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New Zealand Heartland XV to play second Cook Islands Residents XV match named

nznamexvNew Zealand Heartland XV to play second Cook Islands Residents XV match named

The New Zealand Heartland XV squad to play Cook Islands Residents XV on Saturday has been named by Head Coach Kurt McQuilkin today.

A decision on Jake Ashby’s avilability for the match will be made on Saturday morning (NZT).

Kick-off for the match is at 3.30pm on Saturday (NZT), 15 November at BCI National Stadium in Nikao, Rarotonga.

New Zealand Heartland XV won their first match against Cook Islands Residents XV 64-6 on Wednesday.

The team is:

Name Province
1 Carl Carmichael King Country
2 Cole Baldwin Wanganui
3 Timaru Tafa South Canterbury
4 Craig Moore Buller
5 Josh Clark North Otago
6 Peter Rowe (c) Wanganui
7 Gary Redmond Mid Canterbury
8 Jon Dampney Mid Canterbury
9 Jake Ashby/Andrew Stephens Mid Canterbury/Buller
10 James Lash Buller
11 Nathan Hunt Wairarapa Bush
12 Peni Nabainivalu Buller
13 TK Moeke Poverty Bay
14 Brenton Connell Mid Canterbury
15 Mike Tambour Horowhenua-Kapiti
16 Blake Hill Thames Valley
17 Logan Mundy Buller
18 Andrew Smith Mid Canterbury
19 Lasa Ulukuta Wanganui
20 Andrew Stephens/Ethine Reeves Buller/Poverty Bay
21 Whakataki Cunningham King Country
22 Sam Monaghan Wairarapa Bush