SOUTHLANDS pupil and up-and-coming rugby star of the future Gareth Lloyd has a great deal to smile about for a 15-year-old.

For Gareth has been selected for the Great Britain under 16 Rugby League squad after trials were held at Leigh Miners club last Wednesday.

And he can now look forward to a tour of New Zealand and Australia for 31 days next June.

He said: "I've been watching the Sydney Olympics on television.

"That whet my appetite and I just can't wait to get out there and play." STAR of the future: Gareth Lloyd