Pacific Championships Week 2: Team lists, Updates & injury News
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Official team lists, updates adn injury news for week 2 of the 2025 Pacific Championships Men’s and Women’s tournaments.
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Pacific Championships Team Lists: Week 2 – Men’s
PNG Kumuls v Cook Islands Aitu, Saturday 4.00pm (AEDT) at Santos National Football Stadium, Port Moresby
Kumuls: The five big inclusions who weren’t part of the PM’s XIII game are skipper Lachlan Lam, hooker Edwin Ipape, back-rower Rhyse Martin, center Zac Laybutt and tryscoring legend Alex Johnston. after coming off the bench in his only Test appearance last November, Morea Morea grabs the coveted No.1 jersey and veteran Nene MacDonald moves to centre in his 20th international for the Kumuls. Plenty of experience in the pack with Jack de Belin and Nixon Putt while son of a gun cooper Bai makes his Test debut off the bench alongside Finley Glare, Sylvester Namo and Jacob Alick.
Cook Islands: Captain KL Iro and winger Paul Ulberg broke 10 tackles between them last week and will again look to spark the Aitu backline. Esan Marsters has again been named at fullback and Caelys-Paul putoko at five-eighth but they may swap on game day as they did against the Bati. Delahia wigmore has been promoted from 18th man to the bench in place of Brody Tamarua.
Tonga XIII v Toa Samoa, Sunday 4.00pm (AEDT) at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Tonga XIII: Addin