There will be plenty of purple pride in the World Cup quarter-finals this weekend.
Billy Slater and Will Chambers return to the Kangaroos line up alongside Cameron Smith while Cameron Munster and Felise Kaufusi shift to the reserves for Friday night’s knockout clash with Samoa in Darwin.
Young Tonumaipea will again line up at fullback for the Samoans.
Suliasi Vunivalu and Tui Kamikamica will go up against Storm teammate Nelson Asofa-Solomona when Fiji go head-to-head with New Zealand in Wellington.
Justin Olam will be right at home when Papua New Guinea play their quarter-final against England at AAMI Park.
All games will be broadcast free-to-air on the Seven Network.
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Storm players selected:
Australia:
Billy Slater – Fullback
Will Chambers - Centre
Cameron Smith – Hooker
Felise Kaufusi – Reserve
Cameron Munster – Reserve
New Zealand:
Nelson Asofa-Solomona – Interchange
Kenny Bromwich - Reserve
Fiji:
Suliasi Vunivalu – Wing
Tui Kamikamica – Lock
Samoa:
Young Tonumaipea – Fullback
Papua New Guinea:
Justin Olam – Wing
Qualifying final fixtures:
Friday 8.30pm, Australia v Samoa – Darwin Stadium
Saturday 3pm, Tonga v Lebanon – Christchurch Stadium
Saturday 5.30pm, New Zealand v Fiji – Wellington Regional Stadium
Sunday 4pm, England v Papua New Guinea – Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
