The 10th Annual University Rugby League Origin match will take place tomorrow, Saturday 7th February, 2.30pm kick off at Sheffield Hallam University’s Sports Park with the squads having been announced for the match.
Both squads have had three training sessions together on throughout January and are well prepared for the fixture which marks the final stage of selection for England Universities.
The squads have been selected from the Inter-Regional games which took place in December, with the North drawing on players from the North East, North West and Yorkshire, whilst the South picks from the Midlands, South East and South West regions with all players in consideration for an England Universities shirt.
The North sees Deusjes Nzage, Leon Stewart, Ben Grindley-Roberts, James Leach, Jake Dickinson and Will Lintin all aiming to make a return for England whilst the South will see Oli Winterbottom, Fin Hay, Jamie O’Keeffe, Noah Tyson and Ben Bell-Thorn bidding for a repeat call up.
Entry is free and spectators are welcome to attend.
North Squad
1. Mason McMurray (Liverpool)
2. Jake Dickinson (Northumbria)
3. Brogan Turner (Edge Hill)
4. Leon Stewart (Hull)
5. Desjus Ngaze (Hull)
6. Ben Grindley Roberts (Leeds Beckett)
7. Ryan Moses (Hull)
8. George Moffit (Liverpool John Moores)
9. Will Lintin (Northumbria)
10. James Leach (Northumbria)
11. Hayden Todd (York St John)
12.Chayse Quigley (Manchester Metropolitan)
13. Josh Shackleton (Newcastle)
14. Matty Rolls (Northumbria)
15. Rob Mensah (Northumbria)
16. Harrison Adams (Liverpool)
17. Eddie Nolan (Hull)
18. Matty Hand (Northumbria)
19. Max Hope (Northumbria)
20. Josh Barnard (LJMU)
South Squad
1. James Boyles (Gloucestershire)
2. Alex Edun (Loughborough)
3. Ben Bell-Thorn (Nottingham)
4. Will Peasey (Exeter)
5. Tom Milton (Oxford)
6. Jacob Rigby (Nottingham Trent)
7. Oli Winterbottom (Gloucestershire)
8. Fin Hay (Loughborough)
9. Jamie O’Keefe (Loughborough)
10. Max Nissinen-Le (Loughborough)
11. Ollie Patterson (Nottingham)
12. Henry Lenthall (Loughborough)
13. Tega Rume-Tabiowo (Gloucestershire)
14. Noah Tyson (Loughborough)
15. Shay Flanagan (Bath)
16. Oliver McDermott (Exeter)
17. Tom Fleming (Cardiff)
18. John Davies (St Mary’s)
19. Dom Barnwell (Loughborough)
20. Finn Dagnall (Loughborough)
Previous University Origin Results
2025: North 30 -12 South
2024: North 38- 12 South
2023: North 20 – 26 South
2022: North 36 - 20 South
2021: No game due to pandemic
2020: North 26 - 4 South
2019: North 34 - 22 South
2018: North 34 - 16 South
2017: North 28 - 16 South
2016: North 44 - 28 South
