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Who will win the 2016 Auckland Nines?

Brisbane Broncos
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Canberra Raiders
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30%
Canterbury Bulldogs
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Cronulla Sharks
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3%
Gold Coast Titans
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6%
Manly Sea Eagles
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Melbourne Storm
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Newcastle Knights
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New Zealand Warriors
10
30%
North Queensland Cowboys
3
9%
Parramatta Eels
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12%
Penrith Panthers
2
6%
South Syney Rabbitohs
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St George Illawarra Dragons
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Sydney Roosters
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3%
Wests Tigers
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Total votes: 33

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2016 Auckland Nines

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6-7 February

TV coverage: Fox Sports 1, Australia
Sky Sports, New Zealand

Raiders game times:

Saturday
Raiders V Dragons 3:10pm Auckland time 1:10pm Canberra time 12:10pm Brisbane time
Raiders V Titans 7:30pm Auckland time 5:30pm Canberra time 4:30pm Brisbane time

Sunday
Raiders V Sharks 1:30pm Auckland time 11:30am Canberra time 10:30am Brisbane time

Pools

Pool Hunua: Bulldogs, Sea Eagles, Warriors, Broncos
Pool Waiheke: Roosters, Rabbitohs, Eels, Storm
Pool Rangitoto: Knights, Cowboys, Panthers, Wests Tigers
Pool Piha: Dragons, Raiders, Sharks, Titans

Schedule

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These are the official teams for the 2016 Auckland Nines.

HUNUA

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs: 1.Tyrone Phillips, 2.Jarrod McInally, 3.Chase Stanley, 4.Craig Garvey, 5.Matt Frawley, 6.Kerrod Holland, 7.Dane Chisholm, 8.Danny Fualalo, 9.Adam Elliott, 10.Tim Browne, 11.Tony Williams, 12.Sam Kasiano, 13.Greg Eastwood (c), 14.Pat O'Hanlon, 15.Shaun Lane, 16.Reimis Smith, 19.Ruebenn Rennie, 20.Brad Abbey.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles: 1.Jayden Hodges, 2.Matt Parcell, 3.Tim Moltzen, 4.Brayden Wiliame5.Jamie Buhrer, 6.Nathan Green, 7.Isaac John, 8.Tony Satini, 9.Tom Symonds, 10.Tom Trbojevic, 11.Brenton Lawrence, 12.Fabian Goodall, 13.Jorge Taufua, 14.Wof Lavaka, 15.Jake Trbojevic (c), 16.Feleti Mateo, 17.Blake Leary, 18.Jesse Ramien.

New Zealand Warriors: 1.Roger Tuivasa Sheck, 2.Ryan Hoffman, 3.Jacob Lillyman, 4.David Fusitu'a, 5.Solomone Kata, 6.Tuimoala Lolohea, 7.Shaun Johnson (c), 8.Charlie Gubb, 9.Henare Wells, 10.Konrad Hurrell, 11.Ben Matulino, 12.Ken Maumalo, 13.Jonathan Wright, 14.Jeff Robson, 15.Sam Lisone, 16.Blake Ayshford, 17.Albert Vete, 18.Ata Hingano.

Brisbane Broncos: 1.Darius Boyd, 2.Corey Oates, 3.Jaymayne Isaako, 4.Tom Opacic, 5.Carlin Anderson, 6.Darren Nicholls, 7.Sam Scarlett, 8.Sam Thaiday (c), 9.Andrew McCullough, 10.Adam Blair, 11.Alex Glenn, 12.Jai Arrow, 13.Keegan Hipgrave, 14.Francis Molo, 15.Caleb Timu, 16.Joseph Ofahengaue, 17.Todd Murphy, 18.Jonus Pearson.

WAIHEKE

Sydney Roosters: 1.Latrell Mitchell, 2.Daniel Tupou, 3.Brendan Elliot, 4.Shaun Kenny-Dowall, 5.Joe Burgess, 6.Braith Anasta (c), 7.Tyler Cornish, 8.Isaac Liu, 9.Ian Henderson, 10.Abraham Papalii, 11.Vincent Leuluai, 12.Eloni Vunakece, 13.Nat Butcher, 14.Connor Watson, 15.Joseph Manu, 16.Nathan Smith, 17.Joey Lussick, 18.Omar Slaimankhel.

