The NSWRL has today announced the NSW Under-18 squad to take on Queensland in the Origin I curtain-raiser on Wednesday 6 June at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
The team will assemble on Friday 1 June at ANZ Stadium under the guidance of coach Mark O'Meley who played 10 games for NSW.
Twenty players have been named, with two to be omitted before travelling to Melbourne.
O'Meley and his staff will run two training sessions at the NSWRL Centre of Excellence field at Sydney Olympic Park on Saturday (2 June) and Sunday (3 June) before flying to Melbourne on Monday afternoon (4 June) with the Captain's Run taking place at Harlequins Rugby Club on Tuesday (5 June).
The full NSW Under-18s squad is:
| Tallis | Angianga | Central Coast Roosters |
| Jalal | Bazzaz | Illawarra Steelers |
| Bradman | Best | Newcastle Knights |
| Shawn | Blore | Penrith Panthers |
| Hayden | Bonanno | Penrith Panthers |
| Egan | Butcher | Sydney Roosters |
| Phoenix | Crossland | Newcastle Knights |
| Matthew | Doorey | Parramatta Eels |
| Duwayne | Fuimaono | Sydney Roosters |
| Brock | Gardner | Newcastle Knights |
| Ryan | Gray | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
| Spencer | Leniu | Penrith Panthers |
| Jock | Madden | Newcastle Knights |
| John – Paul | Nohra | Parramatta Eels |
| Jaron | Purcell | Newcastle Knights |
| Jason | Saab | St George Dragons |
| Tommy | Talau | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
| Maurice | Trindall | Penrith Panthers |
| Stefano | Utoikamanu | Parramatta Eels |
| Bronson | Xerri | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
