Academy Roses Matches 2025

[Barley Mow]

The academy Roses matches will be at Castleford on Saturday 10th May and Craven Park (Hull) on Saturday 2nd August - to be streamed on the RFL's Youtube channel.

The squads have been announced today:

Yorkshire:

Alfie Lindsay, Alfie Salmon (both Castleford), Lloyd Kemp, Callum Kemp, Rio Kassim (Hull FC), Joe Butterfield, Jacob Hardy, Harley Thomas, Marcus Qareqare, George Brown, Joe Diskin, Presley Cassell, Zak Lloyd, Daniel Stelfox, Harry Smith, Jacob Stead (all Leeds), Chris Matagi (St Helens), Ellis Lingard, Robbie Brook, Rowan Stephenson (all Wakefield)

Lancashire:

Cameron Bate (Bradford), Fin Walker (Salford), Matt Evans, Oliver Garmston, Billy Keeley, Thomas Humphreys, Alfie Tate, Kian McGann, Oscar Knox, Joel Kilgannon (all St Helens), Jake Ramsden, Flynn Holden, Charlie Walker, Lachlan Webster, Ewan Irwin, Kian Stanton, Daniel Regan, Daniel Coop (all Warrington), Shea O’Connor, Austin Daniel, Finlay Yeomans (all Wigan)

 

https://www.rugby-league.com/article/63702/academy-origin-squads-selected

 

[up the robins]

So no Rovers players picked even though they are played 4 won 4 and one of the matches is being held at Craven park.

[up the robins]

I know player's should be picked on merit but surely holding a match at Craven park there must be one or two worthy of selection to try and boost ticket sales. The Robins academy  are unbeaten so far this season so must have some talent in the squad.

 

[Barley Mow]

1 hour ago, up the robins said:

So no Rovers players picked even though they are played 4 won 4 and one of the matches is being held at Craven park.

I'm not familiar with a lot of current academy players; which Rovers player(s) do you think deserved to be selected?

[up the robins]

14 minutes ago, Barley Mow said:

I'm not familiar with a lot of current academy players; which Rovers player(s) do you think deserved to be selected?

I've only seen a one reserves game this year and not really familiar with most of the other teams academy player's so don't know who would be better than who.

But being 4 games unbeaten in the academy league surely there must be player's capable of representing Yorkshire even a s squad members to try attract some rovers fans to the match at Craven park.

Even Leeds who make up half the Yorkshire squad have lost a game this season to Bradford.

I'm not saying anyone is better than anyone else as not in a position to have that view.

[DoubleD]

14 minutes ago, up the robins said:

I've only seen a one reserves game this year and not really familiar with most of the other teams academy player's so don't know who would be better than who.

But being 4 games unbeaten in the academy league surely there must be player's capable of representing Yorkshire even a s squad members to try attract some rovers fans to the match at Craven park.

Even Leeds who make up half the Yorkshire squad have lost a game this season to Bradford.

I'm not saying anyone is better than anyone else as not in a position to have that view.

Not correct, Leeds have played 3 and won 3 this season, including comprehensively beating Wigan

[up the robins]

1 minute ago, DoubleD said:

Not correct, Leeds have played 3 and won 3 this season, including comprehensively beating Wigan

Sorry I thought they lost to Bradford  but that was the last  season my mistake.

[NRLandSL]

Academy is meant to be U18s correct ?, there is a lot 2006 (U19) players in the squads. I’ve seen this before aswell, is it different In England to Australia? Are players born past a certain month in 2006 still classed U18?

[NRLandSL]

Good to see Welshman Fin Walker in the team.

[Barley Mow]

2 hours ago, NRLandSL said:

Academy is meant to be U18s correct ?, there is a lot 2006 (U19) players in the squads. I’ve seen this before aswell, is it different In England to Australia? Are players born past a certain month in 2006 still classed U18?

It could be based on the academic year, so those born September 2006 onwards would be U18s

[Harry Stottle]

5 minutes ago, Barley Mow said:

It could be based on the academic year, so those born September 2006 onwards would be U18s

It has always been the 1st September as the age cut off point for all the age groups under 6 to under 19's, well over here in Lancashire it has, can't see there would be any difference elsewhere especially so when selecting for representative teams.

