Senior Reps Teamlist | 30th May, 2026

Author: Sydney Roosters
Timestamp: Tue 26 May 2026, 05:01 PM

Teams have been named for Saturday’s NSWRL senior representative rugby league fixtures. Both Roosters teams will play the Melbourne Storm in Melbourne.

NSW Cup Team (Round 13):

Coach Brett Morris has named his team, who currently sit 4th on the competition table, to play 14th placed Melbourne Storm in Melbourne on Saturday. The match, which is played as a curtain raiser to the NRL clash between the same two clubs, kicks off at 4.45 pm.

With the NRL side playing immediately following this match, the NSW Cup team won’t have access to any of those players in the final 19-man NRL squad for this match, whilst injuries to NRL wingers Mark Nawaqanitawase and Daniel Tupou will also require two NSW Cup players to be on NRL duty and therefore unavailable to play NSW Cup. Further, Tommy Talau (calf), Ben Johnson (knee) and Hayden Barton (shoulder) remain on the sideline along with Blake Steep (knee) and Lachlan Dooner (shoulder), who have season ending injuries.

Finally, with six Roosters NRL players engaged in Wednesday’s State of Origin match, a number of Roosters NSW Cup players are also on stand-by for NRL duty, depending on how many players get through the representative fixture. This leads to further uncertainty surrounding the final make-up of Saturday’s NSW Cup team.

The NSW Cup team does get back Junior Pauga from NRL duty, who comes into the side on the left wing, replacing Trey Peni, who has been named as the 18th man. Five eighth Jake Elliott drops back to Jersey Flegg Cup, but his replacement is yet to be named, whilst Michael Coleman’s replacement at hooker is likely dependent on Benaiah Ioelu’s involvement in Saturday’s NRL clash.

Darcy Smith, who turns 19 on Saturday, moves from the bench to take the starting spot on the left edge, with Aston Warwick returning to the bench.

Finally, on the bench Itula Seve is another player unavailable, and he is replaced by 17 year old prop Charleston Te Rore, who made his NSW Cup debut in Round 10.

The full team list can be found here:

Round 13 - Round 13 - Saturday 30 May

6:45 am

Storm

Roosters

Team Lists

Backs

Fullback for Storm is number 1 Manaia Waitere

Fullback for Roosters is number 1 Rex Bassingthwaighte
Winger for Storm is number 5 Joseph Litidamu

Winger for Roosters is number 2 Fetalaiga Pauga
Centre for Storm is number 3 Liam Williams

Centre for Roosters is number 3 Junior Tupou
Centre for Storm is number 4 Mitchell Jennings

Centre for Roosters is number 4 Owen Flaherty
Winger for Roosters is number 5 Tom Rodwell
Five-Eighth for Storm is number 6 Keagan Russell-Smith
Halfback for Storm is number 7 Dylan Brettle

Halfback for Roosters is number 7 Toby Rodwell

Forwards

Prop for Storm is number 8 Josiah Pahulu

Prop for Roosters is number 8 Taylor Losalu
Hooker for Storm is number 9 Lockyer-Azile Foliola
Prop for Storm is number 10 Lazarus Vaalepu

Prop for Roosters is number 10 De La Salle Va'a
2nd Row for Storm is number 11 Nicholas Stonestreet

2nd Row for Roosters is number 11 Max McCathie
2nd Row for Storm is number 12 Preston Conn

2nd Row for Roosters is number 12 Darcy Smith
Lock for Storm is number 13 Angus Hinchey

Lock for Roosters is number 13 Jaxson Rahme

Interchange

Interchange for Storm is number 14 Hayden Watson

Interchange for Roosters is number 14 Jaxson Allen
Interchange for Storm is number 15 K-CI Newton-Whare

Interchange for Roosters is number 15 Aston Warwick
Interchange for Storm is number 16 Zayvian Langkilde-Fale

Interchange for Roosters is number 16 Kanaan Magele
Interchange for Storm is number 17 Josh Durkin

Interchange for Roosters is number 17 Charleston Te Rore

Reserves

Replacement for Storm is number 18 Blake Kehl

Replacement for Roosters is number 18 Trey Peni
Reserve for Storm is number 19 Jared Nauma

Jared Nauma
Josh Durkin
Keagan Russell-Smith
Zayvian Langkilde-Fale

Charleston Te Rore
Fetalaiga Pauga

Eli Morris
Jack Hetherington
Jerry Musu
Stanley Huen

Itula Seve
Jake Elliott
Michael Coleman
Will Malloy

Last updated: 5/26/2026 7:01:34 AM

Jersey Flegg Cup Team (Round 13):

Coach Anthony Barnes has named his team, who currently sit 11th on the competition table, to play 12th placed Melbourne Storm at Gosch's Paddock in Melbourne on Saturday. The match kicks off at 3.00 pm. The team hasn’t played since a narrow defeat to the Bulldogs in Round 10.

Lachlan Dooner, Jackson Stewart, Enzo Giffier, Lui Lee, Jackson De Lisle, Jackson Pennell and Aholoka Toia remain on the injured list, whilst Kanaan Magele and Jaxson Allen are on higher grade duty, together with other Jersey Flegg eligible players Rex Bassingthwaighte, Reece Foley, Darcy Smith and Charleston Te Rore. Itual Seve is also unavailable to play this weekend.

The team, however, does get Josiah Fesolai (hand) back from injury. He has been named at hooker, replacing Zac Gillett. Lance Tovio moves from right centre to the back row, replacing Jack Ewer, whilst Eddy Cayless moves from the bench to replace Jayden Missio at lock forward. The other confirmed change sees props Austyn Ah Toon-Hotene and Peter Benjamin Uini swap roles, with Toon-Hotene named to start this week.

With uncertainty surrounding the final make-up of both the NRL and NSW Cup teams, due to Wednesday’s Sate of Origin fixture, the Jersey Flegg Cup team list will not be finalised until 2.00 pm on Saturday. Currently, there is no halfback (replacing Carter Mareko) or right centre named, whilst currently Peter Benjamin Uini is the only confirmed bench player.

The full team list can be found here:

Round 13 - Round 13 - Saturday 30 May

5:00 am