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As part of Manawatū Rugby's Pathways Strategy, a Manawatū High Performance men's team will take on Pacific Island Rugby (PIR), an invitational team from Bay of Plenty on 17 February.
This one-off game will give leading local players and those new to the province the opportunity to put their best foot forward and get a taste of MRU's High Performance environment.
This squad doesn't include academy players (who have their own games coming up) and players who are currently with Super Rugby or overseas clubs.
The game will kick off at 12pm at Massey University
High Performance Squad:
PROPS
Joe Gavigan - Freyberg
Nale Epinisa - College Old Boys
George Jacobs - Te Kawau
Pulotu Toimohumi - Kia Toa
HOOKERS
Leif Schwenke - Linton Army
Chris Cairns - Old Boys-Marist
Dylan Hall - Varsity
LOCKS
Alec Odell - Old Boys-Marist
John Samuelu - Te Kawau
Reuben Davis - Freyberg
LOOSE FORWARDS
Sam Hunter
Joe Fabish
Julian Goerke
Jared Sellwood
HALFBACKS
Bryn Wilson - Varsity
Logan Love
Grffin Culver - Feilding Yellows
FIRST FIVE-EIGHTHS
Rihari Jobe - College Old Boys
Kody Edwards - Te Kawau
MIDFIELD BACKS
James Tofa - College Old Boys
Kyle Brown - Feilding Yellows
Darren Falaniko - Te Kawau
OUTSIDE BACKS
Pena Va'a - Kia Toa
Taniela Filimone - Kia Toa
Ezra Malo - Kia Toa
Joe Suka - College Old Boys
Jermaine Pepe
Article added: Monday 05 February 2024
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