Head coach Adam Blair has adjusted his halves combination for the One New Zealand Warriors’ sixth-round SG Ball Cup encounter with the Sydney Roosters at the Trusts Arena in Waitakere on Sunday (1.00pm kick-off).
In an otherwise unchanged side, he has called up De La Salle College product Phranklyn Mano-le-Mamea for his debut.
Mano-le-Mamea, who was 18th man last week, comes in at standoff with William Piliu moving to the bench after starting in the #6 jersey in each of the team’s first four matches.
After winning their first three matches, the One New Zealand Warriors suffered a reverse last Sunday when they fell to an 18-40 defeat to Newcastle after holding a 12-10 lead at the 23-minute mark.
Match: Warriors v Roosters
Round 6 -
home Team
Warriors
away Team
Roosters
Venue: The Trusts Arena, Auckland
Despite the result the One New Zealand Warriors remain sixth on the ladder with a game in hand; one side – Canberra – is unbeaten after five rounds.
The Roosters, coming off an emphatic 46-4 win over the Wests Tigers, are eighth with two wins, a draw and two losses in their five matches so far.
ONE NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS v SYDNEY ROOSTERS
1.00pm, Sunday, March 12, 2023
Trusts Arena, Waitakere
ONE NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS
1 RATU NABORISI
2 RAPHAEL SIO
3 PATRICK MOIMOI
4 SIALE FAEAMANI
5 SIO KALI
6 PHRANKLYN MANO-LE-MAMEA
7 SEFANAIA COWLEY-LUPO
8 TANNER STOWERS-SMITH (c)
9 ETUATE FUKOFUKA
10 HARRY DURBIN
11 KAYLISS FATIALOFA
12 EDDIE IEREMIA
13 LEKA HALASIMA
Interchange:
14 JERIKO FILIPI
15 BEN PENI
21 WILLIAM PILIU
17 PRESLEY SEUMANU-TIGAFUA
18 MAKAIA TAFUA
20 RODNEY TUIPULOTU VEA
Head coach | ADAM BLAIR
