Queensland women's under-18 rugby league team

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.

Queensland Women's Under-18
Team information
NicknameMaroons
Governing bodyQueensland Rugby League
Head coachBen Jeffries
CaptainLyllian Mikaio
Top try-scorerCourtney Tamati (1)
Top point-scorerCourtney Tamati (4)
Uniforms
First colours
Team results
First game
New South Wales 24–4 Queensland
(North Sydney Oval, Sydney; 21 June 2019)
Biggest defeat
New South Wales 24–4 Queensland
(North Sydney Oval, Sydney; 21 June 2019)

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]

NameClub
Reeghyn BeardmoreToowoomba Junior League Girls
Tamika BrayTownsville Junior Girls
Indee BrownWaterford RLFC
Skye GirardHervey Bay JRL
Abbey HolleyToowoomba Junior League Girls
Keilee JosephWaterford RLFC
Jayda LofipoRedlands Rugby League
Emma ManzelmannMackay Junior Girls
Lyllian MikaoSouthern Suburbs JRLFC
Jasmine PetersNorthern Suburbs JRLFC
Tiana Raftstrand-SmithRunaway Bay Seagulls RLFC
Jessikah ReevesBrothers St Brendans RLFC
Moehau Mele HaweraMounties Rugby League
Diaz SeumanutafaAspley Devils RLFC
Abelee StanleyToowoomba Junior League Girls
Courtney TamatiWaterford RLFC
Aaria TapsellBeenleigh JRFL
Chante TemaraBurleigh Heads RLFC
Xanthe ToppingTownsville Junior Girls
Fetau UniteMagpies Junior RLC
Georgia VollToowoomba Junior League Girls
Jasmin WaltersEmerald Tigers
Melanie WatherstonKawana JRL
Shanaye WatsonTownsville Junior Girls
Makenzie WealeWest Arana Hills RLFC
Tiamo WilliamsAspley Devils RLFC
Acacia WulfAspley Devils RLFC

Results

2019

Played as a curtain raiser to the 2019 Women's State of Origin.

21 June 2019
New South Wales U18 24 – 4 Queensland U18
Tries
Teagan Berry 2
Caitlan Johnston 1
Olivia Kernick 1

Goals
Emily Curtain 4		 Report
 Tries
1 Courtney Tamati
North Sydney Oval, Sydney
Referee: Tom Cambourn
Queensland under-18
2019 team Coaching staff
  •  1 China Polata – FB
  •  2 Jasmine Peters – WG
  •  3 Tyesha Mikaio – CE
  •  14 Chante Temara – CE
  •  5 Rosemary Vaimili-Toalepai – WG
  •  6 Rhiannon Revell-Blair – FE
  •  7 Courtney Tamati – HB
  •  8 Jessikah Reeves – PR
  •  9 Emma Manzelmann – HK
  •  10 Lyllian Mikaio (c) – PR
  •  11 Keilee Joseph – SR
  •  12 Jasmon Tupou – SR
  •  13 Nakita Sao – LK
  •  15 Acacia Wulf – PR
  •  16 River Smalley – PR
  •  17 Tiamo Williams – SR
  •  18 Keisharn Hala – SR

Head coach


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice captain(s)

Updated: 7 June 2019
Source(s): QRL

See also

References
  1. "Harvey Norman Under 15 and Under 18 Girls squads". Queensland Rugby League. 19 December 2017.
  2. "2019 QAS - Under 15 and Under 18 female squads announced". Queensland Rugby League. 30 October 2018.
  3. "Queensland Under 18 Girls to experience Origin rivalry". Queensland Rugby League. 11 April 2019.
  4. "Queensland Under 18 Girls team announced". Queensland Rugby League. 7 June 2019.
  5. "Queensland outmatched by NSW in Under 18s". Queensland Rugby League. 21 June 2019.
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