Tough on-the-road challenges await the Vodafone Warriors when they travel to Canberra for their Canterbury Cup NSW and Jersey Flegg Cup contests on Sunday.
After grinding out an impressive win over Penrith, the Nathan Cayless-coached Canterbury Cup side was edged 18-14 by second-placed South Sydney last weekend.
The task is even more demanding this Sunday when they take on the table-topping Mounties at a venue that’s never easy.
After five rounds the Vodafone Warriors are lying 11th on the table after a win, a draw and three losses.
Coach Greg Boulous and his Vodafone Junior Warriors will be hunting a rebound win after their withering late comeback came up just short against the Rabbitohs last weekend. They roared back into the contest with three tries in a matter of minutes but couldn’t maintain the momentum as they fell to a 26-34 defeat (not helped by just one conversion from six attempts).
After four rounds they sit 10th on the ladder with three points from a win, a draw and two losses. The Raiders are two points ahead after sweeping Parramatta aside 30-12.
CANTERBURY CUP NSW
VODAFONE WARRIORS v MOUNTIES
3.40pm, Sunday, April 21
GIO Stadium, Canberra
VODAFONE WARRIORS
1 PATRICK HERBERT
2 EDWARD KOSI
3 TAANE MILNE
4 ADAM POMPEY
5 LEWIS SOOSEMEA
6 ADAM KEIGHRAN
7 HAYZE PERHAM
8 CHRIS SATAE
9 KARL LAWTON (c)
10 PRESTON RIKI
11 BLAKE AYSHFORD
12 LIGI SAO
13 LEIVAHA PULU
Interchange:
14 CLAYTON WILLIAMS
15 ADAM TUIMAVAVE-GERRARD
16 PAULOS LATU
17 API PEWHAIRANGI
18 SAM COOK
20 COLE WAAKA
COACH | NATHAN CAYLESS
JERSEY FLEGG CUP
VODAFONE JUNIOR WARRIORS v CANBERRA
1.45pm, Sunday, April 21
GIO Stadium, Canberra
VODAFONE JUNIOR WARRIORS
1 WILLIAM FAKATOUMAFI
2 EMANUEL TUIMAVAVE-GERRARD
3 PATRICK ELIA
4 KAYAL IRO
5 HARLEY MAYNARD
6 PAUL TURNER
7 SIONE MOALA
8 WESLEY VEIKOSO
9 SEAN MULLANY
10 PHILLIP MAKATOA
11 BRODY TAMARUA
12 TOM ALE
13 TYLER SLADE (c)
Interchange:
14 CASEY SMITH
15 ISAIAH VAGANA
16 JYRIS GLAMUZINA
17 NEYLA MASIMA
18 TEMPLE KALEPO
COACH | GREG BOULOUS
