Queensland under-20 rugby league team

Queensland Under-20
Team information
Nickname Maroons
Governing body Queensland Rugby League
Head coach Justin Hodges
Captain Patrick Carrigan
Most caps Luke Bateman (3)
Top try-scorer Bernard Lewis (3)
Top point-scorer Jake Clifford (18)
Home stadium Suncorp Stadium (52,500)
Uniforms
First colours
Team results
First game
New South Wales 18–14 Queensland
(Penrith Stadium, Sydney; 21 April 2012)
Biggest win
Queensland 30–12 New South Wales
(Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane; 11 July 2018)
Biggest defeat
New South Wales 30–8 Queensland
(Penrith Stadium, Sydney; 3 May 2014)

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.

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.[1] 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.[2] Former Queensland representative and current Queensland Origin coach Kevin Walters was named as inaugural coach of the Queensland under-20 team.[3]

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. As of 2017, the Queensland under-20 team are yet to defeat New South Wales, losing six consecutive games since 2012.

In April 2017, Queensland legend Justin Hodges was named as head coach of the side.[4]

In 2018, they recorded their first win in the fixture, defeating New South Wales 30-12 at Suncorp Stadium.[5]

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.[6][7]

2018 squad

The 26-man training squad selected for the 2018 season:[8]

NamePositionCurrent club
Corey AllanFullback Brisbane Broncos
Nathan BarrettSecond-row North Queensland Cowboys
Logan BaylissProp North Queensland Cowboys
Eddie BlackerProp Brisbane Broncos
AJ BrimsonFive-eighth Gold Coast Titans
Gerome BurnsFive-eighth Brisbane Broncos
Patrick CarriganLock, Second-row Brisbane Broncos
Michael CarrollWing Townsville Blackhawks
Jake CliffordHalfback North Queensland Cowboys
Tom FleglerProp Brisbane Broncos
Louis GeraghtyProp Melbourne Storm
Harry GrantHooker Melbourne Storm
J'maine HopgoodLock Penrith Panthers
Corey HorsburghLock Canberra Raiders
Sam JohnstoneProp South Sydney Rabbitohs
Lachlan LamFive-eighth Sydney Roosters
Thomas MikaeleProp Wests Tigers
Ronaldo MulitaloCentre Cronulla Sharks
Apiata NoemaSecond-row Gold Coast Titans
Tristan SailorFive-eighth St George Illawarra Dragons
Gehamat ShibasakiCentre Brisbane Broncos
Tom SkinnerProp Penrith Panthers
Murray TaulagiWing North Queensland Cowboys
Enari TualaCentre North Queensland Cowboys
Kurt WiltshireCentre North Queensland Cowboys
Brent WoolfHalfback Townsville Blackhawks

Results

2012

21 April 2012
New South Wales U20 18 – 14 Queensland U20
Tries
Kane Evans 1
Chanel Mata'utia 1
Harry Siejka 1

Goals
Harry Siejka 3		 Report Tries
2 Edrick Lee
1 Aaron Whitchurch


Goals
1 Mitchell Frei
Centerbet Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 5,105
Referee: Dave Munro
Man of the Match: Harry Siejka (NSW)
Queensland under-20
2012 team Coaching staff

Head coach


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice captain(s)

Updated: 15 January 2016
Source(s): NRL.com

2013

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

20 April 2013
New South Wales U20 36 – 12 Queensland U20
Tries
Mitchell Cornish 2
George Jennings 2
Charly Runciman 2
Michael Lichaa 1
'
Goals
Dylan Walker 4		 Report Tries
1 Anthony Milford
1 Brandon Tago



Goals
2 Anthony Milford
Centerbet Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 10,142
Referee: Grant Atkins, Peter Gough
Man of the Match: Mitchell Cornish (NSW)
Queensland under-20
2013 team Coaching staff

Head coach


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice captain(s)

