Jets away match against the Knights has been moved to Cessnock on Sunday
Due to heavy rain on the Central Coast, Newtown’s round 2 Knock-On Effect NSW Cup fixture against the Newcastle Knights has been moved from the Central Coast Stadium (Gosford) on Friday afternoon to Cessnock Sports Ground on Sunday afternoon.
Here are the amended match details:
NSWRL Knock-On Effect NSW Cup – Round Two
Sunday, 21st March 2021
Newcastle Knights v Newtown
Cessnock Sports Ground
Kick-Off: 2.00pm.
Newtown’s team for Sunday (subject to change) is:
Luke Metcalf, Eddy Aiono, Jonah Ngaronoa, Kayal Iro, Honeti Tuha, Jack Williams, Manaia Rudolph, Thomas Hazelton, Zac Woolford, Daniel Vasquez, Kayleb Milne, Bronson Garlick, Gabe Hamlin.
Interchange: Monty Raper, Kyle Paterson, Brock Gray, Dylan O’Connor.
Coach: Greg Matterson.
Kayal Iro is the son of the classy former New Zealand Kiwis, Wigan, Manly-Warringah, Leeds and St Helens centre Kevin Iro.
Tyrone Phillips and Jackson Ferris were both injured last weekend against St George-Illawarra.
Newcastle Knights:
McKenzie Baker, Jacob Kiraz, Dylan Lucas, Gehamat Shibasaki, Harry Van Dartel, Simi Sasagi, Phoenix Crossland, Pasami Saulo, Luke Huth, Mathew Croker, Jack Johns, Ben Talty, Zac Hosking.
Interchange: Liam Wilkinson, John Toleafoa, Jaron Purcell, Garrett Smith.
Reserves: Christian Ma’anaima, Kobe Davies, Daniel Ticehurst, Henry Penn.
Referee: Henry Perenara.
Touch Judges: Darian Furner, Cameron Mitchell.
Here are the highlights from last Sunday’s match between Newtown and St George-Illawarra:
https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2021/03/15/dragons-v-jets-nsw-cup-highlights-round-1/
Newtown Jets respect and honour the Traditional Custodians of the Land and pay our respects to their Elders past and present. We acknowledge the stories, traditions and living cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on the lands we meet, gather and play on and that the land area encompassing Henson Park traditionally belonged to the Gadigal people of the Eora nation.