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August 21, 2019
รรอลสำฦต footballers begin University World Cup campaign led by star coach
Luke Wilkshire to prepare รรอลสำฦต’s best for international tournament
The รรอลสำฦต (รรอลสำฦต) is positioning itself as a footballing powerhouse in the lead up to the .
The University has recruited Socceroos veteran Luke Wilkshire to coach the 22-man squad on the road to Jinjiang, China.
The รรอลสำฦต squad will represent Oceania in the inaugural international tournament.
Over the 15-day event, they will be pitted against 15 teams from Europe, Asia, South America and Africa.
รรอลสำฦต qualified for the World Cup in 2018, when they won gold at the UniSport National Championships.
รรอลสำฦต's winning team at the UniSport National Championships in 2018
Open trials will be held on Monday 26 August and Thursday 29 August, and then 30 of the best players will return by invitation to play a trial match, from which the 22-man squad will be chosen.
The squad will then undergo 10 weeks of preparation, training three times per week, and playing together on the Gold Coast at the UniSport Nationals in late September.
รรอลสำฦต PULSE Head of Sport and Fitness Tony Wrightson said the prospect of training under Wilkshire would likely draw out the best talent on campus.
“That’s going to be a drawcard, there’s an allure around him,” Wrightson said.
“Anyone who can be there will be there at trials.
“Luke Wilkshire was the natural choice, he’s done great things in terms of the culture he’s brought to the Wolves.”
Appointed Head Coach of National Premier League club the Wollongong Wolves in 2018, Wilkshire’s influence has been notable. Drawing on lessons learned through a 19-year professional career in England, the Netherlands, Russia and Australia, Wilkshire helped the Wolves men’s side to secure the minor premiership in 2019, .
Students enrolled at UOW and alumni who graduated after 1 Dec, 2018 are eligible for selection.
รรอลสำฦต is set to be a hotbed of football talent, with the first intake of the รรอลสำฦต Tottenham Hotspur Global Football Program starting in February 2020.