Your guide to Storm players in action for their countries this weekend.
Junior Kangaroos v France
Friday October 25
WIN Stadium, Wollongong
Kick off: 3.15pm
Livestream: NRL.com
Ryan Papenhuyzen
After being part of a World Cup Nines victory last weekend for Australia, Paps will complete a breakout year by starting at fullback for a powerful under-23s team who will play France for the first time.
Brodie Croft
Crofty will team up in the halves with Kalyn Ponga for the Junior Kangaroos and watch for him to pop up on both sides of his team’s attack. His on-field leadership has earned him vice captain status with the under-23s.
Tino Fa’asuamaleaui
This is Tino’s third straight week of representative rugby league after playing for the Australian PM’s XIII in Fiji and for Samoa at the World Nines. He will come off the interchange bench against the French
Australia v New Zealand
Friday October 25
WIN Stadium, Wollongong
Kick off: 8pm
TV broadcast: Nine/Gem
Josh Addo-Carr
The Foxx will make his debut for the Kangaroos after two standout State of Origin campaigns for NSW. He will play in his preferred left wing slot alongside good friend Latrell Mitchell from the Roosters.
Cameron Munster
Munny returns to the Kangaroos line-up for the first time since the 2017 Rugby League World Cup. His two Test appearances so far have yielded four tries and he will be a marked man for the Kiwis.
Kenny Bromwich
The clash with the Kangaroos will be Kenny’s ninth appearance for his country and second as a member of the starting forward pack. He’ll be aiming for a repeat of last October’s win against Australia.
Brandon Smith
Brandon again gets the chance to shine as the Kiwis’ starting hooker. This will be his sixth game for New Zealand overall and second this year following his outstanding man-of-the-match performance against Tonga in June.
Jahrome Hughes
After making his debut and scoring against Tonga, Jahrome has retained his interchange bench role and could come on to give his Storm teammate a rest at dummy-half or he can play in almost any position in the backline.
