Luis Domingos will make his Test debut when England Wheelchair aim to complete an Ashes series win at the Gold Coast Sports Centre on Sunday.
Domingos, who returned to Wheelchair Rugby League with Castleford Tigers last winter after representing Portugal at Wheelchair Basketball, has been named on the interchange bench by England coach Tom Coyd in one of several changes to the team who won Thursday’s First Test 56-28.
Finlay O’Neill of Halifax Panthers is rewarded for an impressive performance from the interchange bench on his Test debut with promotion to the starting five, while his Panthers player-coach Wayne Boardman is named as ninth player after missing out on the First Test.
“It was such a lovely moment to tell Luis that he will be in our eight,” said Coyd.
“He probably didn’t expect to be involved in the Tests when he came out here, but his attitude has been excellent and he has connected brilliantly with the squad. He belongs.”
England will be playing in the red jerseys that have been produced by technical kit suppliers Oxen ahead of Remembrance Day. The jerseys were presented by Martin Meredith OAM, the former Chair of Wheelchair Rugby League Australia who had a stint with Halifax during his playing career in the running game which included a Wembley appearance in their 1988 Challenge Cup Final defeat by Wigan.
The game kicks off at 3pm local time, which is 5am GMT – with live coverage available on NRL's official website.
England Wheelchair team (for second Test v Australia, November 2)
1 Nathan Collins (Leeds Rhinos)
2 Rob Hawkins (Halifax Panthers)
3 Joe Coyd (London Roosters)
4 Lewis King (London Roosters, captain)
10 Finlay O’Neill (Halifax Panthers)
Interchange
5 Mason Billington (London Roosters)
7 Luis Domingos (Castleford Tigers)
8 Jack Brown (Halifax Panthers)
Ninth Player
6 Wayne Boardman (Halifax Panthers)
