GB Armed Forces team for State of Origin curtain-raiser

The Great Britain Armed Forces team has been confirmed for their game against Combined Australian Services at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane on Wednesday.

The game is functioning as a curtain raiser for Origin III.

GB head coach Damien Clayton acknowledges that the talent in the squad made making a final selection very tricky for him.

“Some tough decisions were made, obviously all were desperate to make the team,” he said.

“This is a talented squad and I knew selection headaches would come as part of the job.

“I’m extremely proud of the team and I could have picked any one of those 21 players, but I have gone for partnerships that I think will win us the game at Suncorp Stadium.

“The bond between these players is fantastic. We all know that a collective effort is needed to beat the Australians on Wednesday.”

GB ARMED FORCES:

1 Cpl James Hutchinson (C), 2 Cpl Si Wray, 3 Cpl Dave Hankinson, 4 Logs Siliv Buinimasi, 5 Spr Vuli Veikune, 6 Cpl James Young, 7 Sgt Garry Dunn, 8 SAC Josh Scott, 9 CPO Kev Botwood, 10 Capt Tom Howley, 11 LAET Ben Taylor, 12 Cpl Lee Queeley, 13 AET Tommy Wilkinson

Interchange:

14 SAC Lee Davies, 15 LAET Mark Robinson, 16 SAC Jordan Andrade, 17 SAC Liam Bradley, 18 CSgt Jordan Kerman