3 Youngster commit to Reds

The Queensland Rugby Union has secured the services of three promising young backs, with Duncan Paia’aua, Izaia Perese and Hamish Stewart all committing to the Reds through 2019.

 
Paia’aua (22), now in his third season with the club, has established himself as the Reds’ starting inside centre in 2017. The Rockhampton-raised product returned to Rugby in late 2014 and has since established himself as a regular starter, having played the most minutes of any Reds player so far this year.

 
Perese (20) is in his first year of Super Rugby, having made his debut in Round 2. The winger featured in 10 games for the Reds this season before heading to Georgia with the Australian Under 20s, where he has been one of the national team’s key attacking threats, scoring a hat-trick in their recent win over Italy.

 
Flyhalf Stewart (19) also made his debut earlier this season, after leading the Queensland Under 20s to an undefeated national title. While still in the early stages of his development, he has already earned three caps for the Reds and is currently representing the Australian Under 20s at the World Rugby U20 Championship in Georgia.