The 2019 National U19s Championship (URC) kicks off today, with Queensland Country and Brisbane City facing each other at Bond University on the Gold Coast, kick-off at 5:00pm.
The match will be played following the day one action of the Bond University leg of the Aon Uni 7s.
The Country and City squads have been training at Ballymore since they were named at the back end of the Queensland Premier Rugby season.
Country head coach Grant Anderson and City head coach Pat Byron have confirmed their match day squads ahead of today’s match.
All URC matches will be streamed live via Rugby.com.au.
Queensland Country match day squad:
1. Sinilau Wolske
2. Theo Fourie
3. Phrancis Sula Siaosi
4. Fred Frewtell
5. Reagan Leslie
6. Tom Van der Schyff (c)
7. Alex Smit
8. Reno Gerrard
9. Spencer Jeans
10. Harry Leerenttveld
11. Viliami Lea
12. Francis Pona
13. Ronan Kapi
14. Zac Palmer
15. Cooper Whiteside
16. Jack Winchester
17. Tyrell Kopua
18. Angus Lovelock
19. Harry Tombs
20. Caleb Brown
21. Hugo Smith
22. Matt Minogue
23. Rhian Stowers
24. Lucas Niedzwiecki
25. Fletcher Spicer
Head Coach: Grant Anderson
Brisbane City match day squad:
1. Emosi Tuquri
2. Ethan Dobbins
3. Jon Downes
4. Emmitt Keepa
5. Harrison Fox
6. Matt Englebrecht
7. Conrad Skelton
8. Joseph Faulalo
9. Isaac Crone
10. Jake Pappin
11. Sam Samu
12. Hudson Creighton (c)
13. Henry Smith
14. Matt Weir
15. Josh Russell
16. Zac Crothers
17. Tyreece Felu
18. Brad Kuhn
19. Tane Riori
20. Erik Pountain
21. Nick Hughes
22. Zac Hogan
23. Mitchell Bell
24. Titi Nofogatotoa
25. Toby Karaua
Head Coach: Pat Byron
2019 National U19s Championship (URC) DRAW
Sunday 6 – Saturday 12 October 2019
Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra
POOL A
SYDNEY NSW COUNTRY
BRUMBIES
VICTORIA
POOL B
BRISBANE CITYQUEENSLAND COUNTRY
RUGBY WA
BARBARIANS
Round 1 – Prior to teams arriving in Canberra
Sat 28 Sept 12:30 BRUMBIES V VICTORIA - AISSat 28 Sept 17:00 BRISBANE V QLD COUNTRY - Bond Uni
Sun 29 Sept 11:00 SYDNEY V NSW COUNTRY - Forshaw Park
Fri 4 Oct 14:30 BARBARIANS V RUGBY WA - AIS
Teams arrive in Canberra Saturday October 5
Round 2 – Sunday 6 October
10:30 VICTORIA V NSW COUNTRY - AIS12:00 QLD COUNTRY V RUGBY WA - AIS
13:30 BRISBANE CITY V BARBARIANS - AIS
15:00 BRUMBIES V SYDNEY - AIS
Round 3 – Wednesday 9 October
10:30 QLD COUNTRY V BARBARIANS - AIS12:00 NSW COUNTRY V BRUMBIES - AIS
13:30 VICTORIA V SYDNEY - AIS
15:00 RUGBY WA V BRISBANE - AIS
Finals – Saturday 12 October
09:30 Pool A 4th v Pool B 4th - AIS09:30 Pool A 3rd v Pool B 3rd - AIS
11:00 Pool A 2nd v Pool B 2nd - AIS
12:30 Pool A 1st v Pool B 1st - AIS
