The Vodafone Junior Warriors have lost two of their starting forwards for today’s 19th-round NYC clash against the Sydney Roosters at Allianz Stadium (11.45am kick-off local time, 1.45pm NZT).
Hooker Chris Sio and second rower Matiu Love-Henry are both out with rookies Casey Lafaele – who’ll be playing just his third match – and Koli Oneone coming in as replacements.
The rest of the squad is as named.
The Vodafone Junior Warriors are fifth on 21 points going into today’s match while the Sydney Roosters are one point being in seventh on 20 points.
VODAFONE JUNIOR WARRIORS v SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Allianz Stadium, Sydney
11.45am, Sunday, July 19
Referees: Jon Stone and Lawrie McDonell
VODAFONE JUNIOR WARRIORS
1 TOMAS AOAKE
2 LEWIS SOOSEMEA
3 MARATA NIUKORE
4 SEMISI TYRELL
5 PAUL ULBERG
6 BRAD ABBEY
7 ERIN CLARK
8 BUNTY AFOA
22 CASEY LAFAELE
10 PAUL TULI
11 OFAHIKI OGDEN
20 KOLI ONEONE
13 JAZZ TEVAGA
Interchange:
14 MIKAERE BEATTIE
15 TUALIMA TUALIMA
16 AMONI TUFUI
17 TYRONE NATHAN
COACH: KELVIN WRIGHT
