New South Wales Under-20's rugby league team

New South Wales Under-20
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
	First colours
	First colours
Team results
	First game
	New South Wales 18–14 Queensland ; (Penrith Stadium, Sydney; 21 April 2012)
	Biggest win
	New South Wales 30–8 Queensland ; (Penrith Stadium, Sydney; 3 May 2014)
	Biggest defeat
	Queensland 30–12 New South Wales ; (Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane; 11 July 2018)

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.

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	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, Penrith
Player of the Match: Harry Siejka (NSW)

New South Wales Under-20
2012 team								Coaching staff
1 Evander CUMMINS – FB 2 Young TONUMAIPEA – WG 3 Cheyse BLAIR – CE 4 Ed MURPHY – CE 5 Chanel MATA’UTIA – WG 6 Harry SIEJKA – FE 7 Jacob MILLER – HB 8 Matt GROAT – PR 9 Michael LICHAA – HK 10 Shannon BOYD – PR 11 Alex McKINNON – SR 12 Boyd CORDNER (c) – SR 13 Vaipuna TIA KILIFI – LK		14 Kane EVANS – UT 15 Paul CARTER – UT 16 Jack STOCKWELL – UT 17 David KLEMMER – UT						Head coach Dean PAY Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) Updated: 8 September 2018 Source(s): NYCDB

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
Player of the Match: Mitchell Cornish (NSW)

New South Wales Under-20
2013 team								Coaching staff
1 Clinton GUTHERSON – FB 2 Vai TOUTAI – WG 3 Dylan WALKER – CE 4 Charly RUNCIMAN – CE 5 George JENNINGS – WG 6 Luke BROOKS – FE 7 Mitchell CORNISH – HB 8 David KLEMMER (c) – PR 9 Michael LICHAA – HK 10 Matthew LODGE – PR 11 Kelepi TANGINOA – SR 12 Dean BRITT – SR 13 Brenden SANTI – LK		14 Craig GARVEY – UT 15 Kyle LOVETT – UT 16 Jake TRBOJEVIC – UT 17 Junior PAULO – UT						Head coach Dean PAY Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) Updated: 8 September 2018 Source(s): NYCDB

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	Queensland U20
Tries Jake Mamo 3 Sione Mata'utia 1 Tyrone Phillips 1 Goals Clinton Gutherson 5	Report	Tries 1 Luke Bateman 1 John Folau

Sportingbet Stadium, Penrith
Player of the Match: Jake Mamo (NSW)

New South Wales Under-20
2014 team								Coaching staff
1 Clinton GUTHERSON – FB 2 Jake MAMO – WG 3 Sione MATA’UTIA – CE 4 Aaron GRAY – CE 5 Tyrone PHILLIPS – WG 6 Drew HUTCHISON – FE 7 Mitchell MOSES – HB 8 Matthew LODGE – PR 9 Kaysa PRITCHARD (c) – HK 10 Jake TRBOJEVIC – PR 11 Jakiel MARINER – SR 12 Adam ELLIOTT – SR 13 Jack BIRD – LK		14 Ryan MATTERSON – UT 15 Pauli PAULI – UT 16 Dean BRITT – UT 17 Rhys KENNEDY – UT						Head coach Dean PAY Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) Updated: 8 September 2018 Source(s): NYCDB

2015

Played as a curtain raiser to Game III of the 2015 State of Origin series.^[2]

8 July 2015

Queensland U20	16 – 32	New South Wales U20
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
Player of the Match: Drew Hutchison (NSW)

New South Wales Under-20
2015 team								Coaching staff
1 Latrell MITCHELL – FB 2 Brian KELLY – WG 3 John OLIVE – CE 4 Robert JENNINGS – CE 5 Brent NADEN – WG 6 Jackson HASTINGS – FE 7 Drew HUTCHISON (c) – HB 8 Alex TWAL – PR 9 Grant GARVEY – HK 10 Liam KNIGHT – PR 11 Joe STIMSON – SR 12 Tyrell FUIMAONO – SR 13 Luke YATES – LK		14 Jacob LIDDLE – UT 15 Oliver CLARK – UT 16 Addison DEMETRIOU – UT 17 Hame SELE – UT						Head coach Dean PAY Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) Updated: 8 September 2018 Source(s): NYCDB

