Samoa named Justin Matamua at dummy half with Gordon Chan Kum Tong starting on the bench in a shock late change.
Read on for all the late mail for Week 1 of the Pacific Championships
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SATURDAY OCTOBER 14
Australian Kangaroos v Toa Samoa, 8:10 p.m. AEDT at Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville
Kangaroos Team: 1. James Tedesco 2. Dylan Edwards 3. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow 4. Kotoni Staggs 5. Selwyn Cobbo 6. Cam Munster 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 8. Payne Haas 9. Ben Hunt 10. Tino Fa’asuamaleaui 11. Cameron Murray 12. Liam Martin 13. Isaac Yeo 14. Harry Grant 15. Lindsay Collins 16. Patrick Carrigan 17 Reuben Cotter 18. Nicho Hynes
Late mail: Australia is 1-17. Nicho Hynes will be the 18th man with Jake Trbojevic dropped.
Samoa team: 1. Sualauvi Faalogo 2. Murray Taulagi 3. Izack Tago 4. Young Tonumaipea 5. Brian To’o 6. Stephen Crichton 7. Daejarn Asi 8. Stefano Utoikamanu 19. Justin Matamua 10. Junior Paulo 11. Luciano Leilua 12. Connelly Lemuelu 13. Keenan Palasia 9. Gordon Chan Kum Tong 14. Spencer Leniu 15. Terrell May 16. Heilum Luki 18. Royce Hunt
Late mail: Justin Matamua will start to hook up, with Gordan Chan Kum Tong to start on the bench. Ronald Volkman abandons the team. Stephen Crichton will start in fifth place, with Samoa coach Ben Gardiner confident the grand final hero is up to the task. “Stephen, as people know, is just an elite player, it’s a new position and a new challenge for him that he wants to take on, he wants to do it for his country,” Gardiner said . SEN. “I told Stephen it wouldn’t be a ball playing in a half position, he would run in a half position, he would have a bit of freedom to get the ball in his hands wherever he could throughout the game. Run the ball, that’s what I tell him, do what you normally do.
SUNDAY OCTOBER 15
Papua New Guinea Kumuls v Cook Islands Aitu, 4pm AEDT at Santos National Football Stadium, Port Moresby
The PNG team: 1. Alex Johnston 2. Robert Derby 3. Zac Laybutt 4. Rodrick Tai 5. Nene Macdonald 6. Kyle Laybutt 7. Lachlan Lam 8. Epel Kapinias 9. Judah Rimbu 10. Valentine Richard 11. Jacob Alick 12. Dan Russell 13. Jack de Belin 14. Liam Horne 15. Nixon Putt 16. Junior Rop 17. Benji Kott 18. Cruise Ten 19. Rhyse Martin 20. Wellington Albert 21. Justin Olam
Late mail: Come
Cook Islands team: 1. Esom Ioka 2. Malachi Morgan 3. Kayal Iro 4. Esan Marsters 5. Steven Marsters 6. Brad Takairangi 7. Tevin Arona 8. Davvy Moale 9. Rua Ngatikaura 10. Makahesi Makatoa 11. Zane Tetevano 12. Reuben Porter 13. Pride Petterson-Robati 14. William Samuel 15. Rhys Dakin 16. Justin Makirere 17. Kadiyae Ioka 18. Takai Mokohar 19. Isiah Cooper-Tetevano 20. Alvin Maungatti 21. Lucky Pokipoki
Late mail: Come
