Wests Tigers forward Alex Twal will start for Lebanon in their first ever World Cup quarterfinal this Saturday, November 18 against Tonga at Christchurch Stadium.
Twal featured in all three of Lebanon's matches in the World Cup to date — making more tackles than any other player in the tournament — and will again start in the front row.
In other team news, Travis Robinson, Nick Kassis and Elias Sukkar all return to the squad after missing last week's game against Australia, while Andrew Kazzi, Chris Saab and Bilal Maarbani have been named on the extended interchange bench by Coach Brad Fittler.
Kickoff for the match is at 5:00pm local time (3:00pm AEDT) with live coverage via Channel 7.
LEBANON v TONGA
Saturday, November 18 at 3:00pm
Christchurch Stadium
1. Anthony Layoun
2. Travis Robinson
3. James Elias
4. Adam Doueihi
5. Abbas Miski
6. Mitchell Moses
7. Robbie Farah (capt.)
8. Tim Mannah
9. Michael Lichaa
10. Alex Twal
11. Nick Kassis
12. Ahmad Elias
13. Jamie Clark
Interchange:
14. Mitchell Mamary
15. Ray Moujalli
16. Elias Sukkar
17. Jason Webhe
Reserves:
18. Andrew Kazzi
19. Chris Saab
20. Bilal Marbaani
Coach: Brad Fittler
2017 RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP QUARTERFINALS
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Date |
Time |
Venue |
Australia v Samoa |
Friday., November 17 |
8:30pm |
Darwin (AUS) |
Tonga v Lebanon |
Saturday, November 18 |
3:00pm |
Christchurch (NZ) |
New Zealand v Fiji |
Saturday, November 18 |
5:30pm |
Wellington (NZ) |
England v PNG |
Sunday, November 19 |
4:00pm |
Melbourne (AUS) |
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