Tallon Smith

The wait is over for the Central West’s representative hopefuls after the Western Rams announced their 2025 Senior Men’s and Women’s squads for the upcoming Country Championships via Facebook earlier this week.

Both squads feature players from Groups 10 and 11 within the Peter McDonald Premiership, as well as the Castlereagh League competition, as the Rams look to build on mixed results last year, which saw their Women’s team take out the title while their Men’s team struggled.

The Rams Men will face the Riverina Bulls in round one of the Country Championships on March 9 at McDonald’s Park in Wagga Wagga.

In doing so, they will look to progress further than last year’s first round exit courtesy of a 16-14 loss to the Greater Northern Tigers in Narromine.

Meanwhile, the Women’s team will look to defend their title when they face the Monaro Colts on February 22 at Glen Willow Sports Complex in Mudgee.

The full squads are listed below.

FULL 2025 WESTERN RAMS MEN’S SQUAD: Cam Sutton, Casey Burgess, Chad Porter, Clay Priest, Dave West, Ethan Pegus, Jack Beasley, Jack Buchanan, Jack Kavanagh, Jack Littlejohn, Jack Smith, Jack Brien, Jacob Smede, Jai Chapman, Jake Betts, Jed Betts, Jeremy Thurston, Justin Toomey-White, McCoy White, Richie Peckham, Riley Cheshire, Sam Dywer, Tony Westcott, Vince Leuluai. Coach: Kurt Hancock.

FULL 2025 WESTERN RAMS WOMEN’S SQUAD: Alana Ryan, Carly Abbott, Cheynoah Amone, Danielle Plummer, Grace Blackmore, Kate Gullifer, Kiara Sullivan, Lara Edwards, Lilly Baker, Maggie Townsend, Meelah Lawton, Meredith Jones, Nicole Schneider, Rebecca Smyth, Sarah Colman, Sophie Tilburg, Tiana Anderson, Xanthe Booth. Coach: Kevin Grimshaw.