2025 TOTALAG RUGBY SQUADS

Darwin – Girls
Jordyn McFadden
Harleigh Lang
Charlotte Packer
Talia McKay
Allyrah Cashman
Amelia Gallaway
Atereana Kahukura
Emily Buck
Xanthia Beale
Zoe Carter
Patience Kani

Darwin – Boys
Jayden Steele
Kian Henman
Jackson Dunn
Thomas Johnstone
Kaleel Goolagong
Bailey Purcell
Jethro Fenton
Jameson Elliot
Xavier Byers
Jett Putland
Elijah Williams
Luke Anderson

PROGRAM SQUAD
Girls
Charlotte Packer
Amelia Gallaway
Emily Buck
Zoe Carter
Patience Kani
Ainslie Campbell
Shelby Abnett
Rori Caffery
Ruby Douglas
Jordyn McFadden
Talia McKay
Xanthia Beale
Harleigh Lang
Aailyah Petuha-Qalib
Allyrah Cashman

Boys
Jackson Dunn
Jayden Steele
Lachlan Johnstone
Timoci Radovu
Elijah Williams
Kian Henman
Xavier Byers
Trent Anderson
Jett Putland
Bailey Purcell
Jethro Fenton
Jameson Elliot
Luke Anderson
Kaleel Goolagong
Thomas Johnstone
Cooper Gersbach

Head Coach
Sam Donelan

Assistant Coaches
Tyson Morgan
Apryll Green
Harriet Brennan
Adam Mokotupu
Chloe Martin
Angus Macleod
Thomas Lamond

Manager
Emily Coffee

The SSA Total Ag Rugby program provides high-performance coaching and training opportunities to up-skill athletes and assist them in progressing to higher representation within the sport of Rugby.

The SSA Rugby program is endorsed by the Brumbies; the program provides development opportunities for athletes in areas of technical skill, education, strength & conditioning and personal development, preparing athletes for the next level of elite sport representation.

The 2025 Rugby Program will run from September 2024 to April 2025. Athletes from this program will graduate at the 2025 Presentation Evening in mid-2025

Southern Sports Academy athletes come together at least twice a month to receive the best and most professional coaching available in the area.

The program will provide coaching, training, and athletic development to improve athletes with a view to:

• Develop the fundamental skill level of athletes, which will enhance their opportunities for selection into Brumbies Representative Teams;
• Prepare athletes to a level where their transition to any Brumbies Team is ‘seamless’ in terms of programs or pathways;
• Increase the level of success of those athletes at competitions and events in rugby competitions nationwide

To be eligible for the Academy Rugby Program, athletes must be turning 15, 16, 17, or 18 (U16– U18, born 2007-2010) in 2025, registered with their local rugby club, and residing or schooling within the SSA catchment area.

• Intensive training sessions by local elite coaches
• Skill development
• Inter-Academy Development camps
• Injury prevention screenings and training programs
• Sports science fitness testing
• Educational seminars
• Opportunities to compete in elite events

A program levy will be applicable to successful athletes.  Also an athlete uniform ordered though our online clothing supplier is required for new athletes.

Athlete levies are subsidised by minimum $100 worth or raffle ticket sales by athletes, this program is also eligible for the NSW Government Active Kids $50 voucher rebate.

* Scholarships are not in the form of a monetary sum but enable the athlete to participate in Academy development programs at a greatly reduced rate.

Nominations for the 2025 program are now closed. If you are interested in becoming a part of the Southern Sports Academy’s Rugby Program in 2026, please fill out a form, which can be found on our Nominations page – https://ssa-nsw.org.au/nominations