Australia U16 head coach Tim Rapp has confirmed his team to face the Queensland Reds U17s at Wests Rugby Club on Thursday.
Fullback Finn Hannon will captain the side while Western Force lock Bareek Kleine-Deters Ausage will serve as vice captain.
Southern Lions talent Kleine-Deters Ausage is joined in the starting XV by Mandurah Pirates fly-half Kaiawha Heke impressed during October’s Super Rugby Men’s U16s.
Force and Joondalup Brothers back-rower Leeson Tiakia is named among the reserves.
The Australia U16 squad has been in camp at the Hyundai High Performance Surf Centre in Casuarina since Saturday.
The match will be live streamed on Rugby Xplorer and Youtube.
Australia U16 vs. Queensland Reds U17
Wests Rugby Club, Brisbane
Thursday 11 December 9:05am AWST
Team list
1. Jeremiah Kite (Queensland Reds, Brisbane Boys College)
2. Noah Gaffney (Queensland Reds, Brisbane Grammar School)
3. Moses Faleafa (Queensland Reds, Brisbane Boys College)
4. Bareek Kleine-Deters Ausage (vc) (Western Force, Byford Secondary College, Southern Lions)
5. Denver Bradford (Queensland Reds, Nudgee College, Brothers)
6. Cordell Arama (NSW Waratahs, Patrician Brothers Blacktown, Blacktown Scorpions)
7. Henry Willis (Queensland Reds, Brisbane State High)
8. Hunter Hall (NSW Waratahs, Newington College, Scone Brumbies)
9. Izak Holmes (NSW Waratahs, Barker College, Newport Rugby Club)
10. Kaiawha Heke (Western Force, Aranmore Catholic College, Mandurah Pirates)
11. Julian Minto (NSW Waratahs, St Joseph's College, Mosman Whales)
12. James Smith (Queensland Reds, The Southport School)
13. Payton Tarau (NSW Waratahs, Waverley College, Blacktown Scorpions)
14. Asher Chapman (NSW Waratahs, Illawarra Sports High School, Kiama Rugby Club)
15. Finn Hannon (c) (NSW Waratahs, St Joseph's College, Mosman Whales)
Reserves
16. Talmage Lemusu (NSW Waratahs, Patrician Brothers Blacktown, Blacktown Scorpions)
17. Geoffrey Olivetti (ACT Brumbies, Marist College)
18. Nate Te Whitu (Queensland Reds, Toowoomba Grammar)
19. Will Gencur (NSW Waratahs, Kincumber High School, Lindfield Junior Rugby Club)
20. Leeson Tiakia (Western Force, Yanchep Secondary School, Joondalup Brothers)
21. Hamish Ward (Victoria, Brighton Grammar School, Melbourne)
22. Wilson Ruthven (NSW Waratahs, St Augustine's College, Collaroy Cougars)
23. Thomas Longland (NSW Waratahs, St Augustine's College)
24. Cooper Williams (NSW Waratahs, St Stanislaus' College, Canowindra Pythons)
