With Dallin Watene-Zelezniak and Peta Hiku unavailable for the Nines, Dylan Edwards, who has been amongst Penrith’s best during pre-season according to Yeo, gets an early opportunity to stake a claim for a NRL wing spot, vacated by the unavailability of Josh Mansour (knee). “Dylan Edwards has had a phenomenal pre-season and I think he’ll be one to look out for at the Auckland Nines,” Yeo confirmed. “He’s been outstanding from day one and I’m really excited to see how he goes

Penrith has named Isaah Yeo as captain of a young and largely inexperienced Auckland Nines squad featuring eight debutants, as coach Anthony Griffin made good on his promise to omit players who either played in the Four Nations series, selected to play in the upcoming All-Stars game or have had disrupted pre-season preparations. With so many big names missing, the likes of James Tamou, Nathan Cleary, Waqa Blake and Yeo will compliment a largely locally-produced squad, contain