Students in the Maitland-Newcastle Primary Diocesan Rugby Team had another successful year in Forbes at the CPS Rugby Trials over Sunday and Monday of this week. All the boys played fantastic and only had one try scored against them for the entirety of the day.
This strong performance across our team saw 11 of our students making the possibles and probable’s game. Congratulations to all students in the team:
Patrick Parish – St John the Baptist Primary School, Maitland
Lachlan Brenton – St Columba’s Primary School, Adamstown
Reid Tindall – St Joseph’s Primary School, Charlestown
Jaxon Knight – St Joseph’s Primary School, Charlestown
Flynn Hanson – St Joseph’s Primary School, Charlestown
Nash Battle – St Columba’s Primary School, Adamstown
Patrick Houlker – Te Tai – St Therese’s Primary School, New Lambton
Angus Ropa – St Catherine’s Primary School, Singleton
Jacob Perkins – St John the Baptist Primary School, Maitland
Orlando Rufo – St Therese’s Primary School, New Lambton
Ale Palamo – St Mary’s Primary School, Warners Bay
From here, 7 were selected in the Polding Team to compete in Mudgee In August.
Congratulations to Patrick Parish, Lachlan Brenton, Reid Tindall, Jaxon Knight, Flynn Hanson, Nash Battle and Patrick Houlker- Te Tai.
Good luck in Mudgee boys!
Link to photos: https://csnsw.sport/maitland-newcastle/primary/gallery/2026/polding-rugby
