April 8, 2021.

The final of NZRL’s inaugural National 20’s competition will kick off on this coming Saturday  10^th of April at Opaheke reserve. Unbeaten Auckland Blue and competition dark horse Central Districts will battle it out for the top spot at 2pm following the Fox Memorial opener between Mt Albert and Pt Chevalier at 12pm.

This highly anticipated round one rematch has all the signs of a classic, as the underdogs come into this clash off the back of a stellar cinderella run.

After going down in their first game against the Auckland side, Central Districts have won five straight en route to the final including a late comeback against third-place South Island and a gritty two-point victory against heavily favoured Auckland White.

Wingers Herman Seumanufagai and Pose Tuilaepa will look to continue their blinding run of form and with 12 amount of tries between them, they’ll certainly be a focal point of the final game.

Auckland Blue have shown their dominance throughout, having yet to suffer a loss and will look to remain undefeated in the final showdown. The Auckland side have been involved in plenty of one-sided games this season but that was not the case in their first battle only pulling away late to win 34-18 against the Central Districts team.

Zyon Maiu’u will look to lead his side as he has done all competition, the barnstorming second-rower will be a must-watch as he’s picked to come out on top in the highly-contested National 20s MVP ladder.

This year’s Auckland Rugby League SAS Fox Memorial Premiership Qualifiers will kick off as the curtain raiser on Saturday with a classic rivalry match between Mt Albert Lions and Pt Chevalier Pirates with the Stormont Shield on the line.

With no competition winner declared last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the first division season-opener sees the top two sides at the time of the season’s forced cancellation battle it out.

Mt Albert vs Pt Chevalier and the Auckland Blue vs Central Districts Final will be televised live on Sky Sport 4, as well as Fox League, Kayo and Watch NRL for our Australian viewers.

Mt Albert vs. Pt Chevalier.

Opaheke Reserve.

Saturday 10th April, 12pm.

1	Tika LELENGA	FULLBACK	Oliver TUIMAVAVE	1
2	Corey SEATOR	WING	Saula SOLOMONA	2
3	Regan McCLENNAN	CENTRE	(Co-C) Francis LEGER	3
4	Vaiola FINAU	CENTRE	Malo SOLOMONA	4
5	Conor GEMMELL	WING	Siapo PASENE	5
6	Paea PALU	STAND OFF	Casey SMITH	6
7	Eiden ACKLAND (C)	HALF BACK	Dylan TAVITA	7
8	Amoni TUFUI	PROP	Christian TANGIMETUA	8
9	Marcus FRASER	HOOKER	Eli MAKAUI	9
10	Tevita KALEKALE	PROP	(Co-C) Patrick SIPLEY	10
11	Trent BEAUCHAMP	SECOND ROW	Henry PEI	11
12	David JARDINE-NGAUAMO	SECOND ROW	Dredin McGEE	12
13	Hoani ROGERS-BROWN	LOOSE FORWARD	Brody TAMARUA	13
14	Brody TAMARUA	INTERCHANGE	Tavita LATU	14
15	Kristian PETTY	INTERCHANGE	Ramo SOLOMONA	15
16	Ethan JARDINE-NGAUAMO	INTERCHANGE	Cody MARTIN	16
17	Johnson PETERS	INTERCHANGE	Daniel PALAVI	17

Auckland Blue vs. Central Districts.

Opaheke Reserve.

Saturday 10th April, 2pm.

1	Ali LEIATAUA	FULLBACK	Jayden ANDRADE-KINGI	1
2	Albert FIFITA	WING	Karaitiana HAMILTON	2
3	Benjamin KOSI	CENTRE	Lennix TOVO	3
4	Soakai TAUFA	CENTRE	Herman SEUMANUFAGAI	4
5	Viliami FINAU	WING	Pose TUILAEPA	5
6	Caleb LAIMAN (Co-C)	STAND OFF	Tipene REWETI	6
7	Jeremiah SCHUSTER	HALF BACK	Brooklyn HEREWINI	7
8	Carlos TARAWHITI	PROP	Moses GALUVAO	8
9	Stanley IONGI	HOOKER	Kayin KATENE	9
10	Taylor PAPALI’I	PROP	Hiraka WANAKORE	10
11	Zyon MAIU’U (Co-C)	SECOND ROW	Tyson BLACKBURN-KINGI	11
12	Wiremu KAIRE	SECOND ROW	Junior TE FOTO	12
13	Izaac ANITELEA	LOOSE FORWARD	(C) Cail TERRY	13
14	Lonnie PAPANI	INTERCHANGE	Wyatt SOOTAGA	14
15	Salesi ATAATA	INTERCHANGE	William MITFORD	15
16	Samuel HANSEN	INTERCHANGE	Memphis HENNESSY	16
17	Feao TONGIA	INTERCHANGE	Malachi TIA	17