Kiwis Confirm Line-up To Face Fiji
Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad has been brought into the centres and Nelson Asofa-Solomona will again start in the second row in the New Zealand Kiwis’ Rugby League World Cup quarter-final against Fiji Bati at MKM Stadium in Hull today (7.30pm kick-off local time; 8.30am Sunday NZT).In confirming the line-up for the match, head coach Michael Maguire has recalled Nicoll-Klokstad after using Briton Nikora in the centres in last week’s 48-10 win over Ireland.The starting side is otherwise unchanged from the one used against the Wolfhounds.Kieran Foran, Isaiah Papali’i and Isaac Liu are again on the interchange along with Nikora.Dallin Watene-Zelezniak has been withdrawn from the squad due to a hamstring injury. Scott Sorensen is 18th man and Jeremy Marshall-King is 19th man. NZ KIWIS v FIJI MKM Stadium, Hull7.30pm, Saturday, November 5, 2022
POSITION | SQUAD NO. | PLAYERS NAME | HERITAGE NUMBER |
Fullback | 1 | JOSEPH MANU | # 815 |
Wing | 2 | RONALDO MULITALO | # 824 |
Centre | 21 | CHARNZE NICOLL-KLOKSTAD | # 820 |
Centre | 4 | PETA HIKU | # 781 |
Wing | 5 | JORDAN RAPANA | # 798 |
Five Eighth | 6 | DYLAN BROWN | # 826 |
Halfback | 7 | JAHROME HUGHES | # 819 |
Prop | 8 | JESSE BROMWICH (C) | # 775 |
Hooker | 9 | BRANDON SMITH | # 816 |
Prop | 10 | JAMES FISHER-HARRIS | # 801 |
Second Row | 12 | KENNY BROMWICH | # 796 |
Second Row | 16 | NELSON ASOFA-SOLOMONA | # 804 |
Loose Forward | 13 | JOSEPH TAPINE | # 800 |
Interchange | 11 | ISAIAH PAPALI’I | # 817 |
Interchange | 14 | KIERAN FORAN | # 757 |
Interchange | 17 | BRITON NIKORA | # 818 |
Interchange | 20 | ISAAC LIU | # 805 |
18th Man | 23 | SCOTT SORENSEN | #831 |
19th Man | 22 | JEREMY MARSHALL-KING | # 830 |