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Millard ready for Bati

Emoni Narawa
Saturday, October 06, 2012

CATALANS Dragons centre and 2008 Rugby League World Cup star Daryl Millard has confirmed his availability for the Fiji Bati's friendly match against Italy next Friday.

And brothers Kevin and Wes Naiqama have also put their hands up while Wests Tigers star Marika Koroibete and Melbourne Storm winger Sisa Waqa are awaiting their medical tests this weekend to determine their fate.

Millard, who plays for the Super League club in the United Kingdom, will pair his RLWC midfield partner Wes once more in Australia next week.

Fiji Bati head coach Rick Stone has left for Australia to watch the Australian Fijians play the Australia Maoris to select the final players for the Italy game.

Stone and Fiji National Rugby League development officer Jo Rabele had named 10 players from the Battle of the Bati match last Wednesday.

"Wes and Kevin Naiqama and Daryl Millard have confirmed that they will play. We want to have four NRL players in Wes, Kevin, Marika and Sisa and Daryl. But we are waiting for Marika and Sisa to undergo their medical checks," Rabele said.

"Rick (Stone) has gone back to watch the match in Australia and select the other players who will make up the team," he said.

Most of the players selected last week play in the forwards while the Australian Fijians will make up the backline.

Meanwhile, the 10 players selected from Wednesday marched into camp today before flying out to Australia on Wednesday.