Two key changes have been confirmed for the Vodafone Warriors with second rower Bodene Thompson and Albert Vete both back from injury lay-offs to start today’s 21st-round Harvey Norman Women in League match against Penrith at Mount Smart Stadium.
Thompson comes into the second row for Bunty Afoa while Vete starts in the front row with Ben Matulino moved to the bench replacing James Gavet.
VODAFONE WARRIORS v PENRITH PANTHERS
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
5.00pm, Saturday, July 30
Referees: Grant Atkins and Chris Sutton
VODAFONE WARRIORS
1 TUIMOALA LOLOHEA
2 KEN MAUMALO
3 DAVID FUSITU’A
4 SOLOMONE KATA
5 MANU VATUVEI
6 THOMAS LEULUAI
7 SHAUN JOHNSON
8 JACOB LILLYMAN
9 ISSAC LUKE
20 ALBERT VETE
18 BODENE THOMPSON
12 RYAN HOFFMAN (c)
13 SIMON MANNERING
Interchange:
10 BEN MATULINO
14 JAZZ TEVAGA
15 SAM LISONE
17 BLAKE AYSHFORD
HEAD COACH | ANDREW McFADDEN
