Zac Laybutt, rising star and kid brother of PNG Kumul five-eight Kyle Laybutt, alongside fellow Papua New Guineans Robert Derby and Ragarive Wavik, headline the Young Guns outfit boasting the Cowboys’ best emerging talents.
Laybutt scored a try and had another disallowed in the Cowboys’ NRL trial win against the Rabbitohs in Cairns last weekend.
The rangy outside back will form a dangerous centre pairing with Wavik, a Townsville Blackhawks junior.
Derby has been named on the wing alongside first year Young Guns flyer Lewis Mene.