NRL Team List: Harris-Tavita joins 100 club, Tuaupiki at fullback
One New Zealand Warriors playmaker Chanel Harris-Tavita will make his 100th NRL appearance in a side showing one change for the historic Anzac Round clash against the Dolphins at Hnry Stadium in Wellington on Saturday (8.05pm kick-off).
In an injury-forced switch, Taine Tuaupiki returns to the side for Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad who has been ruled out this week with a neck injury after coming back into the side for last Saturday night’s 28-20 win over Gold Coast.
The 27-year-old Harris-Tavita (Warriors #233), who made his debut in 2019, completes a journey to 100 games which was interrupted when he took time away from the game in 2023.
A product of the club’s pathways system, he made his NYC under-20 debut the day he became eligible on his 17th birthday on April 3, 2016 and has since gone on to fashion a first-grade career which has featured starts at halfback and standoff as well as fullback while he has also been an interchange utility.
Team Lists
Backs
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Fullback for Warriors is number 1 Taine TuaupikiFullback for Dolphins is number 1 Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow
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Winger for Warriors is number 2 Dallin Watene-ZelezniakWinger for Dolphins is number 2 Jamayne Isaako
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Centre for Warriors is number 3 Roger Tuivasa-SheckCentre for Dolphins is number 3 Jake Averillo
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Centre for Warriors is number 4 Ali LeiatauaCentre for Dolphins is number 4 Herbie Farnworth
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Winger for Warriors is number 5 Alofiana Khan-PereiraWinger for Dolphins is number 5 Selwyn Cobbo
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Five-Eighth for Warriors is number 6 Chanel Harris-TavitaFive-Eighth for Dolphins is number 6 Bradley Schneider
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Halfback for Warriors is number 7 Tanah BoydHalfback for Dolphins is number 7 Isaiya Katoa
Forwards
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Prop for Warriors is number 8 James Fisher-HarrisProp for Dolphins is number 8 Tom Gilbert
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Hooker for Warriors is number 9 Wayde EganHooker for Dolphins is number 9 Max Plath
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Prop for Warriors is number 10 Jackson FordProp for Dolphins is number 10 Francis Molo
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2nd Row for Warriors is number 11 Leka Halasima2nd Row for Dolphins is number 11 Connelly Lemuelu
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2nd Row for Warriors is number 12 Kurt Capewell2nd Row for Dolphins is number 12 Kulikefu Finefeuiaki
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Lock for Warriors is number 13 Erin ClarkLock for Dolphins is number 13 Morgan Knowles
Interchange
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Interchange for Warriors is number 14 Sam HealeyInterchange for Dolphins is number 14 Ray Stone
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Interchange for Warriors is number 15 Mitchell BarnettInterchange for Dolphins is number 15 Thomas Flegler
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Interchange for Warriors is number 16 Demitric VaimaugaInterchange for Dolphins is number 16 Felise Kaufusi
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Interchange for Warriors is number 17 Jacob LabanInterchange for Dolphins is number 17 Trai Fuller
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Interchange for Warriors is number 18 Marata NiukoreInterchange for Dolphins is number 18 Lewis Symonds
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Interchange for Warriors is number 20 Luke HansonInterchange for Dolphins is number 19 Tevita Naufahu
Reserves
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Reserve for Warriors is number 21 Eddie Ieremia-ToeavaReserve for Dolphins is number 20 Brian Pouniu
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Reserve for Warriors is number 22 Adam PompeyReserve for Dolphins is number 21 Oryn Keeley
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Reserve for Warriors is number 23 Makaia TafuaReserve for Dolphins is number 22 John Fineanganofo
Warriors Ins
- Adam Pompey
- Eddie Ieremia-Toeava
- Luke Hanson
- Makaia Tafua
Dolphins Ins
- Brian Pouniu
- John Fineanganofo
- Lewis Symonds
- Tevita Naufahu
Warriors Outs
- Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad
Dolphins Ins
- Kodi Nikorima
Match Officials
- Referee: Liam Kennedy
- Senior Review Official: Ashley Klein
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He becomes the 32nd player to appear in 100 games for the One New Zealand Warriors; of the current squad only Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (#203), Erin Clark (#216) and Nicoll-Klokstad (#218) made their debuts for the Warriors before him.
Harris-Tavita will achieve his major milestone on an auspicious occasion as the Warriors take their Anzac Round match to Wellington for the first time after facing Newcastle in the corresponding match in Christchurch last year and in Auckland in 2024.
While Tuaupiki comes back in for his sixth appearance of the season, added to the extended bench is centre Adam Pompey after being suspended for the last two matches against Melbourne and Gold Coast.
Other than Tuaupiki at fullback the rest of the starting lineup is the same as that used in the Warriors’ fifth win in seven starts last week, a result which has them back up to second on the ladder.
It was a performance which featured outstanding contributions from the forwards led by Dally M leader Jackson Ford who made 239 metres from 23 runs plus a game-high 49 tackles while Mitchell Barnett ran for 165 metres, James Fisher-Harris 131, Erin Clark 119 and Leka Halasima 104.
After three games played at Eden Park in 2011, 2012 and 2013, the 34,500 sell-out at Hnry Stadium on Saturday will be the fourth biggest crowd for a Warriors game played in New Zealand. It will top the previous best in the Capital of 30,112 for the home match against Canterbury Bankstown in 2013.
The Anzac Round match-up is the seventh between the Warriors and the Dolphins with the ledger reading 3-3 in the first six contests.
The last four encounters have been decided by four points or less, the Dolphins winning 20-18 at Go Media Stadium last year, the Warriors 16-12 at Suncorp while in 2024 the Dolphins prevailed 34-32 at Suncorp and the Warriors 24-20 in Auckland.
