Wests Tigers and Balmain Tigers congratulate prop Aaron Woods and full-back Junior Roqica on making the 2008 Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League team.

Woods and Roqica successfully represented the NSW Combined Catholic Colleges (NSWCCC) at the recent Australian Schoolboys Championships in Darwin. NSWCCC finished runners-up after losing to NSWCHS 18-12 in the championship final.

Both players have progressed through the Balmain Junior League and the Balmain Tigers Development Program. They attend Holy Cross College Ryde.

The Australian Schoolboys team will now contest an International series in August.

The First Test against the England Academy will be played at Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville, on Saturday, August 2, at 5.20 pm.

The Second Test against the England Academy will be played at Kougari Oval, Wynnum, on Saturday, August 9, at 7pm.

A Test match against the French Juniors will be played at Kougari Oval, Wynnum, on Wednesday, August 13, at 5pm.

The 2008 Australian Secondary Schools (18 years) Rugby League team is:

Ronnie Alovili (Palm Beach-Currumbin State High) Tim Auremi (St Pauls Greystanes) Ethan Cook (Hunter Sports High School) Daniel Galati (Westfields Sports High School) William Hopoate (Brisbane Waters Secondary College) Jamal Idris (La Salle College Bankstown) Ryan James (Palm Beach-Currumbin) Albert Kelly (Patrician Brothers College Blacktown) Peter Mata'utia (Hunter Sports High School) Jordan Rankin (Palm Beach-Currumbin State High School) Junior Roqica (Holy Cross College Ryde) Neenan Simpson (La Salle College Bankstown) Martin Taupau (Endeavour Sports High School) Jarrod Thompson (St Gregorys College Campbelltown) Dominic Walsh (Matraville Sports High School) Aaron Woods (Holy Cross College Ryde) Matthew Wright (Patrician Brothers College Blacktown).