# Queensland under-20 rugby league team

The Queensland Under-20 rugby league team, also known as Queensland Under-20s or Queensland U20, represents Queensland in the sport of rugby league at an under-20 age level. Since 2012, the team has played an annual fixture against the New South Wales Under-20s team for the Darren Lockyer Shield. The team features players selected from the NRL, Intrust Super Cup, Canterbury Cup NSW, Hastings Deering Colts and Jersey Flegg Cup competitions. They are administered by the Queensland 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. In 2007, then-Gold Coast Titans managing director Michael Searle suggested an under-20 Origin series as a curtain raiser to the three senior State of Origin games. Former Queensland representative and Queensland Origin coach Kevin Walters was named as inaugural coach of the Queensland under-20 team.
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.
In April 2017, Queensland legend Justin Hodges was named as head coach of the side.
In 2018, they recorded their first win in the fixture, defeating New South Wales 30–12 at Suncorp Stadium. On 16 November 2018, assistant coach and former Queensland representative Scott Prince took over as co-head coach, alongside former Brisbane Broncos women's head coach Paul Dyer, after Hodges was elevated to assistant coach of the senior Queensland side.

## Players

Players selected for the Queensland under-20 team are under contract with a National Rugby League (NRL) side and play in either the NRL, Intrust Super Cup, Canterbury Cup NSW, Hastings Deering Colts or Jersey Flegg Cup competitions. Since 2013, the QRL has selected a pre-season under-20 squad featuring players in contention for the mid-season fixture. The squad participates in a weekend camp at the Queensland Academy of Sport.

### 2020 squad

The 24-man training squad selected for the 2020 season:
| Name | Position | Current club |
| Daejarn Asi | Centre | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Daniel Atkinson | Five-eighth | Melbourne Storm |
| Michael Bell | Centre | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Jack Bowyer | Fullback | Melbourne Storm |
| Tanah Boyd | Halfback | Gold Coast Titans |
| Geordie Brand | Prop | Sydney Roosters |
| Ethan Bullemor | Prop | Brisbane Broncos |
| Xavier Coates | Wing | Brisbane Broncos |
| Juwan Compain | Second-row | Gold Coast Titans |
| Ben Condon | Second-row | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Tom Dearden | Halfback | Brisbane Broncos |
| Tino Fa'asuamaleaui | Second-row | Melbourne Storm |
| Tom Gilbert | Lock | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Alofiana Khan-Pereira | Wing | Gold Coast Titans |
| Trent Loiero | Second-row | Melbourne Storm |
| Heilum Luki | Second-row | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Jack Martin | Prop | Brisbane Broncos |
| Tesi Niu | Fullback | Brisbane Broncos |
| Cory Paix | Halfback | Brisbane Broncos |
| Tristan Powell | Prop | Gold Coast Titans |
| Riley Price | Lock | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Ioane Seiuli | Second-row | Gold Coast Titans |
| Jake Simpkin | Hooker | Wests Tigers |
| Garrett Smith | Prop | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Jarrett Subloo | Five-eighth | Canberra Raiders |
| Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow | Fullback | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Adrian Trevilyan | Hooker | Canberra Raiders |
| Sebastian Winters-Chang | Wing | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |

## 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, Sydney Attendance: 5,105 Referee: Dave Munro Player of the Match: Harry Siejka (NSW)

### 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 Attendance: 10,142 Referee: Grant Atkins, Peter Gough Player of the Match: Mitchell Cornish (NSW)

### 2014

Played as a curtain raiser to the Samoa-Fiji Pacific Rugby League test match.
* 3 May 2014
| New South Wales | 30 – 8 | Queensland |
| Tries Jake Mamo 3 Sione Mata'utia 1 Tyrone Phillips 1 Goals Clinton Gutherson 5 | Report | Tries 1 Luke Bateman 1 John Folau |
* Centerbet Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 9,063 Referee: Chris Sutton Player of the Match: Jake Mamo (NSW)

### 2015

Played as a curtain raiser to Game III of the 2015 State of Origin series.
* 8 July 2015
| Queensland | 16 – 32 | New South Wales |
| 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)

### 2016

Played as a curtain raiser to Game III of the 2016 State of Origin series.
* 13 July 2016
| Queensland | 22 – 36 | New South Wales |
| 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)

### 2017

Played as a curtain raiser to Game I of the 2017 State of Origin series.
* 31 May 2017
| Queensland | 16 – 30 | New South Wales |
| 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)

### 2018

Played as a curtain raiser to Game III of the 2018 State of Origin series.
* 11 July 2018
| Queensland | 30 – 12 | New South Wales |
| Tries Jake Clifford 2 Corey Horsburgh 1 Tristan Sailor 1 Kurt Wiltshire 1 Goals Jake Clifford 5 | Report | Tries 1 Billy Smith 1 Brian To'o Goals 2 Kyle Flanagan |
* Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Referee: Ben Watts Player of the Match: Jake Clifford (Queensland)

### 2019

Played as a curtain raiser to Game III of the 2019 State of Origin series.
* 10 July 2019
| New South Wales | 36 – 10 | Queensland |
| Tries Matt Burton 2 Mathew Croker 1 Ethan Parry 1 Ky Rodwell 1 Teig Wilton 1 Goals Stephen Crichton 6 | Report | Tries 1 Ronaldo Mulitalo 1 Murray Taulagi Goals 1 Braydon Trindall |
* ANZ Stadium, Sydney Referee: Martin Jones Player of the Match: Matt Burton (New South Wales)