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Queensland under-20 rugby league team


Team information
Maroons
Queensland Rugby League
Ben Woolf
Cory Paix
Luke Bateman (3)
Bernard Lewis (3)
Jake Clifford (18)
Suncorp Stadium (52,500)
First coloursFirst colours
First colours
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)

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.

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 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.

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

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

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.

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

NamePositionCurrent club
Daejarn AsiCentreNorth Queensland Cowboys
Daniel AtkinsonFive-eighthMelbourne Storm
Michael BellCentreNorth Queensland Cowboys
Jack BowyerFullbackMelbourne Storm
Tanah BoydHalfbackGold Coast Titans
Geordie BrandPropSydney Roosters
Ethan BullemorPropBrisbane Broncos
Xavier CoatesWingBrisbane Broncos
Juwan CompainSecond-rowGold Coast Titans
Ben CondonSecond-rowNorth Queensland Cowboys
Tom DeardenHalfbackBrisbane Broncos
Tino Fa'asuamaleauiSecond-rowMelbourne Storm
Tom GilbertLockNorth Queensland Cowboys
Alofiana Khan-PereiraWingGold Coast Titans
Trent LoieroSecond-rowMelbourne Storm
Heilum LukiSecond-rowNorth Queensland Cowboys
Jack MartinPropBrisbane Broncos
Tesi NiuFullbackBrisbane Broncos
Cory PaixHalfbackBrisbane Broncos
Tristan PowellPropGold Coast Titans
Riley PriceLockNorth Queensland Cowboys
Ioane SeiuliSecond-rowGold Coast Titans
Jake SimpkinHookerWests Tigers
Garrett SmithPropNorth Queensland Cowboys
Jarrett SublooFive-eighthCanberra Raiders
Hamiso Tabuai-FidowFullbackNorth Queensland Cowboys
Adrian TrevilyanHookerCanberra Raiders
Sebastian Winters-ChangWingCanterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
2012 teamCoaching staff
1 Lachlan Maranta – FB
 2 Hymel Hunt – WG
 3 Tautau Moga – CE
 4 Edrick Lee – CE
 5 Aaron Whitchurch – WG
 6 Kurt Mann – FE
 7 Ben Hampton (c) – HB
 8 Mitchell Frei – PR
 9 Alex Elisala – HK
10 Dylan Napa – PR
11 Chris Grevsmuhl – SR
12 Caleb Timu – SR
13 Benn Malley – LK14 Brandon Tago – PR
15 Corey Oates – SR
16 Travis Peeters – SR
17 Moses Mbye – FEHead coach

Kevin Walters

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

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

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

2013 teamCoaching staff
1 Kurt Mann – FB
 2 Zac Santo – WG
 3 Hymel Hunt – CE
 4 Brenko Lee – CE
 5 Nene Macdonald – WG
 6 Moses Mbye – FE
 7 Anthony Milford (c) – HB
 8 Francis Molo – PR
 9 Kierran Moseley – HK
10 Patrick Kaufusi – PR
11 Caleb Timu – SR
12 Corey Oates – SR
13 Chris Grevsmuhl – LK14 Luke Bateman – LK
15 Lloyd Perrett – PR
16 Rhyse Martin – SR
17 Brandon Tago – PRHead coach

Andrew Dunemann

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

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

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

2014 teamCoaching staff
1 Valentine Holmes – FB
 2 Nene Macdonald – WG
 3 Brenko Lee – CE
 4 Brendan Elliot – CE
 5 John Folau – WG
 6 Anthony Milford (c) – FE
 7 Jaelen Feeney – HB
 8 Lloyd Perrett – PR
 9 Kierran Moseley – HK
10 Christian Welch – PR
11 Brett Greinke – SR
12 Patrick Mago – SR
13 Luke Bateman – LK14 Cameron Munster – FE
15 Francis Molo – PR
16 Ajuma Adams – SR
17 Joe Ofahengaue – PRHead coach

Kevin Walters

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

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

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

2015 teamCoaching staff
1 Paul Byrnes – FB
 2 Gideon Gela-Mosby – WG
 3 Jordan Drew – CE
 4 Marion Seve – CE
 5 Conor Carey – WG
 6 Jayden Nikorima – FE
 7 Ashley Taylor – HB
 8 George Fai – PR
 9 Jayden Berrell – HK
10 Lindsay Collins – PR
11 Coen Hess – SR
12 Alex Barr – SR
13 Jai Arrow (c) – LK14 Karl Lawton – HK
15 Luke Bateman – LK
16 Sam Lavea – PR
17 Oshae Tuiasau – PRHead coach

Kurt Wrigley

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

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

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

2016 teamCoaching staff
1 Gideon Gela-Mosby – FB
 2 Bernard Lewis – WG
 3 Bacho Salam – CE
 4 Gehamat Shibasaki – CE
 5 Marcus Jensen – WG
 6 Brodie Croft – FE
 7 Cooper Bambling – HB
 8 George Fai – PR
 9 Jake Turpin – HK
10 Darryn Schonig – PR
11 Jack Morris – SR
12 Jaydn Su'A (c) – SR
13 Lachlan Timm – LK14 Lachlan Lewis – FE
15 Josh Kerr – PR
16 Charlie Galo – SR
17 Darcy Maroske – PRHead coach

Kurt Wrigley

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

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

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

2017 teamCoaching staff
1 Corey Allan – FB
 2 Phillip Sami – WG
 3 Gehamat Shibasaki – CE
 4 Daniel Brownbill – CE
 5 Tristan Sailor – WG
 6 AJ Brimson – FE
 7 Brodie Croft (c) – HB
16 Corey Horsburgh – PR
 9 Harry Grant – HK
10 Keenan Palasia – PR
11 Hiale Roycroft – SR
12 Mitchell Dunn – SR
13 Keegan Hipgrave – LK8 Patrick Carrigan – LK
14 Gerome Burns – HB
15 Apiata Noema – SR
17 Tom Skinner – PRHead coach

Justin Hodges

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

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

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

2018 teamCoaching staff
1 Corey Allan – FB
 2 Murray Taulagi – WG
 3 Gehamat Shibasaki – CE
 4 Kurt Wiltshire – CE
 5 Tristan Sailor – WG
 6 AJ Brimson – FE
 7 Jake Clifford – HB
 8 Thomas Flegler – PR
 9 Harry Grant – HK
10 Patrick Carrigan (c) – PR
11 Louis Geraghty – SR
12 Beau Fermor – SR
13 Corey Horsburgh – LK14 Lachlan Lam – FE
15 Tino Fa'asuamaleaui – SR
16 Sam Johnstone – PR
17 Reed Mahoney – HKHead coach

Justin Hodges

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

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

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

2019 teamCoaching staff
1 Ronaldo Mulitalo – FB
 2 Treymain Spry – WG
 3 Tesi Niu – CE
 4 Murray Taulagi – CE
 5 Elijah Anderson – WG
 6 Braydon Trindall – FE
 7 Cory Paix (c) – HB
 8 Eddie Blacker – PR
 9 Kobe Hetherington – HK
 10 Ethan Bullemor – PR
 11 Tino Fa'asuamaleaui – SR
 12 J'maine Hopgood – SR
 13 Tom Gilbert – LK14 Tanah Boyd – HB
 15 Ben Condon – LK
 16 Logan Bayliss-Brow – PR
 17 Nathan Barrett – SRHead coach

Scott Prince & Paul Dyer

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

Updated: 10 July 2019Source(s): QRL.com.au |

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