U14 & U16 Origin Series Details Announced
Rick Jones • 20 June 2025
The Best of North London vs the Best of South London - U14s & U16s!
We are pleased to announce details for the London & South-East Rugby League Origin Series for 2025! This is the next step on the Talent Pathway in London & South-East.
The series will pit the Best of the North of London against the Best of the South of London at U14s and U16s over a two match series, with the winners crowned Origin Champions for 2025!
Schedule & Venues:
The series will take place in September, with each team having two training sessions on midweek evenings in their region and two matches on Sunday afternoons, with each team coached by a professional London Broncos coach. The dates and venues are as follows:
North Training:
Tues 9th Sept – U14s & U16s – Brentwood Eels – 7-9pm
Tues 16th Sept - U14s & U16s – Brentwood Eels – 7-9pm
South Training:
Wed 10th Sept – U14s & U16s – St Mary’s University, Twickenham – 7-9pm
Wed 17th Sept – U14s & U16s – St Mary’s University, Twickenham – 7-9pm
Origin Matches
Sun 14th Sept – U14s Origin I – North (Brentwood Eels) – 2pm Kick Off
Sun 14th Sept – U16s Origin I - North (Brentwood Eels) – 4pm Kick Off
Sun 21st Sept – U14s Origin II – South (St Mary’s Uni) – 2pm Kick Off
Sun 21st Sept – U16s Origin II – South (St Mary’s Uni) – 4pm Kick Off
Lions Development Training Sessions - Sign up for 26th Jun & 3rd July!
The Origin Series will follow on from the Lions Development Training Sessions, the last of which are 26th June (South) and 3rd July (North). These sessions will be taken by the Origin Coaches for each team, so will be a great opportunity to get to know these coaches, learn from them, and impress them! Only a few places are remaining, so please BOOK YOUR PLACE today!
Lions Development Training Sessions
London & South-East U16 Rep Team
The best U16 players from the Origin Series will be selected to form a London & South-East representative Team. This team will go to Leeds during the last week of October to play a tournament against the Community Lions of various Super League teams including Leeds Rhinos, Hull KR and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats.
England Community Lions
The best players from the Origin Series and the London & South-East may have the opportunity to play for the England Community Lions during 2026. England Community Lions U18s and U16s will play a 4 Nations Series against the other Home Nations, and the U17s will play a Series against France, both during the summer term of 2026.
TUESDAY TRIVIA REVEAL! A reminder of your three clues and pictures for today's trivia with the answer revealed at the bottom of the page. Clue 1 - Here I am celebrating a try with Siri Mociedreke and Will Lovell in 2022.
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TOULOUSE GALLERY You can now take a look through the best images from the Championship clash with Toulouse at the State Ernest Wallon. Photo credit: David Gibson #WeAreLondon
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TOULOUSE TRAINING GALLERY The final session with the squad before we fly out to Toulouse on Saturday ahead of Sunday's Championship clash at the State Ernest-Wallon. #WeAreLondon
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