Childhood teammates from Auckland reunite in NRL, Sasagi debuts for Raiders against Eels.
As kids, Matt Timoko and Simi Sasagi were running around playing for Ellerslie Eagles in Auckland.
Now they'll line up alongside each other for the Canberra Raiders in the NRL.
Sasagi was named on the Raiders' bench for the clash against the Parramatta Eels at Canberra Stadium on Sunday.