NSW Country Eagles team named for Buildcorp NRC home Grand Final in Tamworth this Saturday

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NSW Country Eagles Coach, Darren Coleman has made two changes to the side that defeated the Melbourne Rising 50-24 in their home Buildcorp NRC semi-final at Newcastle last weekend.

Captain Paddy Ryan, Folau Fa’ainga and Sam Needs make up a new look front row, with Tolu Latu and Tom Robertson away on national duty.

Rohan O’Reegan and Tim Buchanan retain their spots in the second row, whilst the ever-reliable Rowan Perry, Sam Ward and Sam Figg will look to win what will be a crucial battle at the breakdown.

The Eagles backs are unchanged with try-scoring machines Jake Gordon and Reece Robinson both eligible to top the individual NRC try scoring tallies for 2016.

Gordon sits one clear of right winger Robinson, but the attacking combinations that have been developing across the season should result in expansive and exciting football come Saturday night.

Their NSW Waratahs teammates, Andrew Kellaway and David Horwitz slot into fullback and outside centre respectively, whilst Kyle Godwin retains his spot at inside centre.

The NSW Country Eagles have lost just the one game in the 2016 Buildcorp NRC season so far and are currently the top try scorers, with 44 tries and top in metres, on 4,548.

This will be their first Buildcorp NRC Grand Final after being introduced as one of three new NSW teams this year.

The NSW Country Eagles team to face the Perth Spirit in the Buildcorp NRC Grand Final this Saturday 22^nd October is below. The match will take place at Scully Park, Tamworth, with kick-off at 7:45pm. Tickets are available here: http://www.wtlc.com.au/tickets-sales/

The game will feature pre-match entertainment and the Bledisloe Cup LIVE on the big screen.

It is the third instalment in this Saturday’s rugby triple header LIVE on Fox Sports 2 following the Wallaroos v New Zealand at 3:00pm AEDT and the final Bledisloe Cup at 5:35pm AEDT LIVE from Eden Park in Auckland. Fox Sports’ coverage of the NRC final commences from 7:30pm AEDT.

1 Paddy Ryan (c)
2 Folau Fa’ainga
3 Sam Needs
4 Rohan O’Reegan
5 Tim Buchanan
6 Sam Figg
7 Rowan Perry
8 Sam Ward
9 Jake Gordon
10 Andrew Deegan
11 Alex Newsome
12 Kyle Godwin
13 David Horwitz (vc)
14 Reece Robinson
15 Andrew Kellaway

16 Luke Holmes
17 Jed Gillespie
18 Cam Betham
19 Ryan McCauley
20 Tom Cusack
21 Mark Baldwin
22 Tayler Adams
23 Tom Hill