Rugby: Grant Batty's son in Reds team

By CHRIS RATTUE

Sam Batty, son of the charismatic former All Black wing Grant Batty, has been named in the Queensland Reds side to take on the Maori at Ballymore tomorrow night.

Batty jun plays for beaten Queensland club grand finalists Gold Coast, who are coached by his father, but his selection has come out of the blue.

Batty will be in the reserves for a Reds team missing Matt Cockbain, Nathan Sharpe, Toutai Kefu, Elton Flatley, Daniel Herbert, Wendell Sailor and Chris Latham, who are in the frame for the Wallabies.

Queensland: Richard Graham, Reece Goode, Ross West, Jason Ramsamy, Damian Smith, Andrew Scotney, Ben Wakely; John Roe, David Croft, Mark Connors, Rudi Vedelago, Mike Mitchell, Fletcher Dyson, Tom Murphy, Nick Stiles.

Reserves: Jeremy Austin, Paul Warwick, Sam Batty; Tom McVerry, Andrew Farley, Glenn Panoho, Sean Hardman.

NZ Maori: Carlos Spencer, Joe Maddock, Ryan Nicholas, Mark Mayerhofler, Bruce Reihana, Glen Jackson, Rhys Duggan; Deon Muir (c), Matua Parkinson, Jonno Gibbes, Bryce Williams, Kristian Ormsby, Carl Hayman, Slade McFarland, Greg Feek.

Reserves: Willie Walker, Rico Gear, Brendan Haami; Blair Urlich, Reece Robinson, Deacon Manu, Corey Flynn.