History will be made when the Queensland Universities’ women’s and men’s team play against New South Wales Universities for the first time next month.
The teams have been selected through an application process and will travel to Sydney to face the University Blues at North Sydney Oval on Sunday May 18.
It is the first time women’s teams from the two states have faced each other.
The first ever female Queensland Universities team was chosen last year and faced a PNG-based selection team in an historic day at Cbus Super Stadium.
But now they will have their first ever interstate clash, with the team to go into camp on the Gold Coast on Thursday May 15.
The men’s team will be based in Brisbane, with both teams to travel to Sydney the day before the game.
QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITIES WOMEN’S TEAM
Jessica Barnes, Amy Bird, Amity Burke, Hayley Bush, Emily Eather, Makayla Elliott, Grace Filipo, Jordan Jackson, Trinity-Maree Jackson, Jayda Lopifo, Sienna Norris, Raewyn Olomalii, Prue Peters, Sara Slater, Patricia Wani, Emma Williams, Bonnie Zappa
STAFF
Zeke Field (Head Coach), Brendan Kelly (Assistant Coach), Grant Stephensen (Team Manager), Natasha Field (Trainer), Megan Kelly (Physiotherapist).
QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITIES MEN’S TEAM
Max Banditt, Munga Baruani, Jye Barton, Josh Colls, Tenzin Contor, Zane Ford, Lachlan Gibbs, Flynn Groth, Bailey McConnell, Max Nelson, Max Pakai, Tareq Parter, Will Ramsay, Zac Reader, Joseph Shannon, Elliot Speed, Billy Tonkin.
STAFF
Jody Barlow (Head Coach), Ian Turner and Col Speed (assistant coaches), Mark Lane (Team Manager), Jake Burnell (Physiotherapist).
