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Queensland under 20 rugby league team

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Nickname
  
Maroons

Top try-scorer
  
Bernard Lewis (3)

Head coach
  
Kurt Wrigley

Location
  
Queensland, Australia

Most caps
  
Luke Bateman (3)

Top point-scorer
  
Bernard Lewis (12)

Captain
  
Jaydn Su'A

Home ground
  
Suncorp Stadium (52,500)

Governing body
  
Queensland Rugby League

Home stadium
  
Suncorp Stadium (52,500)

The Queensland Under-20 rugby league team, also known as Queensland Under-20s or Queensland U20, represents Queensland in the sport of rugby league at an under-20 age level. Since 2012, the team has played an annual fixture against the New South Wales Under-20s team for the Darren Lockyer Shield. The team features players selected from the NRL, Holden Cup and Intrust Super Cup. They are administered by the Queensland Rugby League.

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History

Prior to the advent of the National Youth Competition, junior interstate matches were contested at under-17 and under-19 levels. In 2008, the age levels switched to an under-16 and under-18 format but no under-20 game was held until 2012. In March 2012, the first under-20 Origin match was announced by the National Rugby League. The NRL had been looking into running the match for more than 18 months. In 2007, then-Gold Coast Titans managing director Michael Searle suggested an under-20 Origin series as a curtain raiser to the three senior State of Origin games. Former Queensland representative and current Queensland Origin coach Kevin Walters was named as inaugural coach of the Queensland under-20 team.

From 2012 to 2014, the under-20 Origin fixture was held in April, on the Representative Weekend. In 2015, the game was moved to July as a curtain-raiser to State of Origin game three.

As of 2016, the Queensland under-20 team are yet to defeat New South Wales, losing five consecutive games since 2012.

Players

Players selected for the Queensland under-20 team are under contract with a National Rugby League (NRL) side and play in either the NRL, Holden Cup or Intrust Super Cup competitions. Since 2013, the QRL has selected a pre-season under-20 squad featuring players in contention for the mid-season fixture. The squad participates in a weekend camp at the Queensland Academy of Sport.

Current Squad

  • Elijah Alick (Brisbane Broncos)
  • Cooper Bambling (North Queensland Cowboys)
  • Will Brimson (Brisbane Broncos)
  • Lindsay Collins (Brisbane Broncos)
  • Brodie Croft (Melbourne Storm)
  • George Fai (Brisbane Broncos)
  • Josh Fauid (Gold Coast Titans)
  • JJ Felise (Wests Tigers)
  • Charlie Galo (Melbourne Storm)
  • Gideon Gela-Mosby (North Queensland Cowboys)
  • Coen Hess (North Queensland Cowboys)
  • Keegan Hipgrave (Brisbane Broncos)
  • Tristan Hope (Brisbane Broncos)
  • Josh Kerr (Melbourne Storm)
  • Lachlan Lanskey (Brisbane Broncos)
  • Sam Lavea (Brisbane Broncos)
  • Lachlan Lewis (Canberra Raiders)
  • Michael Molo (Brisbane Broncos)
  • Jayden Nikorima (Sydney Roosters)
  • Kalyn Ponga (North Queensland Cowboys)
  • Darryn Schonig (North Queensland Cowboys)
  • Sam Smith (Brisbane Broncos)
  • Jaydn Su’A (Brisbane Broncos)
  • Jake Turpin (Melbourne Storm)
  • Shane Wright (Gold Coast Titans)
  • Keenan Yorston (Cronulla Sharks)
  • 2013

    Played as a curtain raiser to the Samoa-Tonga Pacific Rugby League test match.

    2014

    Played as a curtain raiser to the Samoa-Fiji Pacific Rugby League test match.

    2015

    Played as a curtain raiser to Game III of the 2015 State of Origin series.

    2016

    Played as a curtain raiser to Game III of the 2016 State of Origin series.

    References

    Queensland under-20 rugby league team Wikipedia