27 Jul 2010

Ropati, Locke out for Warriors

4:37 pm on 27 July 2010

Lewis Brown and Bill Tupou replace injured centre Jerome Ropati and winger Kevin Locke for the Warriors side named for their round 21 National Rugby League clash with the Gold Coast Titans at Mount Smart Stadium on Sunday.

Ropati could miss up to three games with a groin injury while Locke's got a hamstring complaint also suffered in Sunday's 28-38 loss to South Sydney and could be sidelined for two matches.

Brown, as he has done during the season, will again move to the centres as Ropati's replacement while Tupou returns for his ninth NRL match filling Locke's spot on the right wing.

Ukuma Ta'ai will start in the second row and Ben Matulino will run on in the front row.

A five-man bench includes Jacob Lillyman, who was 18th man against the Rabbitohs, and Joel Moon.