Lance, Toua named in QLD Reds XV to play trial against Fiji
Jono Lance has been named at flyhalf and Aiden Toua at fullback for the Queensland Reds trial match against Fiji Warriors at Ballymore on Thursday evening.
The 26-man squad features 19 players with previous Super Rugby experience, along with a number of players who have progressed through Queensland Rugby Union’s Under-20s and National Rugby Championship pathways in recent years.
The starting side features 14 capped Reds players, along with uncapped hooker Brandon Paenga-Amosa – who has already featured for the Reds in their intra-squad trial and the Brisbane Global Rugby Tens.
The bench also features new Reds JP Smith, Filipo Daugunu and Teti Tela.
“Everyone is looking forward to getting back to Ballymore for our final pre-season match," Reds coach Brad Thorn said.
“The team has had a couple of hit outs now, but tomorrow’s match is our first proper 15s clash, so we’ll be looking to get plenty out of it as we start our preparations for our opening match of th