SIRU Redbacks coach Seru Rogo will reunite with four players that he coached to the Southern Inland Rugby Union title in 2014.
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Mat Vitucci, Vaea Mateo, Chris Latu and Andries de Meyer played under Rogo for the Griffith Blacks in 2014.
They will hope the reformation will ignite similar form to that produced in 2014 against the SIRU Rams in Wagga on Saturday.
“They are good boys on the field and off the field as well,” Rogo said.
They have been looking after themselves in the pre-season and I’m looking forward to working with them again
- Seru Rogo
“That’s why they were picked in the rep side, because of their attitude.
“They have been looking after themselves in the pre-season and I’m looking forward to working with them again.”
Andrew Madden completes the Griffith influence in the side after Dan Bozic withdrew with an ankle injury.
Bozic will be replaced by Dai Hooper from Tumut.
Rogo holds no worries about Hooper coming into the side.
The Redbacks’ training runs have been minimal due to the difficulty in getting all the players together at once.
Rogo said the experience in the side would make it easier for the team to come together.
“Most of the boys have played rep (rugby) in the last few years, so they know what to do, and I’m confident the boys will come in and they will be able to jel,” Rogo said.
“We have plenty of leadership in the side. There’s Mat Vitucci there, Chris Latu and Daniel Dowson.
“We’ve got the Leeton boys as well, like Bill Bevan, and they are all leaders at their clubs.”
There is sure to be plenty of fire in the match with a squad of 30 players for the Southern Inland representative side to be chosen from the match.
“I’m looking forward to the boys getting in there, enjoying themselves and showing what they can do on the field,” Rogo said.
The action will kick off at Equex Centre at 1.40pm.
ACT will play Victoria in under 15 and under 17 games before the two Southern Inland match ups.
The men’s game will between SIRU Rams and SIRU Redbacks will start at 4.25pm with the women’s to follow at 5.45pm.
The main game between the NSW Waratahs and ACT Brumbies will start at 7pm.