Rd 20 NSW Cup: Top four battle in curtain raiser

Author: Richard Becht & photosport.nz
Timestamp: Sat 15 Jul 2023, 02:45 PM

Top four football is on the menu when the One New Zealand Warriors take on the Newtown Jets in tomorrow’s round 20 New South Wales Cup curtain raiser at Go Media Stadium Mt Smart (1.30pm kick-off).

The Jets sit third on the ladder on 25 points with the Warriors just two points back in fourth spot after back-to-back wins over South Sydney and Parramatta.

The last time the two sides met four weeks ago, the Jets held on for a 24-16 victory at Henson Park.

Fullback Taine Tuaupiki, halfback Ronald Volkman and prop Zyon Maiu’u are set to line up after being omitted from the NRL team’s extended squad today.

The side was without the influential Volkman in last week’s impressive 34-16 win over the Eels.

As well as Tuaupki and Volman, NRL centres Brayden Wiliame and Viliami Vailea have been named in the centres while the line-up selected includes four players who appeared at SG Ball Cup level this season – back rowers Jacob Laban and Leka Halasima plus forwards Tanner Stowers-Smith and Eddie Ieremia on the interchange.

Round 20 - Round 20 - Sunday 16 Jul

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Warriors

Jets

Team Lists

Backs

Fullback for Warriors is number 1 Taine Tuaupiki

Fullback for Jets is number 1 Daniel Atkinson
Winger for Warriors is number 2 Setu Tu

Winger for Jets is number 2 Jenson Taumoepeau
Centre for Warriors is number 5 Moala Graham-Taufa

Centre for Jets is number 3 Mawene Hiroti
Centre for Warriors is number 20 patrick moimoi

Centre for Jets is number 4 Kayal Iro
Winger for Warriors is number 21 Sanele Aukusitino

Winger for Jets is number 5 Tom Rodwell
Five-Eighth for Warriors is number 6 Ben Farr

Five-Eighth for Jets is number 6 Braydon Trindall
Halfback for Warriors is number 7 Ronald Volkman

Halfback for Jets is number 7 Niwhai Puru

Forwards

Prop for Warriors is number 8 Zyon Maiu'u

Prop for Jets is number 8 Caleb Uele
Hooker for Warriors is number 9 Michael Sio

Hooker for Jets is number 9 Samuel Healey
Prop for Warriors is number 15 Tanner Stowers-Smith

Prop for Jets is number 10 Rhys Dakin
2nd Row for Warriors is number 11 Jacob Laban

2nd Row for Jets is number 11 Kyle Pickering
2nd Row for Warriors is number 12 Selumiela Halasima

2nd Row for Jets is number 12 Charbel Tasipale
Lock for Warriors is number 17 Maia Sands

Lock for Jets is number 19 Brad Fearnley

Interchange

Interchange for Warriors is number 10 Isaiah Vagana

Interchange for Jets is number 14 Kurt Dillon
Interchange for Warriors is number 14 Eiden Ackland

Interchange for Jets is number 15 Blake Hosking
Interchange for Warriors is number 16 Eddie Ieremia-Toeava

Interchange for Jets is number 17 Tuku Hau Tapuha
Interchange for Warriors is number 18 Matthew Whyte

Interchange for Jets is number 22 Trentham Petersen