Back rowers James Bell and Isaiah Papali’i have both been named in the Vodafone Warriors’ starting line-up for Saturday’s second-round Intrust Super Premiership clash against Canterbury-Bankstown at Mount Smart Stadium No 1 (1.00pm kick-off).
Bell missed last Sunday’s 52-24 win over Newcastle with injury while Papali’i made his NRL debut against the Knights. He has also been included on the NRL side’s extended bench for Friday night’s encounter with Melbourne.
Others included in both squads are veteran wing Manu Vatuvei, prop James Gavet and Mason Lino. All three turned out for the ISP side against the Knights.
While the Ricky Henry-coached Vodafone Warriors won impressively on Sunday, the Bulldogs lost 14-22 to the Mounties.
Vodafone Junior Warriors coach Grant Pocklington has named the same starting line-up used in Sunday’s heavy loss to Newcastle but he has included 10 players on an extended bench.
The Vodafone Junior Warriors face a Melbourne side coming off victory against the Bulldogs last Friday.
INTRUST SUPER PREMIERSHIP
VODAFONE WARRIORS v CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS
Mount Smart Stadium No 1, Auckland
1.00pm, Saturday, March 11
VODAFONE WARRIORS
1 MATTHEW ALLWOOD
2 JUNIOR PAUGA
3 SEMISI FOTU
4 BLAKE AYSHFORD
5 MANU VATUVEI
6 SAM COOK
7 MASON LINO (c)
8 JAMES GAVET
9 JAZZ TEVAGA
10 TOAFOFOA SIPLEY
11 OFAHIKI OGDEN
12 ISAIAH PAPALII
13 JAMES BELL
Interchange:
14 TEVIN ARONA
15 CHRIS SATAE
16 PATRICK SIPLEY
17 DANIEL PALAVI
18 KING VUNIYAYAWA
20 REECE CHARLIE
COACH | RICKY HENRY
NYC
VODAFONE WARRIORS v MELBOURNE STORM
Mount Smart Stadium No 1, Auckland
5.45pm, Friday, March 10
VODAFONE JUNIOR WARRIORS
1 KANE TELEA
2 LEWIS SOOSEMEA
3 MELINO FINEANGANOFO
4 MATT FAITOTOA
5 EDWARD VAEAU-MULITALO
6 CHANEL HARRIS-TAVITA
7 EIDEN ACKLAND
8 KENESE KENESE
9 CHRIS SIO
10 JORDAN PINNOCK
11 JOE VUNA
12 SHANE HANNAM
13 SOANE HUFANGA
Interchange:
14 DYLAN TAVITA
15 TAYHLER POARA
16 JEROME MAMEA
17 ELIJAH SUFIA
18 NATHAN NEWTON
20 LEE TURNER
21 GIBSON POPOALII
22 AUZZIE TUWHANGAI
23 HAVI TUPOUNIUA
24 UTAH IOKA
COACH | GRANT POCKLINGTON
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