The NSWRL is pleased to announce the following players have been chosen to represent NSW Country and NSW City in the representative fixtures to be played across three venues on the weekend of 16-17 May.
Seven games will be played across two days at three venues, 4 Pines Park in Brookvale, WIN Stadium in Wollongong and the Blacktown Leisure Centre at Stanhope Gardens, with NSWRL TV on BarTV to showcase all the action.
The full schedule includes NSW Country v NSW City games for GIO Under 16s Boys, GIO Under 18s Boys, GIO Men’s Open Age and GIO Wheelchair Rugby League on Saturday 16 May; and GIO Physical Disability Rugby League, Westpac Under 17s Girls and Westpac Under 19s Women on Sunday 17 May.
The GIO Under 16s Boys Country team is made up of players from the Andrew Johns Cup and the City team from the UNE Harold Matthews Cup; while the GIO Under 18s Boys Country team features players from the Laurie Daley Cup and the City team the UNE SG Ball Cup.
The Westpac Under 17s Country and City Girls teams consist of players from the regional and metropolitan competitions for the Westpac Lisa Fiaola Cup; while the Westpac Under 19s Country and City Women's teams are made up of players from the Westpac Tarsha Gale Cup.
The GIO Men’s Open Age Country team is made up of players from the Men’s Country Championships, and the City team from the Leagues Clubs Australia Ron Massey Cup.
Country v City matches started in 1911 with the best players from Country Rugby League taking on the best players from the NSWRL Premiership. The concept became a regular fixture on the calendar in 1928, and from 1987-2017 was played under Origin selection rules. The representative fixture returned to the NSWRL calendar in 2021 after a brief hiatus.
All seven games will be televised on NSWRL TV on BarTV, which now has a dedicated app available on the Apple App and Google Play stores.
Tickets are available at the gate at 4 Pines Park on Saturday 16 May, and through Ticketmaster for WIN Stadium on Sunday 17 May, with prices only $10 for adults and $5 for children aged 3-15 years.
Click here to purchase tickets for the 2026 NSWRL Country v City representative weekend.
NSW COUNTRY v NSW CITY SCHEDULE
Saturday 16 May
4 Pines Park
11am: GIO Under 16s NSW Country v NSW City
12.35pm: GIO Under 18s NSW Country v NSW City
2.20pm: GIO Men’s Open Age NSW Country v NSW City
Blacktown Leisure Centre
4pm: GIO Wheelchair Rugby League NSW Country v NSW City
Sunday 17 May
WIN Stadium
10am: GIO Physical Disability Rugby League
11.15am: Westpac Under 17s Girls NSW Country v NSW City
12.50pm: Westpac Under 19s Women NSW Country v NSW City
COUNTRY v CITY SQUADS
SATURDAY 16 MAY
4 Pines Park, Brookvale
GIO Under 16s Boys (11am, 4 Pines Park)
Country: Lucas Bentham (Macarthur Wests Tigers), Bryce Blatch (Macarthur Wests Tigers), Zac Elliott (Central Coast Roosters), Lilydale Finau (NMR Knights), Tayden Hay (Central Coast Roosters), Oliver Hodge (Monaro Colts), Jaxon Kovacevic (Monaro Colts), Xaviar Laidlaw (Illawarra Steelers), Hayden Lynch (Central Coast Roosters), Rocky Mann (North Coast Bulldogs), Kane Mulherin (NMR Knights), Terrence Smith (NMR Knights), Denham Tsagalas (Macarthur Wests Tigers), Joel Trevethan (Monaro Colts), Tyrese Vaipulu (NMR Knights), Nate Waters (NMR Knights), Luke West (NMR Knights), Ryley Taylor (NR Titans). Coach: Geoffrey Batten (North Coast Bulldogs).
