Whilst the Jersey Flegg Cup team won’t play for a few weeks, the Roosters NSW Cup team is in action on Saturday a part of the NSWRL’s own Magic Round at North Sydney Oval, and their team has been named.
NSW Cup Team (Round 11):
Coach Brett Morris has named his team, who currently sit 3rd on the competition table, to play 2nd placed North Sydney at North Sydney Oval on Saturday. The match, part of the NSWRL’s Magic Round, kicks off at 4.00 pm.
With the NRL side playing in Brisbane on the same day, the NSW Cup team won’t have access to any of those players in the final 19-man (and maybe even the final 20-man) NRL squad this round.
Consequently, left winger Junior Pauga, five eighth Reece Foley and hooker Benaiah Ioelu have not been named in the NSW Cup team for Saturday, whilst Egan Butcher and Cody Ramsay have retained their spots in the NRL squad.
Further, Ben Johnson, who seemed to suffer a left knee injury early in last Saturday’s match but played on, has not been named, and neither has bench hooker Jaxson Allen. The only replacement for those five players that has been named, however, is Owen Flaherty as Pauga’s stand-in on the left wing. It’s possible that Johnson and/or Allen may be added later on.
Tommy Talau (calf) and Hayden Barton (shoulder) are still sidelined.
There is one confirmed change on the bench with dual S.G. Ball Cup premiership prop Itulu Seve to return from suspension at the expense of 17-year-old Charleston Te Rore, who goes back to 19th man.
The remaining replacements will be confirmed at 3.00 pm on Saturday.
The full team list can be found here:
Team Lists
Backs
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Fullback for Bears is number 1 Jake TobyFullback for Roosters is number 1 Rex Bassingthwaighte
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Winger for Bears is number 2 Tuipulotu KatoaWinger for Roosters is number 2 Owen Flaherty
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Centre for Bears is number 3 Ammaron GudgeonCentre for Roosters is number 3 Junior Tupou
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Centre for Bears is number 4 Kieran Hayman
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Winger for Bears is number 5 Abiarthur Toi TuilaepaWinger for Roosters is number 5 Tom Rodwell
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Five-Eighth for Bears is number 6 Harradyn Wilson
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Halfback for Bears is number 7 Thomas SteadmanHalfback for Roosters is number 7 Toby Rodwell
Forwards
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Prop for Bears is number 8 Phillip MakatoaProp for Roosters is number 8 Taylor Losalu
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Hooker for Bears is number 9 Jayden Yates
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Prop for Bears is number 10 TJ ToevaiProp for Roosters is number 10 De La Salle Va'a
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2nd Row for Bears is number 11 Matt Stimson2nd Row for Roosters is number 11 Aston Warwick
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2nd Row for Roosters is number 12 Max McCathie
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Lock for Bears is number 13 Coby ThomasLock for Roosters is number 13 Jaxson Rahme
Interchange
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Interchange for Bears is number 14 Josh CookInterchange for Roosters is number 15 Darcy Smith
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Interchange for Bears is number 15 Raymond Tuaimalo VaegaInterchange for Roosters is number 16 Kanaan Magele
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Interchange for Bears is number 16 Matthew FrenchInterchange for Roosters is number 17 Itula Seve
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Interchange for Bears is number 17 Joshua Finau
Reserves
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Replacement for Bears is number 18 Declan PettetReplacement for Roosters is number 18 Trey Peni
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Reserve for Roosters is number 19 Charleston Te Rore
Bears Ins
Roosters Ins
- Itula Seve
- Trey Peni
Bears Outs
- Riley Meyn
Roosters Ins
- Ben Johnson
- Benaiah Ioelu
- Fetalaiga Pauga
- Jaxson Allen
- Reece Foley
Last updated:
Jersey Flegg Cup Team (Round 11):
The Jersey Flegg competition, is on hiatus this weekend, and the 12th placed Sydney Roosters, coached by Anthony Barnes, has a bye the following weekend, so now will not play again until Round 13.
NSW Women’s Premiership Team
The competition doesn’t commence until Saturday, 17th June. The Central Coast Roosters team, which finished 10th in 2025, will again be coached by Damian Hargreaves in 2026.
