Queensland women's under-19 rugby league team

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Queensland Women's Under-19
Team information
NicknameMaroons
Governing body Queensland Rugby League
Uniforms
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First colours
Team results
Biggest win
Queensland colours.svg Queensland 20–14 New South Wales New South Wales colours.svg
(Kayo Stadium; 13 July 2023)
Biggest defeat
New South Wales colours.svg New South Wales 46–4 Queensland Queensland colours.svg
(Leichhardt Oval; 20 June 2024)

The Queensland Women's Under-19 rugby league team, also known as Queensland Women's Under-19s or Queensland U19 Women's, represents Queensland in the sport of rugby league at an under-19 age level. They are administered by the Queensland Rugby League. In 2019, an under-18 team played a fixture against the New South Wales Women's Under-18 team as a curtain raiser to the Women's State of Origin game. The following year the under-18s matches were cancelled and when the competition returned in 2021 it was contested by under-19's teams.

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History

In December 2017, the Queensland Rugby League (QRL) announced an under-18 women's Emerging Origin development squad and camp after running an under-15 camp earlier that year. [1] In October 2018, Queensland Rugby League announced an under-18 squad for the 2019 season. [2] On 11 April 2019, it was announced that the first every under-18 women's State of Origin game would be held as a curtain raiser to the Women's State of Origin fixture at North Sydney Oval. [3] On 7 June 2019, the inaugural side was selected, which included Rhiannon Revell-Blair, who played for the senior Queensland side a year earlier as a 17-year-old. [4] On 21 June 2019, the side lost to New South Wales 24–4 in the inaugural under-18 women's Origin fixture. [5] The under-18s fixture was expected to be included before the 2020 Women's State of Origin, [6] but with the changes in the schedule due to COVID-19 the under-18s match was cancelled. [7]

In 2021, the under-19s fixture replaced the under-18s with head coach Kelvin Wright announcing the team for the inaugural Under-19s State of Origin clash a week before the match was played on 25 June. [8] Queensland lost the game 16–12 which was played as the curtain-raiser to the 2021 Women's State of Origin at Sunshine Coast Stadium. [9] The 2022 fixture was played on 23 June as a curtain raiser for the under-19 men's game. The 22-player squad was coached by Ben Jeffries and included 13 players from the Queensland Rubys team won the Under 19 National Championships earlier in the month. [10] However, New South Wales retained the State of Origin title with a 22–6 win. [11] [12] Queensland won their first Women's U19 title the following year when the team, this time coached by Deanne Turner, claimed a 20–14 win over their interstate rivals. [13] In 2024, Queensland suffered a record defeat when New South Wales retook the State of Origin title with a 46–4 win at Leichhardt Oval. [14]

Results

Note: Queensland score is given first.
DateOpponentScoreCompetitionVenueRef.
25 June 2021 New South Wales colours.svg New South Wales U1912–16 2021 U19 Women's Origin Sunshine Coast Stadium [9]
23 June 2022 New South Wales colours.svg New South Wales U196–22 2022 U19 Women's Origin Leichhardt Oval [11]
13 July 2023 New South Wales colours.svg New South Wales U1920–14 2023 U19 Women's Origin Kayo Stadium [13]
23 June 2024 New South Wales colours.svg New South Wales U194–46 2024 U19 Women's Origin Leichhardt Oval [14]
19 June 2025 New South Wales colours.svg New South Wales U1910–26 2025 U19 Women's Origin Sunshine Coast Stadium [15]

References

  1. ↑ "Harvey Norman Under 15 and Under 18 Girls squads". Queensland Rugby League. 19 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "2019 QAS - Under 15 and Under 18 female squads announced". Queensland Rugby League. 30 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Queensland Under 18 Girls to experience Origin rivalry". Queensland Rugby League. 11 April 2019.
  4. ↑ "Queensland Under 18 Girls team announced". Queensland Rugby League. 7 June 2019.
  5. ↑ "Queensland outmatched by NSW in Under 18s". Queensland Rugby League. 21 June 2019.
  6. ↑ "Regional camps develop skills for Under 18 girls". QRL. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "The Broader Game: Australian Schoolgirls goal gaining momentum". NRL. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  8. ↑ "Harvey Norman Queensland Under 19s named". Queensland Rugby League. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Berry blitzes Maroons to give NSW under 19 victory". NRL. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  10. ↑ "Rubys headline strong Queensland Under 19 women's team". Queensland Rugby League. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  11. 1 2 "Five of the best from Robinson and Taylor get Blues home". NRL. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  12. ↑ "NSW v QLD U/19 Women: Rising stars take centre stage". NRL. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  13. 1 2 "Second-half surge sees Queensland to victory in women's U-19s". NRL. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  14. 1 2 "Reh gun fires as Blues power to U19 Origin triumph". NRL. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  15. ↑ "What's in a name? Everything for Kasey and her Blues sisterhood". NRL. 19 June 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
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