Australia U18 will look to build on their big win over Australian Schoolboys when they face New Zealand Schools for the first of a two-match series at Viking Park on Monday.
Head coach Dale Robertson has named his side that will face New Zealand Schools, with the Australian Schoolboys side facing Fiji Schoolboys earlier in the day.
The match will follow in the footsteps of their corresponding fixture last year in Hamilton, which saw Australia U18 record a historic 38-31 win, their first victory over their Trans-Tasman rivals since 2019.
Kingsley Uys, William Ross and Heinz Lemoto, all of whom were named in that historic fixture will return this year, with scrumhalf Angus Grover set to be handed the captain’s armband.
Completing the big changes, Nicholas Conway will start at fullback, having scored three tries in two games for Australia U20 at the recent World Rugby U20 Championships in Italy.
1. Kingsley Uys - The Southport School
2. Isaac Rauluni - Nudgee College
3. Levi Slater - Nudgee College
4. Isaac Fonua - The King's School
5. William Ross - Padua College
6. Justice Taumoepeau - St Joseph's College
7. Jarvis Orr - Knox Grammar
8. Heinz Lemoto - The Scots College
9. Angus Grover (c) - St Ignatius College, Riverview
10. Finn Mackay - Souths Rugby Club, Brisbane
11. Talen Risati - The King's School
12. Treyvon Pritchard - Anglican Church Grammar School
13. Cyrus Bloomfield - Oakhill College
14. Brody Folkes - St Ignatius College, Riverview
15. Nicholas Conway - Wests Rugby Club, Brisbane
Reserves
16. Oliver Smith - The King's School
17. Tito Hamala - Nudgee College
18. Hasani Bloomfield - The King's School
19. Ed Kasprowicz - Sydney University
20. TJ Talaileva - Barker College
21. Chayse Geros - St Augustine's College
22. Archie Mesritz - Nudgee College
23. Rory O'Connor - St Joseph's College
Australian Schoolboys v Fiji Schoolboys
12pm AEST Monday 29 September
Viking Park, Canberra
Australia U18 v New Zealand Secondary Schools
2pm AEST Monday 29 September
Viking Park, Canberra
Australian Schoolboys v Fiji Schoolboys
12pm AEST Saturday 4 October
Viking Park, Canberra
Australia U18 v New Zealand Secondary Schools
2pm AEST Saturday 4 October
Viking Park, Canberra
