Teams have been named for this weekend’s NSWRL senior representative rugby league fixtures.
NSW Cup Team (Round 20):
Coach Brett Morris has named his team, who currently sit 9th on the competition table, to play 13th placed Melbourne Storm on Friday at Allianz Stadium. The match kicks off at 5.30 pm.
The club is still missing Blake Steep (knee), Ben Johnson (knee) and Dietrich Roache (leg) with injury, whilst Cody Ramsay, Rex Bassingthwaighte, Tommy Talau, Taylor Losalu and Egan Butcher will be on NRL duty on Friday.
With Bassingthwaighte (fullback) and Talau (right wing) required by the NRL team, Owen Flaherty will move from left centre to fullback, with Kiwi Jackson Stewart taking Flaherty’s spot at left centre. Tom Rodwell (hamstring) returns, for the first time since Round 15, to take Tommy Talau’s spot on the right wing.
In the forwards, Benaiah Ioelu returns to the team from NRL duty, at hooker, which leads to Jake Elliott moving back to the bench and Jaxson Allen being named as 18th man. The final change is on the bench with Eddy Cayless replacing Darcy Smith.
The full team list can be found here:
Match: Roosters v Storm
Round 20 -
home Team
Roosters
9th Position
away Team
Storm
13th Position
Venue: Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Jersey Flegg Cup Team (Round 20):
Coach Anthony Barnes has named his team, who currently sit 11th on the competition table, to play 10th placed Melbourne Storm on Sunday at Wentworth Park. The match kicks off at 12.30 pm.
The team continues to be without a plethora of eligible players with an injury list headed by Aholoka Toia, Lachlan Dooner, Lui Lee, Itula Seve, Zac Sarfati, Jackson Pennell, Jackson De Lisle and Enzo Griffier and players such as Toby Rodwell, Reece Foley, Jake Elliott, Eddy Cayless, Kanaan Magele, Brooklyn Heath, Rex Bassingthwaighte, Jackson Stewart and Charleston Te Rore named in higher grades.
Jackson Stewart (fullback) and Eddy Cayless (interchange bench) are out, having been named in the NSW Cup team for their game on Friday. Their replacements and confirmation of who will fill the spots held last weekend by John-Paul Donevski (right centre) and Carter Mareko (halfback) are unlikely to be finalised prior to 11.30 am on Sunday.
The full team list can be found here:
Match: Roosters v Storm
Round 20 -
home Team
Roosters
11th Position
away Team
Storm
10th Position
Venue: Wentworth Park, Sydney
NSW Women’s Premiership Team (Round 6):
Coach Nathan Anderson has named his team, who currently sit 5th on the competition table, to play 8th placed Mounties at Bateau Bay next Saturday. The match kicks off at 1.30 pm.
The Roosters team will feature NRLW squad members Aliyah Nasio (lock forward), Nikiah Campbell (right edge), Talea Tonga (halfback), Tatum Bird (hooker), Taneisha Gray (left edge) and Amber Hall (bench), as well as development players Te Raukura Leafe (prop), Mia Vaotuua (fullback) and Anastasia Leatupue (right centre). Nasio (suspension) and Hall (calf injury) return to rugby league for the first time this year whilst Vaotuua and Leatupue are back in the side following the completion of their Australian Schoolgirls carnival commitments.
Vaotuua takes over at fullback for Logan Fletcher, whilst Leatupue takes the right centre spot of Mia Wood, who will be the 18th player in the NRLW team on Saturday. Aylah McCulloch (ankle injury) returns to the team at halfback, which pushes Talea Tonga to five eighth, Meg McPhail to the bench and Kyana Patten out of the squad.
In the forwards the return from suspension of Aliyah Nasio at lock, sees Aaliyah Paki switch from lock to prop and Tyra Dymock from prop to the bench, replacing Felila Fakalelu. The final change is on the bench where Kiwi international and three-time NRLW premiership forward Amber Hall will make her first appearance for 2026, after overcoming multiple calf injuries, taking the spot of Luca-Bella Ngatuere-Ongley.
The full team list can be found here:
Match: CC Roosters v Mounties
Round 6 -
home Team
CC Roosters
away Team
Mounties
Venue: EDSACC Oval North, Central Coast
