Following the trials that took place over the past week on Saturday (under-16) and Monday (under-18), coaches and selectors have used this week to finalise the squads ahead of the tournament kicking off in March.

Congratulations to all the players who have been selected to represent their region. Each squad consists of 25 players and are as follows:

Under-16 Shaun Johnson Shield Squads

Tāmaki ki te Raki (North)

ASHER NORMAN-TE POU (MARIST SAINTS)

ASTON FRASER (NORTHCOTE TIGERS)

ATAPANA SU’A (MARIST SAINTS)

AUSTIN MARSTERS (MARIST SAINTS)

BOSTON LEE COCHRANE (WESTLAKE BOYS HIGH)

COMPTON PURCELL (MARIST SAINTS)

DEMETRIUS KILISIMASI (MARIST SAINTS)

EZEKIEL TAVITA (MARIST SAINTS)

HAME PALELEI (MARIST SAINTS)

INOKE VAINGALO (NORTHCOTE TIGERS)

JARRELL VAEGA (MARIST SAINTS)

JOEY UPOKO (MARIST SAINTS)

KAAWYN PATTERSON (WESTLAKE BOYS HIGH)

KANAAN TALIA MAGELE (MARIST SAINTS)

LENNOX NEEMIA TAWHAI (MARIST SAINTS)

MOSE FAAUMUUMU (MARIST SAINTS)

PAULA IUAU (MARIST SAINTS)

RILEY TIVOLI (MARIST SAINTS)

RYDER WILLIAMS (MARIST SAINTS)

SIPAIA FONOTI (MARIST SAINTS)

TAIPARI WIKITERA (MARIST SAINTS)

TAMIANO AH LOO (MARIST SAINTS)

TAYLOR ELU (MARIST SAINTS)

TORBEIN BEAUVAIS (MARIST SAINTS)

TYRONE HURT-PICKERING (MARIST SAINTS)

Tāmaki ki te Rawhiti (East)

BENROFAI DE-VON HOFF (OTARA SCORPIONS)

BREEZYN KERYLIS TEPANIA (OTARA SCORPIONS)

CAELIS SAMUEL (PAKURANGA JAGUARS)

FRANK FALE (OTAHUHU LEOPARDS)

HARLEM TAU IBBERSTON SAMUELS (ELLERSLIE EAGLES)

HUDSYN FROST (OTAHUHU LEOPARDS)

JACOB PAUL (OTAHUHU LEOPARDS)

JEZAKAIA LE’AU (ELLERSLIE EAGLES)

KAELEEM PAUL FINLAY (OTAHUHU LEOPARDS)

KAYZLIM PRENDERGAST (OTAHUHU LEOPARDS)

LARRY LEHA (OTAHUHU LEOPARDS)

LUTU MAUALA (OTAHUHU LEOPARDS)

MAIKA CHURCH (OTARA SCORPIONS)

MASONRYVILLA TE RORE (OTAHUHU LEOPARDS)

MASOTEIS LAUIFI PRITCHARD (OTARA SCORPIONS)

MATHIAS APERA (OTARA SCORPIONS)

MATIASI TESIMONI LOLESIO (OTARA SCORPIONS)

NATHANIEL FIFITA (OTAHUHU LEOPARDS)

NEVAEH BROWN (OTAHUHU LEOPARDS)

SHANNON MOKA (OTARA SCORPIONS)

SIONE ALEKISIO FOLAU (OTAHUHU LEOPARDS)

STEVEN FOSITER MOALA (OTAHUHU LEOPARDS)

TIPENE COOLEY (OTARA SCORPIONS)

VOLENDOE FILIMOE’ATU (OTARA SCORPIONS)

ZION OPETI SITANI (ELLERSLIE EAGLES)

Tāmaki ki te Tonga (South)

ANARU THOMSON (MANUREWA MARLINS)

ATELEA FILO (MANGERE EAST HAWKS)

AUGUSTINO FILIPO (MANGERE EAST HAWKS)

AUSTYN AH TOON-HOTENE (PAPATOETOE PANTHERS)

BILLY BAICE (MANUREWA MARLINS)

BRAYDON SAPOLU (MANUREWA MARLINS)

DYLAN MORUNGA (MANUREWA MARLINS)

EDWARD PIRIKA (MANGERE EAST HAWKS)

EJ MAHU DELAMARE (PAPATOETOE PANTHERS)

HAAMI LOZA (MANGERE EAST HAWKS)

HOUMA FOTU (PAPATOETOE PANTHERS)

JAYDON CURTIS HOLLAND (MANUREWA MARLINS)

JEREMIAH TATUPU (MANGERE EAST HAWKS)

JOSHUA KOPUA (MANGERE EAST HAWKS)

JUNIOR SIKUVEA (MANGERE EAST HAWKS)

