St.George Queensland Reds team to play Western Force
The St.George Queensland Reds have named their side to take on the Western Force at Suncorp Stadium this Friday night.
The Reds head into the match fresh from the bye, following a win over the Melbourne Rebels, and head coach Nick Stiles has made minor changes to the side which got the job done two weeks ago.
Injury has forced the only change to the starting side, with Chris Kuridrani replacing young winger Campbell Magnay, who was ruled out of the match due to a concussion suffered against the Rebels.
The only other changes to the team are in the reserves. James Tuttle returns to the match-day 23 in the backup scrumhalf role in place of Moses Sorovi, with Jake McIntyre and Lachlan Maranta also brought onto the bench in place of Australian Under 20s representatives Hamish Stewart and Izaia Perese.
Stiles said: “It’s nice to be able to put out a fairly consistent team and reward guys for their performance against the Rebels two weeks ago.
“We felt we’ve made a lot of progress as a group in recent weeks and are really starting to hit our stride, but it doesn’t get any easier this week. We know the Force will come into this match desperate for a win. We need to match that desperation and desire for 80 minutes and if we do that, we should produce a performance we can be proud of.”
This Friday’s match will also see Reds hooker Stephen Moore equal Keven Mealamu’s record as the second-most capped Super Rugby player of all time when he runs out for his 175th match in the competition.
The St.George Queensland Reds host the Western Force at Suncorp Stadium this Friday 26 May at 7:45 pm. For ticketing and membership information, go to www.redsrugby.com.au. The match will also be broadcast live on Fox Sports.
St.George Queensland Reds side to play Western Force
Friday 26 May, 7:45 pm AEST, Suncorp Stadium – Brisbane
1. Sef Fa’agase – University of Queensland
2. Stephen Moore – University of Queensland
3. Sam Talakai – Brothers
4. Rob Simmons – Sunnybank
5. Lukhan Tui – Souths
6. Hendrik Tui – Norths
7. George Smith – Brothers
8. Scott Higginbotham – Wests
9. Nick Frisby – GPS
10. Quade Cooper – Souths
11. Eto Nabuli – GPS
12. Duncan Paia’aua – Norths
13. Samu Kerevi (C) – Souths
14. Chris Kuridrani – GPS
15. Karmichael Hunt – Norths
16. Alex Mafi – Bond University
17. Kirwan Sanday – Easts
18. Taniela Tupou – Brothers
19. Izack Rodda – Easts
20. Adam Korczyk – University of Queensland
21. James Tuttle – GPS
22. Jake McIntyre – Sunnybank
23. Lachlan Maranta – Wests
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