It happens but once a year, no it’s not the State of Origin series it’s his university cousin the Australian Universities Interstate Challenge and it’s on this weekend at North Sydney Oval.

New South Wales Tertiary Students will be looking to win for the second year in a row when they take on the uni boys from Queensland. Last year’s match went right down to the wire with NSW winning by a field goal from the boot of Drew Datlon.

With players in the match having the opportunity to represent Australian Universities Rugby League for the upcoming end of year tour of Europe, there is just more than state pride at stake.

With a large crowd is expected at North Sydney Oval, the Interstate Challenge with be the curtain raiser for NSW Cup’s match of North Sydney Bears vs. Windsor Wolves. So if you would like to see the best Australian Uni Rugby League can offer then get down to North Sydney Oval.

Match Day Details
Match: NSW Tertiary Student vs. Queensland Universities
Where: North Sydney Oval
When: 1:15pm

2010 NSW TERTIARY STUDENT OPEN REPRESENTATIVE TEAM

1 - ANTHONY DON (Newcastle Uni)
2 - JOSHUA GOULTON (Uni of Wollongong)
3 - HILLAL KARA-ALI (UWS)
4 - MITCH SEATON (CSU Bathurst)
5 - ADAM HANSEN (UTS)
6 - MICHAEL GAVAN (Newcastle Uni)
7 - Cameron BREUST (Canberra Uni)
8 - LUKE KELLEY (Australian Business Academy)
9 - GAVIN DUNCAN (ACPE)
10 - LUKE YOUNG (UWS)
11 - LUKE MUTTDON (Uni of Wollongong)
12 - LEVI FREEMAN (Master Builders Assn Training Centre)
13 - SIMON LAKIS (ACPE)
15 - BLAKE JOHNSTON (UWS)
16 - KHALIL KOUAYDER (ACPE)
17 - IAN KWOK (Sydney Uni)
18 - KHAN SALAMALIKIS (Loftus TAFE)
23 - DREW DALTON (UWS)

COACH:              Brendon Reeves
ASST COACH:    Pierre Tannous
TRAINERS:         David Arthur
                           Steve Wilson
MANAGER:         Mark Dowel
PHYSIO:            Shannon Gagen
                           Clive Lang

2010 QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITIES RUGBY LEAGUE TEAM

1 - DEAN BANNERMAN (Queensland University of Technology)
2 - JARROD BIGGS (Queensland University of Technology)
3 - MAX DUDLEY (Queensland University of Technology)
4 - MICHAEL COMERFORD (Central Queensland University)
5 - MITCHELL CRONIN (Griffith University)
6 - GEOFF HOLCOMBE (Griffith University)
7 - BRENTON STONIER (Central Queensland University)
8 - REGINALD SAUNDERS (Griffith University)
9 - TOM BUTTERFIELD (University of the Sunshine Coast)
10 - ALAN KEMP (Griffith University)
11 - DRACY WRIGHT (Queensland University of Technology)
12 - JAKE LINGARD (University of the Sunshine Coast)
13 - DANIEL SLEEMAN (Griffith University)
14 - DANIEL MARZELLA (Griffith University)
15 - JARED HOARE (Central Queensland University)
16 - JAMES BOYCE (University of the Sunshine Coast)
17 - MARTIN CORDWELL (Queensland University of Technology)
18 - JONATHON STEWART (Queensland University of Technology)

COACH:              Darren Smith
ASST COACH:    Joe O’Callaghan
                           Paul Lowe

OFFICIALS

REFEREE:                    Sean Hampstead
TOUCH JUDGES:        Todd Smith
                                    Brendan Lucas
IN-GOAL JUDGES:     Frank Real
                                    Peter Crombie-Brown