Raiders players Mitch Barnett, Mitch Cornish and Mark Nicholls have been selected to represent the VB NSW Cup representative team for the annual interstate clash against the Queensland Residents team at Tapout Energy Stadium on Sunday 3 May.
The trio have been outstanding for Mounties in 2015, helping to guide the Raiders' feeder side to the top of the VB NSW Cup ladder.
Nicholls form has in fact given him a recall to the Raiders NRL side.
The VB NSW Cup Representative team, featuring the best up-and-coming players from the VB NSW Cup, enters camp on Wednesday night before flying to Brisbane on Thursday.
The VB NSW Cup Representative side:
1. Nathan Gardner (Newtown/Cronulla)
2. Mitch Brown (Newtown/Cronulla)
3. Levi Dodd (Canterbury)
4. Peter Mata’utia (Illawarra/St George Illawarra)
5. Chanel Mata’utia (Newcastle)
6. Darren Nicholls (North Sydney/South Sydney)
7. Mitch Cornish (Mounties/Canberra)
8. Sam Anderson (Penrith)
9. Mitch Williams (C) (Wyong/Sydney Roosters)
10. Danny Fualalo (Canterbury)
11. Will Matthews (Illawarra/St George Illawarra)
12. Mitch Barnett (Mounties/Canberra)
13. Adam Elliott (Canterbury)
14. Matt Hyland (North Sydney/South Sydney)
15. Leilani Latu (Penrith)
16. Mark Nicholls (Mounties/Canberra)
17. Nathan Green (Illawarra/St George Illawarra)
18. Daniel Alvaro (Wentworthville/Parramatta)
19. Nathan Ross (Newcastle)
Coach: Garth Brennan (Penrith)
Assistant Coach: Brett Cook (Wentworthville)
Manager: Brett McKenna (Wests Tigers)
