Only days after his mother’s sad passing, a brave Robbie Farah has asked to play for the Wests Tigers in their NRL clash in Newcastle on Monday night.

But Farah will not make a final decision on his availability until later this week following his mum Sonia’s funeral service in Sydney on Wednesday.

Farah pulled out of last Sunday’s loss to Sydney Roosters at Leichhardt Oval after just hours earlier his 63-year-old mother lost her battle with pancreatic cancer.

Wests Tigers coach Tim Sheens said after the game that their captain would be given all the time he needed to cope with the shattering loss.

However, Farah was surprisingly named to take on the Knights at Hunter Stadium when the team was released late on Tuesday night.

“Captain and hooker Robbie Farah asked to be named in the team but a final decision will be made later in the week,” a Tigers statement said.

Wests Tigers players hope to form a guard of honour at Wednesday’s funeral service and raise money with pink jerseys worn for this weekend’s Women in League round auctioned off and proceeds donated to the Concord Cancer Centre where Sonia was treated.

The club also pays special tribute to a woman each season, an honour that will now be known as the Sonia Farah Memorial Award.