Moeroa and Hopoate named in PM's XIII

Dyldam Parramatta Eels Tepai Moeroa and Will Hopoate have today been named in the Prime Minister's XIII train-on squad by the Australian Rugby League Commission to take on Papua New Guinea in Port Moresby on Saturday, September 26.Moeroa's naming in the side is an great honour for the 19 year old, previously named in the Emerging Blues Camp and Junior Kangaroos sideThe squad, which will be coached by Penrith Panthers’ Ivan Cleary, has been selected from the teams which will not take part in the Finals Series.More players will be added to the squad from the teams eliminated in Week One of the Finals Series ahead of the naming of a final team on September 15.Player - NRL ClubJake Mamo - Newcastle KnightsDane Gagai - Newcastle KnightsJack Stockwell - Newcastle KnightsJames Tedesco - Wests TigersDavid Nofoaluma - Wests TigersMitchell Moses - Wests TigersAaron Woods - Wests TigersCurtis Sironen - Wests TigersJames Roberts - Gold Coast TitansKane Elgey - Gold Coast TitansKierran Moseley - Gold Coast TitansBeau Falloon - Gold Coast TitansRyan James - Gold Coast TitansJosh Mansour - Penrith PanthersJames Segeyaro - Penrith PanthersReagan Campbell-Gillard - Penrith PanthersTyrone Peachey - Penrith PanthersJack Wighton - Canberra RaidersEdrick Lee - Canberra RaidersJarrod Croker - Canberra RaidersShannon Boyd - Canberra RaidersPaul Vaughan - Canberra RaidersJosh Papalii - Canberra RaidersWill Hopoate - Parramatta EelsTepai Moeroa - Parramatta EelsChad Townsend - WarriorsNathan Friend - WarriorsTom Trbojevic - Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesDaly Cherry-Evans - Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesJake Trbojevic - Manly-Warringah Sea Eagleshttp://www.parraeels.com.au/news/2015/09/08/moeroa_and_hopoate_n.html

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Braeden Kelly September 8, 2015 at 6:58pm

Got me stumped how half of that team made it. That's a joke that hoppa got picked
the Eggman September 8, 2015 at 8:27pm

What no Seffa? OUTRAGEOUS! !!
GRUNTA - Death of a Salesman September 8, 2015 at 8:43pm

Junior Paulo was originally chosen ahead of Hoppa but lost his place after eating Sironen and Moses.
Bean September 8, 2015 at 9:40pm

I'm surprised this PM's 13 is still a thing. nobody really cares. Although the PNG's love it.
Mo September 9, 2015 at 12:52am

Sorry but Tepai should be playing for NZ.
- Ham Sammich > Mo September 9, 2015 at 11:22am
  
  Why? He's only ever played for NSW and Australia in both League and Union. His heritage is the Cook Islands so why would he play for NZ?
- Mo > Mo September 9, 2015 at 7:59pm
  
  I'm sure i read his family lived there for a while lol? Fair enough if he didn't.
RIDER September 9, 2015 at 5:42am

Tepai should get his shoulder right.
- Lloyd (Fuji) Ngariki > RIDER September 9, 2015 at 9:58am
  
  Totally agree, This should be a priority for the young man to focus on. Would love to see him back in 2016 injury free.
Wayne September 9, 2015 at 8:53am

What about Mannah? He has been great the back half of the year.