Brilio.net/en - Persatuan Rugby Union Indonesia (PRUI) this week announced its official list of names playing for the 2016 Indonesian National Team "The Rhinos".
The selection process saw a tight training program involving fitness and skills testing, team trainings, and trial matches. Players were scouted in various events such as during the Jakarta XVs rugby series, Pekan Olahraga Nasional (PON) 2016, the Bali 10s, while coach Pete Keane and Iswahyudi also attended the Papua Open Rugby Tournament in search of eligible players. The final selection was gathered from a total of eight formal group sessions in Jakarta.
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"As a national rugby union, we also carefully consider representatives from our provincial members to make the national XVs team and the selection committee have now made the decision for the national team squad this year," a statement from PRUI says.
The names are as follows.
- Head Coach: Peter Keane
- Assistant Coach: Stephen Field
- Team Manager: Fikri Al Azhar
- Team Manager: Iswahyudi
| No | Name | Date of Birth |
| 1 | Handy Hermawan | 11 Juni 1990 |
| 2 | Leonardo Prakoso | 18 Agustus 1997 |
| 3 | Wira Ditta Lokantara | 9 April 1992 |
| 4 | Muhammad Yacob | 30 Agustus 1993 |
| 5 | Adrian Bunyamin | 17 September 1992 |
| 6 | Niko Joku | 3 November 1982 |
| 7 | Rhys Asmara Gondosapoetro | 26 Maret 1991 |
| 8 | Maychel Zedek Arwam | 25 November 1987 |
| 9 | Alton Annar Yunior | 25 Februari 1986 |
| 10 | Bayu Satria Mudjahid | 5 November 1987 |
| 11 | Brandon Atkinson | 10 September 1995 |
| 12 | Blaise Hope | 8 Januari 1990 |
| 13 | Marco Sebastian | 9 Mei 1985 |
| 14 | Charles Munroe | 7 Agustus 1993 |
| 15 | Martino Ray Kapan | 19 Mei 1996 |
| 16 | Bobby Sumantri | 2 Mei 1991 |
| 17 | Oya Yohei | 3 Juli 1985 |
| 18 | Max Theo Nico Medes Karubun | 26 Februari 1993 |
| 19 | Ari Yuda Pramono | 6 Januari 1994 |
| 20 | Ian Scott Atkinson | 17 November 1992 |
| 21 | Christopher Adhitya Hardwika | 16 Agustus 1995 |
| 22 | Ronald Erick Demena | 24 April 1989 |
| 23 | Supriyana | 6 Maret 1992 |
| 24 | Dominic Wong | 7 September 1993 |
| 25 | Justin Field | 11 Desember 1990 |
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