SG Ball Team List: Warriors change lineup to face Magpies

SG Ball Team List: Changed lineup to face Magpies

Author: Richard Becht warriors.kiwi
Timestamp: Wed 5 Mar 2025, 02:27 PM

Several changes have been made to the One New Zealand Warriors’ squad for their sixth-round SG Ball Cup (under-19) encounter with the Western Suburbs Magpies at Kirkham Oval in Sydney on Sunday (11.30am kick-off local time; 1.30pm NZT).

The Warriors will run a new centres combination with Hiraka Waitai-Haenga – used in both the centres and the second row so far – paired with Otago Boys’ High School product Mason Lome-Hindle. The southerner made his SG Ball debut on the wing against Illawarra in round four and was used there again against Melbourne last Sunday.

His move sees another South Islander Meihana Pauling – out of St Thomas of Canterbury College – coming in on the wing.

The prolific Connor Bowden stays on the other wing – he has six tries in four games – with 2024 Harold Matthews Cup premiership winner Joseph Ratcliffe at fullback while Noah Jensen and Maui Winitana-Patelesio again team up in the halves.

Round 6 - Sunday 9th March

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Magpies

Warriors

Team Lists

Backs

Fullback for Magpies is number 1 Riley Oitmann

Fullback for Warriors is number 1 Joseph Ratcliffe
Winger for Magpies is number 2 Callum McMenemy

Winger for Warriors is number 2 Connor Bowden
Centre for Magpies is number 3 Lucius Muliaga

Centre for Warriors is number 3 Hiraka Waitai-Haenga
Centre for Magpies is number 4 Heamasi Makasini

Centre for Warriors is number 4 Mason Lome-Hindle
Winger for Magpies is number 5 Saint Fuatimau

Winger for Warriors is number 5 Meihana Pauling
Five-Eighth for Magpies is number 19 Tyson Walker

Five-Eighth for Warriors is number 6 Noah Jensen
Halfback for Magpies is number 7 Sonny Edwards-Moeke

Halfback for Warriors is number 7 Maui Winitana-Patelesio

Forwards

Prop for Magpies is number 8 Kohan Lewis

Prop for Warriors is number 8 Tepatasi Laumalili
Hooker for Magpies is number 9 Lorima Cosgrave

Hooker for Warriors is number 9 Isaiah Savea
Prop for Magpies is number 17 Luani Tuifua

Prop for Warriors is number 10 Waka Tate
2nd Row for Magpies is number 11 Pheonix Godinet

2nd Row for Warriors is number 11 Militonimolela Sikuvea
2nd Row for Magpies is number 12 Byronn Laupepa

2nd Row for Warriors is number 12 Kahu Capper
Lock for Magpies is number 13 Archie Duncombe

Lock for Warriors is number 13 Paea Sikuvea

Interchange

Interchange for Magpies is number 14 Brooklyn Milford

Interchange for Warriors is number 14 Rico Lemalie
Interchange for Magpies is number 15 Denzel Schaafhausen-Mino

Interchange for Warriors is number 15 Elijah Solomona
Interchange for Magpies is number 16 Dane Ransom

Interchange for Warriors is number 16 George Kite
Interchange for Magpies is number 18 Kurtis Dupond

Interchange for Warriors is number 20 Epalahame Kivalu

Reserves

Replacement for Magpies is number 6 Matthew Lucas

Replacement for Warriors is number 18 Tyrone Hurt-Pickering

Last updated: 05:26 pm Tuesday 11th March 2025

Waka Tate moves into the starting front row, Paea Sikuvea – used at prop last week – goes to loose forward for Militoni Sikuvea, who moves into the second row for Te Paeroa Wi Neera; Wi Neera is on the interchange.

With the SG Ball regular season now past the halfway point, seven players will make their sixth consecutive appearances this week – captain Kahu Capper, Jensen, Winitana-Patelesio, Militoni Sikuvea, Tate, Wi Neera and Elijah Solomona. Centre Compton Purcell played the first five games of the season but is out this week.