Matt Barlow
12 June 2023, 9:05 AM
Several Lismore Rugby players are returning to the Far North Coast with NSW Country Championships to their names.
Both Senior and Junior NSW Country Rugby Union Championships were held over the Long Weekend across the state.
Teams travelled to venues including Camden, Sydney, Dubbo, Port Macquarie, Orange and Tamworth.
The Far North Coast U/18 Boys side went through their division of the Championships undefeated and were crowned victors after several tough matches.
Lismore Rugby Club's Andrew Clark, Joey Davis, Loui Rubbo, Soren Webster and Zac Flood were all members of the team.
All players are members of the Lismore U/18 Colts side and also have played a number of senior matches in First and Reserve Grade this season.
Lismore Junior, Emily Thornycroft, also added a trophy to the collection when she represented Central Coast at the Championships.
Far North Coast did not field a team in Emily's U/14 Girls age division, so she was added to the Central Coast outfit, eventually taking the title.
Lismore fielded representatives in nine age divisions across the weekend as well as junior referees who also represented the club and included:
U13 - Darcy Paisley, Wes Weekes, Lachlan Allen.
U14 - Eddie Garrad, Ayden Holmes, Darcy Drogger.
U14 Girls - Emily Thornycraft
U15 - Owen Carroll, Max Venables, Jack McLean, Nate Boxsell, Blake Perkins, Jacob Mackney, Django Sheaffe.
U16 Girls - Olivia Leeson, Matilda Maher, Chloe Weston, Ilaria Blenkhorn, Chloe Sivewright, Ava Lisetto, Emily Hart.
U16 - Riley Flood (playing for MNC), Kody McQuilty and Hayden Sivewright (playing for New England).
U18 - Joey Davis, Andrew Clark, Soren Webster, Loui Rubbo, Zac Flood.
U18 Girls - Lotti Coppola (playing for Randwick)
Open Women’s - Daisy Smith, Elijha Fortescue, Zali Wheeler, Samantha Wright, Jada Williams, Jaimaya Rosser.
Referees - Connor Powell, Tristan Mitchell and Harvey McPhee.
The Senior Championship was held in Tamworth, with six Lismore women representing FNC.