The South Sydney Rabbitohs have introduced a two-year affiliation settlement with the Townsville Blackhawks.
The settlement will present Blackhawks Queensland Cup gamers with alternatives to coach full-time with the Rabbitohs’ NRL squad, whereas additionally making a pathway for elite juniors from Townsville and surrounding areas.
It may even present skilled alternatives for coaches and employees from each golf equipment.
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The Townsville Blackhawks, who beforehand fed to the Cowboys, have been part of the Queensland Cup since 2015. They’ve performed in six finals sequence’, have gained one minor premiership and featured in a single grand ultimate.
The settlement comes simply six days after the Rabbitohs’ introduced a three-year affiliation relationship with well-known rugby league nursery, Keebra Park State High.
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Brock Schaefer, the Rabbitohs’ chief working officer, hopes that native Townsville expertise will use the chance to chase their NRL dream through Souths as an alternative of the Cowboys.
“We have great respect and admiration for the Townsville Blackhawks. Our clubs share many values and both place the community at the heart of our operations,” he mentioned.
“We’re looking forward to kickstarting this partnership with the Blackhawks as we see this providing great opportunities to players, coaches and staff from both organisations.
“Similar to our agreement with Keebra Park State High School, we have identified in our strategic plan and our football review that we need to continue to grow our footprint and increase our investment in our elite pathway programs.
“This has proven to be a marker of success at the NRL level of the game and this affiliation agreement will complement the local pathway we have set up in the NSWRL competitions.
“We understand that for many young players coming out of Townsville and the surrounding districts that the Cowboys may be the club with which they choose to pursue their career and we fully respect that, however we will be working with the Blackhawks to encourage players that wish to broaden their horizon and look elsewhere to make the Rabbitohs their choice of NRL club.”
Schaefer additionally revealed South Sydney shall be “working towards playing pre-season second-tier matches between the (two) clubs.”
Souths skilled nice success within the New South Wales-based second-tier competitors, successful the premiership and in addition the NRL State
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Aaron Payne has reportedly signed on with the Wests Tigers as an NRL assistant coach.
That is in keeping with News Corp, who studies Payne may even take over as head coach of the membership’s New South Wales Cup feeder facet, the Western Suburbs Magpies.
Payne will help new head coach Benji Marshall 19 years after the pair confronted off within the 2005 NRL Grand Final.
The 40-year-old performed 219 video games for the Cowboys from 2002 to 2012 earlier than transferring right into a mentoring function with the membership.
In 2018 he was appointed head coach of the Townsville Blackhawks’ Queensland Cup facet however was let go from that function earlier this 12 months.
Payne will take over the skilled Wayne Lambkin as NSW Cup coach, whereas he’ll be part of Robbie Farah, Chris Heighington and John Morris on the NRL teaching employees.
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