Manly has named James Segeyaro to play his first NRL match in over three years, as the Sea Eagles deal with the fallout of seven players refusing to wear the club’s LGBTQ pride jersey.
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The seven players told the Sea Eagles they would not play the Roosters on Thursday
Segeyaro has previously played for the Cowboys, Sharks and Panthers
Sea Eagles coach Des Hasler was forced to dig into the depth of the club’s youth set-up and feeder club Blacktown to name a squad.
He was only able to name a 20-player squad when NRL guidelines state they usually must select a 22-player list on Tuesday.
There will be at least three debutants for Manly on Thursday at Brookvale Oval, with Pio Seci and Alfred Smalley named on the wing and Segeyaro listed as a bench hooker.
Josh Schuster, Christian Tuipulotu, Josh Aloiai and Jason Saab are four of the players who have refused to wear the jersey.(AAP: Dan Himbrechts and James Gourley )
Segeyaro has spent the last year with Blacktown in the NSW Cup after receiving a two-year drugs ban for the use of a performance-enhancing substance while with Brisbane in 2019.
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