Experienced NRL front rower Sam Lisone makes his return from injury when the Vodafone Warriors face Penrith in Saturday’s 10th-round Canterbury Cup NSW clash at Panthers Stadium (12.45pm kick-off local time; 2.45pm NZT).
Lisone has been side-lined with a hamstring injury he picked up playing for the Canterbury Cup side last month.
His comeback coincides with the competition’s own Magic Round with three games being played at Panthers Stadium on Saturday followed by another three at Henson Park on Sunday.
Lisone, who has played 77 NRL games, is named in a starting pack which boasts fellow first graders in Blake Ayshford, Leivaha Pulu and Chris Satae.
Also included in the backs again is seasoned NRL centre Solomone Kata along with Hayze Perham, Adam Keighran and Chanel Harris-Tavita, who have all made their NRL debuts this season.
The 10th-placed Vodafone Warriors go into the match on the back of their most impressive performance so far this season when they beat Newcastle 28-12 on May 5.
They face a difficult assignment in Penrith, running second on the ladder.
CANTERBURY CUP NSW
VODAFONE WARRIORS v PENRITH PANTHERS
12.45pm, Saturday, May 18
Panthers Stadium, Penrith
VODAFONE WARRIORS
1 HAYZE PERHAM
2 ADAM POMPEY
3 TAANE MILNE
4 SOLOMONE KATA
5 SETU TU
6 ADAM KEIGHRAN
7 CHANEL HARRIS-TAVITA
8 CHRIS SATAE
9 SEAN MULLANY
10 SAM LISONE
11 BLAKE AYSHFORD
12 LEIVAHA PULU
13 JACKSON FREI
Interchange:
14 PHILLIP MAKATOA
15 TOM ALE
16 ADAM TUIMAVAVE-GERRARD
17 PAUL TURNER
18 ADAM TUIMAVAVE-GERRARD
22 COLE WAAKA
23 CLAYTON WILLIAMS
COACH | NATHAN CAYLESS
