The NSW Waratahs U15s, U16s, and U19s have been announced to face the Reds ahead of this Sunday's opening round of the National Championships to be held at Sunnybank in Brisbane.
The National Championships, previously only running over one week and running for the first time since 2019, has evolved into a five-week doubleheader format with U16s and U19s age groups playing on the same day. The two top sides will face off in the final on November 13.
The new format allows clubs to build more deeply engrained cultures right throughout their junior development pathways and allows players a smoother transition into a professional environment.
This championship is an imperative part of the Australian pathway programs as it opens avenues for the best young stars across the country to make as strong a case as possible for advancement toward full-time professional Super Rugby Pacific squads.
Every match of the National U16 and U19 Rugby Championships will be broadcast on Stan Sport – ensuring fans will have every opportunity to see the exciting skill on display, while this weekends under 15s match will be live streamed on the Queensland Reds Facebook page.
NSW Waratahs U15s team v Queensland Reds U15s
1 Lewis Wilson (Saint Augustine’s College, Newport Junior Rugby Club)
2 Daryus Sione (The Hills Sports High School, Penrith RSL Rugby Club)
3 Nashawn Papalii (Wyong High School, Ourimbah Razorbacks Rugby Club)
4 Cormac Mooney (Newington College, Oatley Junior Rugby Club)
5 Isaac Fonua (The Kings school, Blacktown Scorpions Rugby Club)
6 TJ Talaileva (Hunter Sports High School, Southern Beaches Rugby Club)
7 Jarvis Orr (Knox grammar, Terrigal Trojans Rugby Club)
8 Justice Taumoepeau (St Joseph’s College, Oatley Junior Rugby Club)
9 Angus Grover (St. Ignatius College Riverview, Lindfield Junior Rugby Club)
10 Ben Sawyer (Calrossy Anglican School, Calrossy Anglican School)
11 Reilly Caswell (Knox Grammar School, Lindfield Junior Rugby Club)
12 Matthew Gough (St Joseph’s College, Northern Barbarians Rugby Club)
13 Tom Hartman (St Ignatius College Riverview, Mosman Junior Rugby Club)
14 Jarryd King (Newington College, Randwick Warriors Rugby Club)
15 Dylan Hall (Knox Grammar, Lindfield Junior Rugby Club)
16 Darcy Emmett (All Saints College - Maitland, Maitland Blacks Rugby Club)
17 Iliyaz Viliamu (Newington College, Randwick Warriors Rugby Club)
18 Hasani Bloomfield (Oakhill College, Hills Junior Rugby Union)
19 Christian Taupau-Moors (Patrician Brothers Blacktown, Penrith RSL Rugby Club)
20 Thomas Haslam (Knox Grammar School, St Ives Rugby Club)
21 Caleb McRae (Warners Bay High School, Wanderers Rugby Club)
22 Max Laverty (The Scots College, Clovelly Junior Rugby Club)
23 Harrison Dene (St Augustine’s College, Newport Junior Rugby Club)
NSW Waratahs U16s team v Queensland Reds U16s
1 Daniel Christodoulou (Sydney Juniors, West Harbour)
2 Max Meagher (NSW Schools (CAS), Trinity Grammar School)
3 Edwin Langi (NSW Schools (GPS), The Kings School)
4 Zion Poitaha (NSW Schools (CAS), Waverley College)
5 Toby Brial (NSW Schools (GPS), The Scots College)
6 Oliver Aboud (Sydney Juniors, Randwick)
7 Marshall Le Maitre (NSW Schools (GPS), Shore School)
8 Daniel Meafou (NSW Schools (CCC), Edmund Rice College)
9 Sam Blank (NSW Schools (ISA), St Augustine’s College)
10 Alex Conti (NSW Schools (ISA), St Patrick’s College)
11 Casey McLean (NSW Schools (GPS), Newington College)
12 Joe Walsh (Manly Rugby Club, St Augustine’s College)
13 Tom Watts (NSW Schools (GPS), The Kings School)
14 Charlie Poynton (NSW Schools (CAS), Barker College)
15 Mitchell Woods (NSW Schools (ISA), St Patrick’s College)
16 Luke Muriti (NSW Schools (ISA), Oakhill College)
17 Tyler Byrne (Sydney Juniors, Manly)
18 Harper Strachan (NSW Schools (AICES), Hunter Valley Grammar School)
19 Sam Niulala (Sydney Juniors, Northern Suburbs)
20 Luca Cleverley (Sydney Juniors, Randwick)
21 Darcy Brown (NSW Country, Hunter)
22 Zach Fittler (NSW Schools (GPS), The Scots College)
23 Leo Jaques (NSW Schools (GPS), The Scots College)
24 Connor Dempsey (Sydney Juniors, Northern Suburbs)
NSW Waratahs U19s team v Queensland Reds U19s
1 Jamie Clark (Sydney University)
2 Albert Alcock (West Harbour)
3 Jayden Moujalli (Eastwood)
4 Oskar Hicks (Sydney University)
5 Fritz Jahnke-Tavana (Southern Districts)
6 Clem Halaholo (Sydney University)
7 Hayden Maher (Randwick)
8 Philip Talaileva (Eastwood)
9 Tom Goddard (Eastwood)
10 Connor McMullen (Eastern Suburbs)
11 Aaron Dimovitch (Randwick)
12 Charlie Worthington (Randwick)
13 Jackson Ropata (Southern Districts)
14 Omar Noureddine (Eastwood)
15 Tom Morrison (Sydney University)
16 Harvey McGregor (Eastern Suburbs)
17 Jack Barrett (St Joseph’s College)
18 Henry Roberts (Sydney University)
19 Sam Allsopp (Sydney University)
20 Jackson Knight (Gordon)
21 Lachie Cruickshank (Warringah)
22 Paulie Manuel (West Harbour)
23 Jack Matthews (Sydney University)
24 Tyee Manson (Sydney University)
