Teams have been named for this weekend’s NSWRL senior representative rugby league fixtures, highlighted by the opening round of the NSW Women’s Premiership.
NSW Cup Team (Round 15):
Coach Brett Morris has named his team, who currently sit 6th on the competition table, to play 11th placed Western Suburbs on Sunday at Lidcombe Oval. The match kicks off at 1.00 pm.
With Blake Steep (knee), Daniel Tupou (calf) and seven Roosters NRL players on State of Origin duty, the Roosters NRL side has had to call on a number of NSW Cup players for their match against the Dolphins on Friday night. Further, the NSW Cup team is unable to call on Ben Johnson (knee), Lachlan Dooner (shoulder) or Aholoka Toia (knee) or any of the Roosters Under 19s Origin representatives.
Consequently, it is very much a new look team, searching for their first win since Round 10.
Tommy Talau, Junior Tupou, Egan Butcher, Reece Foley, Tom Rodwell, Taylor Losalu and Benaiah Ioelu are all on NRL duty, as is Rex Bassingthwaighte, who missed last week’s NSW Cup clash, although the two NRL players from the final 19 that don’t get on the field on Friday, may be late inclusions in the NSW Cup team.
Trey Peni comes into the team on the left wing to replace Tommy Talau, whilst Junior Pauga replaces Egan Butcher at right centre. If replacements are required for Junior Tupou (left centre) and Tom Rodwell (right wing) they will be announced at 12.00 pm on Sunday.
Jake Elliott returns to the side at five eighth, replacing Reece Foley, completing the backline changes.
In the forwards Taylor Losalu and Benaiah Ioelu are replaced by Josiah Fesolai from the Jersey Flegg Cup team and De La Salle Va’a. 17-year-old Jersey Flegg Cup prop Charleston Te Rore replaces Va’a on the bench, whilst Cook Islands test prop Rhys Dakin returns to the side to take the bench spot of Junior Pauga.
Will Malloy (outside back), Michael Coleman (hooker) and Julius Mitchell (prop) make up the extended bench.
The full team list can be found here:
Team Lists
Backs
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Fullback for Magpies is number 1 Heath MasonFullback for Roosters is number 1 Owen Flaherty
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Winger for Magpies is number 2 Faaletino TavanaWinger for Roosters is number 2 Trey Peni
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Centre for Magpies is number 3 Fiohiva Siale Fainga'aCentre for Roosters is number 4 Fetalaiga Pauga
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Centre for Magpies is number 4 Solomone Saukuru
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Winger for Magpies is number 5 Luke Laulilii
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Five-Eighth for Magpies is number 6 Ben StevanovicFive-Eighth for Roosters is number 6 Jake Elliott
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Halfback for Magpies is number 7 Javon AndrewsHalfback for Roosters is number 7 Toby Rodwell
Forwards
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Prop for Magpies is number 8 Lachlan BroederlowProp for Roosters is number 8 Kanaan Magele
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Hooker for Roosters is number 9 Josiah Fesolai
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Prop for Magpies is number 10 Vaka AhoProp for Roosters is number 10 De La Salle Va'a
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2nd Row for Magpies is number 11 Luke Jack2nd Row for Roosters is number 11 Hayden Barton
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2nd Row for Magpies is number 12 Mitchell Taotua2nd Row for Roosters is number 12 Max McCathie
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Lock for Magpies is number 13 Ieti SamueluLock for Roosters is number 13 Jaxson Rahme
Interchange
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Interchange for Magpies is number 14 Jared HaywoodInterchange for Roosters is number 15 Aston Warwick
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Interchange for Magpies is number 16 Archie DuncombeInterchange for Roosters is number 16 Charleston Te Rore
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Interchange for Magpies is number 17 Brenden NaicoriInterchange for Roosters is number 17 Rhys Dakin
Reserves
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Replacement for Roosters is number 18 Will Malloy
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Reserve for Roosters is number 19 Michael Coleman
Magpies Ins
- Faaletino Tavana
- Luke Jack
Roosters Ins
- Charleston Te Rore
- Jake Elliott
- Josiah Fesolai
- Michael Coleman
- Rhys Dakin
- Will Malloy
Magpies Outs
- Bailey Hodges
- Christian Taupau-Moors
- Danny Gabrael
- Josese Lanyon
- Tony Sukkar
Roosters Ins
- Benaiah Ioelu
- Egan Butcher
- Jaxson Allen
- Junior Tupou
- Reece Foley
- Taylor Losalu
- Tom Rodwell
- Tommy Talau
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Jersey Flegg Cup Team (Round 15):
Coach Anthony Barnes has named his team, who currently sit 13th on the competition table, to play the 2nd placed Wests Tigers at Lidcombe Oval on Sunday. The match kicks off at 11.00 am.
With so many players, throughout the grades, unavailable this weekend, due to commitments with the respective State of Origin teams (including Under 19s Origin), together with the injuries within each squad, the Jersey Flegg Cup squad is the hardest hit with nearly an entire team injured, playing Under 19s Origin or playing in higher grades this weekend.
Therefore, the Round 15 team will be quite different to that who travelled to Fiji for Round 14 and won’t be finalised until 10.00 am in Sunday.
From the side that played on Saturday, fullback Zac Sarfati (knee) is out, with Jackson Stewart moved from right centre to fullback. Stewart’s replacement at right centre is to be announced. Kade Maguire returns on the left wing for Dom Farrugia, whilst halves Jake Elliott and Carter Mareko are replaced by Keone Anitelea-Tsioussis and Bo Peisley.
The entire starting pack from last week are out. Josiah Fesolai (NSW Cup promotion) is replaced as starting hooker, with Liam Bell elevated from the bench as his replacement, and Kalen Cashin comes into the squad to take Bell’s bench spot. 17-year-old prop Kiwi prop Charleston Te Rore also finds himself back in the NSW Cup team for this week, with Peter Benjamin Uini, coming off the bench, as his replacement.
