April 8, 2021.

The final of NZRL’s inaugural National 20’s competition will kick off on this coming Saturday  10th 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.

1Tika LELENGAFULLBACKOliver TUIMAVAVE1
2Corey SEATORWINGSaula SOLOMONA2
3Regan McCLENNANCENTRE(Co-C) Francis LEGER3
4Vaiola FINAUCENTREMalo SOLOMONA4
5Conor GEMMELLWINGSiapo PASENE5
6Paea PALUSTAND OFFCasey SMITH6
7Eiden ACKLAND (C)HALF BACKDylan TAVITA7
8Amoni TUFUIPROPChristian TANGIMETUA8
9Marcus FRASERHOOKEREli MAKAUI9
10Tevita KALEKALEPROP(Co-C) Patrick SIPLEY10
11Trent BEAUCHAMPSECOND ROWHenry PEI11
12David JARDINE-NGAUAMOSECOND ROWDredin McGEE12
13Hoani ROGERS-BROWNLOOSE FORWARDBrody TAMARUA13
14Brody TAMARUAINTERCHANGETavita LATU14
15Kristian PETTYINTERCHANGERamo SOLOMONA15
16Ethan JARDINE-NGAUAMOINTERCHANGECody MARTIN16
17Johnson PETERSINTERCHANGEDaniel PALAVI17

Auckland Blue vs. Central Districts.

Opaheke Reserve.

Saturday 10th April, 2pm.

1Ali LEIATAUAFULLBACKJayden ANDRADE-KINGI1
2Albert FIFITAWINGKaraitiana HAMILTON2
3Benjamin KOSICENTRELennix TOVO3
4Soakai TAUFACENTREHerman SEUMANUFAGAI4
5Viliami FINAUWINGPose TUILAEPA5
6Caleb LAIMAN (Co-C)STAND OFFTipene REWETI6
7Jeremiah SCHUSTERHALF BACKBrooklyn HEREWINI7
8Carlos TARAWHITIPROPMoses GALUVAO8
9Stanley IONGIHOOKERKayin KATENE9
10Taylor PAPALI’IPROPHiraka WANAKORE10
11Zyon MAIU’U (Co-C)SECOND ROWTyson BLACKBURN-KINGI11
12Wiremu KAIRESECOND ROWJunior TE FOTO12
13Izaac ANITELEALOOSE FORWARD(C) Cail TERRY13
14Lonnie PAPANIINTERCHANGEWyatt SOOTAGA14
15Salesi ATAATAINTERCHANGEWilliam MITFORD15
16Samuel HANSENINTERCHANGEMemphis HENNESSY16
17Feao TONGIAINTERCHANGEMalachi TIA17