Rugby Australia is pleased to announce the Under 16 and Under 19 squads for the NextGen XVs program kicking off on Saturday in Sydney.
Two Under 19 teams will compete on September 12 and October 3, while the under 16 program will participate in a holistic development camp before playing their own match on October 3.
The program serves as a vital development ground, with RA working alongside member unions and Super Rugby clubs to grow female participation, alongside identifying the nation’s best young talent through existing representative pathways.
Wallaroos forward Ruby Anderson has been included in the Under 19 Green squad, which will be coached by former Wallaroos scrumhalf Iliseva Batibasaga.
The Green squad also includes emerging players from the NSW Waratahs and ACT Brumbies with the likes of Millie Parker and Australia A Sevens young guns Darci Turinui and Cobi Ryan-Last all named.
The Gold squad features representatives from the Queensland Reds and Western Force including Peyton Fakaosilea, the younger sister of Alysia Lefau-Fakaosilea, while former Wallaroos captain Shannon Parry will coach the squad.
Head of Women’s Pathways Lachlan Parkinson said: "The Under 19 squads are a combination of players with either Super Rugby Women’s experience, first grade women’s club rugby, the Buildcorp Australian Junior Championships and number of players coming in from the NextGen Sevens series for their first taste of XVs rugby.
"The Under 16 squad was selected from the Buildcorp Australian Junior Rugby Championship held on the Sunshine Coast in July.
"The Under 19s have completed a number of two-day preparation camps and will flow into a two-match series, providing important match exposure at an elite level for the players to help support their development as elite rugby players.
"The Under 16s program is about introducing the best young talent in Australia to a high performance environment and giving them the skillsets and grounding to become world class rugby players.
"The talent across the squads is exciting and shows that the future of women’s rugby is in a strong place in Australia as we head towards a home World Cup in 2029."
Saturday 12 September 2026
Forshaw Rugby Park, Sylvania Waters
Kick off 1pm
- NextGen U19 Green v NextGen U19 Gold
Saturday 3 October 2026
Knox Grammar School
Kick off from 11am
- NextGen U16 Green v NextGen U16 Gold
- NextGen U19 Green v NextGen U19 Gold
- Aaliyah Bush (Queensland Country)
- Alierah Mariri (NSW Country)
- Alijah Manu (Western Australia)
- Amarli Daszkowski (NSW Country)
- Amber-Rose Osasa (NSW Country)
- Anissa Harris (Sydney)
- Bondi Werner (NSW Country)
- Dakodah Mariri (NSW Country)
- Edith Moloney (Brisbane)
- Faith Ata (Sydney)
- Imani Tufuga (Queensland Country)
- Isabella Gamgee (Sydney)
- Isabelle Brown (Sydney)
- Jasmin Enna (Western Australia)
- Jessica Boreham-Cole (NSW Country)
- Jessica Steventon (Sydney)
- Keisha Rangi Garnham (NSW Country)
- Kylis Delaney (NSW Country)
- Lara Murray (Sydney)
- Laura Mills (Brisbane)
- Lilana Carpenter (Sydney)
- Madison Lazich (Sydney)
- Mateja Knevitt (Sydney)
- Mya Weekes NSW Country
- Natalia Starzynski (Queensland Schools)
- Nevaeh Saumani (Brisbane)
- Papiloa Tafeuni (Sydney)
- Quiana Savesi (Sydney)
- Reggae Alisha Merena Skinner (Sydney)
- Ruby Sing (Queensland Country)
- Scarlett Dunlop (Western Australia)
- Shania Punipua Aiolupotea Pei (NSW Country)
- Sienna Manuo (Sydney)
- Sophie Brouw (Queensland Country)
- Summer Doughty (Western Australia)
- Tara Lee (NSW Country)
- Te Anahera Walton (Queensland Schools)
- Thea Hibberd (Queensland Schools)
- Tiffany Tomlinson (Sydney)
- Amelia Steventon (NSW Waratahs)
- Amy Maka (ACT Brumbies)
- Angel Ngungutau (NSW Waratahs)
- Angela Littler (NSW Waratahs)
- Arabella Whitehead (NSW Waratahs)
- Armarni Bentley (NSW Waratahs)
- Cobi Ryan-Last (NSW Waratahs)
- Darci Turinui (NSW Waratahs)
- Elissa Langi (NSW Waratahs)
- Ella Gleeson (NSW Waratahs)
- Fa'alagilagi Faimasui Brown (NSW Waratahs)
- Georgie Hayes (ACT Brumbies)
- Isabella Tripet (ACT Brumbies)
- Jayda Chung (NSW Waratahs)
- Jaydah Ongosia (NSW Waratahs)
- Joselyne Folau (NSW Waratahs)
- Kiana Vatubua (NSW Waratahs)
- Lily Gillett (NSW Waratahs)
- Lola Harvison (NSW Waratahs)
- Lusiana Vesikula (NSW Waratahs)
- Maia Maden Khan (NSW Waratahs)
- Maronay Smuts (ACT Brumbies)
- Matisse Franks (NSW Waratahs)
- Millie Parker (ACT Brumbies)
- Modesty Tafeuni (NSW Waratahs)
- Paualee Going (ACT Brumbies)
- Poppi Flanders (NSW Waratahs)
- Poppy Whitaker (NSW Waratahs)
- Ruby Anderson (NSW Waratahs)
- Sammi Shaw (NSW Waratahs)
- Sonrae Lui (ACT Brumbies)
- Sophia Wilson (NSW Waratahs)
- Sophia Wright (ACT Brumbies)
Head Coach: Iliseva Batibasaga
- Aimee Henry (Queensland Reds)
- Bella Canning (Queensland Reds)
- Bella Houghton (Western Force)
- Charity Wightman-Beaven (Queensland Reds)
- Clementine Allen (Queensland Reds)
- Dani Martens (Queensland Reds)
- Dominika Baleinagasau (Queensland Reds)
- Ella Duncombe (Queensland Reds)
- Elsie Hume (Queensland Reds)
- Evie Sampson (Queensland Reds)
- Fa'agase Tupuola-Palale (Queensland Reds)
- Indya McWilliam (Queensland Reds)
- Kaelyn Passi (Queensland Reds)
- Kiriwai Nathan (Western Force)
- Kuini Nama (Western Force)
- Kya Horridge (Queensland Reds)
- Kylah-Rey Tuheke Kupa (Western Force)
- Luciah Silao (Queensland Reds)
- Maddy Pomerenke (Queensland Reds)
- Mariama Little (Queensland Reds)
- Matilda Vial (Queensland Reds)
- Meleana Tafa (Queensland Reds)
- Peyton Fakaosilea (Queensland Reds)
- Peytton Wentholt (Queensland Reds)
- Reese Orcher (Queensland Reds)
- Ruby Rossiter (Queensland Reds)
- Sarah Pascoe (Queensland Reds)
- Sarena Manssen (Queensland Reds)
- Talitha Heta (Western Force)
- Terina Te Tana (Western Force)
- Tiki Calliste (Queensland Reds)
- TJ Murray (Queensland Reds)
- Zhara Petia (Western Force)
Head Coach: Shannon Parry
