Vodafone Warriors back rower Sebastine Ikahihifo (pictured) returns from a knee injury to line up for the Vulcans against North Sydney in the New South Wales Cup today. Photo: Photosport
The Auckland Vulcans will again have limited NRL experience in their ranks when they face North Sydney in todays New South Wales Cup encounter at North Sydney Oval (3.00pm kick-off local time; 5.00pm NZT).
The match will have no effect on the Vulcans table position ahead of the finals. They will finish sixth regardless of the outcome.
In the Bears, they find a team running third in the competition and coming off a 60-6 win against Manly.
Just three players in the line-up Pita Godinet, Charlie Gubb and Sebastine Ikahihifo have NRL experience. Ikahihifo returns from a knee injury.
The Vulcans come into this game on the back of a comfortable 48-28 win over the Mounties last week. Theyll play either Wests Tigers or Wentworthville in week one of the finals next weekend.
AUCKLAND VULCANS v NORTH SYDNEY BEARS
North Sydney Oval, Sydney
3.00pm, Saturday, September 07
AUCKLAND VULCANS
1TANGI ROPATI
2VILIAMI LOLOHEA
3RAYMOND FAITALA-MARINER
20AGNATIUS PAASI
21ESERA ESERA
6STEVE WAETFORD
7PITA GODINET
8HERMAN RETZLAFF
9SILIVA HAVILI
10CHARLIE GUBB
11MURRAY ITI
12SEBASTINE IKAHIHIFO
13DAVID BHANA
Interchange:
14AARON NOOTAI
15PATRICK SIPLEY
16NATHANIEL PETERU
17ALBERT VETE
18DANIEL PALAVI
COACH: WILLIE SWANN
The Auckland Vulcans will again have limited NRL experience in their ranks when they face North Sydney in todays New South Wales Cup encounter at North Sydney Oval (3.00pm kick-off local time; 5.00pm NZT).
The match will have no effect on the Vulcans table position ahead of the finals. They will finish sixth regardless of the outcome.
In the Bears, they find a team running third in the competition and coming off a 60-6 win against Manly.
Just three players in the line-up Pita Godinet, Charlie Gubb and Sebastine Ikahihifo have NRL experience. Ikahihifo returns from a knee injury.
The Vulcans come into this game on the back of a comfortable 48-28 win over the Mounties last week. Theyll play either Wests Tigers or Wentworthville in week one of the finals next weekend.
AUCKLAND VULCANS v NORTH SYDNEY BEARS
North Sydney Oval, Sydney
3.00pm, Saturday, September 07
AUCKLAND VULCANS
1TANGI ROPATI
2VILIAMI LOLOHEA
3RAYMOND FAITALA-MARINER
20AGNATIUS PAASI
21ESERA ESERA
6STEVE WAETFORD
7PITA GODINET
8HERMAN RETZLAFF
9SILIVA HAVILI
10CHARLIE GUBB
11MURRAY ITI
12SEBASTINE IKAHIHIFO
13DAVID BHANA
Interchange:
14AARON NOOTAI
15PATRICK SIPLEY
16NATHANIEL PETERU
17ALBERT VETE
18DANIEL PALAVI
COACH: WILLIE SWANN
