Long-serving prop Sam Rapira returns for just his second NRL outing of the season in the Vodafone Warriors’ 19th-round clash against the Sydney Roosters at Allianz Stadium today (2.00pm kick-off local time; 4.00pm NZT).
The 28-year-old, now in his 10th and final season in the NRL, comes onto the bench for injured Charlie Gubb for his 171st career appearance.
The rest of the line-up is as named earlier in the week.
VODAFONE WARRIORS v SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Allianz Stadium, Sydney
2.00pm, Sunday, July 19
Referees: Matt Cecchin and Grant Atkins
VODAFONE WARRIORS
1 SAM TOMKINS
2 TUIMOALA LOLOHEA
3 DAVID FUSITU’A
4 SOLOMONE KATA
5 JONATHAN WRIGHT
6 CHAD TOWNSEND
7 SHAUN JOHNSON
8 JACOB LILLYMAN
9 NATHAN FRIEND
10 BEN MATULINO
11 BODENE THOMPSON
12 RAYMOND FAITALA-MARINER
13 SIMON MANNERING (c)
Interchange:
14 SILIVA HAVILI
15 SIONE LOUSI
17 ALBERT VETE
18 SAM RAPIRA
HEAD COACH: ANDREW McFADDEN
