Watch every second of Super Rugby Men\u2019s U16s live and on demand via the Rugby.com.au YouTube channel.<\/a><\/p>\nRugby Australia’s High Performance staff select their Team of the Week from Round Three.<\/p>\n
1. Jeremiah Kite (Queensland Reds)<\/p>\n
The Reds’ revival started at the set piece, and Kite excelled across multiple areas in the third round.<\/p>\n
Having a perfect day defensively, Kite\u2019s ball carrying served as a valuable weapon, which took on the Waratahs up front.\u00a0<\/p>\n
2. Xavier Hill (Queensland Reds)<\/p>\n
The most successful hooker of the weekend, Hill\u2019s strong showing at set piece laid a crucial platform for the Sunshine State.<\/p>\n
Nabbing the Reds\u2019 first try for his efforts, Hill\u2019s performance set the stage for their comeback – and very nearly – an unlikely win.<\/p>\n
3. Kaiasi Talakai (NSW Waratahs)<\/p>\n
Named here for a second week straight, Talakai was outstanding in a starting NSW jersey.<\/p>\n
Picking up a try and maintaining a near-perfect defensive record, the youngster is following well in the footsteps of siblings Sam and Adiana.<\/p>\n
4. Will Gencur (NSW Waratahs)<\/p>\n
One of the biggest engines in the competition, Will Gencur more than held his own against a fast-finishing Reds pack.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The lock caused plenty of disruptions for the visitors at lineout time with two steals and high-tempo play both sides of the ball.<\/p>\n
5. Enzo Kyle (Western Force)<\/p>\n
Another name on the growing list of impressive locks out West, Enzo Kyle capped a strong performance against the Brumbies with his second try of the tournament.<\/p>\n
On a solid afternoon for the WA side in Canberra, Kyle was his side’s primary lineout target, stuck his tackles and steered a dangerous maul for multiple scores.<\/p>\n
6. Bareek Kleine-Deters Ausage (Western Force)<\/p>\n
Speaking of young Force stars, this exciting loose forward returns for his second consecutive Team of the Week selection<\/p>\n
Kleine-Deters Ausage is developing a strong reputation for his physicality, which only strengthened after 11 bustling carries against the Brumbies.<\/p>\n
7. Lachlan Ilott (Western Force)<\/p>\n
Ilot\u2019s second start of the season came up trumps in Canberra – the fetcher was everywhere across his 49-minute performance.<\/p>\n
A pure empty-the-tank effort, Ilott’s pace around the park and support play helped the Force gain the ascendancy in the first half.\u00a0<\/p>\n
8. Cordell Arama (NSW Waratahs)<\/p>\n
Another back-to-back Team of the Week selection, Arama\u2019s 36-minute shift helped NSW put the Reds to the sword before half time.<\/p>\n
A handful with ball in hand, Arama\u2019s storming runs helped the Waratahs open things up Queensland’s defensive line, with tries then coming thick and fast for the hosts.\u00a0<\/p>\n
9. Izak Holmes (NSW Waratahs)<\/p>\n
Izack Holmes continues his stranglehold on the Team of the Week halfback jersey, racking up his third straight selection.<\/p>\n
While not nabbing any tries this time around, Holmes’ gamesmanship took centre stage this week after his partnership with Wilson Ruthven put the NSW Waratahs backline into overdrive.<\/p>\n
10. Wilson Ruthven (NSW Waratahs)\u00a0<\/p>\n
Speaking of which, Holmes\u2019 halves partner mate was an easy selection for a second straight Team of the Week.<\/p>\n
While his triple threat of kick-pass-run helped unleashing the Waratahs backline, Ruthven also continued his excellent kicking form, nailing seven out of eight conversions.\u00a0<\/p>\n
11. Cayden Cross (ACT Brumbies)<\/p>\n
The sole appearance for the Brumbies in this week\u2019s list, Cross produced a contender for try of the season with a long-range 65th-minute stunner down the left wing.<\/p>\n
Cross’ big play gave the hosts a sniff of a victory while his first half yellow card was quickly made amends for by sharp work in the lead up to William Hall’s try.<\/p>\n
12. Charlie Xuereb (NSW Waratahs)<\/p>\n
The second player to hit a three-peat in Team of the Week, Xuereb continues to show potential as a great prospect in sky blue.<\/p>\n
While not getting over the chalk, his distribution skills unleashed the likes of Asher Chapman and Finn Hannon early on the Reds.\u00a0<\/p>\n
13. Sangwani Chinula (Queensland Reds)<\/p>\n
Backing up from selection in Round Two’s Team of the Week, Chinula’s performance really helped turn the tide for the Reds.<\/p>\n
The outside centre was everywhere throughout the match, particularly in the second half, with his support play particularly strong.\u00a0<\/p>\n
14. Asher Chapman (NSW Waratahs)<\/p>\n
The third player to make an appearance in three Teams of the Week, Chapman only tightened his grasp on the 14 jersey.<\/p>\n
Put in the right spaces by his teammates, the right wing took his chances, scoring four tries against the Reds.\u00a0<\/p>\n
15. Kaiawha Heke (Western Force)<\/p>\n
The young Force fullback caused all sorts of headaches for the Brumbies.<\/p>\n
Managing three offloads and four line breaks, his attacking ability kept the Force ahead across his 70-minute performance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A much tighter round of competition in Super Rugby U16s saw Queensland emerge as a contender, and the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":212065,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[58864,64,63,32951,12061,760,85,115413,11229],"class_list":["post-212064","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-act-brumbies","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-nsw-waratahs","tag-queensland-reds","tag-rugby","tag-sports","tag-super-rugby-u16s","tag-western-force"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212064","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=212064"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212064\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/212065"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=212064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=212064"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=212064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}