St Paul’s College pupil Dylan Tavita is set to become the Vodafone Junior Warriors’ latest debutant in tonight’s 24th-round NYC clash against North Queensland at 1300SMILES Stadium in Townsville (5.15pm kick-off local time; 7.15pm NZT).
Tavita has been brought onto the bench in one of three changes to the side originally selected earlier in the week.
He will be the 20th player to make his first NYC appearance for the Vodafone Junior Warriors this season.
In other changes Erin Clark starts at standoff and Cyrus Timo-Latu at loose forward.
VODAFONE JUNIOR WARRIORS v NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS
1300SMILES Stadium, Townsville
5.15pm, Saturday, August 20
VODAFONE JUNIOR WARRIORS
1 KANE TELEA
2 LEWIS SOOSEMEA
3 MELINO FINEANGANOFO
4 JUNIOR PAUGA
5 MATT FAITOTOA
21 ERIN CLARK
7 CHANEL HARRIS-TAVITA
8 KENESE KENESE
9 SHELDON PITAMA (c)
10 MATTAIS HEIMULI
11 JOSEPH VUNA
12 MARATA NIUKORE
15 CYRUS TIMO-LATU
Interchange:
13 CHRIS SIO
16 JOSEPH PRICE
17 JEROME MAMEA
18 DYLAN TAVITA
COACH | KELVIN WRIGHT
