A future Wallaby, Wallaroo or Sevens star could be snapped up this week as Victoria, Tasmania and the Northern Territory head to South Australia for their 2024 showpiece event.
The Southern States Junior Championship - commonly referred to as "Southern States" - brings together the best youngsters from non-traditional and emerging Member Unions for a four-day tournament.
Tickets to the Wallabies 2024 Home Tests are available to purchase here.
There's not just state pride on the line either with members of Rugby Australia's high performance unit on deck to ID the nation's next Bienne Terita or Tate McDermott.
This year's Southern States kicks off Tuesday July 9 in West Beach, Adelaide, and will be streamed exclusively via Rugby Australia's channels - here's everything you need to know:
Four member unions will be represented across 20 teams.
Rugby Victoria (five teams), NT Rugby Union (four teams), Tasmanian Rugby Union (four teams) and hosts Rugby Union South Australia (six teams) are all fielding sides with Rugby Australia also compiling a Barbarians side*.
Rugby Victoria - U14 Girls, U14 Boys, U16 Girls, U16 Boys, U18 Boys
NT Rugby Union - U14 Boys, U16 Boys, U18 Boys, U16 Girls
Tasmanian Rugby Union - U14 Boys, U16 Boys, U18 Boys, U16 Girls
Rugby Union South Australia - U14 Girls, U14 Boys, U16 Girls, U16 Boys, U18 Girls, U18 Boys
*Rugby Australia Barbarians - U18 Girls (combined Victoria, Tasmania, Northern Territory players)
Each state team will play four games across two days - three round robin fixtures before a final play-off.
Play-off positions will be determined by rank following round robin (i.e. 1 v 2 & 3 v 4)
This format applies to all divisions excluding the U14 and U18 girls.
July 9-10 sees the U14s in action with U16s and U18s to follow on July 11-12.
Click here for the full 2024 Southern States draw via Rugby Xplorer.
Great question - the answer is you've got plenty of options.
First, keep an eye out on rugby.com.au for rolling coverage of each day's play, where we'll break down the results live and tie in photos/content from the Member Unions on deck.
You can also watch full match replays from the tournament via https://www.rugby.com.au/videos.
