Former Woy Woy junior selected for rugby league camp

Former Woy Woy Rugby League Club junior Wade Hannell of Umina has been selected for the annual 16 to 18 years NSW Rugby League Emerging Blues camp to be held in Narrabeen on Thursday, January 9.

Hannell currently plays in the district representative side for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles rugby league team.

The camp includes two skills sessions, presentations on State of Origin culture and lectures on sports science and team leadership.

NSW Blues coach Laurie Daley said the NSW side was really successful at an age level against Queensland this year and won every fixture.

"This age group is important to me because it is the beginning of the elite Origin pathway," Daley said.

"There are players from all over the state and the quality of the players selected is first class because of the development pathways the league has had in place for decades.

"Another positive is the fact we will have several players from our victorious 2013 indigenous under-16s side attending as part of the group.

"These days are about introducing the players to the processes involved with camps, seeing how they adapt to different conditions and viewing how easily they can assimilate what we need from them."

Members of the Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League under-15 merit A side from NSW and the ACT have also been invited to attend the camp by Daley and his high performance group.

The 16 to 18 years Emerging Blues Camp is the second of three pre-season camps held by Daley and his coaching staff.

The 18 to 20 years Emerging Blues Camp was recently held over two days at Narrabeen, with the final Blues in Waiting Camp for NRL players to be held at Coogee from Friday, January 17, through until Sunday, January 19.

Media release, 15 Dec 2013

Brad Preston, NSW Rugby League Limited