KAYDON FRUEAN OTINERU (PAPATOETOE PANTHERS)

LORENZO STEPHENSON (MANGERE EAST HAWKS)

NOAH HETUTU DAVIS (MANUREWA MARLINS)

PETER VALENTINE FAALEAGA (PAPATOETOE PANTHERS)

RICO TOEAVA  (DE LA SALLE)

SALE TATUPU (MANGERE EAST HAWKS)

SIONE HAVEA (MANGERE EAST HAWKS)

SOSAIA LATU (MANUREWA MARLINS)

TE PAEROA WINEERA (MANUREWA MARLINS)

VJ ROACH (MANUREWA MARLINS)

Tāmaki ki te Uru (West)

ASTON ONEONE (MT ALBERT LIONS)

CHEVY NEPE (GLENORA BEARS)

CHRISTIAN ASOMUA (NEW LYNN STAGS)

DEKON TETINI (TE ATATU ROOSTERS)

DEZMAN LABAN (GLENORA BEARS)

DOMINIC ASOMUA (NEW LYNN STAGS)

ERIHA NGATAIERUA (WAITEMATA SEAGULLS)

JESSE SCHWALGER (TE ATATU ROOSTERS)

KANYE BUCKLEY (RICHMOND ROVERS)

KARLOS KENI PO’UHILA (TE ATATU ROOSTERS)

KYSON HUGHES (RICHMOND ROVERS)

LEVITACUS SMITH-LAI (WAITEMATA SEAGULLS)

LUCKY KALI (PT CHEVALIER PIRATES)

NOAH JENSEN (RICHMOND ROVERS)

ORBYN LUNDON (RICHMOND ROVERS)

PETER KENGIKE (MT ALBERT LIONS)

POHERAU RATIMA (RICHMOND ROVERS)

PSALMS IOSUA (RICHMOND ROVERS)

RATU DAUNAKAMAKAMA (WAITEMATA SEAGULLS)

REEFTON ADAMS (NEW LYNN STAGS)

ROKO BILISH (RICHMOND ROVERS)

SAM TOKO (RICHMOND ROVERS)

SIONE LISALA (MT ALBERT LIONS)

TYSON PARSONS (WAITEMATA SEAGULLS)

WILLIAM TE KAPUA COUPER (TE ATATU ROOSTERS)

Under-18 Dean Bell Cup Squads

Tāmaki ki te Raki (North)

ALEKI NAU (MT ALBERT LIONS)

ALEKOLASIMI JONES (MT ALBERT LIONS)

ALIZAE FOLOMU KAMUTOA (MT ALBERT LIONS)

ANDRE NU’UALI’ITIA (MT ALBERT LIONS)

ANTONIO TANGINOA (RICHMOND ROVERS)

AXEL-RAY FINE-SIETU (MT ALBERT LIONS)

BOSTON JOSEPHS (HIBISCUS COAST RAIDERS)

CHRISTIAN PETERS (GLENORA BEARS)

DENZAL HURT-PICKERING (MT ALBERT LIONS)

DEVONTAYE NELU-SEU (RICHMOND ROVERS)

EAMON PITA (MT ALBERT LIONS)

EDDIE SEVE (MT ALBERT LIONS)

FELISE (SIMA) TAU (MT ALBERT LIONS)

JAMES TULISI (MT ALBERT LIONS)

JESSIAH SAU SOO-TANOAI (MT ALBERT LIONS)

KAVAFAU NAU (MT ALBERT LIONS)

MATHIUS MEIHANA WINITANA-LOLE (MT ALBERT LIONS)

MONTELL TUESE (MARIST SAINTS)

RHYS WIKITERA-MATAIO (MT ALBERT LIONS)

SIALE SIULANGAPO (MANUREWA MARLINS)

TAYLOR SMITH (MT ALBERT LIONS)

TOM TUIPULOTU (MT ALBERT LIONS)

WAIKARE RATIMA (MARIST SAINTS)

WILLIAM JONES (MT ALBERT LIONS/WESTERN SPRINGS)

WILLIAM PILIU (MT ALBERT LIONS)

Tāmaki ki te Rawhiti (East)

ANDREW NANSEN (ELLERSLIE EAGLES)

BLADE SCULLY (ELLERSLIE EAGLES)

CARLIN SEAN BROWN (ELLERSLIE EAGLES)

DALEY TAURA (OTARA SCORPIONS)

DIESEL FOLAU (ELLERSLIE EAGLES)

DONTAY RINO LOLOMANAIA (ELLERSLIE EAGLES)

DZEL GRAY (OTAHUHU LEOPARDS)

ELIJAH FIU (ELLERSLIE EAGLES)

ELIJAH LEAUMOANA (SOUTHERN CROSS CAMPUS)

