The Namco London Origin Series squads have been announced for the upcoming representative series which takes place in September 2018. The Foundation is also delighted to announce the support of a new partner for 2018, Namco UK Ltd. Namco UK Ltd is part of the Bandai Namco Group, a global game and entertainment company famous for Pac-Man and many more entertainment brands, such as Power Rangers and Ben 10. All the players and coaches will be invited to celebrate the launch of the partnership on Tuesday 11th September at the Namco Funscape London.

The aim of the Origin series is to provide additional and more challenging playing opportunities for players, aiming to secure a place with the London Broncos on their Under 16 and Under 19 Academy programmes. Origin is the first step on the player pathway towards professional rugby league in London and the South East. The matches are used to assist the London Broncos in their recruitment and selection of players for their Scholarship and Academy programmes. The programme also provides development opportunities for coaches and extends the playing season for club players in London and the South East.

The series will take place at under 14, Under 15 and Under 17, with matches on Saturday 15th September at Esher RFC and Saturday 29th September at Hemel Stags. The three age groups squads are as follows:

Under 14s North (4)
Rhys Cotter (Brentwood Eels)
Tommy Porter (Brentwood Eels)
Joe Saunders (Brentwood Eels)
Sam Winney (Brentwood Eels)

Under 15s North (5)
Rohann Bankole (Brentwood Eels)
Sam Brindle (Brentwood Eels)
Scott Chitty (Brentwood Eels)
Findlay Gilmor (Brentwood Eels)
Ben Kennedy (Brentwood Eels)

Under 17s North (5)
Tom Giroud (Brentwood Eels)
Will Hammond (Brentwood Eels)
Dylan Marshall (Brentwood Eels)
Tom Medaglia (Brentwood Eels)
Nathan Raffle (Brentwood Eels)

This makes Brentwood Eels the second highest contributor to the origin series with 14 coming only second to RFL funded Hemel Stags with 19.....

Full Squads listed here...
http://www.londonrugbyleaguefoundation.org/news__events/8234/