Joey Fowler (St Joseph’s 2022) and his Rebels u18 teammates went down to the Western Force today 29-19.
This was the 2nd game for both squads in front of Rugby AU selectors. This concludes the last of the u18 Academy games over this break.
Games return in September (after squads are re-selected) before an Australian u18 Squad is announced.
It is officially called the ‘Australian Schools and u18 squad’ and is selected by Rugby AU.
It is NOT TO BE CONFUSED with the 'Australian Schools Rugby Championships' which concluded last Thursday (with NSW Juniors winning over the QLD 2 Schoolboys at the u18 age held at the Eric Tweedale Oval). At the conclusion an Australian Schoolboys squad AND an Australian Barbarians Squad was selected by the Australian Schools Rugby Union.
https://schoolsrugby.com.au/
The Rugby AU squad however is the top level of u18 rugby.
2022 announcement
Rugby Australia have announced a 25-man Australian Schools and U18s squad.
www.rugby.com.au
TAS and South Aust u18’s state squads play 4 games each at the Southern States Junior Championships in Canberra next Thurs 13th and Fri 14th competing against Brumbies Country u18’s and the Brumbies u16 Academy squad. Teams as far as NT and WA will compete in various age groups on the Tues and Wed OR Thurs and Fri next week.