The Preseason Challenge will kick off at 8pm at Mount Smart Stadium this Thursday 9 February.
Former Kiwi Te Maire Martin is paired in the halves with Luke Metcalf, who has joined the club from Cronulla Sutherland while ex-St George Illawarra Dragons Brayden Wiliame and Jackson Ford are also included.
In his first match as head coach Andrew Webster has all four of the club’s development players with Demitric Sifakula in the second row and Zyon Maiuu, Ali Leiataua and Jacob Laban on an 11-man bench.
Lineup
1 TAINE TUAUPIKI
2 MARCELO MONTOYA
3 BRAYDEN WILIAME
4 VILIAMI VAILEA
5 EDWARD KOSI
6 LUKE METCALF
7 TE MAIRE MARTIN
8 BUNTY AFOA
9 FREDDY LUSSICK
10 TOM ALE
11 JACKSON FORD
12 DEMITRIC SIFAKULA
13 MICHAEL SIO
Interchange:
14 ZYON MAIUU
15 SANELE AUKUSITINO
16 ALI LEIATAUA
17 JACOB LABAN
18 MOALA GRAHAM-TAUFA
20 KALANI GOING
21 EIDEN ACKLAND
22 BEN FARR
23 ISAIAH VAGANA
24 SOLOMON VASUVULAGI
25 PAUL ROACHE
