Queensland women's under-18 rugby league team
Team information | ||
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Nickname | Maroons | |
Governing body | Queensland Rugby League | |
Head coach | Ben Jeffries | |
Captain | Lyllian Mikaio | |
Top try-scorer | Courtney Tamati (1) | |
Top point-scorer | Courtney Tamati (4) | |
Uniforms | ||
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Team results | ||
First game | ||
![]() ![]() (North Sydney Oval, Sydney; 21 June 2019) | ||
Biggest defeat | ||
![]() ![]() (North Sydney Oval, Sydney; 21 June 2019) |
The Queensland Women's Under-18 rugby league team, also known as Queensland Women's Under-18s or Queensland U18 Women's, represents Queensland in the sport of rugby league at an under-18 age level. Established in 2019, the team played their first fixture against the New South Wales Women's Under-18 team as a curtain raiser to the Women's State of Origin game. They are administered by the Queensland Rugby League.
History[]
In December 2017, the Queensland Rugby League (QRL) announced an under-18 women's Emerging Origin development squad and camp after running an under-15 camp earlier that year. The squad, coached by current under-18 women's coach Ben Jeffries, was held over three days in January 2018.[1] In January 2019, a second under-18 squad was selected, which he featured a number of players who would go onto be selected in the inaugural Queensland women's under-18 side.[2]
On 11 April 2019, it was announced that the first every under-18 women's State of Origin game would be held as a curtain raiser to the Women's State of Origin fixture at North Sydney Oval.[3] On 7 June 2019, the inaugural side was selected, which included Rhiannon Revell-Blair, who played for the senior Queensland side a year earlier as a 17-year-old.[4] On 21 June 2019, the side lost to New South Wales 24–4 in the inaugural under-18 women's Origin fixture.[5]
Players[]
The majority of the players selected for the Queensland women's under-18 side play in either the SEQ Senior Women's Division 1 competition, the premier women's rugby league competition in Queensland, or the SEQ under-18 Girls competition. Each pre-season the Queensland Rugby League will select an under-18 squad featuring players in contention for the mid-season fixture. The squad participates in a weekend camp at the Queensland Academy of Sport.
2019 squad[]
The 27-woman training squad selected for the 2019 season:[2]
Name | Club |
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Reeghyn Beardmore | Toowoomba Junior League Girls |
Tamika Bray | Townsville Junior Girls |
Indee Brown | Waterford RLFC |
Skye Girard | Hervey Bay JRL |
Abbey Holley | Toowoomba Junior League Girls |
Keilee Joseph | Waterford RLFC |
Jayda Lofipo | Redlands Rugby League |
Emma Manzelmann | Mackay Junior Girls |
Lyllian Mikao | Southern Suburbs JRLFC |
Jasmine Peters | Northern Suburbs JRLFC |
Tiana Raftstrand-Smith | Runaway Bay Seagulls RLFC |
Jessikah Reeves | Brothers St Brendans RLFC |
Moehau Mele Hawera | Mounties Rugby League |
Diaz Seumanutafa | Aspley Devils RLFC |
Abelee Stanley | Toowoomba Junior League Girls |
Courtney Tamati | Waterford RLFC |
Aaria Tapsell | Beenleigh JRFL |
Chante Temara | Burleigh Heads RLFC |
Xanthe Topping | Townsville Junior Girls |
Fetau Unite | Magpies Junior RLC |
Georgia Voll | Toowoomba Junior League Girls |
Jasmin Walters | Emerald Tigers |
Melanie Watherston | Kawana JRL |
Shanaye Watson | Townsville Junior Girls |
Makenzie Weale | West Arana Hills RLFC |
Tiamo Williams | Aspley Devils RLFC |
Acacia Wulf | Aspley Devils RLFC |
Results[]
2019[]
Played as a curtain raiser to the 2019 Women's State of Origin.
21 June 2019
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New South Wales U18 ![]() |
24 – 4 | ![]() |
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Tries Teagan Berry 2 Caitlan Johnston 1 Olivia Kernick 1 Goals Emily Curtain 4 |
Report | Tries 1 Courtney Tamati |
2019 team | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Head coach
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See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Harvey Norman Under 15 and Under 18 Girls squads". Queensland Rugby League. 19 December 2017.
- ^ a b "2019 QAS - Under 15 and Under 18 female squads announced". Queensland Rugby League. 30 October 2018.
- ^ "Queensland Under 18 Girls to experience Origin rivalry". Queensland Rugby League. 11 April 2019.
- ^ "Queensland Under 18 Girls team announced". Queensland Rugby League. 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Queensland outmatched by NSW in Under 18s". Queensland Rugby League. 21 June 2019.
- Queensland rugby league team
- Rugby League State of Origin
- Rugby league representative teams in Queensland
- Women's rugby league teams in Australia