New South Wales Under-20's rugby league team
The New South Wales Under-20's rugby league team, also known as New South Wales Under-20s or New South Wales U20, represents New South Wales in the sport of rugby league at an under-20 age level. Since 2012, the team has played an annual fixture against the Queensland Under-20s team for the Darren Lockyer Shield. The team features players selected from the National Rugby League (NRL), Holden Cup, Jersey Flegg Cup and Intrust Super Premiership competitions. They are administered by the New South Wales Rugby League.
| Team information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Blues | |
| Governing body | New South Wales Rugby League | |
| Head coach | Matt King | |
| Captain | Kyle Flanagan | |
| Home stadium | ANZ Stadium (83,500) | |
| Uniforms | ||
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| Team results | ||
| First game | ||
  (Penrith Stadium, Sydney; 21 April 2012) | ||
| Biggest win | ||
(Penrith Stadium, Sydney; 3 May 2014) | ||
| Biggest defeat | ||
(Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane; 11 July 2018) | ||
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.
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 New South Wales under-20 team have for every fixture, winning six consecutive games since 2012. In 2018, they recorded their first lose, losing to Queensland 30-12 at Suncorp Stadium.
Players
Players selected for the New South Wales under-20 team are under contract with a National Rugby League (NRL) side and play in either the NRL, Holden Cup, Jersey Flegg Cup or Intrust Super Premiership competitions. Since 2013, the NSWRL's selected a pre-season under-20 squad featuring players in contention for the mid-season fixture.
Results
2012
21 April 2012 |
| New South Wales U20 |
18 – 14 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2012 team | Coaching staff | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Head coach
Updated: 8 September 2018 | |||||||||
2013
Played as a curtain raiser to the Samoa-Tonga Pacific Rugby League test match.
20 April 2013 |
| New South Wales U20 |
36 – 12 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2013 team | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Head coach
Updated: 8 September 2018 | |||||||||
2014
Played as a curtain raiser to the Samoa-Fiji Pacific Rugby League test match.[1]
3 May 2014 |
| New South Wales U20 |
30 – 8 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tries Jake Mamo 3 Sione Mata'utia 1 Tyrone Phillips 1 Goals Clinton Gutherson 5 |
Report | Tries 1 Luke Bateman 1 John Folau |
| 2014 team | Coaching staff | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Head coach
Updated: 8 September 2018 | |||||||||
2015
Played as a curtain raiser to Game III of the 2015 State of Origin series.[2]
8 July 2015 |
| Queensland U20 |
16 – 32 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2015 team | Coaching staff | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Head coach
Updated: 8 September 2018 | |||||||||
2016
Played as a curtain raiser to Game III of the 2016 State of Origin series.[3]
13 July 2016 |
| Queensland U20 |
22 – 36 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2016 team | Coaching staff | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Head coach
Updated: 8 September 2018 | |||||||||
2017
Played as a curtain raiser to Game I of the 2017 State of Origin series.[4]
31 May 2017 |
| Queensland U20 |
16 – 30 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2017 team | Coaching staff | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Head coach
Updated: 8 September 2018 | |||||||||
2018
Played as a curtain raiser to Game III of the 2018 State of Origin series.[5]
11 July 2018 |
| Queensland U20 |
30 – 12 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2018 team | Coaching staff | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Head coach
Updated: 8 September 2018 | |||||||||
See also
References
- "Baby Blues make it three from three to retain Lockyer Shield". New South Wales Rugby League. 2014-05-03. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
- "NSW Under-20s Remain Undefeated". New South Wales Rugby League. 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
- "Under-20s Make It Fantastic Five". New South Wales Rugby League. 2016-07-13. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
- "SWEET SIX-CESS | Under-20s Do It Again!". New South Wales Rugby League. 2017-05-31. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
- "NSW Under 20s go Down to Queensland". New South Wales Rugby League. 2018-07-11. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
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