The Vodafone Junior Warriors will be without fullback Kane Telea for the first time this season when they face Wests Tigers in today’s 25th-round NYC clash at Mount Smart Stadium (1.45pm kick-off).
Matt Faitotoa moves from the wing to replace Telea with Preston Riki coming onto the wing.
VODAFONE JUNIOR WARRIORS v WESTS TIGERS
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
1.45pm, Sunday, August 28
VODAFONE JUNIOR WARRIORS
5 MATT FAITOTOA
2 LEWIS SOOSEMEA
3 MELINO FINEANGANOFO
4 JUNIOR PAUGA
16 PRESTON RIKI
6 DYLAN TAVITA
7 CHANEL HARRIS-TAVITA
8 KENESE KENESE
9 SHELDON PITAMA (c)
15 JOSEPH VUNA
11 OFAHIKI OGDEN
12 MARATA NIUKORE
13 CHRIS SIO
Interchange:
10 MATTAIS HEIMULI
14 JEROME MAMEA
17 ELIJAH SUFIA
18 CYRUS TIMO-LATU
COACH | KELVIN WRIGHT
