NPC SQUAD PROFILES

​​​​​​​REED PRINSEP (C)

POSITION: LOOSE FORWARD

CLUB: HSOB

AGE: 28

HEIGHT: 1.92M 

CAPS: 67

FAVOURITE CLUB MEMORY: WINNING THE 2014 METRO TITLE WITH HSOB

MITCHELL DRUMMOND (VC)

POSITION: HALFBACK

CLUB: HSOB

AGE: 27

HEIGHT: 1.79M

CAPS: 68

FUN FACT: MITCHELL OWNS A PUB! 

​​​​​​​LIAM ALLEN

​​​​​​​POSITION: LOOSE FORWARD

CLUB: LINCOLN UNIVERSITY

AGE: 21

HEIGHT: 1.91M

CAPS: 3

FAVOURITE CLUB MEMORY: WINNING THE CANSTAFF TROPHY IN 2020

CAMERON BAILEY

POSITION: OUTSIDE BACK​​​​​​​

CLUB: CHRISTCHURCH

AGE: 25

HEIGHT: 1.91M

CAPS: 1

FAVOURITE SONG: THE HORSES - DARYL BRAITHWAITE

FINLAY BREWIS

​​​​​​​POSITION: PROP

CLUB: HSOB

AGE: 21

HEIGHT: 1.88M

CAPS: 7

​​​​​​​FIRST RUGBY CLUB: HELENSVILLE

GEORGE BRIDGE (AB)

POSITION: OUTSIDE BACK

CLUB: HSOB

AGE: 26

HEIGHT: 1.86M

CAPS: 31

ALL BLACK CAPS: 12

​​​​​​​FERGUS BURKE

​​​​​​​POSITION: FIRST FIVE EIGHTH

CLUB: UNIVERSITY (UC)

AGE: 21

HEIGHT: 1.86M

CAPS: 17

​​​​​​​HOMETOWN: GISBORNE


​​​​​​​TOM CHRISTIE

POSITION: LOOSE FORWARD

CLUB: CHRISTCHURCH

AGE: 23

HEIGHT: 1.86M

CAPS: 32

FUN FACT: TOM IS STUDYING FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING

​​​​​​​SAM DARRY

​​​​​​​POSITION: LOCK

CLUB: HSOB

AGE: 21

HEIGHT: 2.03M

CAPS: 7

​​​​​​​FIRST CLUB: WEST MELTON

​​​​​​​JACK DEBRECZENI

POSITION: FIRST FIVE EIGHTH

CLUB: WEST MELTON

AGE: 28

HEIGHT: 1.93M

CAPS: DEBUT

FUN FACT: JACK IS PARTIAL TO A LITTLE BIT OF CHESS! 

LUKE DONALDSON

POSITION: HALFBACK

CLUB: LINCOLN UNIVERSITY

AGE: 21

HEIGHT: 1.83M

CAPS: 1

EARLIEST CLUB MEMORY: PLAYING EARLY ON A FROSTY MORNING

​​​​​​​BRAYDON ENNOR (AB)

POSITION: UTILITY BACK

CLUB: UNIVERSITY (UC)

AGE: 24

HEIGHT: 1.87M

CAPS: 24

​​​​​​​ALL BLACKS CAPS: 1

CHAY FIHAKI

POSITION: UTILITY BACK

CLUB: BURNSIDE

AGE: 20

HEIGHT: 1.92M

CAPS: 8

​​​​​​​FAVOURITE SONG: SWEET DARLIN' - FIJI

​​​​​​​ZACH GALLAGHER

POSITION: LOCK

CLUB: BURNSIDE

AGE: 19

HEIGHT: 1.98M

CAPS: 1

FUN FACT: ZACH IS PASSIONATE ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH, RECENTLY STARTING A MENTAL HEALTH PLATFORM CALLED 'CLARITY BASED'

