The NSW Cup and Jersey Flegg Cup (Men's Under 21) competitions will kick-off this weekend with the nib Newcastle Knights set to host the Canberra Raiders.
The NSW Cup squad will kick-off their season on Thursday night in a curtain-raiser before the NRL fixture. Kick-off is set down for 5:30pm at McDonald Jones Stadium.
On Saturday, the Jersey Flegg Cup team will begin their campaign against the Canberra Raiders at St Johns Oval, Charlestown with kick-off scheduled for 3:30pm.
See the teams below:
NSW Cup v Raiders
1. Fletcher Sharpe
2. Laitia Moceidreke
3. Krystian Mapapalangi
4. Fletcher Myers
5. Tom Jenkins
6. Will Pryce
7. Zach Herring
8. Jed Cartwright
9. Riley Jones
10. Callan Burgess
11. Tom Cant
12. Brodie Jones
13. Clay Webb
Interchange:
14. Temple Kalepo
15. Reid Alchin
16. John Toleafoa
17. Bailey Hartwig
Extended Bench:
18. Jaxson Rahme
Coach: Ronald Griffiths
DETAILS
Match: Knights v Raiders
Round 1 -
home Team
Knights
12th Position
away Team
Raiders
2nd Position
Venue: McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle
Jersey Flegg Cup v Raiders
1. Wil Botham
2. Tea-Rani Woodman Tuhoro
3. Kyle McCarthy
4. Jahrome Falemoe-Afamasaga
5. Siaosi Kaliti
6. Taj Blackman
7. Liam Sutton
8. Paul Bryan
9. Jacob Davis
10. Myles Martin (C)
11. Jayden Harris
12. Elijah Salesa-Leaumoana
13. Jaxson Rahme
Interchange:
14. Harry Reid
15. Rory Whitby
16. Blake Woodford
17. Jack Cullen
Extended Bench:
18. Tama Whareaorere
19. Kane Graham
Coach: Michael Dobson
DETAILS
Match: Knights v Raiders
Round 1 -
home Team
Knights
away Team
Raiders
Venue: St Johns Oval, Newcastle
