Middle forward Josh Curran will become Vodafone Warrior No 238 after being brought onto the interchange for tonight’s 20th-round NRL clash against Canberra at Mount Smart Stadium (8.00pm kick-off).
The 20-year-old 2019 NRL rookie joined the Vodafone Warriors from the Sydney Roosters in late June having made his first-grade debut earlier this season against Melbourne.
He replaces Sam Lisone on the interchange.
There's a shuffle in the pack with Jazz Tevaga to start at hooker for the suspended Issac Luke while Lachlan Burr comes into the loose forward’s spot.
Added to the bench is hooker Karl Lawton with the other interchange players being prop Bunty Afoa and utility Chanel Harris-Tavita.
VODAFONE WARRIORS v CANBERRA RAIDERS
8.00pm, Friday, August 2, 2019
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
Referees: Matt Cecchin and Gavin Badger
VODAFONE WARRIORS
1 ROGER TUIVASA-SHECK
2 GERARD BEALE
3 PETA HIKU
4 BLAKE AYSHFORD
5 KEN MAUMALO
6 KODI NIKORIMA
7 BLAKE GREEN
8 AGNATIUS PAASI
13 JAZZ TEVAGA
10 LEESON AH MAU
11 ADAM BLAIR
12 ISAIAH PAPALI’I
14 LACHLAN BURR
Interchange:
16 BUNTY AFOA
17 CHANEL HARRIS-TAVITA
18 KARL LAWTON
20 JOSH CURRAN
HEAD COACH | STEPHEN KEARNEY
