LIVE FOOTY: Watch St Mary's boys in action right here

IT'S the league comp that launched some of the game's greats, and for the first time readers can see top schoolboy action live on a screen in their homes.

ORIGIN OF SUCCESS: Together as the Queensland Origin team trains are (from left) Konrad Tu'ua, 18, Anthony Milford, Karne Young, 17, (St Mary's student who designed the jersey), Allan Langer, Samual Elara, 17, (St Mary's), George Lee, 17, and David Fifita. The next generation of representative footballers are involved in the Langer Cup competition being live streamed from Tuesday. Picture: Adam Head

IT'S the rugby league competition that launched some of the game's greats - Cameron Smith, Greg Inglis and Johnathan Thurston to name a few - and for the first time our readers are going to get the chance to see top schoolboy action live on a screen in their homes.

The Chronicle and Queensland School Sport Rugby League have partnered to start livestreaming of the premier schoolboy league competitions in the State - the Allan Langer Cup in the south-east and the Aaron Payne Cup in Central Queensland - from News Corporation's news websites from Townsville to the Gold Coast.

The first games will be livestreamed on thechronicle.com.au on Tuesday night in the Langer Cup when Wavell SHS play Keebra Park SHS (Wavell, 6pm), Marsden SHS hosts St Mary's (Marsden, 6pm) and Ipswich SHS plays Palm Beach Currumbin (North Ipswich, 5.30pm).

Queensland Schools league boss Andrew Peach said the deal would take Queensland schoolboy league into the homes of the more than 120,000 digital subscribers that News' titles have in the State.

"This is growing the game in a way that wouldn't have been possible even a few years ago," he said

The deal allows schools to recoup the cost of professional filming of games, and he encouraged school league followers to support The Chronicle's subscription model.

Bryce Johns, News' Executive Editor Digital, said the concept was an exciting and innovative way to showcase grassroots sport and increase the value of a digital subscription to The Chronicle and its website.

"Games will run on at least seven of our websites across Queensland,'' Mr Johns said.

"Some of the top publishers in Europe have moved to start including local sports streaming with their digital news packages, and this is a great trial for our readers.

"And it is allowing us to back local schools by putting money into the technology behind the coverage of games."

The announcement makes it a big week for the competition's players, some of whom got to meet their State of Origin heroes in Brisbane yesterday.

St Mary's player Samuel Elara said it was an honour for St Mary's to be involved in the livestreaming.

Those who do not have a subscription will be able to watch for as little as $3.50 a week under the Hot Offer deal currently available on thechronicle.com.au.

The game will be near the top of the home page on thechronicle.com.au on Tuesday just ahead of kick-off time.

Originally published as LIVE FOOTY: Watch St Mary's boys in action right here