Two players from the club’s lower grades have been brought into the One New Zealand Warriors’ New South Wales Cup side for Sunday’s fourth-round encounter with the Newcastle Knights at Go Media Stadium (3.20pm kick-off).
Named on the bench are 19-year-old prop Harry Durbin and 18-year-old hooker Jacob (Jaydee) Auloa.
Durbin has been captaining the club’s Jersey Flegg Cup (under-21) side this year after being a regular for the SG Ball Cup (under-19) team last year while Auloa is co-captain of the SG Ball Cup side this season.
Their promotion into reserve grade sees them named alongside other young players who have come through the club’s pathways programme.
Match: Warriors v Knights
Round 4 -
home Team
Warriors
away Team
Knights
Team Lists
Backs
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Fullback for Warriors is number 1 Ben FarrFullback for Knights is number 1 David Armstrong
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Winger for Warriors is number 2 Setu TuWinger for Knights is number 2 Laitia Moceidreke
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Centre for Warriors is number 3 Moala Graham-TaufaCentre for Knights is number 3 Fletcher Myers
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Centre for Warriors is number 4 Ali LeiatauaCentre for Knights is number 4 Kyle McCarthy
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Winger for Warriors is number 5 Edward KosiWinger for Knights is number 5 James Bradley
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Five-Eighth for Warriors is number 6 Geronimo DoyleFive-Eighth for Knights is number 6 Will Pryce
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Halfback for Warriors is number 7 Te Maire MartinHalfback for Knights is number 7 Jackson Hastings
Forwards
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Prop for Warriors is number 10 Tanner Stowers-SmithProp for Knights is number 8 Jed Cartwright
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Hooker for Warriors is number 9 Paul RoacheHooker for Knights is number 9 Zach Herring
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Prop for Warriors is number 20 Tom AleProp for Knights is number 10 Paul Bryan
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2nd Row for Warriors is number 11 Eddie Ieremia-Toeava2nd Row for Knights is number 11 Thomas Cant
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2nd Row for Warriors is number 12 Jacob Laban2nd Row for Knights is number 12 Elijah Salesa leaumoana
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Lock for Warriors is number 13 Kalani GoingLock for Knights is number 16 Reid Alchin
Interchange
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Interchange for Warriors is number 8 Zyon Maiu'uInterchange for Knights is number 13 Callan Burgess
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Interchange for Warriors is number 14 Jacob David Jnr AuloaInterchange for Knights is number 14 Temple Kalepo
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Interchange for Warriors is number 16 Toni TupouniuaInterchange for Knights is number 15 Myles Martin
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Interchange for Warriors is number 17 Maia SandsInterchange for Knights is number 17 Jaxson Rahme
Reserves
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Replacement for Warriors is number 18 Compton FuatimauReplacement for Knights is number 18 John Toleafoa
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One is prop Tanner Stowers-Smith (20), the club’s SG Ball Cup captain last year, who became a regular in the 2023 NSW Cup squad as a 19-year-old.
Also in the NSW Cup side again this week are 19-year-old second rowers Jacob Laban and Eddie Ieremia along with prop Zyon Maiu’u (20) who played the entire NSW Cup season in 2023.
There’s also 21-year-old 2023 NRL rookie Ali Leiataua in the centres, another player who is still eligible to play in the Jersey Flegg Cup in 2024.
Sunday's match will provide another huge challenge for the the Warriors who are coming off two heavy losses to North Sydney (18-38) and Canberra (4-42) after beating Newtown 28-24 in round one.
The Knights lost to the Raiders 22-38 first up and then the Dragons 16-30 before putting together an impressive 50-24 victory over North Sydney last weekend.