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Four New Zealand U18 teams named for World School Sevens tournament

New Zealand Rugby has selected the New Zealand Under 18 Boys and Girls Sevens teams alongside the New Zealand Māori Under 18 Ngā Whatukura (Boys) and Ngā Māreikura (Girls) teams competing at the 2022 World School Sevens in Auckland from 17 to 18 December.

The teams are below.

New Zealand Under 18 Boys Sevens Team
Andrew Smith (Hautapu Sports Club)
Cody Vai (St Peter’s School Cambridge)
Fletcher Carpenter (Palmerston North Boys’ High School)
Grady Forbes (Tauranga Sports Rugby Club)
Isaac Hutchinson (Marist Albion)
King Maxwell (Gisborne Boys’ High School)
Malachi Wrampling-Alec (Te Awamutu Rugby Sports & Rec Club)
Maloni Kunawave (Rotorua Boys’ High School)
Micah Fale (St John’s College, Hamilton)
Riley Williams (Waitemata Rugby Football Club)
Star Sami (Kelston Boys’ High School)
Tali Ioasa (Hastings Boys’ High School)
Waisake Salabiau (Rotorua Boys’ High School)
Xavier Tito-Harris (Kelston Boys’ High School)

Management:
Euan MacIntosh  (Head Coach – All Black Sevens)
Andrew Knewstubb (Assistant Coach – All Black Sevens)
Dean Simpson (Team Manager – Wellington)
Scott Joblin (Trainer – Bay of Plenty)
Rachel Lambert (Physio – All Black Sevens)
Mark Roberts (Analyst – Waikato)

Note: No players from Hamilton Boys’ Tour were considered for selection

New Zealand Under 18 Girls Sevens Team
Abby Lockhart  (Auckland Marist Rugby Football Club)
Arene Landon-Lane (St Mary’s College)
Arlia MacCarthy (Mount Albert Grammar School)
Justine McGregor (St Mary’s College)
Kaane Maiava (Mount Albert Grammar School)
Le’Oxeayn Maiu’u (Mount Albert Grammar School)
Maia Davis (MANUKURA)
Manea Waaka (Marian College)
Nia Sutherland (MANUKURA)
Pounamu Wharehinga (MANUKURA)
Shyrah Tuliau-Tua’a  (Sacred Heart College, Hamilton)
Logo-I-Pulotu Lemapu Atai’i (Sylvia) Brunt (Ponsonby Rugby Football Club)
Taufa Bason (Fielding High School)
Zahnia Papali’i (Mount Albert Grammar School)

Management:
Kristina Sue (Head Coach – MANUKURA)
Tony Christie (Assistant Coach – Matatū & Canterbury FPC)
Tangi Waikari (Team Manager – Wellington)
Tasmyn Jackson (Trainer – Bay of Plenty)
Lauren MacDonald (Physio – Northland)
Mark Roberts (Analyst – Waikato)

New Zealand Māori Under 18 Ngā Whatukura (Boys) Sevens
Bryson Crawford-Pakoti (Hastings Boys’ High School, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Heretaunga)
Dallas Rata-Makene (Hamilton Boys’ High School, Ngā Puhi, Ngāti Raukawa)
Jai Tamati (Rotorua Boys’ High School, Ngāti Maniapoto)
Josh Brunger (Whanganui Collegiate School, Ngāti Apa)
Kees Van der Heyden (Rotorua Boys’ High School, Ngāti Maniapoto)
Kyan Rangitutia (St Johns College, Hamilton, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngā Puhi)
Luca Fuller (Kings College, Auckland, Ngā Rauru)
Piripi Tapsell (Tauranga Boys’ College, Ngāti Porou)
Stanley Solomon (Wellington College, Ngāi Tahu)
Tadgh O’Connor (Palmerston North Boys’ High School, Ngāti Hauiti)
Tayne Harvey (Palmerston North Boys’ High School, Ngāti Raukawa)
Te Hamana Te Aute (Rotorua Boys’ High School, Te Arawa)
Toby Bell (Kerikeri High School, Ngā Puhi)
Xavi Taele (St Kentigern College, Ngāi Tahu)

