The Gold Coast will officially welcome seven new names to their lineup when they face the North Queensland Cowboys in the Titans' season opener on Warner Bros. Super Hero Saturday at Cbus Super Stadium.
Among the fresh faces include three NRLW debutants - young gun pairing Destiny Mino-Sinapati and Chantay Kiria-Ratu getting their first chance in the top grade after impressing in the pre-season alongside Rugby 7s champion Niall Williams-Guthrie, who returns to the same stadium she won a Commonwealth Games gold medal at in 2018.
Also joining the trio in pulling on the Titans jersey for the first time are outside backs Emily Bass and Jaime Chapman, playmaker Taliah Fuimaono and edge forward Shaylee Bent - all four recruits having played before for various clubs in the NRLW.
The clash against Queensland's newest women's rivals will also be Georgia Hale's first with the 'c' next to her name, wielding her Super Hero powers at lock.
A number of players remain sidelined for the first game of 2023 due to injury; including Karina Brown and Dannii Perese.
Kick-off is at 12.50pm on Saturday - the first of two games at Cbus Super Stadium.
Match: Titans v Cowboys
Round 1 -
home Team
Titans
away Team
Cowboys
Team Lists
Backs
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Fullback for Titans is number 1 Evania PeliteFullback for Cowboys is number 1 Francesca Goldthorp
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Winger for Titans is number 2 Destiny Mino-SinapatiWinger for Cowboys is number 2 China Polata
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Centre for Titans is number 3 Jaime ChapmanCentre for Cowboys is number 3 Jasmine Peters
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Centre for Titans is number 4 Niall Williams-GuthrieCentre for Cowboys is number 16 Shellie Long
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Winger for Titans is number 5 Emily BassWinger for Cowboys is number 4 Mia Middleton
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Five-Eighth for Titans is number 6 Taliah FuimaonoFive-Eighth for Cowboys is number 14 Krystal Blackwell
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Halfback for Titans is number 7 Chantay Kiria-RatuHalfback for Cowboys is number 7 Kirra Dibb
Forwards
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Prop for Titans is number 8 Shannon MatoProp for Cowboys is number 10 Tiana Raftstrand-Smith
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Hooker for Titans is number 9 Lauren BrownHooker for Cowboys is number 9 Emma Manzelmann
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Prop for Titans is number 10 Jessika EllistonProp for Cowboys is number 15 Sareka Mooka
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2nd Row for Titans is number 11 Zara Canfield2nd Row for Cowboys is number 11 Shaniah Power
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2nd Row for Titans is number 12 Shaylee Bent2nd Row for Cowboys is number 12 Bree Chester
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Lock for Titans is number 13 Georgia HaleLock for Cowboys is number 13 Makenzie Weale
Interchange
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Interchange for Titans is number 14 Brittany Breayley-NatiInterchange for Cowboys is number 8 Tallisha Harden
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Interchange for Titans is number 15 Stephanie HancockInterchange for Cowboys is number 18 Sera Koroi
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Interchange for Titans is number 17 Laikha ClarkeInterchange for Cowboys is number 21 April Ngatupuna
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Interchange for Titans is number 19 Kaitlyn PhillipsInterchange for Cowboys is number 24 Vitalina Naikore
Reserves
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Replacement for Cowboys is number 19 Jetaya Faifua
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Reserve for Titans is number 18 Sienna Lofipo
Match Officials
- Referee: Belinda Sharpe
- Senior Review Official: Matt Noyen
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