South Sydney Rabbitohs: 1.Alex Johnston, 2.Michael Oldfield, 3.Bryson Goodwin, 4.Ed Murphy, 5.Cameron Mcinnes, 6.Cody Walker, 7.Damien Cook, 8.John Sutton,9.Thomas Burgess, 10.Kyle Turner, 11.Jason Clark, 12.Paul Carter, 13.Chris Grevsmuhl, 14.John Olive, 15.Kirisome Auvaá, 16.Hymel Hunt, 17.Jack Gosiewski, 18.Zane Musgrove.

Parramatta Eels: 1.Corey Norman (c), 2.Semi Radradra, 3.Vai Toutai, 4.John Folau, 5.Bureta Faraimo, 6.Luke Kelly, 7. Mitch Cornish, 8.Junior Paulo, 9.Cameron King, 10.Peni Terepo, 11.Manu Ma'u, 12.David Gower, 13.Tepai Moeroa, 14.Bevan French, 15.Matt Woods, 16.Ryan Morgan, 17.Kelepi Tanginoa, 18.Cody Nelson.

Melbourne Storm: 1.Curtis Scott, 2.Young Tonumaipea, 3.Richie Kennar, 4.Cameron Munster, 5.Marika Koriobete, 6.Blake Green (c), 7.Brodie Croft, 8.Nelson Asofa-Solomona, 9.Ben Hampton, 10.Mark Nicholls, 11.Kenny Bromwich, 12.Tohu Harris, 13.Dale Funicane, 14.Nafe Seluini, 15.Jeremy Hawkins, 16.Dean Britt, 17.Joe Stimson, 18.Tony Tumusa.

RANGITOTO

Newcastle Knights: 1.Jake Mamo, 2.Nathan Ross, 3.Jaelen Feeney, 4.Akuila Uate, 6.Brock Lamb, 7.Will Pearsell, 8.Pauli Pauli, 9.Tyler Randell (c), 10.Daniel Saifiti, 11.Korbin Sims, 12.Robbie Rochow (c), 13.Jacob Saifiti, 14.Sione Mata'utia, 15.Joseph Tapine, 16.Tariq Sims(c), 17.Chanel Mata'utia, 18.Danny Levi, 19.Pat Mata'utia.

North Queensland Cowboys: 1.Matthew Bowen, 2.Kyle Feldt, 3.Justin O'Neill, 4.Kane Linnett, 5.Antonio Winterstein, 6.Lachlan Coote, 7.Ray Thompson, 8.John Asiata, 9.Jake Granville, 10.James Tamou, 11.Gavin Cooper (c), 11.Ethan Lowe, 13.Jason Taumalolo, 14.Michael Morgan, 15.Rory Kostjasyn, 16.Coen Hess, 17.Matthew Wright, 18.Gideon Gela-Mosby.

Penrith Panthers: 1.Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, 2.Joshua Mansour, 3.Waqa Blake, 4.Robert Jennings, 5.Te Maire Martin, 6.Sione Katoa, 7.William Smith, 8.Suaia Matagi, 9.James Segeyaro, 10.Jeremy Latimore, 11.Bryce Cartwright, 12.Isaah Yeo, 13.Elijah Taylor, 14.Corey Harawira-Naera, 15.Benjamin Garcia, 16.Zach Dockar-Clay, 17.Chris Smith, 18.Moses Leota.

Wests Tigers: 1.Chris Lawrence (c), 2.Justin Hunt, 3.Tim Simona, 4.Kevin Naiqama, 5.Josh Addo Carr, 6.Jack Littlejohn, 7.Josh Drinkwater, 8.Ava Seumanufagai, 9.Manaia Cherrington, 10.Jack Buchanan, 11.Kyle Lovett, 12.Tyler Cassel, 13.Sauaso Sue, 14.Lamar Liolevave, 15.Michael Chee Kam, 16.Rod Griffin, 17.Nathan Milone, 18.Watson Heleta.

