New Zealand have cut their squad to 19-ahead of the inaugural Oceania Cup Test against Mate Ma’a Tonga on Saturday.
Kodi Nikorima, Jordan Rapana, Joseph Tapine and Tohu Harris are all unavailable.
Your Captain Dallin Watene-Zelezniak and the Kiwis Team to take on Tonga this Saturday at Mt Smart Stadium#TheKiwiWay 🇳🇿 pic.twitter.com/ezoK36Y0NI
— NZ Rugby League (@NZRL_Kiwis) June 16, 2019
New Zealand Squad
Leeson Ah Mau (Warriors)
Nelson Asofa-Solomona (Storm)
Jesse Bromwich (Storm)
Kenneath Bromwich (Storm)
James Fisher-Harris (Panthers)
Kieran Foran (Bulldogs)
Jahrome Hughes (Storm)
Shaun Johnson (Sharks)
Isaac Liu (Roosters)
Joseph Manu (Roosters)
Benji Marshall (Wests Tigers)
Esan Marsters (Wests Tigers)
Ken Maumalo (Warriors)
Briton Nikora (Sharks)
Brandon Smith (Storm)
Zane Tetevano (Roosters)
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (Warriors)
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (Roosters)
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (c) (Bulldogs)
More Storm players in the NZ team than the Warriors…….. kinda says something doesn’t it.
1. Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
2. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
3. Esan Marsters
4. Joseph Manu
5. Ken Maumalo
6. Kieran Foran
7. Benji Marshall
8. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
9. Brandon Smith
10. Jesse Bromwich
11. Briton Nikora
12. Isaac Liu
13. James Fisher-Harris
14. Jahrome Hughes
15. Nelson Asofa-Solomona
16. Leeson Ah Mau
17. Zane Tetevano
18. Kenny Bromwich
19. Shaun Johnson
Marshall is playing better footy than an underdone Shaun Johnson. Bench will have plenty of impact… not entirely sold on Esan Marsters but I’m sure he’ll step up for the game.