history-making undefeated minor premiership-winning season<\/a>.<\/p>\nSmith has been selected as a halfback and Morley has been chosen as a fullback for the coming tournament.<\/p>\n
Morley made her debut for Corellas at the 2024 tournament in Caloundra, and an appearance this year will be a debut for Smith in the seniors after she represented NSW Country in the juniors as a 17-year-old.<\/p>\n
Three other Central North players were named in the Corellas\u2019 initial 35-player squad, which include Tamworth Pirates duo Jada LeBrocq and Nikki Berryman and the Gunnedah Red Devils\u2019 Jean Littlewood. Berryman and Littlewood have also been named in the side to travel to Newcastle for the tournament, which will run from Wednesday, October 1, to Sunday, October 5.<\/p>\n
Narrabri Rugby Club president Daniel Kahl told The Courier that everyone at the Blue Boars was proud of Morley and Smith\u2019s selections, which he described as well-deserved.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s awesome for the club. It\u2019s always good to have players involved in rep programs,\u201d Kahl said.<\/p>\n
\u201cA huge congrats to Apes, who it will be the first time in the senior country team after playing for NSW Country in the juniors, and for Cass, who is backing up after playing for the side last year.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s great to see, and it\u2019s just rewards for those two.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had a few in the women\u2019s and men\u2019s teams for Central North, and for some of them to get called on for higher honours is really great.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt obviously benefits those players who will learn and grow plenty as players, but what they will bring back to the club is equally as beneficial to us as a club.<\/p>\n
\u201cHopefully seeing them in those positions will encourage others to seek rep opportunities too.\u201d<\/p>\n
The two players both told The Courier that they are excited to line up in Newcastle at the national tournament later in the year, and they were both ecstatic that the other had been selected.<\/p>\n
\u201cEver since I came home from Sydney, I think that was in 2021, I\u2019ve wanted to make Country,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was pretty happy to make it and I was actually quite shocked, to be honest.<\/p>\n
\u201cPlaying 15s is so different to playing 10s. We don\u2019t get to play 15s out here, so it will be cool to get to play that again. I\u2019m keen for the higher level of footy too.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe pride of putting on the NSW Country jersey, that burnt orange jersey, that\u2019s the best memory from last year,\u201d Morley added.<\/p>\n
\u201cDefinitely looking forward to that again.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought it\u2019d be good to give it another shot, and after having played one year already, I\u2019m a lot more confident going into the second year. I already know a lot of the girls and the coach.<\/p>\n
\u201cBeing there before makes it a lot easier to make the switch from 10s to 15s, because we don\u2019t get to play 15s in our comp.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe finished third last year and I think we can go better this year. We can take out the comp. We have a pretty handy team.\u201d<\/p>\n
There were three Narrabri Blue Boars men\u2019s team players who were set to be selected in the NSW Country Rugby Cockatoos men\u2019s squad after impressing at the NSW Country Champs event, but they all had to decline the offers due to personal commitments conflicting with the dates they were required to be available for the squad.<\/p>\n
Those three players included club captain Sam Spanton, first XV captain Will McDonnell and fan favourite Josh Schwager.<\/p>\n
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