QRL name Under 16's Maroons side

Queensland Rugby League (QRL) has today announced the Queensland Under 16 team to play New South Wales in Sydney on May 27.

The annual representative match will be played before Game 1 of the Holden State of Origin series at ANZ Stadium.

Kurt Richards returns as coach after guiding the junior Maroons to a 20-18 victory over NSW at Suncorp Stadium last year.

The Queensland side includes four players who took part in Sunday's Cyril Connell Cup final between Townsville Stingers and Sunshine Coast Falcons.

Queensland Under 16:

1. Travis Turnbull - Parramatta Eels

2. Tom Kenny - Townsville Stingers

3. Ethan O'Neill - Sydney Roosters

4. Clayton Mack - Toowoomba Clydesdales

5. Reihana Marsh - Souths Logan Magpies

6. Max Dowd - Gold Coast White

7. Dray Ngatuere-Wroe - Souths Logan Magpies

8. Thomas Flegler - Northern Pride

9. Tyson Smoothy - Sunshine Coast Falcons

10. Tazmon McRobbie - Northern Pride

11. Darius Farmer - Ipswich Jets

12. Brandon Russell - Ipswich Jets

13. Jayden Bishop - Redcliffe Dolphins

14. Braydon Trindall - Sunshine Coast Falcons

15. Lochlyn Sheldon - Gold Coast White

16. Ben Thomas - Gold Coast White

17. Nathan Barrett - Townsville Stingers

18. David Fifita - Souths Logan Magpies

Coach: Kurt Richards