England Universities Head Coach Kevin Deighton has selected a 30-player train-on squad for each of the North and South teams ahead of the 7th Annual University Rugby League Origin game which will take place in February 2023.
The selections come after the inter-regional games which took place at the beginning of the month, where Yorkshire faced the Midlands, South East took on South West and North West and North East did battle with players showcasing themselves for the next stage of selection.
The North squad is made up of players attending university in Yorkshire, North West and North East whilst the South squad comprises players studying in the Midlands, South East and South West and with 13 institutions represented in the North squad and 19 across the South squad, the selections again reinforce the truly national appeal of University Rugby League.
“There were some great individual performances on the day at the inter-regionals tournament” noted Deighton. “The players that have been selected are not only the ones that put their hand up on the day and impressed but also the ones who their coaches talked positively about for their contributions and attitude in training. The Origin Game is certain to be another excellent game and I am looking forward to seeing the players prepare in in January ahead of the game in February.”
Full details of the Origin game will be confirmed early in 2023.
North Squad
- Adam Lavin (Lancaster)
- Alex Donaghy (Northumbria)
- Alex Pendlebury (Edge Hill)
- Alfie Crawford (Leeds Beckett)
- Ben O’Donnell (Liverpool John Moores)
- Callum Scott (Leeds Beckett)
- Conner Gilbey (Hull)
- Daniel White (Northumbria)
- Evan Lawther (Northumbria)
- Harry Kirk (York St. John)
- Harry Medlicott (Leeds Beckett)
- Isaac Coleman (York)
- Iwan Orr (Leeds Beckett)
- Jack Mallinson (Leeds Beckett)
- Jacob Turner (Edge Hill)
- Joe Wardill (Leeds Beckett)
- Joe Riley (Leeds)
- Jordan Bull (Leeds Beckett)
- Jorge Cabral (Manchester)
- Leon Stewart (Hull)
- Luke Findlow (Manchester)
- Mac Walsh (Newcastle)
- Matty Lynn (Edge Hill)
- Matty Rudd (Manchester Metropolitan)
- Nathan Rushworth (Northumbria)
- Nathan Newbound (Northumbria)
- Paul Chitakunye (Manchester Metropolitan)
- Sean Findlow (Liverpool John Moores)
- Sean Croston (Northumbria)
- Sufyaan Rafi (Huddersfield)
South Squad
- Aaron Powell (Warwick)
- Alex Gribbon (Loughborough)
- Alex Boag (Exeter)
- Ben Littlewood (Nottingham Trent)
- Ben Edwards (Loughborough)
- Ben Foskett (Staffordshire)
- Charlie McCurrie (Leicester)
- Chris Ball (West London)
- Christian Gale (London South Bank)
- Daniel Poulter (Oxford Brookes)
- Delaine Bedward-Gittens (Coventry)
- Ed Brown (Bedfordshire)
- George Orriss (Gloucestershire)
- Henry Symons (Gloucestershire)
- Isa Mohammed (Northampton)
- Jack Cherry (Nottingham)
- Josh Knox (Loughborough)
- Luke Phoenix (Loughborough)
- Marcus Clarke (St Mary's)
- Matteo Tafi (Oxford Brookes)
- Matthew Noble (Reading)
- Mike Holden (Gloucestershire)
- Nathan Redmond (Loughborough)
- Noah Lancelott (Keele)
- Owen Priest (Gloucestershire)
- Samuel Gilder (Hartpury)
- Teddy Davidson (Loughborough)
- Tom Firth (Coventry London)
- Tom Wilkins (Exeter)
- Tommy Svanidze (Loughborough)
