Loose forward James Bell and hooker Reece Charlie come into the Vodafone Warriors’ side for their 10th-round Intrust Super Premiership encounter with Penrith at Pepper Stadium on Saturday (12.40pm kick-off).
Bell returns from injury replacing Jazz Tevaga (ankle) while Charlie starts at hooker with Sam Cook moving to standoff for the injured Ata Hingano (ankle).
Also named to make a return to the side is fullback Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad who missed the side’s first loss of the season against Wyong when he made his NRL debut against the Sydney Roosters.
With the defeat by Wyong, the Vodafone Warriors slipped to second place and face a stiff challenge from fifth-placed Penrith coming off a 28-12 win over the Sea Eagles in the ninth round.
The Vodafone Junior Warriors take on the NYC’s table-topping Panthers in the first of three Penrith-Vodafone Warriors contests at Pepper Stadium (10.45am kick-off).
Returning after being on duty with the Junior Kiwis are Chanel Harris-Tavita, Erin Clark and Isaiah Papali’i.
INTRUST SUPER PREMIERSHIP
VODAFONE WARRIORS v PENRITH PANTHERS
Pepper Stadium, Penrith
12.40pm, Saturday, May 13
VODAFONE WARRIORS
1 CHARNZE NICOLL-KLOKSTAD
2 JUNIOR PAUGA
3 MATT ALLWOOD
4 SEMISI FOTU
5 TUIMOALA LOLOHEA
6 SAM COOK
7 MASON LINO (c)
8 CHARLIE GUBB
9 REECE CHARLIE
10 ALBERT VETE
11 OFAHIKI OGDEN
12 BUNTY AFOA
13 JAMES BELL
Interchange:
14 DANIEL PALAVI
15 CHRIS SATAE
16 TOAFOFOA SIPLEY
17 PAULOS LATU
18 KING VUNIYAYAWA
COACH | RICKY HENRY
NYC
VODAFONE WARRIORS v PENRITH PANTHERS
Pepper Stadium, Penrith
10.45am, Saturday, May 13
VODAFONE JUNIOR WARRIORS
1 LEE TURNER
2 LEWIS SOOSEMEA
3 MELINO FINEANGANOFO
4 KANE TELEA
5 MATTHEW FAITOTOA
6 CHANEL HARRIS-TAVITA
7 PAUL TURNER
8 KENESE KENESE (c)
20 ERIN CLARK
10 SOANE HUFANGA
11 ISAIAH PAPALI’I
12 JOE VUNA
13 CHRIS SIO (c)
Interchange:
9 EIDEN ACKLAND
14 ELIJAH SUFIA
15 TROY PULUPAKI
16 KEANU LAUMATIA-PAKI
17 TYLER SLADE
18 TAYHLER PAORA
21 HAVI TUPOUNIUA
22 GIBSON POPOALII
23 JAVVIER PITOVAO
24 AUZZIE TUWHANGAI
COACH | GRANT POCKLINGTON