City: Jack Asplet (Newcastle Knights), Jake Capovilla (Parramatta Eels), Malachi Faavae-Eli (Newcastle Knights), Deon Haynes (Parramatta Eels), Devida Hopoate (South Sydney Rabbitohs), Monson Hopoate (Western Suburbs Magpies), Brayden Kent (Canberra Raiders), Samuel Large (Sydney Roosters), Josaiah Manuofetoa (South Sydney Rabbitohs), Kobie McGaughey (Newcastle Knights), Nate Millar (Penrith Panthers), Levi Scarlett (Sydney Roosters), Lorima Seuseu (Parramatta Eels), Ezekiel Stanley-Ligaiviu (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs), Jake Swan (Illawarra Steelers), Destin Tausala (Illawarra Steelers), Bronson Tupou (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs), Jett Watkin (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles). Coach: Robert McArdle (North Sydney Bears).
GIO Under 18s Boys (12.35pm, 4 Pines Park)
Country: Cohen Aitken (Northern Rivers Titans), Cody Baker (NMR Knights), Finn Davy (Illawarra Steelers), Jack Dean-Potaka (Central Coast Roosters), Max Fife (Northern Rivers Titans), Jake Gaffney (Macarthur Wests Tigers), Jack Goulder (Illawarra Steelers), Aiden Gersh (Northern Rivers Titans), Trei Heterick (Northern Rivers Titans), Ronan Hope (Central Coast Roosters), Sonny Jamieson (Illawarra South Coast), Sebastian Jones (Monaro Colts), Will McClelland (Central Coast Roosters), Riley Monaghan (Northern Rivers Titans), Ryder Nelson (Northern Rivers Titans), Jazz Schumacher (NMR Knights), Beau Shearer (Northern Rivers Titans), Maximus Van Loo (Illawarra South Coast). Coach: Adam Sargent-Wilson (Illawarra South Coast).
City: Cyrus Bloomfield (Parramatta Eels), Talmage Brown (Penrith Panthers), Chase Butler (Newcastle Knights), Jamie Curran (Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks), Zaylen Ekepati (Sydney Roosters), Callum Elsley (Newcastle Knights), Joshua Fesolai (Sydney Roosters), Benjamin Kaberry (South Sydney Rabbitohs), Nicholas Kotarac (Parramatta Eels), Leo-Stipe Latu (Penrith Panthers), Ashton Large (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles), Carter Mareko (Sydney Roosters), Tulsyn McCulloch (Canberra Raiders), Cooper Morrison (Illawarra Steelers), Curtis Mulherin (Newcastle Knights), Darcy Feltham (Penrith Panthers), Cooper Townsend (Newcastle Knights), Chinedu Udeh (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs). Coach: Johnathan Rolfe (Penrith Panthers).
GIO Men’s Open Age (2.20pm, 4 Pines Park)
Country: Reid Alchin (Newcastle Maitland Region Knights), Jacob Afflick (Newcastle Maitland Region Knights), Callan Burgess (Newcastle Maitland Region Knights), Nathan Dwyer (Central Coast Pelicans), Angus Ernst (Newcastle Maitland Region Knights), Corey Fenning (Central Coast Pelicans), Ryan Glanville (Newcastle Maitland Region Knights), Jake Goodwin (Newcastle Maitland Region Knights), Nicolas Hall (Illawarra South Coast), Luke Huth (Newcastle Maitland Region Knights), Luke Knight (Newcastle Maitland Region Knights), Zac Montgomery (Newcastle Maitland Region Knights), Harley Ridge (Central Coast Pelicans), Elliott Speed (Northern Rivers Titans), James Uesele (Macarthur Wests Tigers), Adam Walker (Northern Rivers Titans), Jake Woods (Central Coast Pelicans). Coach: Wayne Forbes (Northern Rivers Titans).
City: Niko Apelu, (St Marys Saints), Keahlan Bray (Mounties), Henry Francis (Mounties), Compton Fuatimau (Hills Bulls), Damon Humphyrs (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs), Terrell Kalo-Kalo (Mounties), Samuel Kimi (Mounties), Broden Konz (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs), Felefa Letoi (St Marys Saints), Joey Lovodua (Ryde-Eastwood Hawks), Sione Manakofua (Hills Bulls), Jake Rafferty-Butfield (St Marys Saints), Cooper Smith (Mounties), Kenny Soumpholphakdy (Brothers Penrith), Simon Tito (Ryde-Eastwood Hawks), David Tui (Hills Bulls), Bruce Ward (Glebe Dirty Reds). Coach: Dane Dorahy (Mounties).
