Front rower Toafofoa Sipley has been added to the interchange for the Vodafone Warriors’ sixth-round Intrust Super Premiership encounter with Newtown Jets at Mount Smart Stadium today (11.45am kick-off).
He returns from an injury lay-off to join utility Sam Cook and props Chris Satae and Daniel Palavi on the bench.
Confirmed to start are four players initially named on the Vodafone Warriors’ extended bench for their NRL encounter with the Parramatta Eels.
Mafoa’aeata Hingano and Mason Lino team up in the halves with Albert Vete starting at prop and Bunty Afoa in the second row.
The Vodafone Warriors are seeking their sixth straight win to retain their place at the top of the points table.
VODAFONE WARRIORS v NEWTOWN JETS
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
11.45am, Sunday, April 9
VODAFONE WARRIORS
1 CHARNZE NICOLL-KLOKSTAD
2 JUNIOR PAUGA
3 MATT ALLWOOD
4 SEMISI FOTU
5 TUIMOALA LOLOHEA
18 MAFOA’AEATA HINGANO
7 MASON LINO (c)
8 PATRICK SIPLEY
9 JAZZ TEVAGA
10 ALBERT VETE
11 OFAHIKI OGDEN
12 BUNTY AFOA
13 JAMES BELL
Interchange:
6 SAM COOK
15 CHRIS SATAE
16 DANIEL PALAVI
23 TOAFOFOA SIPLEY
COACH | RICKY HENRY