EPAFASI FEHOKO (MANUREWA MARLINS)

GREG VEA (MANUREWA MARLINS)

IMMANUEL WILSON (OTARA SCORPIONS)

JAROME FALEMOE (SOUTHERN CROSS CAMPUS)

JESHUA MAA NELSON (MANUREWA MARLINS)

KASH NEWTON-RAJ (ELLERSLIE EAGLES)

KELEPI MANUIKA (ELLERSLIE EAGLES)

KOSTEN WATSON (OTAHUHU LEOPARDS)

LEON TUIPULOTU (ELLERSLIE EAGLES)

LORENZO KING (ELLERSLIE EAGLES)

LYRAKAI POSIMANI (ELLERSLIE EAGLES)

NELIO MATEO (OTAHUHU LEOPARDS)

PHILLIP WILSON (OTAHUHU)

SAMSONI TUIMANA (ELLERSLIE EAGLES)

THOMAS ZACHAN (MANUKAU)

XYON PURCELL (ELLERSLIE EAGLES)

Tāmaki ki te Tonga (South)

AJ SEA (MANUREWA HIGH SCHOOL)

ALVIN CHONG NEE (MANUREWA MARLINS)

AUKISITINO TOEAVA (MANGERE EAST HAWKS)

BRODIE BISHOP (MANUREWA MARLINS)

CAMERON TUIPULOTU (MANUREWA MARLINS)

DARIYUS FILIPO-FAIUMU (MANUREWA MARLINS)

DICKIE TEREPO (OTARA SCORPIONS)

FRANCIS TUIMAUGA (MANGERE EAST HAWKS)

HIRINI HOLMES (MANUREWA MARLINS)

JEREMIAH SEMULANA-CULLEN (MANUREWA MARLINS)

JERIKO FILIPI-TALISAU (MANUREWA MARLINS)

JJ TE WHATA (MANGERE EAST HAWKS)

JOHNSIM RANGI (MANGERE EAST HAWKS)

KALANI PEYROUX-DONALDSON (MANUREWA MARLINS)

KAYLISS FATIALOFA (MANUREWA MARLINS)

LEON RICHARDS (PAPAKURA SEA EAGLES)

MANASE LOKOTUI (MANGERE EAST HAWKS)

RODNEY TUIPULOTU-VEA (MANUREWA MARLINS)

SIONE SIULUA (MANUREWA MARLINS)

SITANI LOAMANU (MANUREWA MARLINS)

TE WAAKA POPATA-HENARE (MANUREWA MARLINS)

TIMOTHY TIATIA (MANUREWA MARLINS)

TIU JUNIOR TAMALEAOA (MANUREWA MARLINS)

TOAITI RAMSAY (MANUREWA MARLINS)

ZACHARIAH STEPHENSON (MANUREWA MARLINS)

Tāmaki ki te Uru (West)

ALLAN TALATAINA (PT CHEVALIER PIRATES)

CODY JONES (NEW LYNN STAGS)

DENNIS SOFARA (PT CHEVALIER PIRATES)

DEVANTE MIHINUI (TE ATATU ROOSTERS)

ELIJAH RASMUSSEN (PT CHEVALIER PIRATES)

IETI TAPU (PT CHEVALIER PIRATES)

JACOB DAVID AULOA (PT CHEVALIER PIRATES)

JEFICA TUINAYAU (WAITEMATA SEAGULLS)

JOSIAH TAKAREI (MT ALBERT LIONS)

LEKA HALASIMA (PT CHEVALIER PIRATES)

LEVI VAITULIAO (PT CHEVALIER PIRATES)

MAXWELL WICHMAN (NEW LYNN STAGS)

NATE BROWN (TE ATATU ROOSTERS)

NATHAN CASSIDY NATANO (GLENORA BEARS)

PRESLEY SEUMANU (BAY ROSKILL VIKINGS)

RALPHY SIO (PT CHEVALIER PIRATES)

RATU NABORISI (PT CHEVALIER PIRATES)

REGAN BROWN (NEW LYNN STAGS)

ROBERT TAUHINU (BAY ROSKILL VIKINGS)

RODNEY FUNGANITAO (NEW LYNN STAGS)

SELETI ESAU (PT CHEVALIER PIRATES)

SHAY FAA’ONGA (PT CHEVALIER PIRATES)

SIO PAEA KALI (PT CHEVALIER PIRATES)

XAVIER TITO HARRIS (PT CHEVALIER PIRATES)

Teams will now come together over the next few weeks to prepare for the pre-season competition getting underway in March over four weekends. Team managers for each team will be in touch with selected players.

Set dates for competition games:

• March 12-13
• March 19-20
• March 26-27
• April 2-3

Article added: Friday 28 January 2022