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Fifita, Latu called into Indigenous side

Cronulla's David Fifita and Penrith's Leilani Latu have been added to the Indigenous All Stars' squad following the withdrawals of two Rabbitohs.

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Cronulla's David Fifita and Penrith's Leilani Latu have been added to the Indigenous All Stars squad for Saturday's clash with the World All Stars in Brisbane.

The pair come into the squad following the withdrawals of South Sydney duo Chris Grevsmuhl and Alex Johnston.

David joins brother Andrew, who has been shifted into the starting line-up, with Sam Thaiday moving to the back row. Canberra winger Edrick Lee also gets a start in place of Johnston.

Earlier, new Warriors fullback Roger Tuivasa-Sheck also pulled out of the match after sustaining a calf strain in the Auckland Nines and was replaced by club teammate Konrad Hurrell in the World All Stars team.

Brisbane's Jordan Kahu will likely shift to fullback off an extended bench to cover the loss of Tuivasa-Sheck in the Suncorp Stadium fixture.

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Tuivasa-Sheck is the second Warriors player to pull out of the clash, with Simon Mannering last week opting to stay with his partner Anna after the birth of the couple's second son.

Mannering has been replaced by Ryan Hoffman, while Trent Hodkinson, Tyson Frizell, Robbie Farah, Lachlan Maranta and Sam Burgess have also made themselves unavailable after being named in the team.


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