Queensland under-20 rugby league team

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, Intrust Super Cup, Canterbury Cup NSW, Hastings Deering Colts and Jersey Flegg Cup competitions. They are administered by the Queensland Rugby League.

Queensland Under-20
Team information
NicknameMaroons
Governing bodyQueensland Rugby League
Head coachBen Woolf
CaptainCory Paix
Most capsLuke Bateman (3)
Top try-scorerBernard Lewis (3)
Top point-scorerJake Clifford (18)
Home stadiumSuncorp 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 36–10 Queensland
(ANZ Stadium, Sydney; 10 July 2019)

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.

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] On 16 November 2018, assistant coach and former Queensland representative Scott Prince took over as co-head coach, alongside former Brisbane Broncos women's head coach Paul Dyer, after Hodges was elevated to assistant coach of the senior Queensland side.[6]

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, Intrust Super Cup, Canterbury Cup NSW, Hastings Deering Colts or Jersey Flegg 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.[7][8]

2020 squad

The 24-man training squad selected for the 2020 season:[9]

NamePositionCurrent club
Daejarn AsiCentre North Queensland Cowboys
Daniel AtkinsonFive-eighth Melbourne Storm
Michael BellCentre North Queensland Cowboys
Jack BowyerFullback Melbourne Storm
Tanah BoydHalfback Gold Coast Titans
Geordie BrandProp Sydney Roosters
Ethan BullemorProp Brisbane Broncos
Xavier CoatesWing Brisbane Broncos
Juwan CompainSecond-row Gold Coast Titans
Ben CondonSecond-row North Queensland Cowboys
Tom DeardenHalfback Brisbane Broncos
Tino Fa'asuamaleauiSecond-row Melbourne Storm
Tom GilbertLock North Queensland Cowboys
Alofiana Khan-PereiraWing Gold Coast Titans
Trent LoieroSecond-row Melbourne Storm
Heilum LukiSecond-row North Queensland Cowboys
Jack MartinProp Brisbane Broncos
Tesi NiuFullback Brisbane Broncos
Cory PaixHalfback Brisbane Broncos
Tristan PowellProp Gold Coast Titans
Riley PriceLock North Queensland Cowboys
Ioane SeiuliSecond-row Gold Coast Titans
Jake SimpkinHooker Wests Tigers
Garrett SmithProp North Queensland Cowboys
Jarrett SublooFive-eighth Canberra Raiders
Hamiso Tabuai-FidowFullback North Queensland Cowboys
Adrian TrevilyanHooker Canberra Raiders
Sebastian Winters-ChangWing Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

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

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 To'o



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

2019

Played as a curtain raiser to Game III of the 2019 State of Origin series.

10 July 2019
New South Wales 36 – 10 Queensland
Tries
Matt Burton 2
Mathew Croker 1
Ethan Parry 1
Ky Rodwell 1
Teig Wilton 1

Goals
Stephen Crichton 6		 Report Tries
1 Ronaldo Mulitalo
1 Murray Taulagi




Goals
1 Braydon Trindall
ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Referee: Martin Jones
Man of the Match: Matt Burton (New South Wales)
Queensland under-20
2019 team Coaching staff
  •  14 Tanah Boyd - HB
  •  15 Ben Condon - LK
  •  16 Logan Bayliss-Brow - PR
  •  17 Nathan Barrett - SR

Head coach


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

Updated: 10 July 2019
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. https://www.qrl.com.au/news/20182/112/16/prince-to-coach-young-maroons/
  7. http://www.qrl.com.au/state-of-origin/qas-emerging-squads.html
  8. http://www.qrl.com.au/news/2016/01/06/broncos_players_domi.html
  9. https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2019/12/19/queensland-under-20-emerging-origin-squad-for-2020/
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