St. George Illawarra Dragons vs New Zealand Warriors – Regular Season – Preview & Prediction | NRL 2023

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THE FACTS

When is St. George Illawarra Dragons vs New Zealand Warriors on and what time does it start? St. George Illawarra Dragons vs New Zealand Warriors will take place on Friday 23rd June, 2023 – 11:00 (UK)

Where is St. George Illawarra Dragons vs New Zealand Warriors taking place? St. George Illawarra Dragons vs New Zealand Warriors will take place at WIN Stadium in Wollongong, Australia

Where can I get tickets for St. George Illawarra Dragons vs New Zealand Warriors? Click here for ticket information on 2023 NRL matches

What channel is St. George Illawarra Dragons vs New Zealand Warriors on? Sky Sports Arena will be televising selected NRL games in the UK and you can find their schedule here. For Australian broadcasters, you can find a list here

Where can I stream St. George Illawarra Dragons vs New Zealand Warriors? If televised on Sky Sports, then subscribers will be able to stream the match live via Sky Go. Alternatively, the match will be available to subscribers of Watch NRL

THE TEAM NEWS

ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS

• St. George Illawarra Dragons earned a shock win over South Sydney Rabbitohs last time out as Ryan Carr earned a second win as interim boss.
• The Dragons used their bye week to confirm that Shane Flanagan will take over as head coach next season but key man Ben Hunt has dropped a bombshell on the club by seeking a release from his contract, although he has stated he will back-up after State of Origin.

Starting 13: Sloan, Mat. Feagai, Suli, Lomax, Ravalawa, Sullivan, B. Hunt, F. Molo, Liddle, Lawrie, Bird, Su’A, De Belin – Interchanges: Amone, M. Molo, Murdoch-Masila, Musgrove – Reserves: J. Hunt, Mbye, Max Feagai, Couchman, Burns

Unavailable: Cody Ramsey (Illness), Tyrell Fuimaono (Injured)

NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS

• New Zealand Warriors produced a superb performance to overcome Canberra Raiders last time out as they made it back-to-back wins and three victories from their last four.
• The Warriors have put together successive impressive efforts and will be confident of adding a third straight win here with Dylan Walker bolstering their bench after overcoming an injury.

Starting 13: Nicoll-Klokstad, Watene-Zelezniak, Berry, Pompey, Montoya, Metcalf, Johnson, Fonua-Blake, Egan, Afoa, Ford, Niukore, Harris – Interchanges: Walker, Curran, Sironen, Ale – Reserves: Lussick, Wiliame, Volkman, Going, Maiu’u

Unavailable: Valingi Kepu (Injured), Te Maire Martin (Injured), Jazz Tevaga (Injured), Edward Kosi (Injured), Mitchell Barnett (Suspended), Taine Tuaupiki (Injured), Ali Leiataua (Injured)

THE PREDICTION

St. George Illawarra Dragons will be desperate to build on their shock win over South Sydney Rabbitohs but face a New Zealand Warriors that arrive in good form. The away side have won three of their last four after recording a superb success against Canberra Raiders last time out. Both teams will be fresh on the back of their bye last week but the recent form of the Kiwi outfit is difficult to ignore and they are favoured to prevail.