2025 Kangaroos Squad & Prime Minister's XIII

Six NRL players named in England rugby league Ashes sqaud, Man of Steel winner not selected​


England rugby league Ashes squad​

  • John Bateman (North Queensland Cowboys)
  • AJ Brimson (Gold Coast Titans)
  • Joe Burgess (Hull KR)
  • Daryl Clark (St Helens)
  • Herbie Farnworth (Dolphins)
  • Ethan Havard (Wigan Warriors)
  • Morgan Knowles (St Helens)
  • Matty Lees (St Helens)
  • Mikey Lewis (Hull KR)
  • Jez Litten (Hull KR)
  • Mike McMeeken (Wakefield Trinity)
  • Harry Newman (Leeds Rhinos)
  • Mikolaj Oledzki (Leeds Rhinos)
  • Tom Johnstone (Wakefield Trinity)
  • Kai Pearce-Paul (Newcastle Knights)
  • Harry Smith (Wigan Warriors)
  • Morgan Smithies (Canberra Raiders)
  • Owen Trout (Leigh Leopards)
  • Alex Walmsley (St Helens)
  • Jake Wardle (Wigan Warriors)
  • Kallum Watkins (Leeds Rhinos)
  • Jack Welsby (St Helens)
  • George Williams (Warrington Wolves)
  • Dom Young (Newcastle Knights)
A quarter of the England squad play in the NRL, with John Bateman (North Queensland Cowboys), AJ Brimson (Gold Coast Titans), Herbie Farnworth (Dolphins), Kai Pearce-Paul (Newcastle Knights), Morgan Smithies (Canberra Raiders) and Dom Young (Newcastle Knights) being picked.

Brimson, who has won a State of Origin series for Queensland, has been selected after switching his allegiance to England this year.

Brimson was eligible for England through his mother, but needed the approval of the International Rugby League tribunal to switch his allegiance from Australia, another tier one nation in rugby league.

 
I’m assuming their coach hasn’t watched the 205 version of Dom Young.

I reckon they line up something like:
1. Welsby
2. Young (I’d go Johnstone)
3. Brimson
4. Farnworth
5. Burgess
6. Lewis
7. Smith
8. Lees
9. Clark
10. Walmsley
11. Pearce-Paul
12. Bateman (not who I would pick here, I hope Nzemba is injured and not omitted)
13. Smithies

14. Litten
15. McMeeken
16. Knowles
17. Watkins

18. Williams
 
I’m assuming their coach hasn’t watched the 205 version of Dom Young.

I reckon they line up something like:
1. Welsby
2. Young (I’d go Johnstone)
3. Brimson
4. Farnworth
5. Burgess
6. Lewis
7. Smith
8. Lees
9. Clark
10. Walmsley
11. Pearce-Paul
12. Bateman (not who I would pick here, I hope Nzemba is injured and not omitted)
13. Smithies

14. Litten
15. McMeeken
16. Knowles
17. Watkins

18. Williams

Walsh will make these guys his bitch

Mike Myers Evil Laugh GIF
 
Looks like the team has been named for the first match vs England

1. Reece Walsh
2. Mark Nawaqanitawase
3. Kotoni Staggs
4. Gehamat Shibasaki
5. Josh Addo-Carr
6. Cameron Munster
7. Nathan Cleary
8. Patrick Carrigan
9. Harry Grant
10. Tino Fa’asuamaleaui
11. Angus Crichton
12. Hudson Young
13. Isaah Yeo ©
14. Tom Dearden
15. Lindsay Collins
16. Reuben Cotter
17. Keaon Koloamatangi
18. Bradman Best
19. Lindsay Smith
20. Mitchell Moses

 
All 4 broncos named in the starting 13... great stuff
 
Looks like the team has been named for the first match vs England

1. Reece Walsh
2. Mark Nawaqanitawase
3. Kotoni Staggs
4. Gehamat Shibasaki
5. Josh Addo-Carr
6. Cameron Munster
7. Nathan Cleary
8. Patrick Carrigan
9. Harry Grant
10. Tino Fa’asuamaleaui
11. Angus Crichton
12. Hudson Young
13. Isaah Yeo ©
14. Tom Dearden
15. Lindsay Collins
16. Reuben Cotter
17. Keaon Koloamatangi
18. Bradman Best
19. Lindsay Smith
20. Mitchell Moses


yeah England are in big trouble
 
I’m very interested to see how Cleary, Grant and Walsh work together. All are dominant players, who takes the backseat? I think if they gel, it’s frightening to oppositions though.
 
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