Australian Rugby Sevens player and South West Rocks product Triston Reilly took time out of his busy schedule, training alongside the Wallabies, to talk to the senior students from Kempsey South Public School last Friday.
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Triston grew up in the Macleay until Year 8, when he moved to Sydney to attend St Joseph’s College to further develop his rugby skills.
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Triston spoke first hand about his own experiences and Kempsey South Public School principal Andrew Kuchling said Triston inspired the students with a positive message about focusing on education.
“Triston pointed out that it’s the hard work he puts into training multiple times each day and always being highly focused on living a healthy lifestyle that has allowed him to live his dream of representing Australia in Hong Kong, London and Japan already this year,” Mr Kuchling said.
“His important message though, which teachers all agreed with, was the importance of education because no matter how fantastic you are on the football field, everybody needs to plan for the future.”
Triston is a walking example of maintaining a focus on education as despite signing a deal with the Australian Rugby Union, Triston began studying teaching at University in his first year since completing High School.
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