Henare Wells returns from injury to start on the wing with the experienced Jonathan Wright returning to the centres for the Vodafone Warriors’ 20th-round Intrust Super Premiership encounter with the Mounties at GIO Stadium on Saturday (12.40pm kick-off local time; 2.40pm NZT).
The Mounties and the Vodafone Warriors – along with Illawarra – are level on 28 points at the top of the ladder with the Mounties first on points for and against, the Vodafone Warriors third.
It’s the second road trip on end for the Vodafone Warriors following a grinding 24-22 win over Manly last Sunday.
The Vodafone Junior Warriors (10th) and Canberra (11th) are level on 18 points heading into their NYC clash at GIO Stadium (10.40am kick-off local time; 12.40pm NZT).
Centre Melino Fineanganofo and standoff Chanel Harris-Tavita come into the backline while experienced Marata Niukore returns in the second row.
VODAFONE WARRIORS v MOUNTIES
GIO Stadium, Canberra
12.40pm, Saturday, July 23
VODAFONE WARRIORS
1 CHARNZE NICOLL-KLOKSTAD
2 VILIAMI KAVEINGA
3 MATT ALLWOOD
4 JONATHAN WRIGHT
5 HENARE WELLS
6 ERIN CLARK
7 MASON LINO
8 LIGI SAO
9 NATHANIEL ROACHE
10 TOAFOFOA SIPLEY
11 OFAHIKI OGDEN
12 SHAUN LANE
13 JOHN PALAVI (c)
Interchange:
14 JAMES BELL
15 UPU POCHING
16 PATRICK SIPLEY
17 SEMISI TYRELL
18 TOMAS AOAKE
COACH | STACEY JONES
VODAFONE JUNIOR WARRIORS v CANBERRA RAIDERS
GIO Stadium, Canberra
10.40am, Saturday, July 23
VODAFONE JUNIOR WARRIORS
1 KANE TELEA
2 PRESTON RIKI
3 MELINO FINEANGANOFO
4 JUNIOR PAUGA
5 MATT FAITOTOA
6 CHANEL HARRIS-TAVITA
7 EIDEN ACKLAND
8 KENESE KENESE
9 SHELDON PITAMA (c)
10 CHRIS SIO
11 JOSEPH VUNA
12 MARATA NIUKORE
13 JOSEPH PRICE
Interchange:
14 TYLER MOHI
15 JEROME MAMEA
16 ISAIAH PAPALII
17 MATTAIS HEIMULI
COACH | KELVIN WRIGHT
