Queensland have named two strong U18s Academy teams to play NSW in the first of two interstate matches at Southport this weekend.

The Maroon team features a mixture of players from GPS and AIC schools as well as a handful of under 18 players that finished school last year.

Centre Will Latu from Kirwin State High in Townsville has earned the starting No.12 jersey and will partner fellow North Queensland product Jackson Barling in the midfield.

Padua lock Max Johnson and St Peter’s utility back Kadin Pritchard were also rewarded for their strong form in this year’s AIC competition with spots in the starting side.

The White team will take on NSW II and also features a mixture of current students and school leavers.

Brothers quartet Oliver Harvey, Will Cartwright, Harry Grant and Asher Wilson will lineup alongside one another and wear the No.8, No.9, No.10 and No.11 jerseys respectively.

QLD White v NSW II kicks off at 1:30pm on Saturday with QLD Maroon v NSW I at 3pm.

Reds U18s Maroon

1. Carsen Patu – The Southport School / Gold Coast
2. Max Craig – Anglican Church Grammar School
3. Massimo De Lutiis – The Southport School / Gold Coast
4. Jock MacPherson – Anglican Church Grammar School
5. Max Johnson – Padua College
6. Nick Baker – GPS Rugby Club
7. Zac Hough – Brisbane Boys’ College
8. Thomas Wheen – Brisbane Boys’ College
9. Willem Johnstone – St Joseph’s Nudgee College / Sunshine Coast
10. Taj Annan – Brisbane Boys’ College
11. Campbell Warchirs – Brisbane Grammar School
12. William Latu – Kirwin State High School / Townsville
13. Jackson Barling – Brisbane Grammar School / Cairns
14. Kadin Pritchard – St Peter’s Lutheren College
15. Floyd Aubrey – GPS Rugby Club / Cherbourg & Murgon

Reds U18s White:

1. Charlie Wigan – Toowoomba Grammar School / Darling Downs
2. Tyrone Albertyn – Bond University RC / Gold Coast
3. Harrison Swane – University of Queensland RC
4. Beau Brown – Iona College
5. Tom Twaddwell – Villanova College
6. Dimitrius Williams – Brisbane Boys’ College / Gold Coast
7. Lolo Sekona – Brisbane State High School
8. Oliver Harvey – Brothers Rugby Club
9. Will Cartwright – Brothers Rugby Club
10. Harry Grant – Brothers Rugby Club / Sunshine Coast
11. Asher Wilson – Brothers Rugby Club
12. Syris Schmidt – The Southport School / Sunshine Coast
13. Robert Mapa – St Joseph’s Nudgee College
14. Tai Dowling – Emmanuel College / Bond University RC / Gold Coast
15. Byron Smith – St Joseph’s Nudgee College

16. Oahu Davey-Phillips – St Joseph’s Nudgee College
17. Lington Leli – Brisbane Boys’ College
18. Natiana Winikiri – St Joseph’s Nudgee College
19. Xaelin Salakaia – Marsden State High School / Sunnybank RC
20. Spencer Smallacombe – Rockhampton Grammar School / Rockhampton
21. Tyler Maxwell – King’s Christian College / Gold Coast
22. Wayne Meredith – St Peter’s Lutheren College / Cairns
23. Gus Goodwin – Villanova College