Carroll, Wing join PM's XIII
Foxsports
VETERAN duo Craig Wing and Tonie Carroll today joined Sharks' Ben Pomeroy in earning belated call-ups to the Prime Minister's XIII rugby league side.Wing, Carroll and Pomeroy will travel to Port Moresby to take on Papua New Guinea on Sunday week as part of a PM's selection which will now be captained by Mark Gasnier after previous skipper Craig Fitzgibbon was ruled out with injury.
Wing will start at hooker, replacing in-form Wests Tigers No.9 Robbie Farah, who is still being troubled the hip injury he carried through the final rounds of the NRL regular season.Carroll and Pomeroy will come onto the bench and replace Fitzgibbon (finger/ankle) and Newcastle forward Steve Simpson (knee) in the team.Braith Anasta moves from the bench into Fitzgibbon's spot at lock in the starting side.
The match, to be played at Lloyd Robson Oval, gives players a chance to push their claims to make the Australian side for the October 14 Test against New Zealand in Wellington.