{"id":1980,"date":"2014-09-26T17:30:09","date_gmt":"2014-09-26T05:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/westcoastrfu.com\/?p=1980"},"modified":"2014-09-26T17:30:09","modified_gmt":"2014-09-26T05:30:09","slug":"west-coast-under-20s-in-action-this-saturday-at-rugby-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westcoast.retrorugby.net\/index.php\/2014\/09\/26\/west-coast-under-20s-in-action-this-saturday-at-rugby-park\/","title":{"rendered":"West Coast Under 20&#8217;s In Action This Saturday At Rugby Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color:#800000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/westcoastrfu.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/08\/westcoast.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1903\" src=\"http:\/\/westcoastrfu.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/08\/westcoast.png\" alt=\"WESTCOAST\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a>The West Coast under-20 rugby team will have their first hit-out of the season on Saturday against the Christchurch Boys High second XV.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><span style=\"color:#800000;\">The match, which kicks off at 11am at Rugby Park in Greymouth, is the curtain raiser to the Heartland match between West Coast and Wanganui at 1pm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><span style=\"color:#800000;\">Under-20s coach Terry McBride said last year was the first time for years that West Coast had fielded an under-20 side.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#800000;\"> &#8220;This side is a stepping stone for players to gain selection to the Heartland team, and at the moment we have plenty of talent around in this age bracket,&#8221; McBride said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><span style=\"color:#800000;\">Already one of the players who is in the under-20 squad, Logan Winter, has been hauled into the West Coast Heartland team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><span style=\"color:#800000;\">McBride said a lot of behind the scenes work by West Coast Rugby Union co-ordinator Robbie Maitland had seen the under-20 side develop over the past two seasons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><span style=\"color:#800000;\">As for Saturday&#8217;s game, McBride said he expected the Christchurch side to be a classy opponent.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#800000;\"> &#8220;It is going to be a tough encounter, but we have a talented squad and have been training for six weeks; the side will be up for it.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><span style=\"color:#800000;\">After this weekend, the West Coast team will have a home and away contest against the Buller development side.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><span style=\"color:#800000;\">&#8220;This season we have a bunch of guys who will be wearing the West Coast jersey with pride, not just making up the numbers,&#8221; McBride said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#800000;\"><strong>The squad for Saturday is:<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color:#800000;\">Nathan Cook<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#800000;\">Anthony Barlow<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#800000;\">Jesse Macrae<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#800000;\">Lucas Syminton<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#800000;\">David Childs<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#800000;\">Nick Monk<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#800000;\">Sean Loveday<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#800000;\">Ben Campbell<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#800000;\">Archie McBride<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#800000;\"> Jeffery Garland<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#800000;\">Jared Gibson<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#800000;\">Mason Duyvestyn<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#800000;\">Jacob Komen<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#800000;\">Logan Ross<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#800000;\">Lloyd Bowater<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#800000;\">Jordan Burt<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#800000;\">Lee Davidson<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#800000;\">William Schmetz<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#800000;\">Liam Hewlett<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#800000;\">Kees Duyvestyn<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#800000;\">Brandon Maitland<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#800000;\">Sam Tau<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#800000;\">Caleb Tohovaka<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color:#800000;\"><strong>Coach:<\/strong> Terry McBride<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#800000;\"><strong>Assistant coach:<\/strong> Sam King<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#800000;\"><strong>Manager:<\/strong> Ray Manera<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#800000;\"><strong>Assistant manager:<\/strong> Tony Davidson<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Story: <em>Viv Logie &#8211; 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