Wests Tigers Black Cubs (Under 18/19s) have settled into camp in Auckland as part of this year’s Cultural & Development Tour of New Zealand, which coincides with Wests Tigers NRL home game against the Warriors in Hamilton.
Match: Wests Tigers v Warriors
Round 24 -
home Team
Wests Tigers
17th Position
away Team
Warriors
3rd Position
Venue: FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
Wests Tigers Cubs Program has three squads - Black, Orange, and White, catering for different pathways’ stages.
The respective programs bring together our best young players from the club’s three junior leagues, namely Wests, Balmain and Macarthur, providing specialist coaching in readiness for next season.
Black Cubs is for players looking to transition into Jersey Flegg in 2024, who have been identified through the SG Ball Cup competition.
The 18-player squad is based in Auckland and will be engaged in several community events while on tour, including visits to Papakura Normal School and Kauri Flats School.
The Cubs will head to Hamilton on Saturday to watch Wests Tigers take on the Warriors at FMG Stadium Waikato before playing their own game on Sunday against a New Zealand Warriors Under 19s/20s development side at Mt Smart Stadium.
This trip completes the Black Cubs 2023 junior representative commitments and has given the club great insight to its future potential SG Ball and Jersey Flegg players.
Wests Tigers Black Cubs vs New Zealand Warriors
Kick-off 3:00pm Sunday 13th August
Mount Smart Stadium
Team List:
1. Tino Tavana
2. Ofele Lene
3. Will Craig
4. Brendon Niacori
5. Will Malloy
6. Oliver Lawry
7. Luke Keppie
8. Elijah Mataale
9. Heith Pritchard
10. Junior Taungatua
11. Zakauri Clarke
12. Lachlan Broederlow
13. John Ibrahim
14. Jeremiah Leatigaga
15. Elijah Petit-Young
16. Keenan Lewandos
17. Solomone Saukuru
18. Cameron Kanaan
Staff:
Joey Saukuru, Brodey Castle, David Watts, Robert Mears, Kristy Peters, Christian Urso, Feleti Mateo.
