Eko Malu will start at halfback for the Vodafone Junior Warriors in their NYC match at Mount Smart Stadium today. Photo: Photosport
The Vodafone Junior Warriors will have to get past top of the table Canberra if theyre to keep alive their hopes of a top four spot for the NYC finals today.
The Vodafone Junior Warriors are lying fifth on 32 points after their 44-12 win against the Titans last week with the Sydney Roosters and Penrith ahead of them on 34 points.
Two changes have been made to the Vodafone Junior Warriors line-up with winger Braxton Stanley and halfback Mason Lino both out. Lafu Feagaiga starts on the wing with Eko Malu coming into halfback.
Added to the bench is Viliami Kaveinga.
VODAFONE JUNIOR WARRIORS v CANBERRA RAIDERS
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
2.45pm, Saturday, August 31
Referees: Peter Gough and Shane Rehm
VODAFONE JUNIOR WARRIORS
1DAVID FUSITUA
2METIA LISATI
3ADAM TUIMAVAVE-GERRARD
4NGATAUA HUKATAI
18LAFU FEAGAIGA
6TUIMOALA LOLOHEA
14EKO MALU
8JAMES TAYLOR
9MICHAEL SIO (c)
10KOUMA SAMSON
11STEDMAN LEFAU
12SIONE FEAO
13SAM COOK
Interchange:
15 SAM LISONE
16ABRAHAM PAPALII
17TAMA KOOPU
21VILIAMI KAVEINGA
HEAD COACH: JOHN ACKLAND
The Vodafone Junior Warriors will have to get past top of the table Canberra if theyre to keep alive their hopes of a top four spot for the NYC finals today.
The Vodafone Junior Warriors are lying fifth on 32 points after their 44-12 win against the Titans last week with the Sydney Roosters and Penrith ahead of them on 34 points.
Two changes have been made to the Vodafone Junior Warriors line-up with winger Braxton Stanley and halfback Mason Lino both out. Lafu Feagaiga starts on the wing with Eko Malu coming into halfback.
Added to the bench is Viliami Kaveinga.
VODAFONE JUNIOR WARRIORS v CANBERRA RAIDERS
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
2.45pm, Saturday, August 31
Referees: Peter Gough and Shane Rehm
VODAFONE JUNIOR WARRIORS
1DAVID FUSITUA
2METIA LISATI
3ADAM TUIMAVAVE-GERRARD
4NGATAUA HUKATAI
18LAFU FEAGAIGA
6TUIMOALA LOLOHEA
14EKO MALU
8JAMES TAYLOR
9MICHAEL SIO (c)
10KOUMA SAMSON
11STEDMAN LEFAU
12SIONE FEAO
13SAM COOK
Interchange:
15 SAM LISONE
16ABRAHAM PAPALII
17TAMA KOOPU
21VILIAMI KAVEINGA
HEAD COACH: JOHN ACKLAND