Jersey Flegg Team List: Warriors aiming for four straight

Author: Richard Becht & photosport.nz
Timestamp: Fri 14 Jun 2024, 04:04 PM

After their landmark visit to Fiji last week, the One New Zealand Warriors’ Jersey Flegg Cup (under-21) side is on the road for the third straight week taking on the Wests Tigers at Leichhardt Oval in Sydney on Saturday (10.55am kick-off local time; 12.55pm NZT).

The gruelling scheduled started with the Warriors’ clash against the Sydney Roosters at Wentworth Park on June 2 with a short six-day turnaround for their encounter with the Kaiviti Silktaisl in searing heat last Saturday.

Despite the amount of travel, they’ve come through the past month with their best run of form so far this season.

Since their round 10 loss to the Sydney Roosters followed by a bye, they’ve rebounded with three straight wins in accounting for Melbourne 28-24 at home, avenging their defeat at home by the Roosters with a 20-16 away victory and then another tense struggle before beating the Silktails 16-10.

With eight points in the last four weeks they’ve moved up to 13 points, only three points off sixth place.

After making his Jersey Flegg Cup debut in Lautoka, Wayde Egan’s younger brother Tallan again starts at fullback in a side which has been showing plenty of resilience in hanging tough with all opponents.

Round 15 - Round 15 - Saturday 15 Jun

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Wests Tigers

Warriors

Team Lists

Backs

Fullback for Wests Tigers is number 1 Faaletino Tavana

Fullback for Warriors is number 1 Tallan Egan
Winger for Wests Tigers is number 2 Tutonu Junior Wright

Winger for Warriors is number 2 Garry Tuilekutu
Centre for Wests Tigers is number 3 Te Umuariki Heremia-Tukere

Centre for Warriors is number 3 Nganaiaiafu Vake
Centre for Wests Tigers is number 4 Maxwell Taotua

Centre for Warriors is number 4 Sialetili Faeamani
Winger for Wests Tigers is number 5 Zakariya AGBERE

Winger for Warriors is number 5 Rapheal Sio
Five-Eighth for Wests Tigers is number 6 Iverson Matai

Five-Eighth for Warriors is number 6 Jesse Soric
Halfback for Wests Tigers is number 7 Joshua Russell

Halfback for Warriors is number 7 Cassius Cowley

Forwards

Prop for Wests Tigers is number 8 Vaka Aho

Prop for Warriors is number 11 Alvin Chong Nee
Hooker for Wests Tigers is number 9 Kobie Wilson

Hooker for Warriors is number 9 Jacob Auloa
Prop for Wests Tigers is number 10 Tristyn Ball

Prop for Warriors is number 16 Paaua Papuni-abbott
2nd Row for Wests Tigers is number 11 Elijah Pettit-Young

2nd Row for Warriors is number 12 Presley Seumanu Tigafua
2nd Row for Wests Tigers is number 12 Archie Duncombe

2nd Row for Warriors is number 17 Kayliss Fatialofa
Lock for Wests Tigers is number 13 Thomas Fisher

Lock for Warriors is number 13 Makaia Tafua

Interchange

Interchange for Wests Tigers is number 14 Heith Pritchard

Interchange for Warriors is number 8 Eli Tuli
Interchange for Wests Tigers is number 15 Metuisela Taungatua

Interchange for Warriors is number 14 Phranklyn Mano-Le-Mamea
Interchange for Wests Tigers is number 16 Adam Mehrez

Interchange for Warriors is number 15 Augustino Filipo
Interchange for Wests Tigers is number 17 Noah Johannssen

Interchange for Warriors is number 20 Kalani Peyroux-Donaldson