Under 19s forwards Itula Seve, James Finegan, Darcy Smith and Eddy Cayless are also unavailable to play this weekend. Lance Tovio (second rower) moves from the bench to the starting line-up, whilst Jayden Missio gets a recall to the team at lock. One starting prop and one starting second rower still require confirmation. 18-year-old forward Nathan Lopamaua returns on the bench, alongside Cashin and Austyn Ah Toon-Hotene, with one other to be added.
The full team list can be found here:
Team Lists
Backs
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Fullback for Wests Tigers is number 1 Jack AttardFullback for Roosters is number 1 Jackson Stewart
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Winger for Wests Tigers is number 2 Glassie GlassieWinger for Roosters is number 2 EJ Mahu-Delamere
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Centre for Wests Tigers is number 3 Xavier TauaifaigaCentre for Roosters is number 4 Brooklyn Heath
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Centre for Wests Tigers is number 4 Maxwell Taotua
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Winger for Wests Tigers is number 5 Logan Deininger
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Five-Eighth for Wests Tigers is number 6 Heith PritchardFive-Eighth for Roosters is number 6 Keone Anitelea-Tsioussis
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Halfback for Wests Tigers is number 7 Bailey SmithHalfback for Roosters is number 7 Bo Peisley
Forwards
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Prop for Wests Tigers is number 8 Leonard PlatiProp for Roosters is number 8 Peter Benjamin Uini
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Hooker for Wests Tigers is number 9 Jeriko Filipi-TalisauHooker for Roosters is number 9 Liam Bell
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Prop for Wests Tigers is number 10 Sione Lolohea
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2nd Row for Wests Tigers is number 11 Pheonix Godinet2nd Row for Roosters is number 12 Lancelot Tovio
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2nd Row for Wests Tigers is number 12 Byronn Laupepa
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Lock for Wests Tigers is number 13 Peter TaaiLock for Roosters is number 13 Jayden Missio
Interchange
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Interchange for Wests Tigers is number 14 Blake Van DrieInterchange for Roosters is number 14 Kalen Cashin
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Interchange for Wests Tigers is number 15 Denzel Schaafhausen-MinoInterchange for Roosters is number 16 Nathan Lopamaua
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Interchange for Wests Tigers is number 16 Alex FutialoInterchange for Roosters is number 17 Austyn Ah Toon-Hotene
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Interchange for Wests Tigers is number 17 Kanititeiti Sikahele
Reserves
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Replacement for Wests Tigers is number 18 Jack Biles
Wests Tigers Ins
- Alex Futialo
- Byronn Laupepa
- Logan Deininger
- Sione Lolohea
Roosters Ins
- Bo Peisley
- Jayden Missio
- Kalen Cashin
- Nathan Lopamaua
Wests Tigers Outs
- Filipe Huahulu
- James Marriott
- Jordan Kake
- Luani Tuifua
Roosters Ins
- Carter Mareko
- Charleston Te Rore
- Darcy Smith
- Dom Farrugia
- Eddy Cayless
- Itula Seve
- Jake Elliott
- James Finegan
- Josiah Fesolai
- Zac Sarfati
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NSW Women’s Premiership Team (Round 1):
Coach Nathan Anderson has named his Central Coast Roosters team for the opening round of the competition. The Roosters, who finished 10th in 2025 face the Wests Tigers, who finished 8th in 2025, at Lidcombe Oval on Sunday. The match kicks off at 3.00 pm and is the final leg of a triple header the Roosters are playing on Sunday at Lidcombe Oval.
The 2026 squad includes nine players from the 2025 squad, four of whom are amongst the ten players from the 2026 Under 19s Roosters squad. Speedy winger Sienna Kennedy-Wilkie, who turned 17 just a few moths ago, is also part of the 2026 squad.
The 25 person NSW Women’s Premiership squad will be boosted throughout the season by members of the 30 person Roosters NRLW squad who are not required by the NRLW team. However, appearances by those squad members prior to Round 4 are expected to be limited as they continue their preparation for the Roosters NRLW season.
Coach Anderson has appointed three co-captains; Aaliyah Paki, a new forward recruit from the Knights, Sharni Waters and Tyra Dymock. Paki (suspension) and Dymock (NSW Under 19s) are unavailable for Round One. Hooker Mahlie Cashin will miss the entire season after rupturing her ACL during the Tarsha Gale Cup (Under 19s) competition earlier this year.
For Round One, Dragons recruit Indi Killick has been named at fullback with Jordan Guest and Manisha Seebeck on the wings. Majayda Darcy, who joins the Club from the Northern Hawks in the Newcastle/Maitland competition, partners captain Sharni Waters in the centres.
In the halves former Knight Aylah McCulloch will play five eighth with Meg Mcphail to play halfback.
In the front row NRLW development player Te Raukura Leafe partners Knights recruit Zoe Coyne, with Kyana Patten, another player from the Northern Hawks, named as staring hooker.
Roosters Tarsha Gale Cup second rower Jemma Wooden is paired with Mia Jones, another recruit from the Knights, whilst Luca-Bella Ngatuere-Ongley has been named as lock.
The bench comprises three Roosters Tarsha Gale Cup players (hooker Scarlett Hagan and props Felila Fakalelu and Laylah Tafili) as well as second rower Tia Cook, yet another player who joins the Roosters from the Northern Hawks.
Back rower Makenna Hamonds is the 18th player.
The full team list can be found here:
Match: Wests Tigers v CC Roosters
Round 1 -
home Team
Wests Tigers
away Team
CC Roosters
Venue: Lidcombe Oval, Sydney
