Schoolmates turned rivals will be back on the same side of the field at Waratahs this season.
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Rob Selosse and Sam Carwardine have faced off for the past two seasons in Sydney but are part of a new-look Waratahs outfit in 2020.
Both considered linking with Ag College before the COVID-19 shutdown, but believe the premiers are the right fit.
Carwardine was injured in the lead up to Mossman's first grade title last season and trained with both Waratahs and Ag College but thought the decision was pretty clear cut well before Aggies pulled out of the competition.
"I was training with both at the beginning of the year but Tahs with their style of footy is much more clinical approach," Carwardine said.
"It suits me a bit better.
"Aggies there is a lot of enthusiasm but I played at a fairly high level in Sydney and prefer that more clinical approach to footy nowadays.
"Tahs brought that straight away and I'm pretty excited to be with them."
After moving to Wagga for work, and into a house of Waratahs players, Selosse felt he had little choice in the matter.
"I actually met the vice president at a 10s competition at Sydney before I moved down to Wagga and started living with him as soon as I came down," Selosse said.
"There was no other option but to go to Tahs. My uncle actually played at Wagga Ag and I disappointed him by coming to Tahs but that is how it is.
"I think I made the right choice."
Both are expected to fill positions in the back line.
Co-coach Angus Stevenson is pleased to have them on board.
"Rob is an out and out winger and Sam is more of an outside centre, wing or anywhere in the backs. He could play loose forward but will probably play in the backs for us," Stevenson said.
Waratahs have won the last two Southern Inland titles, and three of the last four, but are set to field an almost unrecognisable team this season.
While the likes of Charlie Sykes, James Whiteley and Sam O'Leary remain in the forward pack who helped the club to a 29-18 win over Ag College in last year's grand final, George Mallat is the only back still at the club.
"It looks and feels a lot different," Stevenson said.
"It is almost a new-look back line but that said I'm pretty excited for it.
"It is a new challenge."
While Southern Inland is only down to four teams this season, Waratahs, Wagga City, CSU and Tumut, Selosse expected to find a similar level of rugby to previous club Woollahra Colleagues.
"They are in division one of the Sydney competition and it is a solid standard of footy," he said.
"I think Tahs will definitely match the standard or even better it so I'm looking forward to continuing that high standard of footy."
A late change has seen Southern Inland adopt a three-round competition for the four first grade teams.
Stevenson said the club wasn't too worried about the format.
"We were pretty indifferent and just wanted to play footy," he said.
"We're happy with whatever they are going to put forward."
Waratahs start the season with a trip to tackle Tumut at Jarrah Oval on July 18.
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