Four Vodafone Warriors have tonight been named in the 19-man Kiwi squad for the 2013 Anzac Test at Canberra Stadium on Friday (April 19; 7.45pm kick-off local time; 9.45pm kick-off NZT).
As well as new Kiwi captain Simon Mannering the Kiwi selectors have included his club-mates Shaun Johnson, Elijah Taylor and Ben Matulino.
All four were in the squad the last time the Kiwis met Australia in Townsville last October although Johnson didnt make the final 17. Taylor is sidelined at the moment with a rib injury picked up in the Vodafone Warriors two-point loss and missed last nights 16-20 defeat by Canberra.
The squad includes one player who will make his Test debut if he makes the final 17 Sydney Roosters winger Roger Tuivasa-Sheck.
Of the team used in Townsville, Josh Hoffman, Sam Perrett, Dean Whare, Kieran Foran, Jesse Bromwich, Issac Luke, Frank Pritchard, Kevin Proctor, Mannering, Matulino and Taylor remain as well as Johnson and Sam McKendry (non-playing members of the squad).
Not selected were the injured Benji Marshall, Gerard Beale and Sam Kasiano and Krisnan Inu (suspended) plus Adam Blair.
Back in the squad are Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Alex Glenn, Jeremy Smith, Jason Nightingale and Jared Waerea-Hargreaves.
ANZAC TEST KIWI SQUAD
Jesse Bromwich (Melbourne Storm) 2 Tests
Kieran Foran (Manly Sea Eagles) 8 Tests
Alex Glenn (Brisbane Broncos) 5 Tests
Josh Hoffman (Brisbane Broncos) 2 Tests
Shaun Johnson (Vodafone Warriors) 1 Test
Shaun Kenny-Dowall (Sydney Roosters) 8 Tests
Issac Luke (South Sydney Rabbitohs)22 Tests
Simon Mannering (Vodafone Warriors) 30 Tests - Captain
Ben Matulino (Vodafone Warriors) 13 Tests
Sam McKendry (Penrith Panthers) 7 Tests
Jason Nightingale (St George Illawarra Dragons) 16 Tests
Sam Perrett (Canterbury Bulldogs) 20 Tests
Frank Pritchard (Canterbury Bulldogs) 23 Tests
Kevin Proctor (Melbourne Storm) 1 Test
Jeremy Smith (Newcastle Knights) 23 Tests
Elijah Taylor (Vodafone Warriors) 3 Tests
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (Sydney Roosters) 0 Tests
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves(Sydney Roosters) 11 Tests
Dean Whare(Penrith Panthers) 1 Test
As well as new Kiwi captain Simon Mannering the Kiwi selectors have included his club-mates Shaun Johnson, Elijah Taylor and Ben Matulino.
All four were in the squad the last time the Kiwis met Australia in Townsville last October although Johnson didnt make the final 17. Taylor is sidelined at the moment with a rib injury picked up in the Vodafone Warriors two-point loss and missed last nights 16-20 defeat by Canberra.
The squad includes one player who will make his Test debut if he makes the final 17 Sydney Roosters winger Roger Tuivasa-Sheck.
Of the team used in Townsville, Josh Hoffman, Sam Perrett, Dean Whare, Kieran Foran, Jesse Bromwich, Issac Luke, Frank Pritchard, Kevin Proctor, Mannering, Matulino and Taylor remain as well as Johnson and Sam McKendry (non-playing members of the squad).
Not selected were the injured Benji Marshall, Gerard Beale and Sam Kasiano and Krisnan Inu (suspended) plus Adam Blair.
Back in the squad are Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Alex Glenn, Jeremy Smith, Jason Nightingale and Jared Waerea-Hargreaves.
ANZAC TEST KIWI SQUAD
Jesse Bromwich (Melbourne Storm) 2 Tests
Kieran Foran (Manly Sea Eagles) 8 Tests
Alex Glenn (Brisbane Broncos) 5 Tests
Josh Hoffman (Brisbane Broncos) 2 Tests
Shaun Johnson (Vodafone Warriors) 1 Test
Shaun Kenny-Dowall (Sydney Roosters) 8 Tests
Issac Luke (South Sydney Rabbitohs)22 Tests
Simon Mannering (Vodafone Warriors) 30 Tests - Captain
Ben Matulino (Vodafone Warriors) 13 Tests
Sam McKendry (Penrith Panthers) 7 Tests
Jason Nightingale (St George Illawarra Dragons) 16 Tests
Sam Perrett (Canterbury Bulldogs) 20 Tests
Frank Pritchard (Canterbury Bulldogs) 23 Tests
Kevin Proctor (Melbourne Storm) 1 Test
Jeremy Smith (Newcastle Knights) 23 Tests
Elijah Taylor (Vodafone Warriors) 3 Tests
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (Sydney Roosters) 0 Tests
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves(Sydney Roosters) 11 Tests
Dean Whare(Penrith Panthers) 1 Test
