The players from the NSW Junior Indigenous Rugby League team will wear specially designed jerseys during November’s Tour, with the image of sun rays representing the Indigenous soldiers that fought and died on the battlefields during World War I.

Tour coordinator Steve Hall told SBS that they had received permission off the immigration department to take soil over there to “sprinkle on the graves”.

The team has been invited by the Mayor of Villers-Bretonneux to lay wreaths on Armistice Day during their tour. They’ll then play a double header against French teams on the Somme, the first time that’s ever happened.

It’s a trip of a lifetime for the 34 players, who will take in Paris, Nice, Monte Carlo, Barcelona and Rome.

There’s a trip to Euro Disney and the AIS European HQ in Italy, but the chance to pay their respects is high on the agenda.

Player Jake Gillett told SBS that “having the hundred years [of Anzac] also represented on our jerseys, it’s a big thing”.

The team will be ambassadors of Indigenous culture, having been chosen not just for their Rugby League skills but also their community leadership.