PIHA

St George Illawarra Dragons: 1. Josh Dugan (c), 2. Reuban Garrick, 3. Euan Aitken, 4. Tim Lafai, 5. Kurt Mann, 6. Drew Hutchinson, 7. Josh McCrone, 8. Dunamis Lui, 9. Mitch Rein, 11. Jacob Host, 12. Jake Marketo, 13. Jack de Belin, 14. Kiti Glymin, 15. Kalifa Faifai Loa, 16. Matt Duffy, 17. Sebastine Ikahihifo, 18. Jay Gallagher, 19. Tyrone McCarthy.

Canberra Raiders: 1.Jordan Rapana, 2.Kato Ottio, 3.Jarrod Croker (c), 4.Brenko Lee, 5.Sisa Waqa, 6.Lachlan Croker, 7.Sam Williams, 8.Shannon Boyd, 9.Kurt Baptiste, 10.Paul Vaughan, 11.Jason Croker, 12.Jarrad Kennedy, 13.Luke Bateman, 14.Thomas Cronan, 15.Mitch Barnett, 16.Jack Williams, 17.Zac Santo, 18.Rhys Kennedy.

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks: 1.Ben Barba, 2.Jordan Drew, 3.Gerard Beale, 4.Ricky Leutele, 5.Mitch Brown, 6.Jack Bird, 7.Chad Townsend, 8.Matt Prior, 9.Matt McIlwrick, 10.Sam Tagataese, 11.Luke Lewis (c), 12.Joseph Paulo, 13.Chris Heighington (c), 14.David Fifita, 15.Kurt Capewell, 16.Jayden Brailey, 17.Josh Cleeland, 18.Bessie Aufaga-Toomaga.

Gold Coast Titans: 1.Anthony Don, 2.David Mead, 3.Nene McDonald, 4.Brian Kelly, 5.Greg Leleisiuao, 6.Ashley Taylor, 7.Tyrone Roberts, 8.Agnatius Paasi, 9.Matthew Srama, 10.Jeff Lynch, 11.Chris McQueen, 12.Greg Bird, 13.Lachlan Burr, 14.Daniel Mortimer (c), 15.Shane Wright, 16.Nathaniel Peteru, 17.Shannon Walker, 18.Nathan Davis.

Ferns v Jillaroos

NZ Kiwi Ferns: 1.Sarina Fiso (c), 2.Mary-Jane Ale, 3.Maitua Feterika, 4.Nora Maaka, 5.Atawhai Tupaea, 6.Georgia Hale, 7.Kristina Sue, 8.Charmaine Mcmenamin, 9.Alex Cook, 10.Annetta Nuuausala, 11.Teuila Fotu-Moala, 12.Kelly Maipi, 13.Kahurangi Peters, 14.Tasha Davie, 15.Amber Kani, 16.Langi Veainu.

Australian Jillaroos: 1.Sam Bremner, 2.Karina Brown, 3.Annette Brander, 4.Sasha Mahuika, 5.Chelsea Baker, 6.Allana Ferguson, 7.Maddie Studdon, 8.Steph Hancock (c), 9.Brittany Breayley, 10.Ruan Sims, 11.Kezie Apps, 12.Renae Kunst, 13.Kody House, 14.Corban McGregor, 15.Casey Karklis, 16.Vanessa Foliaki.
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Did anyone buy package deals for the nines for either of the previous Auckland Nines comp.? Anyone looking to go next year?
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Im going. Have spare tickets if anyone is interested.
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I'm contemplating going too. What are the dates again??
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6-7 Feb
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Ugh, the Superb Owl is on that weekend and I've already agreed to plans with the rest of the guys.

Sorry guys, I'm out.
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Superb Owl

Interesting. Whats that?
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The Nickman wrote:Ugh, the Superb Owl is on that weekend and I've already agreed to plans with the rest of the guys.

Sorry guys, I'm out.
Letting the team down..

