NSW Country glory is on the minds of Central West representatives after the sides for this weekend's Country Championships at Tamworth were released.
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Andrew Corcoran and Peter Fitzsimmons will join forces once again as the Blue Bulls aim for back-to-back Caldwell Cups after defeating Central Coast in last year's decider.
Fitzsimmons will captain the side and is one of six Bathurst Bulldogs named in the 25-man squad.
Mahe Fangupo has been named as vice-captain and will be joined by Forbes teammates Charlie French and former rugby league player Tikiko Noke.
Orange City's Dylan Ryan and Josh Tremain were also selected while Tim Beach and Mitch Smith will be the Dubbo Kangaroos' only representatives.
Meanwhile, a star-studded Central West women's side has been selected with several strike players as the Blue Bullettes aim to reclaim the Thomson Cup.
Bathurst's Teagan Miller has been handed the captaincy of the side with Dubbo's Danielle Plummer joining her as vice-captain.
A total of 10 Bathurst Bulldogs players were selected in the 24-player squad with the defending premiers Dubbo only having five selected.
Jorja Lees and Shae Masnfield both from Orange City are among those in the squad while CSU Bathurst's Anna French is the club's sole representative across the three sides.
In the Colts, Dubbo first graders Nate Ambler and Billy Whillock headline a strong 24-man squad.
Six players from the Orange Emus were selected including Harrison Greatbatch, Xavier Gosewisch and Finn Taylor who will all start in the forwards.
All three Central West squads will travel to Tamworth later this week before the Country Championships begin on June 8.
- CENTRAL WEST MEN: Charlie French (Forbes), Peter Fitzsimmons (c) (Bathurst), Josh Tremain (Orange City), Blake Tidswell (Cowra), Byron Sutherland (Cowra), Cooper Sullivan (Cowra), Charles Brown (Harden), Damian Michael (Cowra), Mahe Fangupo (Forbes), Brad Glasson (Bathurst), Daniel Woods (Bathurst), Abel Lefasoeu (Bathurst), Filisone Pauta (Geurie), Dylan Ryan (Orange City), Joe Nash (Bathurst), Mitch Smith (Dubbo), Josh Corby (Bathurst), Tikiko Noke (Forbes), Cory Hooper (Orange Emus), Thomas Dewhurst (Orange Emus), Tim Beach (Dubbo), Jamil Khalfan (Orange Emus), Mark Buttenshaw (Orange Emus), Mitchell Evers (Orange Emus), Kai Langfield (Young)
- CENTRAL WEST WOMEN: Marita Shoulders (Bathurst), Sarah Pearce (Dubbo), Molly Kennedy (Bathurst), Mel Waterford (Bathurst), Savannah Dimmock (Dubbo), Danielle Plummer (Dubbo), Teagan Miller (c) Bathurst), Shae Mansfield (Orange City), Kiara Sullivan (Wellington), Sarah Coleman (Bathurst), Jorja Lees (Orange City), Lily McIntosh (Bathurst), Maely MacGregor (Parkes), Abbey Corby (Bathurst), Tiana Anderson (Bathurst), Lucy Turner (Parkes), Emma Evans (Parkes), Amy Ryan (Dubbo), Georgia Cole (Forbes), Sophie Everingham (Dubbo), Jamie Amos (Cowra), Tasmyn Davies (Bathurst), Anna French (CSU Bathurst), Mia Lees (Bathurst)
- CENTRAL WEST COLTS: Harrison Corke (Forbes), Caden Taylor (Bathurst), Xavier Gosewisch (Orange), Harrison Nowlan (Bathurst), Harrison Greatbatch (Orange Emus), Joshua Chalker (Cowra), James Patterson (Bathurst), Finn Taylor (Orange Emus), Rhys Hughes (Cowra), Nate Ambler (Dubbo), William Primrose (Coolah), Zane Wisbey (Mudgee), Oliver Livingston (Orange City), Seth Berridge (Mudgee), Billy Whillock (Dubbo), Gus Smith (Harden), Lachie Smith (Harden), Charlie Thurtell (Cowra), Campbell Lee (Mudgee), Matthew Campbell (Orange Emus), Sam Taylor (Orange Emus), Rory McGrath (Boorowa), Alex Von Arnold (Orange Emus), William Matthews (Temora)
Tom Barber
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