Squads Announced for London Rugby League Origin Series!

Rick Jones • 19 August 2025

The Best of the Best of North London vs South London in an Elite Series at U14s & U16s!

Following a successful season in the London Junior League and high levels of participation at the London Broncos Development Training Sessions, the London Broncos Coaches have selected the squads for the forthcoming Origin Series between the Best of North London vs the Best of South London at U14s and U16s.


Congratulations to all the players who have been selected for the Origin Series. There were a large number of players nominated by their Community Clubs, and the standard is very high, so the Origin Coaches had to make some difficult selection decisions. Selection is a significant achievement, and the next step on the London Broncos Talent Pathway towards being a top level rugby league player.


80 players from 11 clubs have been selected across the four squads, demonstrating the depth of talent across the region. They will now receive coaching from the London Broncos professional coaches within their squads. They will then play a two match series at U14s and U16s in September, between the Best of North London and the Best of South London.


The matches will be at Brentwood Eels on Sunday 14th Sept and St Mary’s University, Twickenham on Sunday 21st Sept if you would like to watch the best young rugby league players in the South-East in action.


U14 North Origin Squad

Charlie Krantz - St Albans Centurions

Finley Morrell - Brentwood Eels

Francis Lock - Brentwood Eels

Freddie Brown - Eastern Rhinos

Freddie Lamb  - St Albans Centurions

Harry Kurland  - Hemel Stags

James Freeman - Coventry Bears

Joshua Habbershaw - Eastern Rhinos

Lenny Buckingham - Eastern Rhinos

Logan Sothcott - Coventry Bears

Matai Milner - Brentwood Eels

Nile Sealey - Eastern Rhinos

Noah Eason - Brentwood Eels

Olly Buckhorn - Eastern Rhinos

Owain Biston -Brentwood Eels

Peter Lane - St Albans Centurions

Robert Crossland - Brentwood Eels

Sebastian Nungari - Eastern Rhinos

Stanley Crilly -Hemel Stags

Stefan DuRose - Coventry Bears

Head Coach – Mark Roughsedge

             

U14 South Origin Squad

Alex Hughes - Brixton Bulls

Denis McElligott - Elmbridge Eagles

Dylan Roden - Elmbridge Eagles

Eamon Quigley - Bromley Bengals

Eli Crosby - Elmbridge Eagles

Finlay Barnes - Elmbridge Eagles

Finley Coyle - Bromley Bengals

Francois Louw - Elmbridge Eagles

Freddie Sutton - Elmbridge Eagles

Henry Tonkin - Swindon St George

James Williams - Elmbridge Eagles

Jordan Mukolu - Brixton Bulls

Noah Ngu - Bromley Bengals

Oscar Astley - Feltham Falcons

Patrick Raffet - Feltham Falcons

Preston Cole - Feltham Falcons

Quinn Beukman - Elmbridge Eagles

Teddy Rose - Elmbridge Eagles

Yiska Nsudoh Parish - Brixton Bulls

Zachary Williams - Elmbridge Eagles

Head Coach – Dan Roberts



U16 North Origin Squad

Alex Collins-Kanaan - St Albans Centurions

Alexander Yule - Hemel Stags

Alfie Cross - Brentwood Eels

Anare Daunivutia - Eastern Rhinos

Ben Hulyer - Hemel Stags

Callum Coster - Hemel Stags

Charlie Sanders - Hemel Stags

Danny Harrington - Brentwood Eels

Euan Steel - Hemel Stags

Finn Espley - Hemel Stags

George Sweeny - Brentwood Eels

Isaac Reynolds - Eastern Rhinos

Jake Mitchell - Brentwood Eels

James Bourne - St Albans Centurions

James Woodcock - Eastern Rhinos

Jed Kneeshaw - Eastern Rhinos

Kai Henson - Hemel Stags

Nate Howson - Hemel Stags

Ronnie Chettur - Brentwood Eels

Teddy Hinson - Brentwood Eels

Head Coach – Colin Baker

             

U16 South Origin Squad

Dexter Glover - Bromley Bengals

Dontae-Lewis Anderson  - Brixton Bulls

Dylan Cross - Elmbridge Eagles

Dylan Robson  - Brixton Bulls

Freddie Rudd- Elmbridge Eagles

Henry Onyejekwe - Brixton Bulls

Jack Clarke - Elmbridge Eagles

Jake Hamilton-Farey - Swindon St George

Jayden Madawho - Brixton Bulls

Johnny Hilliker - Bromley Bengals

Kit Wayman - Elmbridge Eagles

Kyron Kwesiga - Medway Dragons

Lawson Osborn - Elmbridge Eagles

Max Loveday  - Bromley Bengals

Nathaniel Bent  - Brixton Bulls

Oliver Ambrose - Bromley Bengals

Reilly Jones - Bromley Bengals

Shaye Morrow - Elmbridge Eagles

Teddy Harding - Bromley Bengals

William Hale - Brixton Bulls

Head Coach – Chris Baxter

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