The Kiwis play Tonga in Rotorua next week (Wed, Oct 14 at 7.30pm) and both teams are gonna stack up with their best line up including superleague & NRL players. The Kiwi squad to play vs Tonga & also in the Rugby League Four Nations later in October has been named. There are 7 newcomers to the squad including Kevin Locke ( NZ Warriors), Junior Sau (Knights) & Frank-Paul Nuuausala. They are all at a 10-day camp before heading to Rotorua on Saturday & then off to England on the 16th to prepare for their opening Four Nations match against Australia. Both the Kiwis squad & Kangaroos are listed below.
KIWIS:
Adam Blair (Storm),Greg Eastwood (Bulldogs),Nathan Fien (Dragons),Kieran Foran (Sea Eagles/On Debut),Bryson Goodwin (Bulldogs/On Debut),Bronson Harrison (Raiders),Lance Hohaia (NZ Warriors),Krisnan Inu (Eels),Thomas Leuluai (Wigan Warriors),Jeff Lima (Storm),Kevin Locke (NZ Warriors/On Debut),Issac Luke (Rabbitohs),Benji Marshall (Tigers),Steve Matai (Sea Eagles),Ben Matulino (NZ Warriors/On Debut),Fui Fui Moimoi (Eels),Jason Nightingale (Dragons),Frank-Paul Nuuausala (Roosters/On Debut),Sam Perrett (Roosters),Frank Pritchard (Panthers),Junior Sau (Knights/On Debut)
Iosia Soliola (Roosters),Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (Sea Eagles)
KANGEROOS:
Petero Civoniceva (Penrith),Cooper Cronk (Melbourne), Robbie Farah (Wests Tigers), Israel Folau (Brisbane), Paul Gallen (Cronulla), Kurt Gidley (Newcastle), Ben Hannant (Bulldogs), Jarryd Hayne (Parramatta), Nathan Hindmarsh (Parramatta), Justin Hodges (Brisbane), Ryan Hoffman (Melbourne), Greg Inglis (Melbourne), Michael Jennings (Penrith), Darren Lockyer (capt, Brisbane), Luke Lewis (Penrith), Josh Morris (Bulldogs), David Shillington (Canberra), Billy Slater (Melbourne), Cameron Smith (Melbourne), Sam Thaiday (Brisbane), Johnathan Thurston (North Queensland), Trent Waterhouse (Penrith), Anthony Watmough (Manly), Brett White (Melbourne).
The Four Nations will start later this month and is between New Zealand, Australia, England & France; Great Britain will not compete as they have broken up and only come together on special ocassions...and this isn't one?! But below is the schedule of the tournament! GO THE KIWIS!
ROUND ONE
Friday 23 October
New Zealand vs Australia
Saturday 24 October
England vs France
ROUND TWO
Friday 31 October
England vs Australia
New Zealand vs France
ROUND THREE
Saturday 7 October
England vs New Zealand
Australia vs France
FINAL
Saturday 14 October
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