The Australian Schoolboys and Australian Schoolgirls sides are gearing up to face their PNG counterparts as part of a massive day of PMs XIII rugby league.
Players were selected following the Australian Secondary School Rugby League (ASSRL) national championships, which were staged in Coffs Harbour this year.
The players involved were first selected for their state before going on to the national championships to play for a title and also vie for selection.
The games against the PNG Junior Kumuls and PNG Junior Orchids will be played at Santos Football Stadium in Port Moresby on Sunday, October 12.
Kick off times for the matches are:
9am (10am AEDT): Junior Orchids v Australian Schoolgirls
11am (noon AEDT): Junior Kumuls v Australian Schoolboys
Australian Schoolboys
- Cameron Bamblett - Patrician Brothers College, Blacktown
- Filpe Fakauho - Matraville Sports High School, Chifley
- Toby Winter - Hunter Sports High School, Gateshead
- Dayne Jennings - Central Coast Sports College, Kariong
- Antonio Verhoeven - Palm Beach Currumbin State High School, Palm Beach
- Callum Grantham - Newington College, Stanmore
- Toby Batten - Nambucca Heads High School, Nambucca Heads
- Jackson Koina - Mountain Creek State High School, Mountain Creek
- Liam Bell - The Hills Sports High School, Seven Hills
- Jake White - Endeavour Sports High School, Caringbah
- Phoenix Godinet - Bass High School, Bass Hill
- Darcy Smith - Kincumber High School, Kincumber
- Tom Dellow - Endeavour Sports High School, Caringbah
- Hayden Watson - Marsden State High School, Waterford West
- Roman Tuaimau - Patrician Brothers College, Blacktown
- Xzavier Timoteo - Ipswich State High School, Brassal
- Christopher Petrus - Patrician Brothers College, Blacktown
- David Bryenton - Kebra Park State School, Southport
Coach: Adam Sargent Wilson - Figtree High School, Wollongong
Manager: Ian Brackstone - Harristown State High School, Toowoomba
Assistant Coach: Dave Ackers - Kirwan State High School, Townsville
Trainer Michael Fisher - Marist Catholic College, Penshurst
Game Day team:
1 - Cameron Bamblett
2 - Felipe Fakauho
3 - Tony Winter
4 - Dayne Jennings
5 - Antonio Verhoeven
6 - Callum Grantham
7 - Toby Batten
8 - Jackson Koina
9 - Liam Bell
10 - Jake White
17 - Christopher Petrus
12 - Darcy Smith
13 - Tom Dellow
14 - Hayden Watson
15 - Roman Tuaimau
16 - Xzavier Timoteo
11 - Phoenix Godinet
18 - David Bryenton
Australian Schoolgirls
- Mia Vaotu'ua - Central Coast Sports College, Kariong
- Gabriella Savage -Dickson College, Dickson
- Halle Barrett - Corpus Christi Catholic High School, Oak Flats
- Anastasia Leatupue - The Hills Sports High School, Seven Hills
- Logan Fletcher - Matraville Sports High School, Chifley
- Skye Spencer - Holy Spirit College, Bellambi
- Torah Luadaka - Keebra Park State High School, Southport
- Ella Walker - The Hills Sports High School, Seven Hills
- Diamond Graham - Keebra Park State High School, Southport
- Mamele Misa - Mabel Park State High School, Slacks Creek
- Stella Lewis - Newman Senior College, Port Macquarie
- Deleni Paitai - Marsden State High School, Waterford West
- Amanii Misa - Mabel Park State High School, Slacks Creek
- Evelyn Roberts - Marsden State High School, Waterford West
- Felila Fakalelu - Westfields Sports High School, Fairfield West
- Emily McArthur - St Francis Xavier's College, Hamilton
- Aliahana Fuimaono - The Hills Sports High School, Seven Hills
- Stevie Botham - St Mary's Catholic College, Gateshead
Coach: Patricia Raikadroka - The Hills Sports High School, Seven Hills
Manager: Karra-Lee Nolan - Warilla High School, Barrack Heights
Assistant Coach: Elle Moss - St Joseph’s College, Toowoomba
Trainer: Nikki Cox - Ipswich State High School, Ipswich
Game Day team:
1 - Mia Vaotu'ua
2 - Gabriella Savage
3 - Halle Barrett
4 - Anastasia Leatupue
18 - Stevie Botham
6 - Skye Spencer
7 - Torah Luadaka
8 - Ella Walker
9 - Diamond Graham
10 - Mamele Misa
11 - Stella Lewis
12 - Deleni Paitai
13 - Amanii Misa
14 - Evelyn Roberts
15 - Felila Fakalelu
16 - Emily McArthur
17 - Aliahana Fuimaono
5 - Shar-lene Nati
*Rugby League fans across the Pacific are set to be able to watch the Prime Minister's XIII Women's and Men's matches on free to air television, through the PacificAus TV initiative and the NRL’s broadcast partners.
PacificAus TV is an initiative of the Australian Government and is managed by Free TV Australia, and has played an important role in delivering high-quality content that resonates with Pacific audiences since 2020.
The PM’s XIII matches are being transmitted on 17 Pacific broadcast partners - across 11 countries and seven time zones, via:
EMTV and NBC (Papua New Guinea) & Digicel.
Fiji TV, FBC and Mai TV (Fiji)
SBC TV1, EFKS TV2 and Apia TV3 (Samoa)
CITV and Vaka TV (Cook Islands)
TTV (Solomon Islands)
VBTC (Vanuatu)
Kiri One (Kiribati)
NTV (Nauru)
TVBC (Tuvalu)
TBC (Tonga)
BCN (Niue)
