St George Illawarra Canterbury Cup NSW coach Mat Head and Jersey Flegg coach Willie Talau have named their Round 8 teams to play Wentworthville Magpies and Parramatta Eels respectively.
The Canterbury Cup Dragons will play as the curtain-raiser to the NRL game at Bankwest Stadium on Sunday (1:40pm) while the Jersey Flegg Dragons will play on Saturday, May 4 at New Era Stadium, Cabramatta.
In a massive boon for the CC Dragons, skipper Darren Nicholls has been named to return from a broken scapula.
Canterbury Cup team: Round 8 v Wentworthville –
1. Tristan Sailor
2. Jason Saab
3. Shaun Sauni-Esau
4. Lachlan Maranta
5. Jonus Pearson
6. Darren Nicholls (c)
7. Adam Clune
8. Lachlan Timm
9. Reece Robson
10. Josh Kerr
11. Charly Runciman
12. Jackson Ford
13. Joe Lovodua
Interchange:
14. Eli Levido
15. Pio Sokobalavu
16. Jayden Morgan
17. Topiese Taufa
Jersey Flegg team: Round 8 v Parramatta Eels –
1. Cody Ramsey
2. Sam McCann
3. Tyler Moon
4. Jiye Ellis
5. Jason Saab
6. Jake Brisbane
7. Blair Grant
8. Eddie Blacker
9. Blake Barbuto
10. Matthew Nicholson
11. Luke Gale (c)
12. Matthew Delbanco
13. Shalom O'Ofou
Interchange:
14. Jalal Bazzaz
15. Hudson Spicer
16. Bailey Antrobus
17. Bailey Dickinson
19. Harris Georgopoulos