Dragons to play this Sunday
13/11/02

Written by: Steven Williams

The St George Illawarra Dragons will celebrate the end of their first week back in training for the 2003 NRL season with a charity cricket match at Hurstville Oval this Sunday.

The Dragons will field two teams in a Super 8s cricket contest with the St George Cricket Club at Hurstville Oval, as well as lining up in a touch football match.

All members of the Dragons squad of almost 60 players will attend the annual event. Donations collected at the gate from all players and spectators will go to charity.

Team 1 will include new Dragons coaching consultant, Laurie Daley. Dragons chief executive officer Peter Doust will also participate. Senior players Lance Thompson, Mark Gasnier and Ben Hornby will also be playing alongside new signings Henry Perenara and Don Dixon.

Team 2 includes Dragons seniors Mark Riddell, Luke Bailey and Trent Barrett and new signings John Cross, John Wilshere and Brett Firman.

The cricket matches follow a week of fitness and strength testing, skills work, weights and cross training.

*** MATCH DETAILS ***
TIME: 1pm start
WHERE: Hurstville Oval, Dora St, Hurstville
WHEN: Sunday, November 17, 2002
WHO: Dragons v St George Cricket Club

Dragons Team 1:
Mark Gasnier, Lance Thompson, Peter Doust, Henry Perenara, Laurie Daley, Ben Hornby, Lachlan Russell, Michael Henderson, Steven Southern, Damien Bower, Ryan Tandy, Ian Donnelly, Brendan Wall, Don Dixon

Dragons Team 2:
Mark Riddell, Luke Bailey, John Cross, John Wilshere, Trent Barrett, Reece Simmonds, Jason Ellem, Wes Naiqaima, Ryan Powell, Ryan Rogers, Chris Nero, Keiran Kerr, Aaron Gorrell, Brett Firman.

Source: Dragons media release.

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