Billy Slater, Josh Dugan, Michael Morgan, Will Chambers, Josh McGuire and Tyson Frizell will return for the Australian Kangaroos for the Rugby League World Cup quarter final against Samoa at TIO Stadium, Darwin on Friday night.
Chambers, who hails from the Northern Territory, will play in the first Rugby League Test match involving the Kangaroos in Darwin.
“This is a quarter final and we have named what we believe is our strongest possible team for the occasion,” Kangaroos coach Mal Meninga said.
“We understand that Samoa will be desperate to play well so we are making sure we do everything possible with our preparation to be successful.”
The 21-man squad to face Samoa is as follows:
No |
Player |
Kangaroos No |
1. |
Billy Slater |
751 |
2. |
Dane Gagai |
816 |
3. |
Will Chambers |
800 |
4. |
Josh Dugan |
801 |
5. |
Valentine Holmes |
809 |
6. |
Michael Morgan |
807 |
7. |
Cooper Cronk |
744 |
8. |
Aaron Woods |
793 |
9. |
Cameron Smith |
738 |
10. |
David Klemmer |
797 |
11. |
Boyd Cordner |
787 |
12. |
Matt Gillett |
789 |
13. |
Josh McGuire |
806 |
14. |
Wade Graham |
817 |
15. |
Jordan McLean |
818 |
16. |
Reagan Campbell-Gillard |
819 |
17 |
Tyson Frizell |
810 |
18. |
Felise Kaufusi |
821 |
19. |
Cameron Munster |
822 |
20. |
James Maloney |
811 |
21. |
Ben Hunt |
796 |
