Big guns Steve Price, Brent Tate, Simon Mannering, Nathan Fien and Jerome Ropati have been cleared to play in the New Zealand Warriors' NRL trial match against North Queensland on Sunday.

After being ruled out of last Thursday's 24-12 trial win over Melbourne in Hamilton, coach Ivan Cleary confirmed all five would be involved in the second of the club's three pre-season hit-outs ahead of their first-round NRL encounter with Parramatta in Auckland on March 14.

Australians Price and Tate will be having their first outings since Australia's World Cup semi-final clash against Fiji last November.

Injury kept them out of the Kangaroos' 20-34 loss to New Zealand in the final, Tate with a hip flexor problem and Price with a torn calf.

Mannering, Fien and Ropati will be back on the field for the first time since starring in the Kiwis' triumph at Suncorp Stadium.

Having last week signed a new three-year contract taking him through to the end of the 2012 season, Mannering, 22, is set to stretch his Warriors career to eight seasons after making his debut in 2005.

He will start the 2009 campaign with 77 appearances, giving him a chance of reaching the 100-game mark for the club later this season.

While Cleary has confirmed the quintet for Sunday's match, he won't reveal his full squad for the match until later in the week.

North Queensland were to arrive in Auckland on Wednesday with a strong 25-man squad, headlined by captain Johnathan Thurston.

Brilliant fullback Matt Bowen and tough back rower Steve Southern are both travelling after having major off-season surgery but will only be training in Auckland.

Former Warriors halfback Grant Rovelli - who will be making his debut for the Cowboys - and Travis Burns are likely to alternate at standoff outside Thurston.

Also included in the touring party is Junior Warrior of last year Steve Rapira along with off-season signings Shannon Hegarty (South Sydney), Willie Tonga (Bulldogs), Clint Amos (Gold Coast), Antonio Kaufusi (Melbourne) and Manase Manuokafoa (South Sydney) plus 20-year-old New Zealander James Tamou who has moved from the Sydney Roosters.

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