NSW Waratahs Academy selectors have named a strong Under 15 squad of four teams for the 2025 NextGen Cup competition and two other select games.
The depth and diversity of talent in coming to these final selections reflects the strength and health of the NSW Waratahs Pathways program.
Congratulations to the following players who have been selected and will start preparing for the opportunities that await in their burgeoning rugby careers.
The NextGen Cup is between six teams. With the four Under 15 sides named after NSW Waratahs greats is an Under 14 NSW side and an Under 15 Victorian team.
Max Wintzer (Wahroonga Tigers/Barker College)
Jack Graham (Wahroonga Tigers/Barker College)
Samson Best (Drummoyne Dirty Reds/Concord High School)
Ezekiel Stanley-ligaiviu (Wahroonga Tigers/Endeavour Sports High School)
Sam Kakuleni (Oatley Junior Rugby Club/Georges River College)
Nicholas Stokes (Wahroonga Tigers/Knox Grammar School)
Saia Enasio (Wahroonga Tigers/Knox Grammar School)
Cooper Hill (Wahroonga Tigers/Knox Grammar School)
Harrison Bromiley (Manly Savers/Newington College)
Bronson Tupou (Wahroonga Tigers/Patrician Brothers Blacktown)
Deon Haynes (Oatley Junior Rugby Club/Patrician Brothers Fairfield)
Cooper Hayward (Oatley Junior Rugby Club/Picnic Point High School)
Cooper Eveleigh (Manly Savers/St Augustine's College)
Billy Bowen (Wahroonga Tigers/St Ignatius College)
Sebastian Conna (Manly Savers/St Ignatius College)
Edward Mitchell (Drummoyne Dirty Reds/St Ignatius College)
Benjamin Fieldus (Wahroonga Tigers/ St Pius X Chatswood)
Noah Lavercombe (Dural Rugby Club/The Kings School)
Lucas Villate-Gallagher (Oatley Junior Rugby Club/Trinity Grammar School)
Koa Cooper (Oatley Junior Rugby Club/Trinity Grammar School)
Alessio Caridi (Oatley Junior Rugby Club/Trinity Grammar School)
Riley Carr (Randwick Warriors/Waverley College)
Kobi Keenan (Randwick Warriors/Waverley College)
Leonard Salter (Italy giants/Westfield Sports High School)
Elijah Biuvanua Heather (Oatley Junior Rugby Club/Westfields Sports)
Angus Brooks (Mosman Whales/Shore School)
Jack Corbett (Tumut Bullants JRU/ St Joseph’s College)
Henry Frape (Mosman Whales/Shore School)
Billy Haddin (Dural Rugby Club/Oakhill College)
Cruz Holmes (Dural Rugby Club/Barker College)
Thomas Jackson (Dural Rugby Club/Barker College)
Khan Jackson (Dural Rugby Club/Knox Grammar School)
Lincoln Lamese (Eastern Suburbs/Westfield Sports High School)
Andrew Larkin (Drummoyne Dirty Reds/St Ignatius College)
Jamie Little (Manly Savers/Saint Augustine’s College)
Flynn Manu'a (Dural Rugby Club/Patrician Brothers College – Fairfield)
Nate Millar (Penrith RSL Silverbacks/St Dominics College)
Lukas Pendleton (Randwick Warriors/Waverley College)
Levi Perrett (Dural Rugby Club/The Kings School)
Mafi Saito (Penrith RSL Silverbacks/Kingswood High School)
Dontae Siofele (Easts Junior Beasties/Holy Spirit Catholic College)
Brock Smith (Easts Junior Beasties/Waverley College)
Mitchell Spanton (Mosman Whales/St Joseph’s College)
Ignacio Struve-Betancourt (Wahroonga Tigers Rugby Club/Knox Grammar School)
Christopher Suaalii (Dural Rugby Club/The Kings School)
SIA’A Taveuveu (Penrith RSL Silverbacks/Patrician Brothers Blacktown)
Samoagagalo Tuigamala (Dural Rugby Club/Newington College)
Jayden Tuione (Randwick Warriors/Marist College Kogarah)
Mehmet Varol (Oatley Junior Rugby Club/Endeavour Sports High School)
Jett Watkin (Dural Rugby Club/The Kings School)
Travis Appel (Camden Rugby Club/St Gregory’s College)
