The following list includes players from the North Queensland Cowboys that have represented state and national sides while at the club and the years that they achieved their honours. Representatives are included if they were contracted to the Cowboys at the time of their representation. This includes the Cowboys under-20 team or contracted players who were playing for the Mackay Cutters, Northern Pride, Townsville Blackhawks or North Queensland Young Guns, as they are/were feeder clubs.
International
editAustralia
edit- Steve Walters (1997, Super League)
- Matt Sing (2003–05)
- Matthew Bowen (2004)
- Luke O'Donnell (2005–06)
- Johnathan Thurston (2006–09, 2011–17)
- Carl Webb (2008)
- Matthew Scott (2010–16)
- Willie Tonga (2010–11)
- James Tamou (2012–16)
- Brent Tate (2013)
- Michael Morgan (2016–17)
- Justin O'Neill (2016)
- Jordan McLean (2018)
- Reuben Cotter (2022-23)
- Valentine Holmes (2022-23)
- Jeremiah Nanai (2022)
- Murray Taulagi (2022)
Fiji
edit- Noa Nadruku (1998–99)
- Ashton Sims (2013)
- Tariq Sims (2013)
- Viliame Kikau (2015)
- Taniela Sadrugu (2022)
France
edit- Clint Greenshields (2013)
Greece
edit- George Gatis (2005)
Ireland
edit- Rory Kostjasyn (2013)
Italy
edit- Paul Pensini (1999)
- Paul Dezolt (2003)
- Daniel Sorbello (2004)
- Joel Riethmuller (2011, 2013)
New Zealand
edit- John Lomax (1997–98)
- Tyran Smith (1997)
- Brian Jellick (1999–00)
- Paul Rauhihi (2003–05)
- David Faiumu (2005–07)
- Kalifa Faifai Loa (2011)
- Jason Taumalolo (2014, 2016–17)
- Te Maire Martin (2017–18)
- Peta Hiku (2022)
- Griffin Neame (2023)
Papua New Guinea
edit- Bruce Mamando (2000)
- Tyson Martin (2009)
- Ray Thompson (2013, 2015)
- Kurt Baptiste (2019)
- Daniel Russell (2019)
- Robert Derby (2022-23)
- Zac Laybutt (2023)
Samoa
edit- Robert Piva (1995)
- Malo Solomona (2006)
- Alex Elisala (2013)
- Kalifa Faifai Loa (2013)
- Antonio Winterstein (2013–14, 2016)
- Tautau Moga (2014–15)
- John Asiata (2016–17)
- Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow (2022)
- Luciano Leilua (2023)
- Murray Taulagi (2023)
- Heilum Luki (2023)
Scotland
edit- Geoff Bell (2000)
- Kane Linnett (2013, 2016)
- Lachlan Coote (2016)
Tonga
edit- Jason Taumalolo (2013, 2017–19, 22)
- Patrick Kaufusi (2016–17)
- John Asiata (2019)
Wales
edit- Jonathan Davies (1995)
- Kevin Ellis (1995)
International 9s
editAustralia
edit- Kyle Feldt (2019)
Lebanon
edit- Jacob Kiraz (2019)
Papua New Guinea
edit- Daniel Russell (2019)
Tonga
edit- John Asiata (2019)
- Jason Taumalolo (2019)
State of Origin
editQueensland
edit- Owen Cunningham (1997, Super League)
- Steve Walters (1997, Super League)
- Paul Green (1999–00)
- Paul Bowman (2000–01, 2003–05)
- Julian O'Neill (2000)
- John Buttigieg (2001–02)
- John Doyle (2001–02)
- Nathan Fien (2001)
- Matthew Bowen (2003–07)
- Matt Sing (2003–05)
- Josh Hannay (2003, 2006)
- Travis Norton (2004)
- Johnathan Thurston (2005–17)
- Carl Webb (2005–08)
- Ty Williams (2005)
- Jacob Lillyman (2006–08)
- Matthew Scott (2006, 2009–16)
- Willie Tonga (2009–11)
- Brent Tate (2012–13)
- Michael Morgan (2015–19)
- Justin O'Neill (2016–17)
- Gavin Cooper (2016–18)
- Coen Hess (2017–18, 2020)
- Josh McGuire (2019)
- Valentine Holmes (2020-24)
- Kyle Feldt (2021)
- Francis Molo (2021)
- Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow (2021)
- Reuben Cotter (2022-24)
- Jeremiah Nanai (2022-24)
- Murray Taulagi (2022-24)
- Tom Dearden (2022, 2024)
- Tom Gilbert (2022)
New South Wales
edit- Ian Roberts (1997, Super League)
- Tim Brasher (2000)
- Luke O'Donnell (2006, 2009–10)
