LeagueNews.co | Cooper McEnroe
Teenaged prop Tanner Stowers-Smith has had a remarkable rugby league year, and it just keeps getting better.
He has been called into the New Zealand Kiwis A squad for the Labour Weekend Triple-header encounter with Toa Samoa at Eden Park.
Stowers-Smith, who was born and raised in Christchurch, will join the A squad in Auckland on Sunday.
He will be joining six of his NZ Warriors teammates, as well as Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad from the Kiwis' Test squad.
Stowers-Smith is one of three teenagers in the A squad, alongside Jacob Laban and Benjamin Te Kura.
This call-up is the perfect end to an extraordinary season for Stowers-Smith, who has excelled in both rugby league and rugby union.
After finishing his schooling last year, he signed a two-year deal with the Warriors and captained the club's under-19 side in the SG Ball Cup competition.