Australian schoolboys rugby’s best players, every 2025 award winner and great photos
The Australian Schools rugby championships threw up a clear winner in the battle between NSW and Queensland’s rising stars. Top players from every team and award winners.
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The young guns of Australian rugby won’t know if they have made the Australian schools and under 18s team until later this month but the top players at th Australian schools champiosnhiops have been revealed.
These players are the ones the coaches, managers and selectors believe have stood out and stood up during the tournament on the Sunshine Coast.
The final day of the Australian championships was one to remember as were the perfomances of a number of young guns.
As the dust begins to settle for another year we reveal which players stood tall for their respective teams and who won th major awards at the 51st Australian schools rugby championships. .
MAJOR AWARD WINNERS AT ASRU BOYS 2025
SUGARMAN MCLEAN AWARD (Best team person)
ACT: Benedict Martino, Viking Colts
NSW I: Daniel Osborne, St Ignatius College, Riverview
NSW II: Reilly Caswell, Knox Grammar
NSWJRU: Isaac Elliot, West Harbour
WA: Bareek Ausage, Byford Secondary College
QLD I: Jeremiah Patea, Brisbane State HS
QLD II: Harvey Kachel, St. Augustine’s College, Cairns
VIC: Angus Hay, Xavier College
BRIAN PEACE AWARD (Player’s Player)
ACT: BJ Pumpa, Daramalan College
NSW I: Dylan Simmons, Newington College
NSW II: Oscar Cleary, Kinross Wolaroi
NSWJRU: Joshua Barr, Waverley College
WA: Joel Ockenden, ARKS Rugby Club
QLD I: Lane Edmonds, Ipswich Grammar
QLD II: Isaac Fidock, Somerset College
VIC: Ian Tunufa’i, Lilydale HS
Queensland I head coach Ben Cameron said a host of his players would be pushing for Australian selection.
“Gavin Wilson-Tyers was huge again today, I think Cyrus Suniula’s efforts at the scrum has been one of the best at the carnival,” he said.
“Lane Edmonds has been unreal, as has the work of our number eight Tremayne Patelesio who was really physical throughout.
“Both Tannar Baker and Luke Thornton in the back row were huge, Jeremiah Patea was great amongst our exciting backline, Brock Coombes filled plenty of roles, our captain Angus Tagicakibau led from the front in every game so from one to 23 everyone put in a shift.
“A special mention to Rohan Nichol who was in hospital for the opening days with a virus but he stepped up really well against NSW Juniors.”
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