North Queensland Toyota Cowboys winger Kyle Feldt has been named to make his long-awaited return from injury in Sunday’s Magic Round clash with the South Sydney Rabbitohs at Suncorp Stadium.
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Feldt has been sidelined since late in the pre-season after suffering a groin injury, causing him to miss the first eight rounds of the season.
The 27-year-old’s return sees an in-form Justin O’Neill shift to the centres after an impressive three-week stint on the wing with Tom Opacic dropping to the reserves.
Josh McGuire will miss the Rabbitohs clash after picking up a calf-strain in the win over the Titans, with Coen Hess moving from the interchange to take McGuire’s spot in the second-row.
After wearing No.20 in his return from a knee injury last weekend, Jason Taumalolo has been named in his customary No.13 jersey for the Rabbitohs clash.
Skillful second-rower Mitch Dunn joins the interchange alongside hooker Kurt Baptiste and middle forwards Scott Bolton and Francis Molo.
Opacic is joined on the reserves by middle forward Corey Jensen, second-rower Shane Wright and half Jake Clifford.
Sunday’s game kicks off at 4.05pm.
Cowboys team to play Rabbitohs:
1. Jordan Kahu
2. Kyle Feldt
3. Justin O’Neill
4. Enari Tuala
5. Ben Hampton
6. John Asiata
7. Michael Morgan (C)
8. Matt Scott
9. Jake Granville
10. Jordan McLean
11. Gavin Cooper
12. Coen Hess
13. Jason Taumalolo
Interchange
14. Kurt Baptiste
15. Mitch Dunn
16. Scott Bolton
17. Francis Molo
Reserves
18. Corey Jensen
19. Tom Opacic
20. Shane Wright
21. Jake Clifford
