Junior Kangaroos side named to face Junior Kiwis

The Junior Australian Kangaroos side was named on Sunday evening to face the Junior New Zealand Kiwis team next Saturday at 3pm from Cbus Super Stadium on the Gold Coast.

In what is a very good side named for Australia, most of the players either have NRL experience or are fringe first graders. The likes of Robert Jennings, Euan Aitken, Valentine Holmes, Matthew Lodge and Tepai Moeroa have all tasted first grade.

Euan Aitken and Valentine Holmes have both burst onto the scene this season and are being touted as big guns of the future.

Australian halves combination Drew Hutchinson and Ashley Taylor may be yet to taste first grade but are outstanding young players and will be the key to the Australians overcoming the Kiwis.

While the side includes a fair spread of teams, the Broncos (five), the Eels (three), the Dragons (two), the Raiders (two) and the Tigers (two) have multiple representatives in the squad.

The Australian and New Zealand Test squads were also named yesterday, and with plenty of debutants, the future is bright for rugby league in Australia.

Don’t forget you can catch live coverage of all the representative games next weekend right here on The Roar.

1 Jackson Hastings (Sydney Roosters)
2 Brenko Lee (Canberra Raiders)
3 Robert Jennings (Penrith Panthers)
4 Euan Aitken (St George Illawarra Dragons)
5 Valentine Holmes (Cronulla Sharks)
6 Drew Hutchison (St George Illawarra Dragons)
7 Ashley Taylor (Brisbane Broncos)
8 Joe Ofahengaue (Brisbane Broncos)
9 Jayden Berrell (Brisbane Broncos)
10 Matthew Lodge (Wests Tigers)
11 Coen Hess (North Queensland Cowboys)
12 Tepai Moeroa (Parramatta Eels)
13 Tevita Pangai Junior (Canberra Raiders)
14 Tyrell Fuimaono (Parramatta Eels)
15 Salesi Funaki (Wests Tigers)
16 Jayden Nikorima (Brisbane Broncos)
17 Alex Twal (Parramatta Eels)
18 Jai Arrow (Brisbane Broncos)