NSW U18s coaches Michael Snowden, Andrew Brownhill, Angus Sinclair and Matthew Hopkins have named two strong teams, featuring players from right around the state and from various pathways to face Queensland in the first of a series of U18 academy matches to be played this year.

NSW I to play QLD I

1. Nathaniel Tiitii - King’s/Hills/GPS

2. Lipina Ata - Newington/Drummoyne/GPS

3. Will Goddard - Knox/Ryde/CAS

4. Aden Ekanayake - Gordon/Killara West Pymble/Sydney Juniors