NRL in Bathurst: Panthers, St Pat's and Eglinton juniors to march out on Carrington Park before NRL

All Group 10 junior clubs, including Bathurst Panthers, Eglinton Eels and St Pat's, have been invited to attend the club parade this weekend, with all three local clubs set to participate.

It'll be a special occasion for the hundreds of junior footballers who participate in the march, as they get to walk around the ground in front of thousands of fans ahead of the NRL match between the Penrith Panthers and Manly Sea Eagles.

One local junior who will be participating in Saturday's march before the NRL match is St Pat's under 8s player Izayah Williams.

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He was a part of the St Pat's club march two years ago, on the same day the Melbourne Storm defeated the Penrith Panthers 32-2.

There's no doubt Izayah is keen to be out on the field at Carrington Park on Saturday afternoon and when asked how excited he was, he responded with two thumbs up.

He said the best thing about playing rugby league is all the exercise he does.

"We do lots of running," he said.

Izayah started his local season on the weekend, scoring the first try of his team's season in a carnival, and he's hoping for plenty more tries to come throughout this season.

And while he doesn't support either NRL team playing on Saturday - he's actually a Canterbury Bulldogs fan - he'll be hoping to meet a few of the players if he can.

Saturday's march will take place at 2.15pm, with all Group 10 junior players, coaches and volunteers invited to participate. Clubs from outside Bathurst, such as Orange Hawks, Orange CYMS and Oberon Tigers, are likely to make an appearance.

Group 10 between Bathurst Panthers and Orange CYMS kicks-off at 10.55am, before the NSW Cup between Penrith Panthers and Blacktown Workers at 12.40pm.

The main game between Penrith and Manly will kick-off at 3pm.

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