WESTERN Rams has finalised its preparation for next weekend’s clash with Italy, coach Darren Jackson naming a new-look line-up after a “crisp” training run at Manildra on Saturday.
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The Rams will take on the Federation of Italian Rugby League Australia (FIRLA) opens side at Carrington Park, Bathurst, on Saturday, with the visiting Azzurri looking to shore up its squad ahead of the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.
NSW Cup and Queensland Cup players – with the chance of some English Super League guns – are expected to be littered throughout the Italian side in Bathurst.
But, in the face of arguably the toughest test of their 2016 campaign to date, Jackson said the key for his side’s preparation was keeping things very simple.
“The basics, and doing them well, will be important for us,” Jackson said after his side’s session at Manildra’s Jack Huxley Oval.
“It was as good (a session) as I expected it was going to be. It was really crisp for a one-off.”