- James Tamou (2012–16)
- Reece Robson (2023-24)
All Stars Game
editIndigenous All Stars
edit- Johnathan Thurston (2010–13, 2015, 2017)
- Carl Webb (2010)
- Ty Williams (2010)
- Matthew Bowen (2011–2012)
- Cory Paterson (2012)
- Ray Thompson (2015)
- Reuben Cotter (2021)
Maori All Stars
edit- Daejarn Asi (2021)
- Wiremu Greig (2021)
- Esan Marsters (2020–2021)
- Emry Pere (2021)
NRL/World All Stars
edit- Luke O'Donnell (2010)
- Matthew Scott (2011)
- Aaron Payne (2012)
- James Tamou (2013)
- Jason Taumalolo (2015)
- Antonio Winterstein (2015)
- Matthew Wright (2016)
- Gavin Cooper (2017)
City vs Country Origin
editNSW Country
edit- Glenn Morrison (2001, 2003–04)
- Mitchell Sargent (2006)
- Ray Cashmere (2008)
- Ben Harris (2008)
- Willie Mason (2010)
- Tariq Sims (2012–14)
- Rory Kostjasyn (2016)
- Kane Linnett (2016)
NSW City
edit- Luke O'Donnell (2005, 2009–10)
Other honours
editPrime Minister's XIII
edit- Matthew Bowen (2005, 2011)
- Johnathan Thurston (2006, 2009)
- Luke O'Donnell (2006, 2008–09)
- Shane Tronc (2006)
- Carl Webb (2008)
- Matthew Scott (2009)
- Gavin Cooper (2013)
- Michael Morgan (2014)
- Jake Clifford (2018)
- Jordan McLean (2018)
- Enari Tuala (2018)
- Kyle Feldt (2019)
PNG Prime Minister's XIII
edit- Tyson Martin (2009)
- James Segeyaro (2011)
- Ray Thompson (2011)
- Kyle Laybutt (2018)
Indigenous Dreamtime Team
edit- Carl Webb (2008)
- Ty Williams (2008)
Aborigines
edit- John Buttigieg (1999)
- John Doyle (1999)
New Zealand Māori
edit- James Tamou (2010)
- Arana Taumata (2010)
Queensland Residents
edit- Jason Barsley (2005–06)
- Scott Bolton (2006, 2008)
- Mark Dalle Cort (2006)
- Shane Muspratt (2006–07)
- Dayne Weston (2009)
- Clint Amos (2010)
- Donald Malone (2010)
- Joel Riethmuller (2011)
- Sam Hoare (2013)
- Curtis Rona (2013)
- Javid Bowen (2014–15)
- Kyle Feldt (2015)
- Patrick Kaufusi (2015)
- Hezron Murgha (2015)
- Ben Spina (2015)
- Jahrome Hughes (2016)
- Corey Jensen (2017)
- Kyle Laybutt (2017)
- Tom Gilbert (2019)
Junior Representatives
edit- Kyle Feldt (2011)
- Mosese Pangai (2011)
- Chris Grevsmuhl (2012)
- Coen Hess (2015–16)
- Enari Tuala (2017–18)
- Jake Clifford (2018)
- Murray Taulagi (2018)
- Jason Taumalolo (2010–12)
- Michael Parker-Walshe (2011)
- Wayne Ulugia (2011)
- Braden Uele (2015)
- Brandon Smith (2016)
- Peter Hola (2018)
- Sean Mullany (2018)
- Emry Pere (2018)
- Griffin Neame (2019)
- Alex Elisala (2012)
- Chris Grevsmuhl (2012–13)
- Patrick Kaufusi (2013)
- Zac Santo (2013)
- Coen Hess (2015)
- Conor Carey (2015)
- Gideon Gela-Mosby (2015–16)
- Cooper Bambling (2016)
- Marcus Jensen (2016)
- Bacho Salam (2016)
- Darryn Schonig (2016)
- Mitchell Dunn (2017)
- Corey Horsburgh (2017)
- Hiale Slade-Roycroft (2017)
- Jake Clifford (2018)
- Murray Taulagi (2018-19)
- Kurt Wiltshire (2018)
- Elijah Anderson (2019)
- Nathan Barrett (2019)
- Logan Bayliss-Brow (2019)
- Ben Condon (2019)
- Tom Gilbert (2019)
Representative Coaching Staff
editInternational
editGreece
- Steve Georgallis (Head Coach – 2022)
Papua New Guinea Women
- Ben Jeffries (Head Coach – 2022)
Tonga
- Murray Hurst (Head Coach – 1998–00)
- Dean Young (Assistant Coach – 2022)
United States
- Terry Matterson (Head Coach – 2013)
State Of Origin
editQueensland
- Neil Henry (Assistant Coach – 2006, 2009)
New South Wales
- Graham Murray (Head Coach – 2006–07)
All Stars Game
editIndigenous All Stars
- Neil Henry (Head Coach – 2010)
City-Country Origin
editNSW Country
- Graham Murray (Head Coach – 2002)
NSW City
- Graham Murray (Coach – 2003–05)