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Rising Tigers star’s rep debut looms amid three-way halves shootout in PM’s XIII

Rising Tigers star’s rep debut looms amid three-way halves shootout in PM’s XIII

Rising Tigers star Lachie Galvin could be in line for his first representative cap after being named in the Prime Minister’s XIII to take on Papua New Guinea.

Galvin has been named in the extended squad alongside former Tigers playmaker Luke Brooks and Raiders halfback Jamal Fogarty.

It remains to be seen who will make up the halves pairing, but there’s potential for Brooks and Galvin to wear the No.6 and No.7 jerseys alongside each other.

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Elsewhere fellow Tigers forward Alex Seyfarth has been named, alongside three more Raiders stars in Hudson Young, Kaeo Weekes and Xavier Savage.

Damien Cook has been named skipper of this outfit, while Jacob Liddle shapes as a potential bench option after being rewarded for a strong season.

Beau Fermor, Tallis Duncan, Sam McIntyre, Fletcher Sharpe and Dylan Lucas have also been included after their respective solid 2024 seasons.

20 players have been named in both the men’s and women’s squads, with Kezie Apps named to lead the women’s outfit.

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Australian Men’s Prime Minister’s XIII squad:

Luke Brooks — Manly Warringah Sea Eagles

Ethan Bullemor — Manly Warringah Sea Eagles

Nat Butcher — Sydney Roosters

Damien Cook © — South Sydney Rabbitohs

Tallis Duncan — South Sydney Rabbitohs

Beau Fermor — Gold Coast Titans

Jamal Fogarty — Canberra Raiders

Lachlan Galvin — Wests Tigers

Reuben Garrick — Manly Warringah Sea Eagles

Kobe Hetherington — Brisbane Broncos

Alofiana Khan-Pereira — Gold Coast Titans

Jacob Liddle — St George Illawarra Dragons

Dylan Lucas — Newcastle Knights

Sam McIntyre — North Queensland Cowboys

Sean Russell — Parramatta Eels

Xavier Savage — Canberra Raiders

Alex Seyfarth — Wests Tigers

Fletcher Sharpe — Newcastle Knights

Kaeo Weekes — Canberra Raiders

Hudson Young — Canberra Raiders

Australian Women’s Prime Minister’s XIII squad:

Kezie Apps © — Wests Tigers

Shaylee Bent — Gold Coast Titans

Teagan Berry — St George Illawarra Dragons

Krystal Blackwell — North Queensland Cowboys

Lauren Brown — Gold Coast Titans

Keele Browne — St George Illawarra Dragons

Jaime Chapman — Gold Coast Titans

Bree Chester — North Queensland Cowboys

Abbi Church — Parramatta Eels

Kirra Dibb — North Queensland Cowboys

Sophie Holyman — Canberra Raiders

Grace Kemp — Canberra Raiders

Ella Koster — St George Illawarra Dragons

Emma Manzelmann — North Queensland Cowboys

Rory Owen — Parramatta Eels

Lily Peacock — North Queensland Cowboys

Kasey Reh — St George Illawarra Dragons

Monalisa Soliola — Canberra Raiders

Jesse Southwell — Newcastle Knights

Chante Temara — Canberra Raiders