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NRL Late Mail: Round 7 - Valemei returns for the Cowboys

The Cowboys will welcome winger back Semi Valemei for his first game for the 2024 season after Murray Taulagi was ruled out with a hamstring injury.

NRL Late Mail: Round 7 

Sharks v Cowboys, Sunday at PointsBet Stadium

Sharks: The home side remain 1-17 with Kayal Iro remaining in the centres and Siosifa Talakai on the bench alongside Jack Williams, Toby Rudolf and Braden Hamlin-Uele. Thomas Hazelton and Oregon Kaufusi have been named to start in a new-look front row combination.

Cowboys: A late change on game day sees Jack Gosiewski start in the secondrow for the first time in 2024 with Jeremiah Nanai dropping back to the bench. Semi Valemei joined the side on Saturday for Murray Taulagi (hamstring) while Tom Chester is set to feature at centre for a while after a strong showing last week. Thomas Mikaele is 18th man.

Team Lists

Backs

  • Fullback for Sharks is number 1 William Kennedy
    Fullback for Cowboys is number 1 Scott Drinkwater
  • Winger for Sharks is number 2 Samuel Stonestreet
    Winger for Cowboys is number 2 Kyle Feldt
  • Centre for Sharks is number 3 Jesse Ramien
    Centre for Cowboys is number 3 Valentine Holmes
  • Centre for Sharks is number 4 Kayal Iro
    Centre for Cowboys is number 4 Tom Chester
  • Winger for Sharks is number 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo
    Winger for Cowboys is number 5 Semi Valemei
  • Five-Eighth for Sharks is number 6 Braydon Trindall
    Five-Eighth for Cowboys is number 6 Tom Dearden
  • Halfback for Sharks is number 7 Nicholas Hynes
    Halfback for Cowboys is number 7 Chad Townsend

Forwards

  • Prop for Sharks is number 8 Thomas Hazelton
    Prop for Cowboys is number 8 Jordan McLean
  • Hooker for Sharks is number 9 Blayke Brailey
    Hooker for Cowboys is number 9 Reece Robson
  • Prop for Sharks is number 10 Oregon Kaufusi
    Prop for Cowboys is number 10 Jason Taumalolo
  • 2nd Row for Sharks is number 11 Briton Nikora
    2nd Row for Cowboys is number 11 Kulikefu Finefeuiaki
  • 2nd Row for Sharks is number 12 Teig Wilton
    2nd Row for Cowboys is number 17 Jack Gosiewski
  • Lock for Sharks is number 13 Cameron McInnes
    Lock for Cowboys is number 13 Reuben Cotter

Interchange

  • Interchange for Sharks is number 14 Jack Williams
    Interchange for Cowboys is number 12 Jeremiah Nanai
  • Interchange for Sharks is number 15 Toby Rudolf
    Interchange for Cowboys is number 14 Jake Granville
  • Interchange for Sharks is number 16 Siosifa Talakai
    Interchange for Cowboys is number 15 Griffin Neame
  • Interchange for Sharks is number 17 Braden Hamlin-Uele
    Interchange for Cowboys is number 16 Sam McIntyre

Reserves

  • Replacement for Sharks is number 18 Daniel Atkinson
    Replacement for Cowboys is number 19 Thomas Mikaele

Match Officials

  • Referee: Adam Gee
  • Touch Judge: Dave Munro
  • Senior Review Official: Ashley Klein

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