[Barley Mow]

2 minutes ago, Harry Stottle said:

It has always been the 1st September as the age cut off point for all the age groups under 6 to under 19's, well over here in Lancashire it has, can't see there would be any difference elsewhere especially so when selecting for representative teams.

I suspected it was a 1st September cut off. As you say it's pretty standard here.

Based on what @NRLandSL says, it's different here to Australia - which is why it needed clarifying.

 

[NRLandSL]

7 minutes ago, Barley Mow said:

I suspected it was a 1st September cut off. As you say it's pretty standard here.

Based on what @NRLandSL says, it's different here to Australia - which is why it needed clarifying.

 

Yeah in Australia it's just based on years so 2007 is U18, 2006 U19 etc. Austin Daniel who is selected for Lancashire is born in June 2006 according to the Wigan website, not sure what's going on there.

Edited April 23 by NRLandSL

[Harry Stottle]

6 minutes ago, NRLandSL said:

Yeah in Australia it's just based on years so 2007 is U18, 2006 U19 etc. Austin Daniel who is selected for Lancashire is born in June 2006 according to the Wigan website, not sure what's going on there.

That is why it has predominantly been lads older representing the Australian Schoolboys than their British opposites.

[sweaty craiq]

9 minutes ago, NRLandSL said:

Yeah in Australia it's just based on years so 2007 is U18, 2006 U19 etc. Austin Daniel who is selected for Lancashire is born in June 2006 according to the Wigan website, not sure what's going on there.

So does it only include 2007 or later born players in Aus? 
Also for our KR fan the BIG CLUB Academies often have the older lads in the reserves, which can impact Academy results

[NRLandSL]

7 minutes ago, sweaty craiq said:

So does it only include 2007 or later born players in Aus? 
Also for our KR fan the BIG CLUB Academies often have the older lads in the reserves, which can impact Academy results

Not sure I get you're question. But to play U18s in Australia you must born in 2007 or younger. Though we don't have many U18s comps/fixtures. SG Ball (NSW) and Mal Meninga cup (QLD) are U19, and then Harold Matthews (NSW) is U17 and Cyril Connell (QLD) Is U16 (Not sure why's it different for both states).

We have the state of origin U19s which is Aussie the equivalent to this.

[NRLandSL]

Anyone know if Ewan Irwin is 2008 or 2007. If he debuts for Warrington soon he will be the first player born in 2007/08 to debut in the NRL/SL, and would've also debuted before anyone else born the year before him. Not sure if that has happened before.

[moorside roughyed]

Does anyone know whether you can attend these games or are they played behind closed doors and just streamed online. If you can attend, ticket prices?

[barnyia]

Is this to select an England team? Who are they going to play? 

[welshmagpie]

Of particular interest to us at Wales RL with 3 Welsh eligible players on display: Fin Walker, Oliver Garmston & Robbie Brook.

All 3 have started the season well respectively featuring at academy and reserve team level. 

[NRLandSL]

41 minutes ago, welshmagpie said:

Of particular interest to us at Wales RL with 3 Welsh eligible players on display: Fin Walker, Oliver Garmston & Robbie Brook.

All 3 have started the season well respectively featuring at academy and reserve team level. 

Fin Walker is only Welsh raised one correct ?, And Garmston and Brook are English ?

[BroncoFan]

On 23/04/2025 at 17:52, NRLandSL said:

Yeah in Australia it's just based on years so 2007 is U18, 2006 U19 etc. Austin Daniel who is selected for Lancashire is born in June 2006 according to the Wigan website, not sure what's going on there.

That is a mistake on the Wigan website.

[welshmagpie]

11 hours ago, NRLandSL said:

Fin Walker is only Welsh raised one correct ?, And Garmston and Brook are English ?

Correct.

I spoke recently with Robbie’s dad, he wore a Welsh jersey when we spoke - his grandad played for Wales. I suppose it’s all about what you define as Welsh/English/Scottish/Dutch in any case.
 

Nationality is a funny thing. 

[BroncoFan]

Players for Yorkshire unlucky to miss out imo are Alfie Leake - Bradford prop.

Jacob Algar - Giants prop

Elliott Middlemas -Hull FC winger

Logan Blacker - Giants fullback

Also not sure why Jayemm Oladipupo isn’t in Yorkshire squad after being in England squad last season.

Probably injured.

[fighting irish]

This is good news isn't it?