Wheelchair Rugby League (4pm, Blacktown Leisure Centre)
Country: TBC
City: TBC
SUNDAY 17 MAY
WIN Stadium, Wollongong
Physical Disability Rugby League (10am, WIN Stadium)
Country: TBC
City: TBC
Westpac Under 17s Girls (11.15am, WIN Stadium)
Country: Sienna Brumby (Newcastle Knights), Keira Callaghan (Newcastle Knights), Jayda Cohen (Northern Tigers), Armanah Cook (Parramatta Eels), Havana Cook (Parramatta Eels), Ellazae Elers (Newcastle Knights), Molly Fitzhenry (Newcastle Knights), April Gardiner (Western Rams), Stella Hall (Central Coast Roosters), Mia Jones (Newcastle Knights), Kewa Kahuroa (Central Coast Roosters), Mia-Cheri Lokeni (Central Coast Roosters), Lexi Manning (Newcastle Knights), Leilani Mareko (Central Coast Roosters), Lara Murray (Central Coast Roosters), Evie Perry (Canberra Raiders), Sybella Pike (Newcastle Knights), Jarrah Young (Newcastle Knights). Coach: Vanessa Foliaki (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs).
City: Sarah Alameddine (Parramatta Eels), Liannah Amete (Penrith Panthers), Isabella Bell (Parramatta Eels), Talia Berryman (Central Coast Roosters), Isabella Brown (Wests Tigers), Lilianne Halangahu (Penrith Panthers), Talita Haumono (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs), Kayla Horvat (Penrith Panthers), Leilani Kavapalu (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs), Olivia Large (Wests Tigers), Kaizen Morgan-Pritchard (Parramatta Eels), Khiarna Munro (Wests Tigers), Tegan Nicholas (Parramatta Eels), Hine Rikiti (Parramatta Eels), Cobi Ryan-Last (South Sydney Rabbitohs), Dawn Tui (Wests Tigers), Georgia Wansey (Parramatta Eels), Tahli Weigand (Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks). Coach:Judy-May Peni (Penrith Panthers).
Westpac Under 19s Girls (12.50pm, WIN Stadium)
Country: Halle Barrett (Illawarra Steelers), Koffi Brookfield (Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks), Ella Churchill (Illawarra Steelers), Summer Dowell (Newcastle Knights), Rubie Drake-Brockman (Newcastle Knights), Logan Fletcher (Sydney Roosters), Makenna Hammond (Sydney Roosters), Samantha Hanrahan (Penrith Panthers), Stella Lewis (Newcastle Knights), Emily McArthur (Newcastle Knights), Tahlia O'Brien (Illawarra Steelers), Alana O’Loughlin (Parramatta Eels), Isabella Piper (Canberra Raiders), Tori Shipton (Illawarra Steelers), Skye Spencer (Illawarra Steelers), Sienna Thomas (Newcastle Knights), Charlise Thompson (Newcastle Knights), Mia Vaotuua (Sydney Roosters). Coach: Nicole Fleming (Canberra Raiders).
City: Jessamine Aloalii (Parramatta Eels), Freedom Crichton Ropati (Parramatta Eels), Lacey Cross (Newcastle Knights), Tyra Dymock (Sydney Roosters), Taylah Falaniko (Parramatta Eels), Khyliah Gray (Parramatta Eels), Liesl Hopoate (Sydney Roosters), Hannah Ison (Penrith Panthers), Ava Jones (Parramatta Eels), Anastasia Leatupue (Sydney Roosters), Zyon Ligaliga-Tonise (Parramatta Eels), Kiara McGregor (South Sydney Rabbitohs), Siulolo Richter (Illawarra Steelers), Ella Ropata (Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks), Irae Savea (Parramatta Eels), Fontayne Tufuga (Parramatta Eels), Naioka Tuipulotu (Penrith Panthers), Ella Walker (Penrith Panthers). Coach: Ryan Walker (Parramatta Eels).
