Town and Country squads named

RUGBY

The Poverty Bay Town and Country squads have been announced.

The Town versus Country game acts as a final trial for the Poverty Bay Heartland side.

It will have a different format — three 30-minute periods with scores restarting at the beginning of the second and third periods.

Where previously selected players have changed teams from town to country-qualifying, or vice versa, they are selected for the Gisborne Herald Town or PGG Wrightson Country side they originally played for.

Several players from the senior one competition are included in the squads. Wairoa Athletic and Tapuae players are classified as Town players.

Poverty Bay Heartland head coach and Town team coach Tom Cairns said it was difficult to shorten the team lists.

“So many players deserve the opportunity to play at a higher level after outstanding efforts for their clubs,” he said.

Scott Brodie, Jarryd Broughton, Saul Chase, Campbell Chrisp, Jesse Kapene, Tulsa Kaui, Ihaia Kerr, Niko Lauti, Kupu Lloyd, Lynden Manuel, Sam McDell, Tristan Morten, Toru Noanoa, Nehe Papuni, Geoff Pari, Billy Priestley, Jacob Samuel, Tom Sanson, Shayden Skudder, Atonio Walker-Leawere, Lyndon Manuel, Kupu Lloyd.

Ra Broughton, Austin Brown, Louis Devery, Te Peehi Fairlie, Pela Fililava, Tione Hubbard, Jack Lewis, Enty Masun, Tane McGuire, Jayden Milner, Nash Mouton, Quinn Pari-Collins, Ricardo Patricio, Matt Raleigh, Ethine Reeves, Willy Short, Kelvin Smith, Leroy Taiapa.

Juston Allen, Alan Anderton, Blake Beard, Willie Bolingford, Zane Boyle, Ethan Brett, Tamanui Hill, James Jenkins, Viliami Kavai, Tanielu Misikoli, Paora Mullany, Benard Nepe, Sean Ormond, Fletch Scammell, Myles Tawa, Rikki Terekia, Petelo Tuitakau, Adrian Wyrill.

Moss Doran, Jimmy Downes, Braedyn Grant, Willie Haenga, Will Houcquard, Jacob Leaf, Korey Love, Paoraian Manuel-Harmon, Baxter Mackay, Scott McKinley, Solomoni Rasari, TK Reihana, Scott Tallot, Andrew Tauatevalu, Keanu Wainohu-Kemp.