New_South_Wales_Under-16_rugby_league_team
The New South Wales Under-16's rugby league team, also known as New South Wales Under-16s or New South Wales U16, represents New South Wales in the sport of rugby league at an under-16 age level. Since 2008, the team has played an annual fixture against the Queensland Under-16s team as a curtain-raiser to a State of Origin game. The team features players selected from New South Wales's premier under-16 rugby league competition, the Harold Matthews Cup and Andrew Johns Cup. They New South Wales Rugby League administered them.
| Team information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Blues | |
| Governing body | New South Wales Rugby League | |
| Head coach | Scott Jones | |
| Captain | Jaron Purcell (2017) | |
| Home stadium | ANZ Stadium (83,500) | |
| Uniforms | ||
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| Team results | ||
| First game | ||
 New South Wales 30–16 Queensland  (ANZ Stadium, Sydney; 21 May 2008) | ||
| Biggest win | ||
| New South Wales 30–0 Queensland (ANZ Stadium, Sydney; 5 June 2013) | ||
| Biggest defeat | ||
| New South Wales 10–30 Queensland (Etihad Stadium, Melbourne; 3 June 2009) | ||
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 S.G. Ball Cup and Harold Matthews Cup competitions and the QRL's Mal Meninga Cup and Cyril Connell Cup competitions, which would begin in 2009.
New South Wales saw success in the first under-16 Origin fixture in 2008. They recorded their first defeat a year later, losing 30-10 in 2009 at Etihad Stadium. From 2010 to 2013, New South Wales would win four games consecutively before losing both fixtures against Queensland in 2014 and 2015. Since 2015, New South Wales has won every under-16 Origin fixture in 2016, 2017 and 2018.
Players selected for the New South Wales under-16 team are usually contracted with a National Rugby League (NRL) side and, until 2017, played in the Harold Matthews Cup. Occasionally players, who are contracted to Queensland-based NRL sides who play in the Cyril Connell Cup, are selected. Each pre-season, the New South Wales Rugby League will select an under-16 squad featuring players in contention for the mid-season fixture.
2008
Played as a curtain raiser to Game I of the 2008 State of Origin series.
| New South Wales U16 |
30–16 | Queensland U16 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
21 May 2008 |
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Updated: 19 July 2018 | |||||||||
2009
Played as a curtain raiser to Game I of the 2009 State of Origin series.
| New South Wales U16 |
10–30 | Queensland U16 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
3 June 2009 |
| 2009 team | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Head coach
Updated: 19 July 2018 | |||||||||
2010
Played as a curtain raiser to Game III of the 2010 State of Origin series.
| New South Wales U16 |
24–14 | Queensland U16 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
7 July 2010 |
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Head coach
Updated: 19 July 2018 | |||||||||
2011
Played as a curtain raiser to Game I of the 2011 State of Origin series.
| Queensland U16 |
16–18 | New South Wales U16 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 2 Dee Jay Harris 1 |
25 May 2011 |
| 2011 team | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Updated: 19 July 2018 | |||||||||
2012
Played as a curtain raiser to Game I of the 2012 State of Origin series.
| New South Wales U16 |
30–16 | Queensland U16 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
23 May 2012 |
| 2012 team | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Head coach
Updated: 19 July 2018 | |||||||||
2013
Played as a curtain raiser to Game I of the 2013 State of Origin series.
| New South Wales U16 |
30–0 | Queensland U16 |
|---|---|---|
| Tries Jesse Ramien 2 Jack Cogger 1 Gabe Hamlin 1 Latrell Mitchell 1 Reimis Smith 1 Goals Brock Lamb 3 |
Report |
5 June 2013 |
| 2013 team | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Head coach
Updated: 19 July 2018 | |||||||||
2014
Played as a curtain raiser to Game I of the 2014 State of Origin series.[1]
| Queensland U16 |
20–18 | New South Wales U16 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
28 May 2014 |
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Head coach
Updated: 19 July 2018 | |||||||||
2015
Played as a curtain raiser to Game I of the 2015 State of Origin series.[2]
| New South Wales U16 |
6–10 | Queensland U16 |
|---|---|---|
| Tries Campbell Graham 1 Goals Luke Metcalf 1 |
Report |
Tries Nathan Barrett 1 Travis Turnbull 1 Goals Travis Turnbull 1 |
27 May 2015 |
| 2015 team | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Head coach
Updated: 19 July 2018 | |||||||||
2016
Played as a curtain raiser to Game I of the 2016 State of Origin series.[3]
| New South Wales U16 |
12 - 10 | Queensland U16 |
|---|---|---|
| Tries William Kei 1 Bronson Xerri 1 Goals Jock Madden 2 |
Report |
Tries Dejzha Pene 1 Jonathan Siofele 1 Goals Cory Paix 1 |
1 June 2016 |
| 2016 team | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Head coach
Updated: 19 July 2018 | |||||||||
2017
Played as a curtain raiser to Game III of the 2017 State of Origin series.[4]
| Queensland U16 |
16 - 22 | New South Wales U16 |
|---|---|---|
| Tries Alofiana Khan-Pereira 2 Will Evans 1 Goals Ezra Coulston 2 |
Report |
Tries Bradman Best 1 Blake Dowel 1 Cooper Jenkins 1 Aaron Schoupp 1 Goals Aaron Schoupp 3 |
12 July 2017 |
| 2017 team | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Head coach
Updated: 19 July 2018 | |||||||||
2018
Played as a curtain raiser to the Round 18 Brisbane Broncos-Warriors game.[5]
| Queensland U16 |
14 - 28 | New South Wales U16 |
|---|---|---|
| Tries Tyrone Sa'u 1 Keegan Vandenberg 1 Reece Walsh 1 Goals Reece Walsh 1 |
Report |
Tries Thomas Cant 1 Noah Griffiths 1 Viliami Penisini 1 Zion Tauasa 1 Kaeo Weekes 1 Goals Donovan Boney 4 |
15 July 2018 |
| 2018 team | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Head coach
Updated: 19 July 2018 | |||||||||
- "NSW U16s heartbreak as boys go down by two". New South Wales Rugby League. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- "NSW Under-16s go down to QLD". New South Wales Rugby League. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- "Match Report: NSW U-16s v Qld U-16s". New South Wales Rugby League. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- "Baby Blues Win A Thriller". New South Wales Rugby League. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- "Big Second Half Secures NSW Under 16s Win". New South Wales Rugby League. 15 July 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.