvement in the program from 2021 and a string of exciting new talent emerging from all corners of the Australian Rugby landscape, including Super Academies, clubs, schoolboy rugby.
Assembling in Canberra on February 20, the Junior Wallabies will base themselves in the nation's capital till March 1 as they prepare for the annual Oceania U20s Championship that will take place in early July this year.
Junior Wallabies Head Coach Nathan Grey said: "Following the disruption of the last 18-months, it's refreshing to be able to come together as a national program as we commence our 2022 campaign.
"The coaches and management are as excited as the players to be able to come together and begin our 2022 journey together. These players have not had the opportunity to play much Rugby recently due to covid, so a camp of this type allows them to show their talents and test themselves against the best of their peers in the country.
"This is one of 3 camps designed to build a squad to represent Australia in the Oceania Tournament, and these players get the first crack at securing a spot in that final group," Grey said.
2022 Junior Wallabies Camp One Squad:
Siosifa Amone, Western Force*
Taj Annan, Queensland Reds
Ed Arnott, NSW Waratahs
Floyd Aubrey, Queensland Reds*
Nic Baker, Queensland Reds
Angus Blackmore, Brumbies*
Jayden Blake, NSW Waratahs
Jack Bowen, NSW Waratahs
Cooper Bridgeman, Queensland Reds
Adrian Brown, NSW Waratahs*
John Bryant, Queensland Reds
Paddy Burns, NSW Waratahs
Luke Callan, Western Force*
Jamie Clark, NSW Waratahs
Ben Dowling, NSW Waratahs*
George Gibson, NSW Waratahs
Mason Gordon, Melbourne Rebels*
Mac Grealy, Queensland Reds*
Eyda Haisila, Melbourne Rebels
Clem Halaholo, NSW Waratahs
Zac Hough, Melbourne Rebels
Fritz Jahnke-Tavana, NSW Waratahs
Matias Jensen, Brumbies
Darby Lancaster, Aussie 7s, NSW Waratahs
Jhy Legg, Western Force
Remsy Lemisio, Brumbies*
Tom Lynagh, Queensland Reds
Daniel Maiava, Melbourne Rebels
Tom Maka, NSW Waratahs*
Pat Maka, Brumbies*
Timo Naivaluwaqa, Brumbies
Henry O'Donnell, NSW Waratahs
George Poolman, Western Force*
Lukas Ripley, Melbourne Rebels*
Andrew Romano, Western Force*
Conor Seve, Western Force*
Ned Slack-Smith, Western Force
Byron Sutherland, NSW Waratahs
Paddy Tagg, NSW Waratahs
Keynan Tauakipulu, Queensland Reds*
Kalani Thomas, Queensland Reds*
David Vaihu, Melbourne Rebels*
Angus Websdale, NSW Waratahs
Louis Werchon, Queensland Reds*
Teddy Wilson, NSW Waratahs*
