LeagueNews.co | Nick Loken
Kiwis coach Michael Maguire has unveiled his 21-man squad for the upcoming Pacific Championships, with seven potential debutants included.
The squad features Knights duo Fa'amanu Brown and Leo Thompson, as well as Wiremu Greig, Keano Kini, Griffin Neame, Matt Timoko, and Naufahu Whyte.
They will join the team for their first game against Samoa on October 21.
The front row of the squad is set to be dominated by Premiership-winning props James Fisher-Harris and Moses Leota, who will be joined by Nelson Asofa-Solomona, Joseph Tapine, Briton Nikora, and Isaiah Papali'i.
In the hooking role, Danny Levi, Kieran Foran, and Nu Brown are all viable options, as Brandon Smith and Jeremy Marshall-King are unavailable.
Levi returns to the team after his last appearance at the 2017 Rugby League World Cup, while the leading points and try-scorer in 2023, Jamayne Isaako, is also making a comeback after last representing the Kiwis in their 2019 tour of Great Britain.