Marata Niukore moves into the second row and rookie Alfred Smalley comes back into the centres for the Vodafone Junior Warriors’ 17th-round NYC match against the Gold Coast Titans at Mount Smart Stadium today (12.40pm kick-off; match day sponsor: TNT).
Out of the side is regular loose forward Erin Clark, which sees Joseph Price switched to fill his role.
Recalled to the bench is front rower Keanu Dawson.
VODAFONE JUNIOR WARRIORS v GOLD COAST TITANS
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
12.40pm, Saturday, July 2
Referees: Jon Stone and Belinda Sleeman
VODAFONE JUNIOR WARRIORS
1 KANE TELEA
2 LEWIS SOOSEMEA
3 JUNIOR PAUGA
18 ALFRED SMALLEY
5 MATT FAITOTOA
6 EIDEN ACKLAND
7 CHANEL HARRIS-TAVITA
8 KENESE KENESE
9 SHELDON PITAMA (c)
10 CHRIS SIO
11 JOSEPH VUNA
4 MARATA NIUKORE
12 JOSEPH PRICE
Interchange:
14 TYLER MOHI
15 MATTAIS HEIMULI
16 JEROME MAMEA
20 KEANU DAWSON
COACH | KELVIN WRIGHT
