Two positional switches have been made to the Vodafone Junior Warriors’ starting forwards for today’s sixth-round NYC encounter with the Manly Sea Eagles at Mount Smart Stadium (5.15pm kick-off).
Chris Sio, originally selected to start at loose forward, has been moved to hooker and Kenese Kenese replaces Sio at loose forward.
The move results in regular starting hooker and captain Sheldon Pitama going to the interchange.
The rest of the line-up is as selected.
The Vodafone Junior Warriors have so far had one win and four losses to lie 15th on the ladder while Manly has lost all four games it has played with another postponsed.
VODAFONE JUNIOR WARRIORS v MANLY SEA EAGLES
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
5.15pm, Saturday, April 9
Referee: Phil Henderson
VODAFONE JUNIOR WARRIORS
1 KANE TELEA
2 LEWIS SOOSEMEA
3 JUNIOR PAUGA
4 MELINO FINEANGANOFO
5 LEVI McBIRNEY
6 CHANEL HARRIS-TAVITA
7 ZION IOKA
8 BUNTY AFOA
13 CHRIS SIO
10 ISAIAH PAPALII
11 OFAHIKI OGDEN
12 MARATA NIUKORE (c)
16 KENESE KENESE
Interchange:
9 SHELDON PITAMA (c)
14 TUALIMA TUALIMA
15 JEROME MAMEA
17 JOSEPH VUNA
COACH | KELVIN WRIGHT