Updated: 15 January 2016
Source(s): NRL.com

2014

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

3 May 2014
New South Wales 30 – 8 Queensland
Tries
Jake Mamo 3
Sione Mata'utia 1
Tyrone Phillips 1

Goals
Clinton Gutherson 5		 Report Tries
1 Luke Bateman
1 John Folau
Centerbet Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 9,063
Referee: Chris Sutton
Man of the Match: Jake Mamo (NSW)
Queensland under-20
2014 team Coaching staff

Head coach


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice captain(s)

Updated: 15 January 2016
Source(s): NRL.com

2015

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

8 July 2015
Queensland 16 – 32 New South Wales
Tries
Alex Barr 1
Luke Bateman 1
Gideon Gela-Mosby 1

Goals
Ashley Taylor 2		 Report Tries
4 Brian Kelly
1 Jackson Hastings
1 Latrell Mitchell

Goals
3 Jackson Hastings
1 Addison Demetriou
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Referee: Matt Noyen
Man of the Match: Drew Hutchison (NSW)
Queensland under-20
2015 team Coaching staff

Head coach


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice captain(s)

Updated: 15 January 2016
Source(s): QRL.com

2016

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

13 July 2016
Queensland 22 – 36 New South Wales
Tries
Bernard Lewis 3
Gideon Gela-Mosby 1
Bacho Salam 1




Goals
Brodie Croft 1		 Report Tries
1 Jack Cogger
1 Lachlan Croker
1 Matthew Dufty
1 Reuben Garrick
1 Bayley Sironen
1 Zac Woolford

Goals
6 Brian Kelly
ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Referee: Peter Gough
Man of the Match: Curtis Scott (NSW)
Queensland under-20
2016 team Coaching staff

Head coach


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice captain(s)

Updated: 15 July 2016
Source(s): QRL.com.au

2017

Played as a curtain raiser to Game I of the 2017 State of Origin series.

31 May 2017
Queensland 16 – 30 New South Wales
Tries
Brodie Croft 1
Corey Horsburgh 1
Tristan Sailor 1



Goals
Tristan Sailor 2		 Report Tries
1 Nat Butcher
1 Jai Field
1 Reuben Garrick
1 Blake Lawrie
1 Jack Murchie

Goals
5 Jai Field
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Referee: Jarrod Cole, Adam Cassidy
Man of the Match: Jack Murchie (NSW)
Queensland under-20
2017 team Coaching staff
  •  8 Patrick Carrigan - LK
  • 14 Gerome Burns - HB
  • 15 Apiata Noema - SR
  • 17 Tom Skinner - PR

Head coach


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice captain(s)

Updated: 23 May 2017
Source(s): QRL.com.au

2018

Played as a curtain raiser to Game III of the 2018 State of Origin series.

11 July 2018
Queensland 30 – 12 New South Wales
Tries
Jake Clifford 2
Corey Horsburgh 1
Tristan Sailor 1
Kurt Wiltshire 1

Goals
Jake Clifford 5		 Report Tries
1 Billy Smith
1 Brian Too



Goals
2 Kyle Flanagan
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Referee: Ben Watts
Man of the Match: Jake Clifford (Queensland)
Queensland under-20
2018 team Coaching staff

Head coach


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice captain(s)

Updated: 11 July 2018
Source(s): QRL.com.au

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/state-of-origin/under-20s-get-their-own-state-of-origin-match-featuring-nrl-toyota-nsw-and-queensland-cup-players/story-fn31yxah-1226305838741
  2. ↑ http://leagueunlimited.com/news/titans-push-under-20-origin-series#2I3YH24CEwuVS8L4.97
  3. ↑ http://www.nrl.com/toyota-u/20s-origin-squads-named/tabid/10874/newsid/66909/default.aspx
  4. ↑ "Hodges named young Maroons coach". NRL.com. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  5. ↑ https://www.qrl.com.au/news/20182/07/11/clifford-leads-the-way-in-qld-breakthrough/
  6. ↑ http://www.qrl.com.au/state-of-origin/qas-emerging-squads.html
  7. ↑ http://www.qrl.com.au/news/2016/01/06/broncos_players_domi.html
  8. ↑ https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2017/12/20/queensland-under-20-emerging-origin-squad/
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