Queensland 16 def. New South Wales 14
Date: Wednesday, June 17, 1996
Referee: Tony Long
Venue: Suncorp Stadium, Milton, Queensland, Australia
| Queensland U17 (16) | New South Wales U17 (14) | ||
| 1 | Rhys WESSER (Rockhampton Brothers) | 1 | Wes TILLOTT (North Sydney) |
| 2 | Nathan WEBBER (Murgon) | 2 | Chad DILLINGER (Newcastle) |
| 3 | Chris WALKER (St Marys Toowoomba) | 3 | Lenny BECKETT (Parramatta) |
| 4 | Sam FA’ALAFI (South Queensland) | 4 | Lee HOOKEY (South Sydney) |
| 5 | Brett GIBSON (Souths Brisbane) | 5 | Paul ROSSI (Illawarra) |
| 6 | Nathan O’NEIL (Gympie) | 6 | Jamie FITZGERALD (Mounties) |
| 7 | Chris HORSFALL (Burleigh) | 7 | Willie PETERS (South Sydney) |
| 8 | Nick PATERSON (Souths Brisbane) – (c) | 8 | Todd PAYTEN (Canberra) |
| 9 | Jared DALZIEL (Valleys Gladstone) | 9 | Scott COLLINS (Muswellbrook) |
| 10 | Brendan CURRIE (Brisbane Brothers) | 10 | Grant SCHUBERT (Macleay Valley) |
| 11 | Graeme WARD (Valleys Gladstone) | 11 | Trent RUNCIMAN (Wellington) – (c) |
| 12 | Shane WILSON (All Whites Toowoomba) | 12 | Ben RAUTER (Canberra) |
| 13 | Daniel STRICKLAND (Wynnum Manly) | 13 | Matt LANG (Mudgee) |
| 14 | John Paul CHERRY (Redcliffe) | 14 | Gavin TAGGART (Muswellbrook) |
| 15 | Terry IESE (Redbank Plains) | 15 | Adam PERRY (Junee) |
| 16 | Gareth TURTON (Easts Mt Gravatt) | 16 | Dean WIDDERS (Armidale) |
| 17 | Shane WILLAMS (Burleigh) | 17 | Brendan HILLS (Newcastle) |
| Coach | Paul CANNING | Coach | Peter SHARP |
| Tries | Tries | ||
| Brett GIBSON | Adam PERRY | ||
| Terry IESE | Paul ROSSI | ||
| Daniel STRICKLAND | |||
| Goals | Goals | ||
| Nathan WEBBER (2) | Willie PETERS (2) | ||
| Brendan HILLS |
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