ISP Newcastle Knights coach Simon Woolford has named his 23-man squad for Sunday’s Round 4 clash against the St George Illawarra Dragons at WIN Stadium.
Handy try scorer Tom Hughes returns to the wing after he sustained an ankle injury in Round 1, which sees Harry Van Dartel now move to the extended bench.
With Jacob Saifiti named in the NRL squad, Fiji international Junior Roqica has again stepped into the front row with regulars Sam Stone, Luke Yates and Brodie Jones.
While Woolford has also added one more to his extended bench; moving up from NYC last year, Cameron King has been named in the number 23 jersey.
Team
1.Thomas Cronan, 2. Tom Hughes, 3. Brent Naden, 4. Cory Denniss, 5. Ken Sio, 6. Christian Hazard, 7. Jack Cogger, 8. Josh King, 9. Danny Levi, 10. Junior Roqica, 11. Sam Stone, 12. Brodie Jones, 13. Luke Yates. Interchange. 14. Jack Johns, 15. Tyrone Amey, 16. Bobby Treacy, 17. Faitotoa Faitotoa, 18. Harry Van Dartel, 19. Pat Mata’utia, 20. Chris Randall, 21. Jacob Gagai, 22. Daniel Peck, 23. Cameron King.
Sunday April 1 – Round 4 ISP
St George Illawarra Dragons v Newcastle Knights
ISP kick-off: 1.45pm
Venue: WIN Stadium
Meanwhile, Jersey Flegg coach Todd Lowrie has named an unchanged 19-man squad for Saturday’s Round 4 clash against the St George Illawarra Dragons at Michael Cronin Oval.
After impressing in his first 2018 game for the Under 20s last week and scoring a try, forward Pasami Saulo again gets the nod in the number 8 jersey.
The only swap on the extended bench is Mathew Croker moving into number 17, while Will Davies takes on the 18 jersey.
Team
1.Matt Cooper, 2. Lachlan Farr, 3. Brayden Musgrove, 4. Mitchell Andrews, 5. Justin Worley, 6. Nash Birch, 7. Hayden Loughrey, 8. Pasami Saulo, 9. Tom Starling, 10. Jirah Momoisea, 11. Kurtis Dark, 12. Beau Fermor, 13. Brandon Russell. Interchange. 14. Tevita Alifa, 15. Henry-Siriah Fuimaono, 16. Luke Huth, 17. Matthew Crocker, 18. Will Davies, 19. Joe Bromage.
Saturday March 31 – Round 4 Jersey Flegg
St George Illawarra Dragons v Newcastle Knights
Jersey Flegg kick-off: 1pm
Venue: Michael Cronin Oval, Gerringong
