Back rowers Bodene Thompson and Ryan Hoffman will line up for the Vodafone Warriors for the first time in the traditional version of the game in today’s NRL trial against the Penrith Panthers at Rotorua International Stadium (3.00pm kick-off).
They both represented the club at the NRL Auckland Nines two weeks ago and will now team up with Ben Henry in a potent starting back row combination.
Penrith’s line-up includes their most experienced campaigners Peter Wallace, Jamie Soward and Brent Kite as well as NRL regulars Dean Whare, Lewis Brown, Jeremy Latimore, James Segeyaro and Elijah Taylor.
VODAFONE WARRIORS v PENRITH PANTHERS
Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua
3.00m, Saturday, February 14
Referees: Ben Cummins and Chris Sutton
VODAFONE WARRIORS
1 SAM TOMKINS
2 KEN MAUMALO
3 NGANI LAUMAPE
4 SOLOMONE KATA
5 TUIMOALA LOLOHEA
6 CHAD TOWNSEND
7 SHAUN JOHNSON
29 SUAIA MATAGI
17 THOMAS LEULUAI (c)
10 BEN MATULINO
16 BODENE THOMPSON
12 RYAN HOFFMAN
13 BEN HENRY
Interchange:
8 SIONE LOUSI
9 NATHANIEL ROACHE
11 SAM LISONE
14 ALBERT VETE
18 MATT ALLWOOD
21 MARATA NIUKORE
22 API PEWHAIRANGI
25 RAYMOND FAITALA-MARINER
26 JOHN PALAVI
28 SAM RAPIRA
30 JAZZ TEVAGA
HEAD COACH: ANDREW McFADDEN
PENRITH PANTHERS
1 KIERAN MOSS
2 ROBERT JENNINGS
3 DEAN WHARE
4 ISAIAH YEO
5 GEORGE JENNINGS
6 JANIE SOWARD
7 PETER WALLACE (c)
8 BRENT KITE
9 JAMES SEGEYARO
10 JEREMY LATIMORE
11 LEWIS BROWN
17 BRYCE CARTWRIGHT
13 ELIJAH TAYLOR
Interchange:
12 BEN MURDOCH-MASILLA
14 APISAI KOROISAU
15 ISAAC JOHN
16 REEGAN CAMPBELL-GILLARD
18 WILL SMITH
19 EDDIE AIONO
20 CHRISTIAN CRIGHTON
22 ANDY SAUNDERS
23 TUPOU SOPOAGA
23 LEILANI LATU
HEAD COACH: IVAN CLEARY
