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    Four Return From Injury For Spirit -v- Rays Semi-Final


    Spirit v Rays Semi-Final

    The ET Perth Spirit will play the Central Coast Rays in this Saturday’s Mazda Australian Rugby Championship (MARC) semi-final bolstered by the return of four influential playmakers.

    Back rowers David Pocock and Richard Brown, and outside backs Junior Pelesasa and Haig Sare will rejoin the squad they left through injury during the course of the competition.

    Pocock comes back into the team at openside flanker and Brown at No. 8 while Pelesasa will play at inside centre, with Sare starting on the bench.

    ET Perth Spirit Head Coach John Mulvihill says the team is under no illusions as to how tough an assignment it will be travelling to Gosford to take on the in-form Rays.

    “They’ve had the fewest injuries in the competition and their team has remained more or less unchanged over the past month so obviously that’s a factor in their recent success,” he said.

    “They’ve got some good play-makers and have been combining well. But we are ready for the challenge.”

    The match kicks-off at 3.10pm (EST) on Saturday at Bluetongue Stadium in Gosford.

    The winner will play the winner of the Western Sydney Rams vs Melbourne Rebels semi-final (to be played this Sunday) in the inaugural MARC grand final the following weekend.

    The ET Perth Spirit played the Central Coast Rays once before, at Gosford in round four of the competition, running out winners 31-19.

    The squad is:
    1. Gareth Hardy
    2. Tai McIsaac
    3. AJ Whalley
    4. Tom Hockings
    5. Sitaleki Timani
    6. Scott Fava
    7. David Pocock
    8. Richard Brown

    9. Matt Henjak (c)
    10. Scott Daruda
    11. Nick Cummins
    12. Junior Pelesasa
    13. Ryan Cross
    14. Ed Jenkins
    15. Luke McLean

    16. Luke Holmes
    17. Kieran Longbottom
    18. Scott Fardy
    19. Will Brock
    20. James Stannard
    21. Haig Sare
    22. Jackson Mullane

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    Have a look at the Sprit Squad for the semis

    Licking my lips...

    Squad released for the game against the RAYS...

    look out the Rays were coming to sting !!

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    awsome line up for the Spirit....go boyz

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    Looking through the squad it struck me that Dave Pusey has taken no part in the Spirit season after playing in the Aus A series. Was he injured or having surgery anyone know?

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    Yep, Pus had the ankle done and so did Gus, I think one got done at a time so they could share a set on crutches!

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    GOOOOOOOOOOO BUMBLEBEES!!!!!!!!!

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    thats some great news before the semi final thuis weekend. GO THE SPIRIT!!!

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    happy as mud that my lad Bambam is back in the frame i think this team has missed his ferocity at the breakdown!

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    with Bambam and Brown at the breakdown we should carve up......

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    Now that is a line up! The loosies are our future Force team.Win the breakdown and we are half way there. Spirit by 15

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    It has been confirmed that if Spirit and Rebels win then the Grand Final will be at MES on Saturday 13th October.

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