Here are the line ups for week one of the 2014 VB NSW Cup finals series:
Newcastle Knights (2) Vs Wentworthville Magpies (3)
Leichhardt Oval, Saturday, September 6
Kick-off: 12.40pm
Referee: Liam Nicholls
Broadcast: LIVE on Fox Sports 1 and Sky Sport NZ
KNIGHTS – 1. NATHAN ROSS 22. JOSH MANTELLATO 3. PAT MATA’UTIA 25. JAMES ELIAS 5. BRAYDEN WILIAME 6. MATT MINTO 7. MICHAEL DOBSON 8. SAM MATAORA 9. CHAD REDMAN 10. PAT VAIVAI 11. CLINT NEWTON 12. TYLER RANDELL 13. MATT HILDER (C) 14. HONETI TUHA 15. BRENTON HORWOOD 16. MICHAEL STEELE 17. NOEL UNDERWOOD 30. TOKA LIKILIKI COACH: RICK STONE
MAGPIES – 1. JUSTIN HUNT 2. JAKE BUTLER-FLEMING 3. KJ MACKENZIE 4. VAI TOUTAI 5. CECIL MACKENZIE 6. API PEWHAIRANGI 7. LUKE KELLY 8. DANIEL ALVARO 9. BEN JONES 10. ISAAC MALIOTA 11. PAULI PAULI 12. LORENZO MA’AFU 13. LIONEL O’MALLY 14. SAM GORMAN 15. TAKAI MOEAKIOLA 16. JOSEPH UALESI 17. DANNY HOWARD 18. NICK KASSIS COACH: BRETT COOK
Penrith Panthers (1) Vs Illawarra Cutters (4)
Leichhardt Oval, Sunday, September 7
Kick-off: 12.00pm
Referee: Daniel Olford
Broadcast: NSWRL Livestream
Broadcast: Radio Coverage courtesy of Steele Sports Radio (Link available via www.steelesports.com.au)
Broadcast: Radio Coverage courtesy of 2GLF FM 89.3 (Link available via 893fm.com.au)
Broadcast: Radio Coverage courtesy of Hawkesbury Radio 89.9FM (Link available via www.hawkesburyradio.com.au)
PANTHERS – 1. KIERAN MOSS 2. ETO NABULI 3. WAQA BLAKE 4. KEVIN NAIQAMA 5. WES NAIQAMA 6. LUKE CAPEWELL 7. TOM HUMBLE 8. LEILANI LATU 9. DANIEL FOSTER 10. REAGAN CAMPBELL-GILLARD 11. VAIPUNA TIA KILIFI 12. NATHAN SMITH 13. RYAN SIMPKINS 14. LIAM AYOUB 15. PAT HOLLIS 16. MITCH CLARK 17. CHRIS SMITH COACH: GARTH BRENNAN
CUTTERS – 1. ADAM QUINLAN 2. YAW KITI GLYMIN 3. JUNIOR TIA-KILIFI 4. GEOFF DANIELA 5. TYRON CRANSTON 6. KYLE EATHER 7. DREW HUTCHISON 8. JACK STOCKWELL 9. JOEL JOHNSON 10. RORY O'BRIEN 11. NATHAN GREEN 12. CHRIS LEWIS 13. SHANNON WAKEMAN 14. SAM DUGGAN 15. JOSH AILAOMAI 16. WILLIE MATAKA 17. JEFF MOATE COACH: SCOTT LOGAN
Mounties (5) Vs NZ Warriors (8)
Leichhardt Oval, Sunday, September 7
Kick-off: 2.00pm
Referee: Chris Treneman
Broadcast: NSWRL Livestream
Broadcast: Radio Coverage courtesy of Steele Sports Radio (Link available via www.steelesports.com.au)
Broadcast: Radio Coverage courtesy of 2GLF FM 89.3 (Link available via 893fm.com.au)
MOUNTIES – 1. JACK AHEARN 2. REECE ROBINSON 3. MOSESE PANGAI 4. SAMI SAUILUMA 5. WAYNE DARGAN 6. TERRY CAMPESE 7. RYAN CARR 8. MITCH CAHALANE 9. REECE GOLDSMITH 10. KYLE O’DONNELL 11. JAKE FOSTER 12. FRED PAKUTOA 13. CLAY PRIEST 14. RODNEY COATES 15. ADAM TANGATA 16. MITCH BEGGS 17. TEVITA PANGAI JUNIOR 18. SHANE SHACKLETON COACH: STEPHEN ANTONELLI
WARRIORS – 1. STEVE WAETFORD 2. TANGI ROPATI 23. CARLOS TUIMAVAVE 4. MICHAEL SIO 5. JARROD TUA 6. CHAD TOWNSEND 7. SAM COOK 8. SAM LOUSI 9. SILIVA HAVILI 10. UPU POCHING 11. RAYMOND FAITALA-MARINER 12. JOHN PALAVI 13. AGNATIUS PAASI 14. ALBERT VETE 15. ABRAHAM PAPALII 16. DAVID BHANA 17. MICHAEL KI COACH: ROHAN SMITH
Wests Tigers (6) Vs Wyong Roos (7)
Leichhardt Oval, Sunday, September 7
Kick-off: 4.00pm
Referee: Adam Cassidy
Broadcast: NSWRL Livestream
Broadcast: Radio Coverage courtesy of Steele Sports Radio (Link available via www.steelesports.com.au)
Broadcast: Radio Coverage courtesy of 2GLF FM 89.3 (Link available via 893fm.com.au)
TIGERS – 1. KURTIS ROWE 2. JOHN SILA 3. KYLE LOVETT 4. COREY BROWN 5. SETEFANO TAUKAFA 6. JACK MADDEN 7. MICHAEL STEVENS 8. JACK BUCHANAN 9. JOEL LUANI 10. JAMES GAVET 11. BRENDEN SANTI 12. JARRED FARLOW (C) 13. INNO INOSESIO 14. NATHAN BROWN 15. MICHAEL BULLOCK 16. ANDY FIAGATUSA 17. SONNY BRISTOW 18. SAM HOLLIS COACH: PAUL FLETCHER
ROOS – 1. MARK KHEIRALLAH 2. DALE CLACHERTY 3. JAY FLORIMO 4. SHAUNE CORRIGAN 5. DAMON GOOLAGONG 6. JONO FORD 7. BROCK MOLAN 8. MARK O’MELEY 9. MITCH WILLIAMS 10. MAGNUS STROMQUIST 11. BENNETT LESLIE 12. TEKINA VAILEA 13. ZANE TETEVANO 14. ELONI VUNAKECE 15. SHAUN BOSS 16. SAM BERNSTROM 17. ALEX LANGBRIDGE COACH: RIP TAYLOR
Make sure you are following @NSWRL on twitter and monitoring the #VBNSWCup hashtag all season long for all the latest news and scores.
Click here to see what the VB NSW Cup ladder looked like at the end of the regular season
Here is a recap of last rounds scores and scorers
Click here to view the entire match highlight’s from last weekend’s games
