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

Both matches will be streamed on NRL.com.

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)Â