The Wests Tigers are pleased to announce that nine of the Club’s junior representative players have earned selection for their respective NSW City and Country squads, with fixtures to be held this weekend.
The achievement is a reflection of the Wests Tigers ongoing commitment to junior development, as well as the effort and devotion of Club staff, coaches, players, and their families alike.
The boys' contests will take place on Saturday, 16 May at Brookvale Oval, while the girls’ will be held on Sunday, 17 May at WIN Stadium.
The selections follow the success of the Wests Tigers Pathways squads during their junior representative seasons, with four members of the Lisa Fiaola squad that advanced to Finals Week 2 picked to represent the City U17s Girls.
Four players from the U16s & U18s Macarthur Wests Tigers squads that took out their respective Andrew Johns Cup and Laurie Daley Cup competitions, were also selected for their respective Country U16s & U18s Boys squads, including Bryce Blatch who will be captaining the Country U16s side.
Monson Hopoate also earns selection in the City U16s Boys side after a strong season in the Harold Matthews Cup for the Western Suburbs Magpies.
The Club congratulates Andrew Johns Cup Head Coach, Adam Whitelaw on his role as Country U16s Boys Assistant Coach, as well as Wests Tigers Head of Female Pathways, David Fauonuku for his appointment as City U17s Girls Assistant Coach. Wests Tigers Tarsha Gale Cup Head Coach, Taiana Waddell-Scanlan has also been named Assistant Coach for the City U19s Girls squad.
The Wests Tigers offer their best wishes to all of our players and coaching staff involved in the 2026 NSWRL City v Country representative weekend.
City Under 17s Girls
- Isabella Brown (Wests Tigers)
- Olivia Large (Wests Tigers)
- Khiarna Munro (Wests Tigers)
- Dawn Tui (Wests Tigers)
City Under 16s Boys
- Monson Hopoate (Western Suburbs Magpies)
Country Under 16s Boys
- Lucas Bentham (Macarthur Wests Tigers)
- Bryce Blatch - Captain (Macarthur Wests Tigers)
- Denham Tsagalas (Macarthur Wests Tigers)
Country Under 18s Boys
- Jake Gaffney (Macarthur Wests Tigers)
