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Warriors name Origin stars to face Raiders, RTS shifts to wing

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Elsewhere, injuries in the backline have forced Webster’s hand into making changes.

Taine Tuaupiki starts at fullback, given Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad limped out of the Bulldogs defeat with a hamstring injury.

Significantly, Marcelo Montoya’s groin injury will also see Roger Tuivasa-Sheck shift from centre onto the left wing, and see Ali Leiataua come into the No 3 jersey alongside Dallin Watene-Zelezniak.

That will see Leiataua, 21, return to Canberra, where he made his NRL debut in a 36-14 victory last year, before injury limited him to just one appearance so far this season.

Following his debut against the Bulldogs, 18-year-old forward Leka Halasima has been named to make his second NRL appearance off the bench in the No 17 jersey.

Warriors team to face Canberra Raiders:

1. Taine Tuaupiki, 2. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, 3. Ali Leiataua, 4. Adam Pompey, 5. Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, 6. Chanel Harris-Tavita, 7. Te Maire Martin, 8. Addin Fonua-Blake, 9. Wayde Egan, 10. Mitchell Barnett (c), 11. Marata Niukore, 12. Kurt Capewell, 13. Dylan Walker

Interchange: 14. Freddy Lussick, 15. Jackson Ford, 16. Jazz Tevaga, 17. Leka Halasima, 18. Tom Ale, 20. Bunty Afoa, 21. Edward Kosi, 22. Moala Graham-Taufa, 23. Jacob Laban.

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