Queensland under-16 rugby league team
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| Nickname | Maroons | |||||
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| Governing body | Queensland Rugby League | |||||
| Head coach | Kurt Richards | |||||
| Captain |
David Fifita Cory Paix | |||||
| Home stadium | Lang Park (52,500) | |||||
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| First game | ||||||
 New South Wales 30–16 Queensland  (Stadium Australia, Sydney; 21 May 2008) | ||||||
The Queensland Under-16 rugby league team, also known as Queensland Under-16s or Queensland U16, represents Queensland in the sport of rugby league at an under-16 age level. Since 2008, the team has played an annual fixture against the New South Wales Under-16s team as a curtain raiser to a State of Origin game. The team features players selected from Queensland's premier under-16 rugby league competition, the Cyril Connell Cup. They are administered by the Queensland Rugby League.
History
Prior to 2008, junior interstate matches were contested at under-17 and under-19 levels. In 2008, with the advent of the National Youth Competition, the age levels switched to an under-16 and under-18 format to keep in line with the NSWRL's existing SG Ball Cup and Harold Matthews Cup competitions and the QRL's Mal Meninga Cup and Cyril Connell Cup competitions, which would begin in 2009.
Queensland suffered defeat in the first under-16 Origin fixture in 2008, with a side that featured future NRL players Kyle Feldt, Ben Hampton, Lachlan Maranta and Korbin Sims. They recorded their first win a year later, defeating New South Wales 30-10 in 2009. That team featured future New Zealand international Jason Taumalolo. From 2010 to 2013, Queensland suffered four straight defeats before winning both fixtures against New South Wales in 2014 and 2015.
Players
Players selected for the Queensland under-16 team are usually contracted with an National Rugby League (NRL) side but play in either the Cyril Connell Cup. Occasionally players who are contracted to Sydney-based NRL sides, who play in the Harold Matthews Cup, are selected. In 2008, before the Cyril Connell Cup began, players were selected from the under-16 representative carnival in Proserpine.[1] Each pre-season the Queensland Rugby League will select an under-16 squad featuring players in contention for the mid-season fixture. The squad participates in a weekend camp at the Queensland Academy of Sport.[2]
Results
2008
Played as a curtain raiser to Game I of the 2008 State of Origin series.
21 May 2008 |
| New South Wales U16 |
30 – 16 | Queensland U16 |
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| Tries Jacob Miller 2 William Hopoate 1 Vaipuna Tia Kilifi 1 Jason Wehbe 1 Goals Jason Wehbe 3 Harry Siejka 2 |
Report | Tries Josh Batilabasi 1 Benn Malley 1 Korbin Sims 1 Goals Mitchell Frei 2 |
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Head coach
Updated: 16 January 2016 | ||||||||
2009
Played as a curtain raiser to Game I of the 2009 State of Origin series.
3 June 2009 |
| New South Wales U16 |
10 – 30 | Queensland U16 |
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| Tries Jordan Malaki 1 Ryan Wilson 1 Goals Sam Short 1 |
Report | Tries Mitch Ardler 2 Luke Abdul-Rahman 1 Rian Diffey 1 Andrew Shipway 1 Jordan Tighe 1 Goals Sam Foster 3 |
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Updated: 16 January 2016 | ||||||||
2010
Played as a curtain raiser to Game III of the 2010 State of Origin series.
7 July 2010 |
| New South Wales U16 |
24 – 14 | Queensland U16 |
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| Tries Robbie Kamoto 1 Tyrone Phillips 1 Kelepi Tanginoa 1 Joshua Walker 1 Goals Clinton Gutherson 4 |
Report | Tries Anthony Milford 2 Jordan Dulay 1 Goals Scott Doyle 1 |
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Head coach
Updated: 16 January 2016 | |||||||
2011
Played as a curtain raiser to Game I of the 2011 State of Origin series.
25 May 2011 |
| Queensland U16 |
16 – 18 | New South Wales U16 |
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| Tries Jack Anderson 1 Luke Bateman 1 Ryan Mitchell 1 Goals Duncan Paia'aua 2 |
Report | Tries Bradley Deitz 1 John Fomai 1 Dylan Russell 1 Goals Brendan Cox 1 Dee Jay Harris 1 |
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| 2011 team | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Head coach
Updated: 16 January 2016 | |||||||||
2012
Played as a curtain raiser to Game I of the 2012 State of Origin series.
23 May 2012 |
| New South Wales U16 |
30 – 16 | Queensland U16 |
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| Tries Travis Edwards 1 Robert Jennings 1 Dillon Khoury 1 Tevita Pangai 1 David Sheridan 1 Alex Twal 1 Goals Jackson Hastings 3 |
Report | Tries Cooper Bambling 1 Simione Fatafehi 1 Sam Smith 1 Goals Sheldon Bobbert 2 |
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| 2012 team | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Head coach
Updated: 16 January 2016 | ||||||||
2013
Played as a curtain raiser to Game I of the 2013 State of Origin series.
5 June 2013 |
| New South Wales U16 |
30 – 0 | Queensland U16 |
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| Tries Jesse Ramien 2 Jack Cogger 1 Gabe Hamlin 1 Latrell Mitchell 1 Reimis Smith 1 Goals Brock Lamb 3 |
Report |
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Head coach
Updated: 16 January 2016 | |||||||||
2014
Played as a curtain raiser to Game I of the 2014 State of Origin series.
28 May 2014 |
| Queensland U16 |
20 – 18 | New South Wales U16 |
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| Tries Jason Chapman 1 Sato Ketia Opo 1 Syd Smith 1 Enari Tuala 1 Goals Steven Tatipata 2 |
Report | Tries Sione Hopoate 1 Cameron Murray 1 Katoni Staggs 1 Goals Brendan O'Hagan 3 |
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Updated: 16 January 2016 | |||||||||
2015
Played as a curtain raiser to Game I of the 2015 State of Origin series.
27 May 2015 |
| New South Wales U16 |
6 – 10 | Queensland U16 |
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| Tries Campbell Graham 1 Goals Luke Metcalf 1 |
Report | Tries Nathan Barrett 1 Travis Turnbull 1 Goals Travis Turnbull 1 |
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| 2015 team | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Updated: 16 January 2016 | |||||||||
2016
Played as a curtain raiser to Game I of the 2016 State of Origin series.
1 June 2016 |
| New South Wales U16 |
12 - 10 | Queensland U16 |
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| Tries William Kei 1 Bronson Xerri 1 Goals Jock Madden 2 |
Report | Tries Dejzha Pene 1 Jonathan Siofele 1 Goals Cory Paix 2 |
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| 2016 team | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Head coach
Updated: 27 June 2016 | |||||||||
See also
- Queensland state rugby league team
- Queensland Residents rugby league team
- Queensland under-20 rugby league team
- Queensland under-18 rugby league team
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