The nib Newcastle Knights have had three players confirmed in Kylie Hilder's NSW women's Origin squad ahead of Game I on May 16.
Caitlan Johnston and Yasmin Clydsdale have been selected to return to the squad, while hooker Olivia Higgins will make her Origin debut on Thursday week.
The trio join Maroons custodian Tamika Upton as the Club's Origin representatives, with Upton the sole Knights representative in the Queensland squad as she prepares for her sixth match in the Maroon jumper.
The first game of the first-ever three-game series will kick off on May 16th at Suncorp Stadium.
Game II will be held in Newcastle at McDonald Jones Stadium on June 6 before the final match in Townsville on June 27.
See the squad below:
| NSW Sky Blues Game I Squad | Club |
|---|---|
| 1. Emma Tonegato | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
| 2. Jaime Chapman | Gold Coast Titans |
| 3. Jessica Sergis | Sydney Roosters |
| 4. Isabelle Kelly | Sydney Roosters |
| 5. Tiana Penitani | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
| 6. Corban Baxter | Sydney Roosters |
| 7. Rachael Pearson | Parramatta Eels |
| 8. Millie Elliott | Sydney Roosters |
| 9. Olivia Higgins | Newcastle Knights |
| 10. Caitlan Johnston | Newcastle Knights |
| 11. Yasmin Clydsdale | Newcastle Knights |
| 12. Kezie Apps | Wests Tigers |
| 13. Keeley Davis | Sydney Roosters |
| 14. Taliah Fuimaono | Gold Coast Titans |
| 15. Olivia Kernick | Sydney Roosters |
| 16. Grace Kemp | Canberra Raiders |
| 17. Sarah Togatuki | Wests Tigers |
| 18. Jakiya Whitfeld | North Queensland Cowboys |
| 19. Kirra Dibb | North Queensland Cowboys |
| 20. Ellie Johnston | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks |
| Coach: Kylie Hilder |
