U14 & U16 Origin Teams Announced Ahead of Game 1 tomorrow!
Rick Jones • 13 September 2025
The Best of North London vs the Best of South London do battle in Brentwood
The teams for the U14 and U16 Origin Series between the Best of North London vs the Best of SOuth London have been announced ahead of Game 1, which takes place at Brentwood Eels tomorrow afternoon.
The selections follow the training sessions held by each squad earlier this week, where the players were put through their paces by the professional coaches from the London Broncos, who are leading the teams.
With ten clubs represented in total, the Series will show the breadth and depth of the young rugby league talent across london & South-East. All are welcome to watch the match and see players who could be playing for the London Broncos in a few years time.
After the Series, the best players from the U16s will have the chance to represent London against the Community Teams from a number of Super League Clubs in Leeds in October, and take part in the England Community Trials in March.
U14s - Kick Off 2pm
U14 North
1 Stanley Crilly - Hemel Stags
2 Joshua Habbershaw - Eastern Rhinos
3 Matai Milner - Brentwood Eels
4 Nile Sealey - Eastern Rhinos
5 Freddie Brown - Eastern Rhinos
6 Owain Biston - Brentwood Eels
7 Lenny Buckingham - Eastern Rhinos
8 Noah Eason - Brentwood Eels
9 Robert Crossland - Brentwood Eels
10 Harry Kurland - Hemel Stags
11 Sebastian Nungari - Eastern Rhinos
12 Francis Lock - Brentwood Eels
13 Stefan DuRose - Coventry Bears
14 Finley Morrell - Brentwood Eels
15 Charlie Krantz - St Albans Centurions
16 Olly Buckhorn - Eastern Rhinos
Head Coach - Mark Roughsedge
U14 South
1 Dylan Roden - Elmbridge Eagles
2 Jordan Mukolu - Brixton Bulls
3 Noah Ngu - Bromley Bengals
4 Alex Hughes - Brixton Bulls
5 Preston Cole - Feltham Falcons
6 Teddy Rose - Elmbridge Eagles
7 Freddie Sutton - Elmbridge Eagles
8 Francois Louw - Elmbridge Eagles
9 Henry Tonkin - Swindon St George
10 Eamon Quigley - Bromley Bengals
11 Zachary Williams - Elmbridge Eagles
12 James Williams - Elmbridge Eagles
13 Quinn Beukman - Elmbridge Eagles
14 Denis McElligott - Elmbridge Eagles
15 Yiska Nsudoh Parish - Brixton Bulls
16 Finley Coyle - Bromley Bengals
17 Eli Crosby - Elmbridge Eagles
18 Finlay Barnes - Elmbridge Eagles
19 Oscar Astley - Feltham Falcons
Head Coach - Dan Roberts
U16s - Kick Off 4pm
U16 north
1 Finn Espley - Hemel Stags
2 James Bourne - St Albans Centurions
3 Alfie Cross - Brentwood Eels
4 Ronnie Chettur - Brentwood Eels
5 George Sweeny - Brentwood Eels
6 Isaac Reynolds - Eastern Rhinos
7 Nate Howson - Hemel Stags
8 Danny Harrington - Brentwood Eels
9 Jed Kneeshaw - Eastern Rhinos
10 Alexander Yule - Hemel Stags
11 Callum Coster - Hemel Stags
12 Euan Steel - Hemel Stags
13 Teddy Hinson - Brentwood Eels
14 Jake Mitchell - Brentwood Eels
15 Anare Daunivutia - Eastern Rhinos
16 Alex Collins-Kanaan - St Albans Centurions
17 James Woodcock - Eastern Rhinos
18 Kai Henson - Hemel Stags
Head Coach - Colin Baker
U16 South
1 Hamza Zidour - Brixton Bulls
2 Johnny Hilliker - Bromley Bengals
3 Jack Clarke - Elmbridge Eagles
4 Kyron Kwesiga - Medway Dragons
5 Jayden Madawho - Brixton Bulls
6 Jake Hamilton-Farey - Swindon St George
7 Dylan Robson - Brixton Bulls
8 Dylan Cross - Elmbridge Eagles
9 Shaye Morrow - Elmbridge Eagles
10 Dexter Glover - Bromley Bengals
11 Kit Wayman - Elmbridge Eagles
12 William Hale - Brixton Bulls
13 Dontae-Lewis Anderson - Brixton Bulls
14 Freddie Rudd - Elmbridge Eagles
15 Zack Kelly - Elmbridge Eagles
16 Henry Onyejekwe - Brixton Bulls
17 Nathaniel Bent - Brixton Bulls
18 Reilly Jones - Bromley Bengals
Head Coach - Chris Baxter
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