The Queensland Reds side has been named to take on the Western Force in Saturday's opening match of the Swyftx Super Rugby Under-16s competition.
The match will kick-off at 2:45pm (AEST) at Viking Park in Canberra.
The junior club origins of the players selected ranges from Townsville to the Gold Coast, Toowoomba to the Central Highlands, Ipswich to Yatala and five Brisbane clubs.
The matches will be livestreamed on rugby.com.au and YouTube
Queensland Reds U16s
Player-School-First Junior Club
1 Marcus Grehan | St Joseph’s Nudgee College | Brothers Rugby Club Albion (Juniors)
2 Nelsoni Takai | Brisbane State High School | Sunnybank JRC
3 C'ezar-mayn Leota | St Joseph’s Nudgee College | Brothers Rugby Club Albion (Juniors)
4 Kian Van den Berg | Toowoomba Grammar School | USQ Saints Rugby Club, Toowoomba
5 Zaine Gurney | Brisbane State High School | Surfers Paradise JRUC
6 Toby Bretherton | Ipswich Grammar School | Central Highlands JRC
7 Hugh Stanbury | St Joseph’s Gregory Terrace | Easts RUC (Juniors)
8 Knight Tanielu | St Joseph’s Nudgee College
9 Tom Nasser | St Joseph’s Gregory Terrace | Easts RUC (Juniors)
10 Raiden Tapuai | Brisbane Boys' College | Sunnybank JRC
11 Thor Welfare | St Joseph’s Nudgee College
12 Will Jessiman | The Southport School | Bulimba Riverside JRUC
13 Digby Ioane | Brisbane State High School | Sunnybank JRC
14 Daniel De Swardt | Ipswich Grammar School | Ipswich Rangers Juniors
15 Tane' Crampton | St Joseph’s Nudgee College | North Ward JRC, Townsville
Replacements
16 Joseph Keke | St Joseph’s Nudgee College | Bulimba Riverside JRUC
24 Levi Afu | The Southport School | Palm Beach Currumbin JRC
18 Jeremiah Tuimavave | Brisbane State High School | Sunnybank JRC
19 Sifa Helu | Brisbane State High School | Yatala Rams
20 Kane Kinnaird | Anglican Church Grammar School | GPS Rugby Juniors
21 Tom Gibb | St Joseph’s Nudgee College | Brothers Rugby Club Albion (Juniors)
22 Joshua Andrews | St Joseph’s Nudgee College | Brothers Rugby Club Albion (Juniors)
23 Neilo Manu Mu'a | Toowoomba Grammar School
25 Oliver Smith | St Joseph’s Nudgee College | Brothers Rugby Club Albion (Juniors)
2026 SUPER RUGBY U16 SCHEDULE
Western Force v Queensland Reds - 2.45 pm Saturday 26 September - Viking Park, Canberra
Victoria v Queensland Reds - 1:00 pm Tuesday 29 September - Viking Park, Canberra
Queensland Reds v ACT Brumbies - 12:00 pm Saturday 3 October - Ballymore Stadium
Queensland Reds v NSW Waratahs - 1.30 pm Saturday 10 October - Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane
