Six Panthers have been named in the squads for Week 3 of the Pacific Championships, with the NZ Kiwis set to host Tonga at Eden Park in Auckland on Sunday.
Casey McLean will start at centre for New Zealand, joined in by prop Moses Leota and second-rower Isaiah Papali’i. Scott Sorensen has also been named on the Kiwis extended bench.
For Tonga, hooker Soni Luke has been selected on the interchange, while centre Paul Alamoti has been promoted to the starting side after missing last week's match.
Samoa have already secured their place in the Pacific Championships final at CommBank Stadium and will face the Kiwis, unless Tonga record a victory by 17 points or more at Eden Park on Sunday.
NZ Kiwis
1. Charnze NICOLL-KLOKSTAD
2. Jamayne ISAAKO
3. Matthew TIMOKO
4. Casey McLEAN
5. Sebastian KRIS
6. Dylan BROWN
7. Kieran FORAN
8. James FISHER-HARRIS (c)
9. Phoenix CROSSLAND
10. Moses LEOTA
11. Briton NIKORA
12. Isaiah PAPALI'I
13. Joseph TAPINE
14. Te Maire MARTIN
15. Naufahu WHYTE
16. Erin CLARK
17. Xavier WILLISON
18. Nelson ASOFA-SOLOMONA
19. Scott SORENSEN
20. Keano KINI
21. Zach DOCKAR-CLAY
Tonga XIII
1. Lehi HOPOATE
2. Daniel TUPOU
3. Tolutau KOULA
4. Paul ALAMOTI
5. Sione KATOA
6. Isaiah IONGI
7. Isaiya KATOA
8. Addin FONUA-BLAKE (c)
9. Siliva HAVILI
10. Felise KAUFUSI
11. Eliesa KATOA
12. Siua WONG
13. Jason TAUMALOLO
14. Soni LUKE
15. Leka HALASIMA
16. Demitric VAIMAUGA
17. Moeaki FOTUAIKA
18. Kulikefu FINEFEUIAKI
19. Will PENISINI
