Selectors have named the Junior Kangaroos for this week’s representative round.
Young NRL prospects including Lachlan Croker (Canberra Raiders), Nathan Cleary (Penrith Panthers), Robert Jennings (Penrith Panthers), Coen Hess (North Queensland Cowboys) and Curtis Scott (Melbourne Storm) are in the squad selected to face their Kiwi counterparts on Saturday night at Pirtek Stadium.
The Junior Kangaroos will play the Junior Kiwis in the curtain-raiser to the Pacific Test Double Header on Saturday 7 May at Parramatta.
The squad will be coached by Justin Holbrook.
The 2016 Junior Kangaroos squad is:
1
Dylan Edwards
Penrith Panthers
2
Curtis Scott
Melbourne Storm
3
Robert Jennings
Penrith Panthers
4
Tyrell Fuimaono
Parramatta Eels
5
John Olive
Gold Coast Titans
6
Nathan Cleary
Penrith Panthers
7
Lachlan Croker
Canberra Raiders
8
Tevita Pangai
Brisbane Broncos
9
Jayden Nikorima
Sydney Roosters
10
JJ Felise
Wests Tigers
11
Coen Hess
Nth Qld Cowboys
12
Jaydn Sua
Brisbane Broncos
13
Tyrone May
Penrith Panthers
14
Junior Tatola
Wests Tigers
15
Jacob Host
St George Illawarra Dragons
16
Alex Twal
Parramatta Eels
17
Connor Watson
Sydney Roosters
18
Brian Kelly
Gold Coast Titans
Photo: Lachan Croker is one of the young guns in the Junior Kangaroos lineup (nrlphotos.com)