Crokes won't play as well without his fan club
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Raidersrawesome wrote:Superb Owl

Interesting. Whats that?
Come on mate, no need to dubby everywhere this early in the week!
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The Nickman wrote:
Raidersrawesome wrote:Superb Owl

Interesting. Whats that?
Come on mate, no need to dubby everywhere this early in the week!
Couldnt let that one pass
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I was thinking about it but haven't organised a passport
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My passport took 3 weeks
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Yeh?!
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Son, we live in a world that has forums, and those forums have to be guarded by Mods. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Nickman? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for Lucy, and you curse GE. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know -- that GE’s moderation, while tragic, probably saved lives; and my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, keeps threads on track and under the appropriately sized, highlighted green headings.
You want moderation because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me on that forum -- you need me on that forum. We use words like "stay on topic," "use the appropriate forum," "please delete." We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very moderation that I provide and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather that you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you get a green handle and edit a post. Either way, I don't give a DAMN what you think about moderation.
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2016 Auckland Nines pools to be revealed Wednesday morning

The four pools of the 2016 Dick Smith NRL Auckland Nines will be revealed live on Wednesday morning.

The live draw event will begin at 10am New Zealand time (8am Australian daylight savings time) on Wednesday November 18, with the 16 NRL clubs to be split into four groups of four teams in Pool Hunua, Pool Waiheke, Pool Rangitoto and Pool Piha.

The draw will be conducted by Queensland State of Origin coach Mal Meninga and New Zealand actress Kylie Bax.

Read more: http://www.nrl.com/nines-pools-to-be-re ... fault.aspx
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Is he saying there's about 9 seconds worth of stuff to do in Auckland?
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greeneyed wrote:2016 Auckland Nines pools to be revealed Wednesday morning

The four pools of the 2016 Dick Smith NRL Auckland Nines will be revealed live on Wednesday morning.

The live draw event will begin at 10am New Zealand time (8am Australian daylight savings time) on Wednesday November 18, with the 16 NRL clubs to be split into four groups of four teams in Pool Hunua, Pool Waiheke, Pool Rangitoto and Pool Piha.

The draw will be conducted by Queensland State of Origin coach Mal Meninga and New Zealand actress Kylie Bax.

Read more: http://www.nrl.com/nines-pools-to-be-re ... fault.aspx
Seriously they can release the draw for this pisstake comp before they release the actual NRL draw

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Weve drawn the sharks, dragons and titans.
Thats about as good a group as you could hope for
http://rugbyleagueweek.com.au/?p=41173
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simo wrote:Weve drawn the sharks, dragons and titans.
Thats about as good a group as you could hope for
http://rugbyleagueweek.com.au/?p=41173
Initially thought it was easy, however sharks made the gf last year and dragons went over with a strong squad (and failed miserably)
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At least Raiders can't send it over too many props this year
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Not in the Warriors pool what's going on
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Not saying itll be easy. It is a good group though.
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Auckland Nines pools revealed

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The four pools of the 2016 Dick Smith NRL Auckland Nines have been revealed.

Pool Hunua: Bulldogs, Sea Eagles, Warriors, Broncos
Pool Waiheke: Roosters, Rabbitohs, Eels, Storm
Pool Rangitoto: Knights, Cowboys, Panthers, Wests Tigers
Pool Piha: Dragons, Raiders, Sharks, Titans

The tournament will run over two days on Saturday February 6 and Sunday February 7 at Eden Park, Auckland. It has been confirmed Australia's women's team the Jillaroos will also take on New Zealand's Kiwi Ferns over the weekend once again.

Each nine-a-side game is played over two nine-minute halves, with clubs naming a squad of 18 for the tournament. A whopping $NZ2.6 million in prize money is up for grabs in the 2016 tournament.

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You would have to say us and Cowboys have the best two groups, although Sharks could be a serious threat again
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Yep, we definitely got the rub of the green.

That Hunua group is loaded.
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Waiheke is gonna be a tough pool too
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Looking forward to seeing Lachlan Croker's 6 year old nephew getting serious minutes for the Raiders in this
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We'll be on the Superb Owl Retreat hanging around outside the Gold Coast Racecourse while Lucy tries to get tickets off a scalper so you'll have to keep texting us to keep us informed, Pig
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Mal Meninga says Auckland Nines now huge part of rugby league calendar

THE Auckland Nines has been a roaring success in its first two years and now the third edition is taking shape, with the release of the draw on Wednesday morning. A star studded cast of players and ambassadors were in Auckland to launch the Nines, with Queensland coach Mal Meninga drawing the lots to make up the draw.

