The One New Zealand Warriors will play Penrith, the top team in the league, for the second time in three weeks on Saturday at North Sydney Oval in the 11th round of the New South Wales Cup (1.00pm kickoff local time; 3.00pm NZT) due to a quirk in the draw.
As recently as April 27, the teams squared off at North Harbour Stadium, with the Warriors being the first team to end the Panthers’ unstoppable winning streak with a well-deserved 22–22 draw. Penrith’s play picked up speed in the next two games, as they defeated South Sydney 30–10 and defeated Canterbury Bankstown 30–12 to reclaim second position.
In the interim, the One New Zealand Warriors have also triumphed, albeit in far more difficult matches, defeating the Sydney Roosters 26–20 and Newcastle 12–7. With only two losses in their previous seven games, they have now played four games without a loss, moving them up to sixth place on the ladder.
TEAM LISTS
BACKS
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Fullback for Panthers is number 1IsaiahIongiFullback for Warriors is number 1BenFarr
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Winger for Panthers is number 2JesseMcLeanWinger for Warriors is number 2MotuPasikala
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Centre for Panthers is number 3CaseyMcleanCentre for Warriors is number 3SioKali
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Centre for Panthers is number 4DavidFaleCentre for Warriors is number 4MoalaGraham-Taufa
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Winger for Panthers is number 5DaeonAmituanaiWinger for Warriors is number 5EdwardKosi
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Five-Eighth for Panthers is number 6TyronePeacheyFive-Eighth for Warriors is number 6LukeHanson
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Halfback for Panthers is number 7TrentToelauHalfback for Warriors is number 7PaulRoache
FORWARDS
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Prop for Panthers is number 8LuronPateaProp for Warriors is number 8ZyonMaiu’u
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Hooker for Panthers is number 9SoniLukeHooker for Warriors is number 9MakaiaTafua
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Prop for Panthers is number 10PrestonRikiProp for Warriors is number 10TannerStowers-Smith
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2nd Row for Panthers is number 11HarrisonHassett2nd Row for Warriors is number 11EddieIeremia-Toeava
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2nd Row for Panthers is number 12AtivaluLisati2nd Row for Warriors is number 12MaiaSands
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Lock for Panthers is number 13LukeSommertonLock for Warriors is number 13KalaniGoing
INTERCHANGE
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Interchange for Panthers is number 14BillyScottInterchange for Warriors is number 14JacobAuloa
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Interchange for Panthers is number 15RileyPriceInterchange for Warriors is number 15TobiasCrosby
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Interchange for Panthers is number 16NikoApeluInterchange for Warriors is number 16ToniTupouniua
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Interchange for Panthers is number 17ZacLipowiczInterchange for Warriors is number 17LekaHalasima
RESERVES
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Replacement for Warriors is number 18KaylissFatialofa
Panthers Ins
- DavidFale
- LukeSommerton
Warriors Ins
- EdwardKosi
- LekaHalasima
- LukeHanson
- MotuPasikala
- TobiasCrosby
Panthers Outs
- BradSchneider
- DaineLaurie
- MatthewEisenhuth
Warriors Ins
- AliLeiataua
- EtuateFukofuka
- GeronimoDoyle
- MarceloMontoya
- rodneytuipulotuvea
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