Ngā Kaiako (Management)
Luke Crawford (NZ Rugby Kaumātua – Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Porou)
Patariki Edwards (NZ Rugby Rangatira – Ngāti Raukawa, Whakatōhea)
Kahu Carey (NZ Rugby Rangatira – Rangitāne, Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō)
Karna Luke (Kaiako Matua – Ngā Ruahine, Taranaki)
Brendan Nolan (Kaiako Poumua – Ngāi Tahu, Te Ātiawa)
Jackson Willison (Kaiako Poumuri – Waikato)
Chris Kumeroa (Kaiwhakarite – Te Ātihaunui-a-Pāpārangi)
Kahurangi Falaoa (Pou Tikanga – Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Pūkeko. Niue)
Kara Thomas (Kairomiromi – Ngāruahine)
Duncan Cameron (Kaiwhakahaere Matua – Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa, Whānau a Apanui)

Note: Tai Cribb (Hamilton Marist Old Boys, Te Arawa, Ngāti Maniapoto, Tainui) unavialble for selection due to injury.

New Zealand Under18 Māori Ngā Māreikura (Girls) Sevens
Lucy Mahuika (Nayland College, Ngāi Tahu)
Penelope Taulafo (St Andrews College , Ngāti Hine, Ngāpuhi, Ngati Hāuiti)
Keighley Simpson (Sacred Heart Girls’ College New Plymouth, Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Maru)
Holly Williams (Westlake Girls High School, Ngāti Maru (Hauraki), Ngāti Paoa)
Alizay Grant (MANUKURA, Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki)
Leiana Marshall-Barton (MANUKURA, Tainui)
Mia Maraku (MANUKURA, Ngāti Tūwharetoa (ki Taupō))
Amelia Pasikala (Hastings Rugby & Sports Club, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Te Wairoa)
Aaliyah Konui (Hamilton Girls High School, Tainui/Ngāpuhi/Tūwharetoa)
Anyis Drossaerts-Lake (MANUKURA, Ngā Puhi,Ngāti Hine,Ngāti Maniapoto)
Ashlee Forsyth (Buller High School, Tūhoe, Whakatōhea)
Hinemaringi Scott (University of Waikato RFC, Tūhoe, Te Ātiawa)
Sienna Stowers-Smith (St Andrew’s College, Ngāti Tama)
Bailey Nightingale (St Mary’s College, Wellington, Tainui, Ngāpuhi)

Ngā Kaiako (Management)
Luke Crawford (NZ Rugby Kaumātua – Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Porou)
Patariki Edwards (NZ Rugby Rangatira – Ngāti Raukawa, Whakatōhea)
Kahu Carey (NZ Rugby Rangatira – Rangitāne, Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō)
Terauoriwa Gapper (Kaiako Whaea – Ngā Puhi)
La Winiata (Kaiako Poumua – Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Ruapani)
Tuturangi Nepe-Apatu (Kaiako Poumuri – Ngāti Kahungungu, Muaupoko)
Norm Bell (Kaiwhakarite – Ngāi Tahu)
Riwa Keno (Pou Tikanga – Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui)
Kara Thomas (Kairomiromi – Ngāruahine)
Letticia Jones (Kaiwhakahaere Whaea – Te Arawa)

The New Zealand Under 18 Boys and Girls teams will assemble on Monday 12 December, while the New Zealand Under 18 Māori will assemble on Tuesday 13 December prior to the World School Sevens kicking off on Saturday 17 December.

Tournament Details:
World School Sevens
17 – 18 December, Pakuranga Rugby Club, Auckland
Tickets: https://worldschoolsevens.flicket.co.nz/
Live on Sky Sport

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