Alofiana Khan-Pereira's scintillating debut season has earned the rookie a call-up into the Prime Minister's XIII squad to face Papua New Guinea next Saturday.
Scoring 20 tries across 23 appearances for the Gold Coast in his maiden 2023 season, the 21-year-old joins Titans captain Tino Fa'asuamaleaui in the 19-man outfit which will play at Santos National Football Stadium in Port Moresby on Saturday, September 23.
The representative call-up is set to be Khan-Pereira's first since 2019 when he starred in the Queensland Under 18s clash against New South Wales - scoring a try in the 34-12 win.
Try time: Alofiana Khan-Pereira
Australian Men’s PM’s XIII coach Mal Meninga said the match would provide a selection guide ahead of the first ever Pacific Championships across October and November.
“This squad is a blend of experience from the World Cup last year, additional State of Origin players from this year, as well as younger players who we would like to see at this level,” he said.
“There was fairly unanimous agreement across the selections and I can’t wait to see this group test themselves in the green and gold.”
The 2023 Australian Men’s Prime Minister’s XIII is as follows:
- Josh Addo-Carr - Bulldogs
- Daly Cherry-Evans (vc) - Sea Eagles
- Reuben Cotter - Cowboys
- Tom Dearden - Cowboys
- Tino Fa’asuamaleaui - Titans
- Emre Guler - Raiders
- Ben Hunt - Dragons
- Nicho Hynes - Sharks
- Alofiana Khan-Pereira - Titans
- Zac Lomax - Dragons
- Cameron McInnes - Sharks
- Cameron Murray (c) - Rabbitohs
- Reece Robson - Cowboys
- Tyrell Sloan - Dragons
- Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow - Dolphins
- Murray Taulagi - Cowboys
- Jake Trbojevic - Sea Eagles
- Cody Walker - Rabbitohs
- Hudson Young - Raiders
