Three changes have been made to the Vodafone Warriors’ starting pack for their fifth-round clash New South Wales Cup clash against Cronulla at Remondis Stadium on Saturday (12.40pm kick-off local time; 2.40pm NZT).
With regular back rowers Sebastine Ikahihifo and Raymond Faitala-Mariner both named on the NRL team’s extended interchange bench, former Vodafone Junior Warriors captain David Bhana is named at loose forward and another ex-NYC skipper John Palavi, who was the NRL side’s 18th man, returns in the second row.
Joining them in the back row is Dominique Peyroux, who was named in the centres for last week’s clash against Wests Tigers. Jarrod Tua, who made his NSW Cup debut in the heartbreaking 26-32 loss to the Tigers, moves to the centres.
Returning on the bench are front rowers Sam Lisone and Nathaniel Peteru.
The Vodafone Warriors will be chasing their first win of the NSW Cup season against a side sitting just one point ahead on the table.
VODAFONE WARRIORS v CRONULLA SHARKS
Remondis Stadium, Cronulla
12.40pm, Saturday, April 05
VODAFONE WARRIORS
1 CARLOS TUIMAVAVE
2 JARRED WILSON
3 JARROD TUA
4 DAVID FUSITUA
5 NGANI LAUMAPE
6 STEVE WAETFORD (c)
7 TUIMOALA LOLOHEA
8 CHARLIE GUBB
9 SILIVA HAVILI
10 UPU POCHING
11 JOHN PALAVI
12 DOMINIQUE PEYROUX
13 DAVID BHANA
Interchange:
14 MICHAEL SIO
15 SAM LISONE
16 ALBERT VETE
17 NATHANIEL PETERU
18 MALO SOLOMONA
COACH: ROHAN SMITH
