Kangaroos coach Mal Meninga has named 4 debutants in his staff to face Samoa within the opening recreation of the 2023 Pacific Championships on Saturday night time in Townsville.
Meninga will unleash a brand new look backline for the Kangaroos, with each the beginning wingers and centres (Dylan Edwards, Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow, Kotoni Staggs and Selwyn Cobbo) to make their worldwide debut for Australia.
They will sit outdoors the skilled halves pairing of Cam Munster and Daly Cherry-Evans.
Meanwhile, Samoa have named Panthers star Stephen Crichton at five-eighth in a shock transfer.
Teams of 21 gamers had been named at 4pm AEDT on Tuesday as per the NRL Premiership staff record course of and shall be trimmed to 17 with an 18th participant one hour earlier than kick-off. There shall be no updates to the squads 24 hours out from the sport.
Read on for the official males’s and ladies’s staff lists for week one of many Pacific Championships.
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MEN’S
SATURDAY OCTOBER 14
Australian Kangaroos vs Toa Samoa, 8.10pm AEDT at Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville
Kangaroos staff: 1. James Tedesco 2. Dylan Edwards* 3. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow* 4. Kotoni Staggs* 5. Selwyn Cobbo* 6. Cam Munster 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 8. Payne Haas 9. Ben Hunt 10. Tino Fa’asuamaleaui 11. Cameron Murray 12. Liam Martin 13. Isaah Yeo 14. Harry Grant 15. Lindsay Collins 16. Patrick Carrigan 17 Reuben Cotter 18. Nicho Hynes 19. Jake Trbojevic 20. Tom Flegler 21. Valentine Holmes
Toa Samoa staff: 1. Sualauvi Faalogo 2. Murray Taulagi 3. Izack Tago 4. Young Tonumaipea 5. Brian To’o 6. Stephen Crichton 7. Daejarn Asi 8. Stefano Utoikamanu 9. Gordon Chan Kum Tong 10. Junior Paulo 11. Luciano Leilua 12. Connelly Lemuelu 13. Keenan Palasia 14. Spencer Leniu 15. Terrell May 16. Heilum Luki 17. Ronald Volkman 18. Royce Hunt 19. Justin Matamua 20. Greg Marzhew 21. Tommy Talau
SUNDAY OCTOBER 15
Papua New Guinea Kumuls vs Cook Islands Aitu, 4pm AEDT at Santos National Football Stadium, Port Moresby
PNG Kumuls staff: 1. Alex Johnston 2. Robert Derby 3. Zac Laybutt 4. Rodrick Tai 5. Nene Macdonald 6. Kyle Laybutt 7. Lachlan Lam 8. Epel Kapinias 9. Judah Rimbu 10. Valentine Richard 11. Jacob Alick 12. Dan Russell 13. Jack de Belin 14. Liam Horne 15. Nixon Putt 16. Junior Rop 17. Benji Kott 18. Cruise Ten 19. Rhyse Martin 20. Wellington Albert 21. Justin Olam
Cook Islands Aitu staff: TBC
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WOMEN’S
SATURDAY OCTOBER 14
Australian Jillaroos vs Kiwi Ferns, 6pm AEDT at Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville
Jillaroos staff: 1. Tamika Upton 2. Jaime Chapman 3. Jessica Sergis 4. Isabelle Kelly 5. Julia Robinson 6. Tarryn Aiken 7. Ali Brigginshaw 8. Shannon Mato 9. Keeley Davis 10. Jessika Elliston 11. Kezie Apps 12. Olivia Kernick 13. Simaima Taufa 14. Emma Tonegato 15. Caitlan Johnston 16. Kennedy Cherrington 17. Shaylee Bent 18. Lauren Brown 19. Emma Manzelmann 20. Keilee Joseph
Ferns staff: 1. Apii Nicholls 2. Annessa Biddle 3. Shanice Parker 4. Mele Hufanga 5. Leianne Tufuga 6. Ash Quinlan 7. Raecene Mcgregor 8. Mya Hill-Moana 9. Brooke Anderson 10. Angelina Teakaraanga Katoa 11. Otesa Pule 12. Laishon Albert-Jones 13. Georgia Hale 14. Tyla Nathan-Wong 15. Najvada George 16. Jasmine Fogavini 17. Amelia Pasikala 18. Abigail Roache 19. Cheyelle Robins-Reti 20. Tiana Davison 21. Capri Paekau
SUNDAY OCTOBER 15
Fetu Samoa vs Fiji Bulikula, 1.45pm AEDT at Santos National Football Stadium, Port Moresby
Fetu Samoa staff: TBC
Fiji Bulikula staff: TBC
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