Leeds Rhinos, St Helens and Warrington Wolves dominate 2025 Academy Origin squads

Yorkshire and Lancashire will face off for the 2025 Academy Origin and Leeds Rhinos are among the teams dominating the squads.

In total, 11 Leeds Rhinos players have been named in Yorkshire’s 21-man squad which is an incredible achievement, whilst St Helens and Warrington Wolves pack out the Lancashire side.

The two-game series between the rival counties will kick off in Castleford on Saturday May 10th with the second game played in early August at Craven Park.

There are plenty of famous names involved, not just from a playing perspective but also on the coaching and mentoring front.

Leroy Cudjoe will serve as one of the assistants for Yorkshire with Luke Gale set to serve as mentor, whereas, Lancashire will have James Simpson MBE, one of the Wheelchair World Cup winners, in their camp.

Live coverage of the first fixture has also been confirmed with the RFL’s YouTube channel set to show the clash, slated for 12 noon on Saturday 10th May.

Academy Origin squads confirmed as 11 from Leeds Rhinos named

Among the 11 Leeds Rhinos players named for the Yorkshire squad are some familiar names with Joe Diskin, the son of Matt, set to be in line to play at hooker.

Jason Qareqare’s younger brother Marcus is also part of that Leeds Rhinos set-up whilst highly-touted forward Presley Cassell is another one to watch.

Brothers Callum and Lloyd Kemp from Hull FC are named whilst Chris Matagi, son of Doncaster forward Suaia is in the Yorkshire squad despite being a St Helens academy player.

As for the Lancashire side, St Helens have eight there with Warrington also boasting eight, including Ewan Irwin who has been named by Sam Burgess to this week’s 21-man squad.

Squads

Lancashire

Cameron	Bate	Bradford
Fin	Walker	Salford
Matt	Evans	St Helens
Oliver	Garmston	St Helens
Billy	Keeley	St Helens
Thomas	Humphreys	St Helens
Alfie	Tate	St Helens
Kian	McGann	St Helens
Oscar	Knox	St Helens
Joel	Kilgannon	St Helens
Jake	Ramsden	Warrington
Flynn	Holden	Warrington
Charlie	Walker	Warrington
Lachlan	Webster	Warrington
Ewan	Irwin	Warrington
Kian	Stanton	Warrington
Daniel	Regan	Warrington
Dan	Coop	Warrington
Shea	O’Connor	Wigan
Austin	Daniel	Wigan
Finlay	Yeomans	Wigan

Yorkshire

Alfie	Lindsay	Castleford
Alfie	Salmon	Castleford
Archie	Sykes	Huddersfield
Lloyd	Kemp	Hull FC
Callum	Kemp	Hull FC
Rio	Kassim	Hull FC
Joe	Butterfield	Leeds
Jacob	Hardy	Leeds
Harley	Thomas	Leeds
Marcus	Qareqare	Leeds
George	Brown	Leeds
Joe	Diskin	Leeds
Presley	Cassell	Leeds
Zak	Lloyd	Leeds
Daniel	Stelfox	Leeds
Harry	Smith	Leeds
Jacob	Stead	Leeds
Chris	Matagi	St Helens
Ellis	Lingard	Wakefield
Robbie	Brook	Wakefield
Rowan	Stephenson	Wakefield

👇 The squads have been announced for the Academy Origin!

🏟️ The match will take place in Castleford on Saturday 10 May… pic.twitter.com/M2LPwIFLAM

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