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YOUNG SISTERS PICKED TO REPRESENT NSW INDIGENOUS SIDE

Eight players from the Hunter have been selected, in the Indigenous girls state rugby league side, following today’s final trial at Newcastle University.
Fresh from winning the World Cup with the Jillaroos, sisters Emma and Julie Young both made the team, as did sister-in-law Rebecca.
The squad goes into camp on February 5 to prepare for a clash with their Queensland counterparts.
To be played on the 8th, the game will be a curtain raiser for the Knights trial against the First Nations Goannas at Hunter Stadium.

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Mitchell Hughes

Mitchell Hughes started as a tape editor in Newcastle in 1999. He became a reporter in 2004, working in Lismore and on the Gold Coast. Since moving back to the Newcastle office in 2006, he's taken on various roles, such as producer and chief of staff. He became the head sport reporter in 2011 and the main sport presenter in 2015.

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