Round Four of the Super Rugby U16s and U19s competition yielded some of this year's best individual performances with just one round to go before finals time.
The Queensland Reds were the weekend's big winners after sweeping their Western Force rivals in Perth and are well represented across both the U16s and U19s.
Meanwhile, the unbeaten NSW Waratahs are stacked across the U16s Team of the Week while ACT Brumbies dominate the U19s selection after their clutch Round Four win on the road.
RA National Pathways manager Nic Henderson is among several keeping a keen eye on the action as they look to build ahead of next year's World U20 Championships, potential U18s and Australian Schools matches and beyond.
Rugby.com.au looks at the teams of the week from both competitions across Round Four:
U16s
Unsurprisingly, this week's U16s Team of the Week is dominated by the Reds and Waratahs after both came away with bonus-point wins.
An all-Queensland front row of Harrison Asi, Aiden Luke and Visesio Kite anchors the pack while Samuel Polley, Justice Taumoepeau and Selestino Mainakavika form an all-sky blue back row.
Waratah lock Tajh Smith also features alongside Force powerhouse Bareek Kleine-Deters Ausage, who excelled against the Reds despite his side's 43-point loss.
In the backline, Queensland's Alfie Bowman forms a halves pairing with silky NSW playmaker Talen Risati while rock-solid centres Rohan Nichol (Reds) and Cyrus Bloomfield (Waratahs) also earned selection.
Out wide, Waratah Samuela Sorovi (four tries) and Red Roldan Waike (three tries) were automatic selections with fullback Hemi Rakuita bringing up the rear.
U19s
This week's U19 Team of the Week features players from all four sides with ACT Brumbies and Queensland Reds (six each) providing the lion's share.
Brumbies loosehead prop Finn Baxter joins try-scoring hooker Finlay King and Reds compatriot Trevor King in a powerful front row.
High-flying locks Ollie Aylmer (ACT) and Fergus Gillan (Queensland) pack down in this week's engine room with Waratah skipper Eamon Doyle anchoring a backrow of Jacob Veiru (ACT) and team mate Jono Ryan (NSW).
In the halves, two-try Reds ace Brodie McLaren runs the cutter outside Brumby Lachlan Smith while Australia U20s duo Boston Fakafanua (Force) and Xavier Rubens (Reds) partner in the centres.
Similar to the U16s, this week's U19s outside backs were a no-brainer - Brumbies skipper Shane Wilcox (two tries) joins stablemate Silas Pilot (one try) and Reds flyer Daniel Malum (two tries) in a formidable trio.
