Aspley East State School student Keira Rangi becomes first girl to make the Queensland under 12s

Aspley East State School student Keira Rangi has become first girl to make the Queensland 11-12 years rugby league representative side.

Aspley East State School student Keira Rangi has become first girl to make the Queensland 11-12 years rugby league representative side.

A second rower, Rangi earned selection after starring for the metropolitan north region team which contested the state championships last week.

She will now represent Queensland at the national carnival to be held on the Gold Coast in August.

MET EAST AND SOUTH COAST SHARE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY

“It is the first time a girl has made a Queensland 12 years side,’’ said Tony Barron, the co-ordinator of last week’s Queensland School Sport 11-12 years rugby league state championship.

“She did a great job and held her own against the boys in the carnival.’’

Rangi was named the met north’s player of the tournament at the end of the carnival.

Rangi impressed with her work rate and impact carrying the ball both in the middle and wider of the ruck.

The 12 years age group is the last season of mixed league where girls play with boys.

Seven members of Met East side made Queensland teams.

Two Queensland teams were chosen and both will play at the national 12 years championships, August 4-10.

The sides includes seven members of the Metropolitan East team - Jahrel Condon (Marsden SHS), Zac Reader (St Laurence’s College), Memphis Theuerkauf (Alexandra Hills SHS), Emmanuel Asomua (Marsden SHS), RJ Indeiicato (Alexandra Hills SHS) and Te Ara Tamepo-Habib (Marsden SHS) and another seven from the South Coast side which drew with Met East in the grand final last week.

Memphis Theuerkauf of Met East.

Met West players to make the state teams were Tom Parker (Centenary SHS), Treyvon Pritchard (St Peters Lutheran College, Springfield), Ipswich SHS pair Cooper Cracknell and Ocean Vaivela and Clinton Smith (Raceview SS).

The teams: Queensland - Jahrel Condon, Cooper Cracknell, Charlie Dettori, Charlie Dixon,

Mateo Falenon, Nixon Pasese, Zac Reader, Bathan Redd, Brathen Scott, Clinton Smith,

Memphis Theuerkauf, Joseph Tupuse, Ocean Vaivela, William Wadell, Mareki Warradoo,

Carter Welfare.

Queensland White: Emmanuel Asomua, Taakoi Benioni, Cooper Fletcher, RJ Indeiicato,

Dallas Ingham, Ryan Johnson, Cooper McInnerney, Fatumaiosi Nelu, Tom Parker, Treyvon Pritchard, Daniel Rakena, Keira Rangi, Lorenz Sorensen-Eramiha, Olley Spicer, Ethan Stevens, Te Ara Tamepo-Habib, Dahnte Te Whitu-Hopa.