Twenty-three players have been named in the first instalment of New Zealand Kiwis wider-squad selections for the test against Australia next month and subsequent Four Nations campaign in England.
The group, drawn from clubs that did not make the 2016 NRL playoffs, features eight who have yet to play for the national side.
The wider squad currently consists of 36 players and will be named in instalments as their teams drop out of NRL premiership contention over coming weeks. The size of that squad will also fluctuate, depending on injuries and other unavailabilities that arise.
The first group of Kiwis train-on players named is:
Lewis Brown (Sea Eagles), Addin Fonua-Blake (Sea Eagles), David Fusitu'a (Warriors), Shaun Johnson (Warriors), Solomone Kata (Warriors), Shaun Kenny-Dowall (Roosters), Thomas Leuluai (Warriors), Sam Lisone (Warriors), Isaac Liu (Roosters), Tuimoala Lolohea (Warriors), Issac Luke (Warriors), Simon Mannering (Warriors), Ben Matulino (Warriors), Manu Ma'u (Eels), Sam Moa (Roosters), Jason Nightingale (Dragons), Tim Simona (Wests Tigers), Brad Takairangi (Eels), Martin Taupau (Sea Eagles), Elijah Taylor (Wests Tigers), Bodene Thompson (Warriors), Manu Vatuvei (Warriors), Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (Roosters)
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