​​​​​​​MITCHELL GIBSON

​​​​​​​POSITION: LOOSE FORWARD

CLUB: HSOB

AGE: 22

HEIGHT: 1.84M

CAPS: DEBUT

FUN FACT: MITCHELL IS CURRENTLY STUDYING TO BECOME A PE TEACHER

​​​​​​​CULLEN GRACE

​​​​​​​POSITION: LOOSE FORWARD

CLUB: LINCOLN UNIVERSITY

AGE: 21

HEIGHT: 1.93M

CAPS: 9

SCHOOL: TIMARU BOYS HIGH SCHOOL

​​​​​​​BILLY HARMON

POSITION: LOOSE FORWARD

CLUB: NEW BRIGHTON

AGE: 26

HEIGHT: 1.82M

CAPS: 46

SCHOOL: ST BEDE'S COLLEGE

​​​​​​​OLIVER JAGER

​​​​​​​POSITION: PROP

CLUB: NEW BRIGHTON

AGE: 26

HEIGHT: 1.92M

CAPS: 31

FUN FACT: OLI'S HOMETOWN IS NAAS, COUNTY KILDARE IN IRELAND

JONO KITTO

POSITION: HALFBACK

CLUB: LINWOOD

​​​​​​​AGE: 29

HEIGHT: 1.75M

CAPS: DEBUT

FAVOURITE CLUB MEMORY: DEBUTING FOR LINWOOD PREMIER

​​​​​​​SHILO KLEIN

POSITION: HOOKER

CLUB: HSOB

AGE: 22

HEIGHT: 1.81M

CAPS: 13

FUN FACT: SHILO IS STUDYING PSYCHOLOGY

DANIEL LIENERT-BROWN

POSITION: PROP

CLUB: HSOB

AGE: 28

HEIGHT: 1.84M

CAPS: 46

SCHOOL: CHRISTCHURCH BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL

​​​​​​​MANASA MATAELE

POSITION: WING

CLUB: MARIST ALBION

AGE: 24

HEIGHT: 1.85M

CAPS: 5

FUN FACT: MANASA MADE HIS DEBUT FOR FIJI AGAINST THE ALL BLACKS IN JUNE!

​​​​​​​BRODIE MCALISTER

POSITION: HOOKER

CLUB: SYDENHAM

AGE: 24

HEIGHT: 1.82M

CAPS: 19

FUN FACT: BRODIE IS UNDERTAKING A BUILDING APPRENTICESHIP

JOSH MCKAY

POSITION: OUTSIDE BACK

CLUB: KAIAPOI

AGE: 24

HEIGHT: 1.83M

CAPS: 43

FUN FACT: JOSH LIKES TO GO HUNTING AND GET OUTDOORS IN HIS FREE TIME

​​​​​​​DALLAS MCLEOD

POSITION: MIDFIELD BACK

CLUB: CHRISTCHURCH

AGE: 22

HEIGHT: 1.90M

CAPS: 15

HOMETOWN: METHVEN

RICHIE MO'UNGA (AB)

POSITION: FIRST FIVE EIGHTH

CLUB: LINWOOD

AGE: 27

HEIGHT: 1.77M

CAPS: 51

ALL BLACKS CAPS: 23

JOE MOODY (AB)

POSITION: PROP

CLUB: LINCOLN

AGE: 32

HEIGHT: 1.88M

CAPS: 33

ALL BLACKS CAPS: 50

​​​​​​​WAISAKE NAHOLO

POSITION: WING

CLUB: SYDENHAM

AGE: 30

HEIGHT: 1.86M

CAPS: DEBUT

FUN FACT: WAISAKE SCORED 14 TRIES IN 27 GAMES FOR THE ALL BLACKS

​​​​​​​FLETCHER NEWELL

POSITION: PROP

CLUB: LINCOLN UNIVERSITY

AGE: 21

HEIGHT: 1.83M

CAPS: 8

FAVOURITE SONG: TIME OF YOUR LIFE - GREEN DAY

​​​​​​​CONAN O'DONNELL

POSITION: PROP

CLUB: HSOB

AGE: 25

HEIGHT: 1.87M

CAPS: DEBUT

FUN FACT: CONAN IS FROM SLIGO, IRELAND

​​​​​​​RAMEKA POIHIPI

POSITION: MIDFIELD BACK

CLUB: LINCOLN UNIVERSITY

AGE: 22

HEIGHT: 1.87M

CAPS: 16

FUN FACT: RAMEKA WAS AWARDED ROOKIE OF THE YEAR THIS SEASON FOR THE CHIEFS

​​​​​​​ISAIAH PUNIVAI

POSITION: UTILITY BACK

CLUB: BURNSIDE

AGE: 20

HEIGHT: 1.89M

CAPS: 10

FUN FACT: ISAIAH HAS AN EXTRA RIB

​​​​​​​NGATUNGANE PUNIVAI

POSITION: UTILITY BACK

CLUB: PREBBLETON

AGE: 22

HEIGHT: 1.90M

CAPS: 30

FUN FACT: NGATUNGANE IS THE OLDEST OF 5 CHILDREN IN HIS FAMILY

​​​​​​​LUKE ROMANO

POSITION: LOCK

CLUB: HURUNUI

AGE: 35

HEIGHT: 1.99M

CAPS: 60

FUN FACT: LUKE DEBUTED FOR CANTERBURY IN 2009

​​​​​​​SAM STEWART

POSITION: HOOKER

CLUB: CHRISTCHURCH

AGE: 25

HEIGHT: 1.84M

CAPS: DEBUT

FUN FACT: SAM IS A TWIN

​​​​​​​HENRY STOWERS

POSITION: LOOSE FORWARD

CLUB: SYDENHAM

AGE: 26

HEIGHT: 1.88M

CAPS: DEBUT

FIRST CLUB: WAINUIOMATA RUGBY CLUB

CODIE TAYLOR (AB)

POSITION: HOOKER

CLUB: SYDENHAM

AGE: 30

HEIGHT: 1.83M

CAPS: 27

ALL BLACKS CAPS: 58

​​​​​​​SAM WHITELOCK (AB)

POSITION: LOCK

CLUB: LINCOLN UNIVERSITY

AGE: 32

HEIGHT: 2.03M

CAPS: 21

ALL BLACKS CAPS: 125

TAMAITI WILLIAMS

POSITION: PROP

CLUB: BURNSIDE

AGE: 20

HEIGHT: 1.94M

CAPS: 8

FUN FACT: TAMAITI IS LEFT FOOTED