New Zealand national rugby league team

New Zealand
Team information
NicknameKiwis
Governing bodyNZRL
RegionAsia-Pacific
Head coachMichael Maguire
CaptainJames Fisher-Harris
Most capsRuben Wiki (55)
Top try-scorerManu Vatuvei (22)[1]
Top point-scorerShaun Johnson (219)
IRL ranking1st
Uniforms
First colours
Second colours
Team results
First international
 Wales 9–8 New Zealand 
(Aberdare, Wales; 1 January 1908)
Biggest win
 Tonga 0–74 New Zealand 
(Auckland, New Zealand; 1999)

Leeds Rhinos 0–74 New Zealand 
(Leeds, England; 8 October 2022)

 New Zealand 84–10 Cook Islands 
(Reading, England; 2000)
Biggest defeat
 New Zealand 0–58 Australia 
(Wellington, New Zealand; 14 October 2007)
World Cup
Appearances16 (first time in 1954)
Best result Champions (2008)

The New Zealand national rugby league team (Māori: tīma rīki motu Aotearoa), nicknamed the Kiwis, represents New Zealand in international rugby league.

Players

Current roster

The New Zealand national team squad selected for the 2023 Pacific Championships.[2]
Statistics in the table are drawn from the website, Rugby League Project and include the Final on 4 November 2023.
The Kiwis used the same 17 players for all three matches in the tournament, with Naufahu Whyte an unused 18th player in each match. Danny Levi, Wiremu Greig, and Keano Kini were not used, although they did play for New Zealand A against Tonga A on 21 October 2023.

J# Player Age Position(s) Kiwis Club NRL Other Reps
Dbt M T G F P CM TM
1 Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad 28 Fullback 2019 10 2 0 0 8 New Zealand Warriors 67 97 1 3
2 Ronaldo Mulitalo 23 Wing 2022 8 7 0 0 28 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 87 87 1
3 Matthew Timoko 23 Centre 2023 3 1 0 0 4 Canberra Raiders 62 62
4 Joseph Manu 27 Centre, Fullback 2018 17 6 0 0 24 Sydney Roosters 158 158 1
5 Jamayne Isaako 27 Wing 2018 8 5 25 1 71 Dolphins (NRL) 24 112 1
6 Dylan Brown 23 Five-eighth 2022 8 2 2 0 12 Parramatta Eels 99 99
7 Jahrome Hughes 29 Halfback 2019 10 6 0 0 24 Melbourne Storm 125 127 2
8 James Fisher-Harris 27 Prop 2016 15 2 0 0 8 Penrith Panthers 180 180 5 8
9 Kieran Foran 33 Hooker 2009 31 1 6 0 16 Gold Coast Titans 20 282 2
10 Moses Leota 28 Prop 2022 6 0 0 0 0 Penrith Panthers 149 149 1
11 Isaiah Papali'i 25 Second-row 2018 10 2 1 0 10 Wests Tigers 23 139 1
12 Briton Nikora 25 Second-row 2019 13 4 0 0 16 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 111 111 5
13 Joseph Tapine 29 Prop 2016 19 2 0 0 8 Canberra Raiders 169 189 5
14 Fa'amanu Brown 28 Hooker 2023 3 1 0 0 4 Newcastle Knights 2 56 8
15 Nelson Asofa-Solomona 27 Prop, Second-row 2017 15 3 0 0 12 Melbourne Storm 184 184
16 Griffin Neame 22 Prop, Second-row 2023 3 1 0 0 4 North Queensland Cowboys 43 43
17 Leo Thompson 23 Prop 2023 3 0 0 0 0 Newcastle Knights 41 41 2
18 Naufahu Whyte 21 Lock — 0 0 0 0 0 Sydney Roosters 12 12
19 Danny Levi 27 Hooker 2017 4 0 0 0 0 Canberra Raiders 4 116 1 5
20 Wiremu Greig 23 Prop — 0 0 0 0 0 Parramatta Eels 20 20 1
21 Keano Kini 19 Wing — 0 0 0 0 0 Gold Coast Titans 6 6

Notes

  • Seven members of the squad had previously played for Samoa.
  • Nine members of the squad had previously played for the Māori All Stars.
  • Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad had previously played for Cook Islands.
  • Kieran Foran had previously played for the NRL All Stars.

References

  1. ↑ New Zealand Rugby League Playing Records NZRL.co.nz
  2. ↑ "Kiwis Includes Seven New Faces for Pacific Championships". NZRL. 4 Oct 2023. Retrieved 4 Oct 2023.
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