2016

Played as a curtain raiser to Game III of the 2016 State of Origin series.^[3]

13 July 2016

Queensland U20	22 – 36	New South Wales U20
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
Player of the Match: Curtis Scott (NSW)

New South Wales Under-20
2016 team								Coaching staff
1 Matthew DUFTY – FB 2 Brian KELLY – WG 3 Cory DENNISS – CE 4 Curtis SCOTT – CE 5 Reuben GARRICK – WG 6 Lachlan CROKER – FE 7 Jack COGGER (c) – HB 8 Oliver CLARK – PR 9 Grant GARVEY – HK 10 Alex TWAL – PR 11 Tyrell FUIMAONO – SR 12 Bayley SIRONEN – SR 13 Nat BUTCHER – LK		14 Zac WOOLFORD – UT 15 Taniela PASEKA – UT 16 Max ELLIOTT – UT 17 Tevita COTTRELL – UT						Head coach Dean PAY Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) Updated: 8 September 2018 Source(s): NYCDB

2017

Played as a curtain raiser to Game I of the 2017 State of Origin series.^[4]

31 May 2017

Queensland U20	16 – 30	New South Wales U20
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
Player of the Match: Jack Murchie (NSW)

New South Wales Under-20
2017 team								Coaching staff
1 Nick MEANEY – FB 2 Isaac LUMELUME – WG 3 Jesse RAMIEN – CE 4 Curtis SCOTT – CE 5 Reuben GARRICK – WG 6 Jai FIELD – FE 7 Troy DARGAN – HB 14 Victor RADLEY – PR 9 Reece ROBSON – HK 10 Blake LAWRIE – PR 11 Cameron MURRAY (c) – SR 12 Jack MURCHIE – SR 13 Nat BUTCHER – LK		8 Emre GULER – LK 15 Ray STONE – UT 16 Stefano HALA – UT 17 Billy MAGOULIAS – UT						Head coach Danny BUDERUS Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) Updated: 8 September 2018 Source(s): NYCDB

2018

Played as a curtain raiser to Game III of the 2018 State of Origin series.^[5]

11 July 2018

Queensland U20	30 – 12	New South Wales U20
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
Player of the Match: Jake Clifford (QLD)

New South Wales Under-20
2018 team								Coaching staff
1 Ryan PAPENHUYZEN – FB 2 Billy SMITH – WG 3 Matheson JOHNS – CE 4 Bronson XERRI – CE 5 Brian TOO – WG 6 Brendan O’HAGAN – FE 7 Kyle FLANAGAN (c) – HB 8 Oregon KAUFUSI – PR 9 Reece ROBSON – HK 10 Emre GULER – PR 11 Billy BURNS – SR 17 Teig WILTON – SR 13 Josh CURRAN – LK		14 Blayke BRAILEY – UT 15 Ky RODWELL – UT 16 Stefano HALA – UT 18 Josh CARR – UT						Head coach Matt KING Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) Updated: 8 September 2018 Source(s): NYCDB

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.

[1] "Baby Blues make it three from three to retain Lockyer Shield". New South Wales Rugby League. 2014-05-03. Retrieved 2018-09-07.

[2] "NSW Under-20s Remain Undefeated". New South Wales Rugby League. 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2018-09-07.

[3] "Under-20s Make It Fantastic Five". New South Wales Rugby League. 2016-07-13. Retrieved 2018-09-07.

[4] "SWEET SIX-CESS | Under-20s Do It Again!". New South Wales Rugby League. 2017-05-31. Retrieved 2018-09-07.

[5] "NSW Under 20s go Down to Queensland". New South Wales Rugby League. 2018-07-11. Retrieved 2018-09-07.

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