VODAFONE WARRIORS v WENTWORTHVILLE MAGPIES
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
5.10pm, Saturday, July 12
Coach Rohan Smith has made three changes – all in the forwards – for the Vodafone Warriors’ 18th-round New South Wales clash against Wentworthville at Mount Smart Stadium today (5.10pm kick-off; match day sponsor: TNT).
Albert Vete and Upu Poching are now the starting props with Sam Lousi out of the side and older brother Sione moved to the bench for his comeback from an injury lay-off.
There’s also a change in the second row with Michael Sio now starting and Michael Ki going to the bench.
The changes leave an interchange of Sione Lousi, Michael Ki, David Bhana and Abraham Papalii.
Also out of the side is regular second rower Raymond Faitala-Mariner, who is on 18th man duties with the NRL side.
VODAFONE WARRIORS
1 STEVE WAETFORD (c)
2 NGATAUA HUKATAI
3 SOLOMONE KATA
4 DOMINIQUE PEYROUX
5 JARROD TUA
6 CARLOS TUIMAVAVE
7 SAM COOK
15 ALBERT VETE
9 SILIVA HAVILI
16 UPU POCHING
14 MICHAEL SIO
12 AGNATIUS PAASI
13 JOHN PALAVI
Interchange:
8 SIONE LOUSI
11 MICHAEL KI
17 DAVID BHANA
20 ABRAHAM PAPALII
COACH: ROHAN SMITH
COVERAGE
Live coverage on SKY Sport 2 at 5.10pm.
