It is a strong Aussie team but if i could sign any player to an NRL club it would be Toby King the England centre from Warrington.
That kid has it all, speed, strength and skill.
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I think you've got it the wrong way around. The Aussies should be called 'Academy' or just U18. I guess it's another example of lack of consistency across our game. One set of rules in Super League and different ones in NRL, for example.
The British Champion Schools tournament is the biggest RL tournament in the world. School is only mandatory in the UK until age 16 though and the school year runs from September-June so is not congruous with the RL season and doesn't really factor into player development pathways at all. Regional rep fixtures do take place but it's not related to the schools game. AFAIK there isn't much of a scene at 6th form/college level and it picks back up at universities where the game is very strong. But yeah, it's not 'England Schoolboys' because most of these boys left school years ago.
