Vodafone Junior Warriors coach Kelvin Wright has been forced to shuffle his side for today’s 15th-round NYC match against the Sydney Roosters at Mount Smart Stadium (3.45pm kick-off).
Eiden Ackland has been brought in to start at standoff with Erin Clark switching to loose forward.
Chris Sio moves to start at prop, Mattais Heimuli goes to the bench and Joseph Vuna is in the second row replacing Marata Niukore, who turned out for the club’s ISP side yesterday.
VODAFONE JUNIOR WARRIORS v SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
3.45pm, Sunday, June 19
Referees: Chris Butler and Kasey Badger
VODAFONE JUNIOR WARRIORS
1 KANE TELEA
2 LEWIS SOOSEMEA
3 JUNIOR PAUGA
4 ALFRED SMALLEY
5 MATT FAITOTOA
18 EIDEN ACKLAND
7 CHANEL HARRIS-TAVITA
8 KENESE KENESE
9 SHELDON PITAMA (c)
13 CHRIS SIO
16 JOSEPH VUNA
12 JOSEPH PRICE
6 ERIN CLARK
Interchange:
10 MATTAIS HEIMULI
14 TYLER MOHI
15 JEROME MAMEA
17 CYRUS TIMO-LATU
COACH | KELVIN WRIGHT
