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ocean paddlers strut their stuff. ends with 10 people on board. ing in 250m and 500m sprint bour in 2010 and ’11 and our “We haven’t competed a The June 12-15 racing in- A support boat drops four races involving one-person ca- own Lisa Ward is a national hell of a lot in recent times, but volves surf lifesaving, ski and “passengers’’ in the water for noes (OC1s) and two-person champion. we’re confident of doing well at stand-up paddling, dragon the canoe to collect during the crafts (OC2s) and longer 8km “Lisa won the women’s Hamilton Island if everything boat paddling and the outrig- long haul to the finish line. and 16km mixed and open men Marlin Coast Challenge in No- falls into place,’’ he said. ger canoes. The canoe is a monster – races. vember last year and backed it “There is talk of teams from Paddlers from the Darwin 14m long – but it is relatively “All up the 10-person Terri- up with a national sprint title in Hawaii coming over, including THE Territory’s best outrigger Outrigger Canoe Club will light at 125kg and can accom- tory crew could be racing more February. the stand-up world champion canoeists will be thrashing the race in a national champion- modate the passengers who than 100km over four days. “She is the No. 1 in Travis Grant and other teams blue waters off Hamilton Is- ship race – the prestigious 10- have to grab the craft as it “So we’ll know we’ve been in those races.’’ down the east coast, so it won’t land next week. man, 42km, changeover race. glides by and haul themselves paddling,’’ Ostwald said. Ostwald said the club was be easy out on the water.’’ The occasion is the Gatora- The Territory has entered a on board. “It’s been 10 years since the always looking for recruits in People wanting to join the de Clash of the Paddles, a four- mixed crew – five men and five DOCC’s coach and club club started. order to get their competitive Darwin Outrigger Canoe Club day spectacular where the women – in a race that begins spokesman Paul Ostwald said “We won two national numbers up around the 40 can call Lisa on 0410 214 306 outriggers and other surf and with a six-person canoe and the Top Enders were also rac- marathon titles in Coffs Har- mark. for training times. College has seven in Genia snub as in-form NT squad By BRIAN ANDERSON

TAMINMIN College has dominated selections in the duo secure Test call-up Northern Territory schoolboys squad to contest the national titles in next month. Seven students from the rural high school were named in the 23-man squad for the July 1-4 championships. The Territory side will trav- el to Bowral in the southern highlands of NSW for a pre- tournament camp and match- es against local sides Oxley College on June 26 and the Bowral Blacks under-18s on June 28. The warm-up matches and training sessions should en- sure the Territory has their combinations and game plans finely tuned before the nation- als start in Sydney the follow- ing week. The Territory will contest Division 2 at the champion- ships, with the first match scheduled against South Aus- tralia at St Ignatius College, Riverview on Tuesday, July 1. After a rest day, the NT play the highly credentialed Lloyd McDermott rugby develop- ment team, who are the de- fending Division II champions. The NT also plays II on Friday, July 4 after the Victorians replaced Tasmania, who decided not to compete at the championships this year. A merit team from Division II will be announced after the championships. The Territory last won the Merv Allen Plate for winning Division II in 1994 and have been runners-up twice, with from the (left) and from the Waratahs have been named as the new scrum-half combination for the Wallabies Picture: CHRIS HYDE the most recent in 2006. The Division I champion- NIC White and Bernard Foley per relegated to ni while Adam Ashley-Cooper lar form in this year’s Super ships will be played will form a new Wallabies the bench. and Nick Cummins fill the Rugby competition, will be WALLABIES simultaneously, with their first halves pairing with long-serv- And has wing spots. looking to recreate his Wara- match on Monday, June 30 ing halfback unable claimed the contentious No. 8 Newly appointed captain tahs combination with fullback First Test v France at and the final scheduled for to even gain selection on the spot for his 50th appearance Stephen Moore will join props at international Suncorp Stadium in Saturday, July 5. bench for the first rugby Test for the Wallabies. and Sekope level. (June 7): 15 Israel NT schoolboys squad – Taminmin against France on Saturday. Carter, 24, is the son of for- Kepu in the front-row. “Nic and Bernard are two Folau, 14 Adam Ashley- College: Mitchell McLachlan, Sean Brumbies star White will mer Wallaby David Carter and Openside flanker Michael players who have had a huge Cooper, 13 , Coughlin, Daniel Engstrom, Jack Byrnes, start at halfback while Foley he highlights McKenzie’s in- Hooper partners influence in the results of their 12 , 11 Nick Clancy Court, Zep Rubock, Chris Gergis; has been given the five-eighth sistence form is the driving fac- in the back-row alongside provincial teams over the past Cummins, 10 Bernard Foley, Palmerston Senior College: Greg Svan- berth ahead of NSW Waratahs tor behind his selections. Palu, who held off competition two seasons,” said McKenzie. 9 Nic White, 8 Wycliff Palu, felds (c), Bayley Hakes, Liam Bilston, teammate who “We function in a perform- from Ben McCalman and Scott “We have a very specific 7 Michael Hooper, 6 Scott Thomas Roe, Felix Byrne; Darwin High: is on the bench for the Suncorp ance environment and so it’s Higginbotham to replace Eu- style of game we want to play – Fardy, 5 , 4 Rob Aryton Deo, Declan Armitage; Casuarina Stadium clash. important to reward those who rope-bound Ben Mowen at the Wallaby way – and their Simmons, 3 , 2 Senior College: Matthew Pollard, Jason Nick Phipps has been pre- have consistently played at a No.8. two skill-sets complement Stephen Moore (c), 1 James Lim, Malali Mluikade, Ian Manolis, Reece ferred as reserve halfback high level over the course of White will be making his each other in ensuring we can Slipper; Reserves: 16 Tatafu Calkin; Good Shepherd Lutheran Col- ahead of Genia. the season,” McKenzie said. third start for Australia after deliver our game plan. Polota-Nau, 17 Pek Cowan, lege: Reece Morcom; Kormilda College: Coach Ewen McKenzie has Brumbies five-eighth Matt replacing Genia against Ar- “They’re also established 18 Paddy Ryan, 19 James Trent Keppel; TAFE: Thomas McSkim- also handed a Test debut to Toomua reverts to the inside gentina and South Africa last goal-kickers and you can never Horwill, 20 Ben McCalman, ming; The Southport School: Eli Taulelei; Brumbies lock Sam Carter centre role he played so effec- year before the Queenslander underestimate the importance 21 Nick Phipps, 22 Kurtley Shadow Players: Cameron Clarke, Thom- alongside Rob Simmons in the tively for the Wallabies last reclaimed the spot. of this skill at an international Beale, 23 Pat McCabe. as Raymond, Quentin Hartog, Bryce Her- second row with former skip- year alongside Tevita Kuridra- Foley, who has been in stel- level.” bert, Ashley Theyers.

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