REP DUTY: Ryan Walker is one of nine Newcastle players for NSW Country.
The Newcastle Rebels beat Illawarra 23-12 at Elderslie on Saturday to claim their first Tier One Country Championship title since 2012 then had nine players named in the NSW Country Firsts squad.
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NSW Country play the Samoan Residents before the Test match between Samoa and Fiji in Samoa on October 8.
Newcastle players in the squad are: Josh Charles, Simon Williams, Marcel Ikinofo, Ryan Walker, Chris Adams, Jake Finn, Peter Mannion, Josh Schmiedel and Blake Gallen.
