Waratahs v Reds U15 battle unearths rising stars including try sensation Lorima Seuseu, team list
He’s lightning quick and weaves magic on the pitch with this Waratahs young gun described “as something else” by his coach at just 15. TEAM for U15s battle against Queensland Reds.
It’s a showcase for the youngest yet brightest talent in rugby and the annual battle between the two top junior academies in the country has just thrown up another big find for the future.
The Waratahs just escaped with the win on the last final play their first battle with their arch rivals from the Reds at Ballymore last month in the annual two-match series between the sides.
And the win was steered by an impressive 15-year-old so talented he made his first Waratahs U15s team when just 14 and played a year up in 2024.
Athletic fullback Lorima Seuseu was the star of the show, scoring a hat trick in the tough encounter which saw the Waratahs just edge the Reds 38-37 after a see-sawing encounter in game one.
“He’s very quick he has great foot work and he is very strong in contact. he was the best player on the field,” said coach Mike Cross.
“He’s in the right place at the right time and makes good decisions.
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“He’s one of the most exciting players I have seen. He’s something else.
“He’s definitely playing again this week and he leads from the front.”
Cross said the young Tahs need to improve defensively to take the win at Forshaw Park on Saturday where they will play ahead of the Super Rugby U16s battle between the Waratahs and Reds.
“What I want to see is them being more accurate on the tackle technique, we need to get them on the ground quicker,” Cross said.
2025 Waratahs U15 squad:
1 LOOSEHEAD PROP Christopher Suaalii Dural Rugby Club The Kings School
2 HOOKER Lucas Villate-Gallagher Oatley Junior Rugby Club Trinity Grammar School
3 TIGHTHEAD PROP Sebastian Conna Manly Savers St Ignatius College Riverview
4 LEFT LOCK Joaiah Manuofetoa Manly Savers Waverley College
5 RIGHT LOCK Cooper Hayward Oatley Junior Rugby Club Picnic Point High school
6 LEFT FLANKER Wesley Moala (c) Oatley Junior Rugby Club Trinity Grammar School
7 RIGHT FLANKER Andrew Larkin Drummoyne Dirty Reds St Ignatius College Riverview
8 NUMBER EIGHT Urijah Brown Blacktown Scorpions Trinity Grammar School
9 SCRUMHALF Riley Carr Randwick Warriors Waverley College
10 FLYHALF Billy Bowen (vc) Wahroonga Tigers St Ignatius College Riverview
11 LEFT WING Lorima Ravouvou SeuSeu Oatley Junior Rugby Club Barker College
12 INSIDE CENTRE Ezekiel Stanley-Ligaiviu Wahroonga Tigers Endeavour Sports High School
13 OUTSIDE CENTRE Khan Jackson Dural Rugby Club Knox Grammar School
14 RIGHT WING Ethan Mullins Burraneer Rugby Club Trinity Grammar School
15 FULLBACK Henry Perkins Drummoyne Dirty Reds St Ignatius College Riverview
REPLACEMENTS: In order from Hooker to Full Back - Please see note 2
16 RESERVE Jack Corbett (FR) Tumut Bullants JRU St Joseph’s College , Hunters Hill
17 RESERVE Ben Fieldus (FR) Wahroonga Tigers St Pius X Chatswood
18 RESERVE Samoagagalo Tuigamala FR Dural Rugby Club Newington College
19 RESERVE Nathan Maier Maitland Blacks Hunter Sports High School
20 RESERVE Bronson Tupou (FR) Wahroonga Tigers Patrician Brothers Blacktown College
21 RESERVE Cruz Holmes Dural Rugby Club Barker College
22 RESERVE Levi Perrett Dural Rugby Club The Kings School
23 RESERVE Devida Hopoate Manly Savers Waverley College
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