NRL 2023: Titans, Team lists: 10 Titans in action for Rivalry Round clash

Author: Titans.com.au
Timestamp: Tue 28 Mar 2023, 08:32 PM

The Titans may have the bye in the NRL, but there's one big game kicking off this weekend everyone in the club is getting excited about.

Dubbed as one of the biggest events in the Gold Coast rugby league calendar, Burleigh and Tweed will lock horns for the 37th time in Hostplus Cup history, with neither team taking bragging rights into the contest after the duo finished their previous encounter having to split the points after 80 minutes.

This has only poured more fuel on the motivation fire as 10 full-time Titans prepare to run out at Piggabeen Sports Complex in what is shaping up to be an epic clash between two top eight favourites - especially given the entire NRL squad has the weekend off and will be primed to see some of their teammates in action.

Tweed will boast six players who regularly call Parkwood home, with Jaylan De Groot, Treymain Spry, Tom Weaver, Toby Sexton, Klese Haas and Sam McIntyre all named for the Seagulls.

The clash will be particularly important for the pair of young playmakers who have been tasked with steering the ship given Kieran Foran's injury, with both eager to impress Justin Holbrook in the hope of gaining an NRL call-up.

On the other side of the fence, Keano Kini has been named despite battling a bump to his hip. Should he play, he'll be joined by Tony Francis, Jacob Alick and Josiah Pahulu who all form part of the undefeated Burleigh Bears, fresh from a classy 36-10 outing against last season's beaten grand finalists at home.

Many rugby league pundits will be eager to see 18-year-old Pahulu in action again after an incredible Hostplus Cup debut last weekend - his 45 minute stint seeing the Australian Schoolboy run an impressive 153 metres and making four tackle breaks.

Kick-off is at 3.15pm (AEST) on Saturday at Piggabeen Sports Complex.

Round 4 - Round 4 - Saturday 1 Apr

Full Time

Seagulls

Bears

Team Lists

Backs

Fullback for Seagulls is number 1 Lindon McGrady

Fullback for Bears is number 1 Keano Kini
Winger for Seagulls is number 2 Ioane Seiuli

Winger for Bears is number 2 Tony Francis
Centre for Seagulls is number 3 Treymain Spry

Centre for Bears is number 3 Conor Carey
Centre for Seagulls is number 4 Lee Turner

Centre for Bears is number 4 Kea Pere
Winger for Seagulls is number 5 Ryland Jacobs

Winger for Bears is number 20 Ken Maumalo
Five-Eighth for Seagulls is number 6 Tom Weaver

Five-Eighth for Bears is number 6 Tom Steadman
Halfback for Seagulls is number 7 Toby Sexton

Halfback for Bears is number 7 Guy Hamilton

Forwards

Prop for Seagulls is number 8 Daniel Ross

Prop for Bears is number 8 Pride Petterson-Robati
Hooker for Seagulls is number 9 Brent Woolf

Hooker for Bears is number 9 Pat Politoni
Prop for Seagulls is number 10 Lamar Manuel-Liolevave

Prop for Bears is number 10 Emry Pere
2nd Row for Seagulls is number 11 Klese Haas

2nd Row for Bears is number 11 Jacob Alick
2nd Row for Seagulls is number 12 Jacob McCudden

2nd Row for Bears is number 12 Hayden Schwass
Lock for Seagulls is number 13 Sam McIntyre

Lock for Bears is number 13 Sam Coster

Interchange

Interchange for Seagulls is number 14 Kaleb Ngamanu

Interchange for Bears is number 14 Vaka Sikahele
Interchange for Seagulls is number 15 Jaron Purcell

Interchange for Bears is number 15 Creedence Toia
Interchange for Seagulls is number 16 Luke Burton

Interchange for Bears is number 16 Lochlyn Sheldon
Interchange for Seagulls is number 17 Ryan James

Interchange for Bears is number 17 Jeff Lynch