An Intrust Super Premiership-NYC double header is all set for Mount Smart Stadium #2 on Sunday – and entry is free.
The Vodafone Junior Warriors start the action at 11.00am with their NYC encounter with the Canberra Raiders before the club’s ISP side, running second in the competition, faces Manly at 1.00pm.
An array of NRL footballers will be on show as well as some of the game’s most exciting prospects from the under-20 ranks.
The Stacey Jones-coached Vodafone Warriors will be seeking a fifth straight victory after their recent victories over North Sydney, Newcastle, Canterbury Bankstown and Penrith.
Jones will be without front rowers Sam Lisone and Toafofoa Sipley, both promoted to the NRL squad this week after their impressive performances against the Panthers.
Coming into the ISP line-up are Charlie Gubb and Shaun Lane to join a formidable all_NRL starting forward pack which also features Albert Vete, Nathaniel Roache, Ali Lauitiiti and Ligi Sao.
Meanwhile, Vodafone Junior Warriors coach Kelvin Wright is set to introduce another debutant on Sunday with Cyrus Timo-Latu named on the bench. In the centres is Matthew Faitotoa who had his first NYC outing last week.
VODAFONE WARRIORS v MANLY WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES
Mount Smart Stadium #2, Auckland
1.00pm, Sunday, May 22
VODAFONE WARRIORS
1 HENARE WELLS
2 KEN MAUMALO
3 KONRAD HURRELL
4 CHARNZE NICOLL-KLOKSTAD
5 TOMAS AOAKE
6 ATA HINGANO
7 MASON LINO
8 ALBERT VETE
9 NATHANIEL ROACHE
10 CHARLIE GUBB
11 ALI LAUITIITI (c)
12 SHAUN LANE
13 LIGI SAO
Interchange:
14 JAMES BELL
15 UPU POCHING
16 SEMISI TYRELL
20 PAUL TULI
COACH | STACEY JONES
VODAFONE JUNIOR WARRIORS v CANBERRA RAIDERS
Mount Smart Stadium #2, Auckland
11.00am, Sunday, May 22
VODAFONE JUNIOR WARRIORS
1 KANE TELEA
2 LEWIS SOOSEMEA
3 MATT FAITOTOA
4 MARATA NIUKORE
5 JUNIOR PAUGA
6 ERIN CLARK
7 CHANEL HARRIS-TAVITA
8 BUNTY AFOA
9 SHELDON PITAMA (c)
10 KENESE KENESE
11 OFAHIKI OGDEN
12 JOSEPH PRICE
13 CHRIS SIO
Interchange:
14 MATTAIS HEIMULI
15 JOSEPH VUNA
16 JEROME MAMEA
17 CYRUS TIMO-LATU
COACH | KELVIN WRIGHT
