Road Safety Perth Spirit squad named for title defence

Aug 17 • General News, International • 2294 Views • Comments Off on Road Safety Perth Spirit squad named for title defence

The Road Safety Perth Spirit have named a strong squad for the 2017 National Rugby Championship (NRC) as the men in black and gold look for back-to-back championships.

Spirit Head Coach Kevin Foote has selected a squad made up of an exciting mix of Super Rugby experienced players and standouts from the local Pindan Premier Grade.
The 33-man squad features 13 title winning players from last season, 15 first time Spirit squad members and 11 Pindan Premier Grade stars as well as returning Western Australian prodigy, Nick Jooste, bolstering the strong WA presence in the group.
Foote says he believes the squad has the right mix of quality and depth to make another title charge and do the Western Australian rugby community proud.

“I think it is probably the strongest squad we have named,” he said. “We had a strong squad last year but this year having so many contracted players come through plus the coaching staff is very positive for the competition and Western Australia.”

“I think the guys want to come out and go back-to-back, that is the goal and the group is very focused. We are going to be looking to throw the ball around and play some really attractive Western Australian rugby.

“We have some really talented guys from the Pindan Premier Grade in the squad, those guys play for the love of the game, they play with great spirit and great heart, I think they will add a lot of value to the ‘Piggies’.

“I love the NRC, I love seeing everyone the kids and the families come down to ‘Fill the Hill’ and watch the Spirit. We love playing at McGillivray Oval and running out in the black and gold jersey, everyone takes a lot of pride in wearing the state colors.”

The Road Safety Perth Spirit kick off the 2017 NRC season against the Melbourne Rising on Sunday, 3 September kicking off at 3:00pm at McGillivray Oval, Mt Claremont.

Entry to all Road Safety Perth Spirit home games this season will be FREE so come down and ‘Fill The Hill’.

Jermaine	Ainsley	Nedlands/Force
Shambeckler	Vui	Wanneroo/Force
Tetera	Faulkner	Wanneroo/Force
Beau	King	Kalamunda
Pekahou	Cowan	Wests Scarborough/Force
Mees	Erasmus	Palmyra/Future Force Foundation
Baxter	King	Wests Scarborough
Anaru	Rangi	Nedlands/Force
Sama	Malolo	Wests Scarborough/Future Force Foundation
Logan	Ede	Nedlands
Richard	Arnold	Nedlands/Force
Matt	Philip	Road Safety Western Force
Onehunga	Havili	Palmyra/Force
Ben	Grant	Cottesloe/ Future Force Foundation
Kane	Koteka	Wests Scarborough/Force
Angus	Cottrell	Associates/Force
Isi	Naisarani	Road Safety Western Force
Ben	McCalman	Road Safety Western Force
Michael	Hardwick	Associates
Michael	Ruru	Nedlands/Force
Ian	Prior	Road Safety Western Force
Michael	McDonald	Palmyra/Future Force Foundation
Jono	Lance	Associates/Force
Peter	Grant	Cottesloe/Force
Nick	Jooste	Wests Lions (ACT)/Cottesloe
Billy	Meakes	Road Safety Western Force
Marcel	Brache	Perth Bayswater/Force
Sheldon	Tawara	Joondalup
Curtis	Rona	Palmyra/Force
Chance	Peni	Palmyra/Force
James	Verity-Amm	Nedlands/Force
Brendan	Owen	Associates/Future Force Foundation
Clay	Uyen	UWA/Force
Dane	Haylett-Petty	Wallaby (Cottesloe)
Richard	Hardwick	Wallaby (UWA)
Adam	Coleman	Wallaby (Cottesloe)
Tatafu	Polota-Nau	Wallaby