PCYC members in Nations of Origin

Twenty-two children from the Umina area will be participating the fifth PCYC NSW Nations of Origin tournament.

The children are divided between two teams, the netball team and the rugby league sevens.

The netball team plays on Tuesday, July 11, with the rugby league sevens playing on July 12.

If they win enough games, they will continue in the tournament to Thursday 13 July.

The coaches of the teams, Senior Constable Paul Scollon and Senior Constable Renee Jackson, will be travelling to the tournament with the children on the PCYC bus.

Nations of Origin draws more than 1000 young netball, rugby league and football players from nearly 100 teams representing 25 aboriginal nations.

All teams will represent their community under their traditional aboriginal nation name with uniforms bearing their local totems.

The competition has been sanctioned by the NSW and NSW Country rugby leagues and the Australian Rugby League Indigenous Council, Football NSW and Netball NSW.

SOURCES:

Media release, 30 Jun 2017

Michael Blaxland, PCYC

Interview, 6 Jul 2017

Paul Scollon, Senior Constable NSW Police

Reporter: Scott Falconer