"The last two winners — the Cowboys and the Rabbitohs — have also had success in the NRL competition,” Meninga said. “So I think everyone’s starting to realise it’s a big part of the rugby league calendar.”

FULL 2016 NRL AUCKLAND NINES DRAW
Day 1
12.30pm: Roosters v Rabbitohs
12.55pm: Eels v Storm
1.20pm: Knights v Cowboys
1.45pm: Panthers v Tigers
2.20pm: Warriors v Bulldogs
2.45pm: Sea Eagles v Broncos
3.10pm: Dragons v Raiders
3.35pm: Sharks v Titans
4.25pm: Roosters v Eels
4.50pm: Rabbitohs v Storm
5.15pm: Knights v Panthers
5.40pm: Cowboys v Tigers
6.15pm: Warriors v Sea Eagles
6.40pm: Bulldogs v Broncos
7.05pm: Dragons v Sharks
7.30pm: Raiders v Titans

Day 2
10.35am: Roosters v Storm
11am: Rabbitohs v Eels
11.25am: Knights v Tigers
11.50am: Cowboys v Panthers
12.15pm: Bulldogs v Sea Eagles
12.40pm: Warriors v Broncos
1.05pm: Dragons v Titans
1.30pm: Raiders v Sharks
1.55pm: Quarter Final 1
2.20pm: Quarter Final 2
3.05pm: Quarter Final 3
3.30pm: Quarter Final 4
4.40pm: Winner QF1 v Winner QF2
5.05pm: Winner QF3 v Winner QF4
6.40pm: Final

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The biggest stories set to play out at 2016 Auckland Nines

THE draw for the 2016 Auckland Nines has created plenty of potential storylines for the tournament, including a standout “group of death”.

Mal Meninga did the hosts no favours when he drew them with the Bulldogs, Sea Eagles and Broncos in the ‘Hunua’ pool, which Andrew McFadden admitted would be extremely tough.

The Titans will once again be reminded of the dismal recruiting period they’ve just been through when they face the Raiders with Aidan Sezer wearing green for the first time.

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Auckland Nines pool preview: Piha

CANBERRA RAIDERS

Past tournaments: 2014 – pool stage; 2015 – pool stage

Player to watch: Adam Clydsdale – Played four games for the Knights in the Nines earlier this year and came up with the eighth-most tackles tournament-wide (32). Proving defence is as important in the game as attack, Clydsdale will prove a rock for the Raiders.

Predicted pool finish: 4th

Read more: http://www.nrl.com/auckland-nines-pool- ... fault.aspx

Hunua pool preview: http://www.nrl.com/auckland-nines-pool- ... fault.aspx
Waiheke pool preview: http://www.nrl.com/auckland-nines-pool- ... fault.aspx
Rangitoto pool preview: http://www.nrl.com/auckland-nines-pool- ... fault.aspx
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LOL I know we're not going to try but are we actually going to do worse than the Titans.
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New Zealand Warriors Shaun Johnson rated good chance for NRL Nines

Shaun Johnson is rated a good chance to get his wish of playing in the NRL Auckland Nines, but Warriors coach Andrew McFadden says the star halfback will be selected only if fully fit.

"He's certainly tracking very nicely at the moment," McFadden said. "He's almost ahead of schedule, but we'll wait and see."

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Top 10 new faces for the Auckland Nines

Elliott Whitehead (Raiders)

Raiders coach Ricky Stuart has shown a penchant for keeping his best players in cotton wool at Nines time but it would be a travesty to hold Elliott Whitehead back from making his Canberra debut in Auckland. One of Catalans' top try-scorers in 2015 and also figuring highly in try assists, Whitehead is a multi-faceted back-rower with equal measures of skill and toughness. The 26-year-old originally from Bradford scored two tries in England's Third Test win over New Zealand, the first of which was a clever pick-up of a Matty Smith grubber kick while his second was a powerful charge from close range. Let him play Ricky!

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