Lino out of Warriors team to face Souths

Peta Hiku is the Warriors' fix-it man for a second straight week after halfback Mason Lino was ruled out of the NRL match against South Sydney.

Lino has succumbed to an undisclosed leg injury, prompting a reshuffle to the backline for Saturday's match at Mt Smart Stadium.

Blake Green moves in one spot to halfback, with Hiku taking over at five-eighth.

Gerard Beale is a late inclusion at centre for the second week in a row.

Versatile Kiwis international Hiku, who's played mostly at centre this season, made a late switch to fullback to replace Roger Tuivasa-Sheck for last week's win over Parramatta in Sydney.

Skipper Tuivasa-Sheck is still in doubt to face the Rabbitohs, with his first baby due to arrive on Saturday.

The Warriors are without both their specialist halfbacks as Shaun Johnson continues to recover from an ankle complaint.

Warriors: Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (capt), David Fusitu'a, Gerard Beale, Solomone Kata, Ken Maumalo, Peta Hiku, Blake Green, James Gavet, Issac Luke, Agnatius Paasi, Simon Mannering, Tohu Harris, Adam Blair: Interchange: Jazz Tevaga, Chris Satae, Bunty Afoa, Isaiah Papali'i, Karl Lawton, Anthony Gelling.