Benji Marshall, the coach of the Wests Tigers, has selected a 26-man roster for the NRL Pre-season Challenge against the St George Illawarra Dragons on Saturday in Mudgee.
The 18-year-old local junior Lachlan Galvin has recovered from a calf strain and has been named on the bench. Alex Twal and Justin Matamua are also scheduled to have their first hit-out after being rested last weekend. The PNG international will line up in the centres alongside Starford To’a, who will also play his first game of the year. Solomon Alaimalo, a speedy outside back, joined the club in December having played several seasons of Super Rugby with the Waikato Chiefs.
The Western Suburbs Magpies, the NSW Cup side of Wests Tigers, will play a trial match against St George Illawarra at Mudgee as a prelude to the NRL. The start of this match is 5:30 p.m.
This weekend, the Wests Tigers Jersey Flegg Cup team will play the South Sydney Rabbitohs in a trial. This game is one of six pathways on Saturday at Leichhardt Oval, and it will begin at 4:00 p.m.
Round 2 of the NRL’s Pre-season Challenge in Mudgee will see the St George Illawarra Dragons take on the Wests Tigers. NRL head coach Shane Flanagan has revealed his 26-man roster.
The Red V has been a part of eight games at Glen Willow Oval since the beginning of 2018, demonstrating the club’s long-standing ties with the area.
The run-on team that faced the Rabbitohs in the Charity Shield a week ago is the one Flanagan has named.
Dan Russell also enters the extended interchange after being a late scratch the previous week, and Raymond Faitala-Mariner makes his first appearance since joining the team during the offseason.
Jonah Glover, Alec Tuitavake, Savelio Tamale, and Dylan Egan leave the team.A Contagious Impact Prior to the NRL trial match, the NSW Cup trial between the Dragons and Magpies will take place at 5:30 p.m. in Mudgee. On Sunday, the Dragons Jersey Flegg Cup side will play the Sea Eagles at 4 Pines Park.
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