Australian Schoolboys rugby league team
| Nickname | The Kangaroos |
|---|---|
| Governing body | Australian Rugby League |
| Region | Oceania |
| Head coach |
 Brian Battese
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| Captain | Blayke Brailey |
| Biggest win | |
Australia 86–6 Cumbria Academy  (Workington, England; 2014) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
 Junior Kiwis 46–8 Australia (Kougari Oval, Wynnum, Australia; 30 July 2005) |
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The Australian Schoolboys rugby league team is the national rugby league football team for secondary school students in Australia.
The team competes against counterparts in New Zealand, known as the Junior Kiwis, England, Wales and France amongst others. Started in 1972, the Australian Schoolboys have produced over 50 Australian representatives, amongst a host of players who have represented other nations at the highest level.
Established in 1972, the first Australian Schoolboys rugby league team featured players from New South Wales and one Western Australian player. The team did not include any Queensland players as they did not send players to the trials. Unlike current day Schoolboys, the team was an Under 16 years age division. Coached by future Western Suburbs Magpies Team of the 20th Century coach, Roy Masters, and featuring future internationals Ian Schubert, Craig Young, Les Boyd and Royce Ayliffe, the side toured Great Britain, going undefeated on the tour and scoring 108 tries in their 11 games to their opponents one. This would be the last Schoolboys team until 1978.
In 1978, the first official Australian Schoolboys Championships were held, but NSW Combined Catholic Colleges did not attend. For the first time Queensland based high school players trialled and a merit team was selected. The first of four Schoolboys merit teams, a merit team is chosen based on the trial games but does not tour or play games together.
The Schoolboys returned to touring with the 1979 team, that featured future Australian internationals Ben Elias and Andrew Farrar. The team toured France and England and went undefeated.
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