Eamon Atoa (Penrith RSL Silverbacks/Hills Sports High School)
Dylan Baxter (Manly Savers/Shore School)
Jake Capovilla (Dural Junior Rugby Club/The Kings School)
Thomas Davis (Mosman Whales/St Ignatius College)
Vailala Fekitoa (Wahroonga Tigers/Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College)
Kaiden Grace (Manly Savers/St Augustine’s College)
Bevan Hill (Maitland Blacks/St Bedes Chisholm)
Monson Hopoate (Dural Junior Rugby Club/Patrician Brothers Fairfield)
Devida Hopoate (Manly Savers/Waverley College)
Isaac Kasprowicz (Manly Savers/Shore School)
Hugo Loneragan (Drummoyne Dirty Reds/St Ignatius College)
Josaiah Manuofetoa (Manly Savers/Waverley College)
Henry Perkins (Drummoyne Dirty Reds/St Ignatius College)
Josh Perry (Nelson Bay Gropers/Hunter Valley Grammar School)
Dylan Pullen (Collaroy Cougars/Saint Augustine’s College)
John Benjamin (Rasiga Oatley Junior Rugby Club/Fairfield High School)
Dallas Sauileoge (Penrith RSL Silverbacks/Patrician Brothers Blacktown)
Malakai Setefano (Penrith RSL Silverbacks/Patrician Brothers Blacktown)
Mavrix Tauasa (Penrith RSL Silverbacks/Patrician Brothers Blacktown)
Uatesoni Tauheluhelu (Manly Savers/Waverley College)
Abraham Tohme (Oatley Junior Rugby Club/Holy Cross College Ryde)
Mitchell Tutt (Narrabeen Tigers/Mater Maria Catholic College)
Luka Von Euw (Randwick Warriors/Waverley College)
Lachlan Weston (Manly Savers/Shore School)
Barkly Armstrong (Millthorpe Mozzies/Shore School)
Arlo Benjes (Northlakes Pirates/St Joseph’s College)
Declan Dixon (Orange City/Kinross Wolaroi School)
Levi Gibbs (Merewether Carlton/St Mary's Catholic College)
Xavier Gunn (Maitland Junior Rugby Club/Hunter Valley Grammar School)
Jayden Hanna (Norths Pirates/St Josephs College)
John Jacobs (Wollingbar Junior Rugby Club/St John’s College Woodlawn)
Ursula Jury (Maitland Blacks/St Joseph’s College Lochinvar)
Hamish Leader (Dubbo Junior Roos Rugby Club/Kinross Wolaroi School)
Tevita Mafi (Camden Rams/Eagle Vale High School)
Lachlan Mahony (Hamilton Hawkes/St Phillips Christian College)
Nathan Maier (Maitland Blacks/Hunter Sports High School)
Ethan Mullins (Burraneer Rugby Club/Trinity Grammar School)
Dean Nutland (Avondale Wombats/Illawarra Sports High School)
Joseph O'Donnell (Dubbo Junior Roos Rugby Club/St Johns College Dubbo)
Adam Price (Lennox Head Trojans/Byron Bay High School)
Jock Robinson (Orange City/St Stanislaus College)
Levi Schuster (Wombats Avondale/Illawarra Sports High School)
Brodie Schutt (Moree Bulls/St Philomena’s Moree)
Malachi Soane (Northlakes Junior Rugby Club/Central Coast Sports College)
Flynn Strachan (Wanderers Junior Rugby Club/Hunter Valley Grammar School)
Iverson Tanuvasa (Camden Rams/Westfields Sports High School)
Destin Tausala (Avondale Wombats/Illawarra Sports High School)
Khobe Tickner (Avoca Beach Rugby Club/Central Coast Sports College)
Rocky Tobin (Lennox Head Trojans/The Southport School)
2.00pm: U15 Team Gavin v U15 Team Baxter (22min each way)
3.00pm: U14 v Vic U15 (22 min each way)
4:00pm: U15 Team Baxter v U15 Team Ella (22 min each way)
5:00pm: Vic U15 v U15 Team Waugh (22 min each way)
6:00pm: U15 Gavin v U15 Team Ella (22 min each way)
7:00pm: U14 v U15 Team Waugh (22min each way)
10:00am: Rank 3 v Rank 3 (35min each way)
11:30am: Rank 2 v Rank 2 (35min each way)
1:00pm: Rank 1 v Rank 1 (35min each way)
3 October – Time TBC: NSW Waratahs U15 v Queensland Reds U15 at Ballymore, Brisbane
11 October – 12.30pm: NSW Waratahs U15 v Queensland Reds U15 at Southern Districts RC, Sydney
