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Injuries have forced two changes to the All Golds' line-up for the Centenary International against the Northern Union in Warrington on Saturday night (October 20).
Former Kiwi winger Francis Meli and 2002-06 test prop Jason Cayless both withdrew with injuries after playing for St Helens in its English Super League grand final loss to Leeds last weekend.
Their replacements are 19-year-old Sydney Roosters winger Shaun Kenny-Dowall and North Queensland hooker David Faiumu. Both are in the Kiwi squad for the four-test tour of Britain and France, Kenny-Dowall brought into the side last Sunday night for injured debutant Luke Covell after the Centenary Test defeat by Australia in Wellington.
With Kenny-Dowall and Faiumu added, the All Golds will now include nine players from the Kiwi touring team. Of those, fullback Sam Perrett, centre Chase Stanley and Kenny Dowall are yet to play for the Kiwis while interchange forwards Epalahame Lauaki and Greg Eastwood have played just once for the national side. Winger Tame Tupou has only three tests to his name.
That contrasts with the enormous depth of international experience provided by captain Ruben Wiki's world record 55 test appearances plus Stacey Jones (46), Nigel Vagana (38), David Kidwell (24), Clinton Toopi (19), Ali Lauitiiti (19), Louis Anderson (13) and Awen Guttenbeil (10). As well as that Australian prop Steve Price, reprising the role played by Dally Messenger in the original All Golds in 1907, has played 11 tests.
Coaching the side is Australian Wayne Bennett, whose time as a first-grade coach started Brisbane Souths and Brothers in Brisbane competition before having one year at Canberra in 1987 and has also included stints with Australia (1998 and 2004-05) plus 22 games and five series wins as Queensland's State of Origin coach.
The All Golds began assembling in London last Saturday, reaching their full number only this Tuesday once the Kiwi touring team arrived in England.
After visiting the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday, the All Golds moved to their base in Leeds ahead of a match which will commemorate the birth of international rugby league 100 years ago.
While the All Golds will field a side featuring a blend of past, current and future Kiwis - plus their guest Australian - the Northern Union line-up is made up entirely of players seeking spots in the Great Britain side to play the first test against the Kiwis at Galpharm Stadium in Huddersfield next Saturday (October 27).
Great Britain coach Tony Smith is also in charge of the Northern Union, a side captained by Adrian Morley and including just one player - Leeds standoff Danny McGuire - who was involved in the English Super League grand final.
The match will also act in part as a trial for the Kiwis with one of the New Zealand players to be chosen for the vacant 24th spot in the team for the tests against Great Britain and France.
One of the special features of the Centenary International will be the use of the points scoring system in place when the All Golds toured the United Kingdom in 1907. Tries will be worth three points while conversions, penalties and field goals will all be worth two points.
CENTENARY INTERNATIONAL NEW ZEALAND ALL GOLDS V NORTHERN UNION HALLIWELL JONES STADIUM, WARRINGTON 6.15PM, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20
Northern Union: Michael Platt (Bradford); David Hodgson (Huddersfield), Martin Gleeson (Warrington), Kirk Yeaman (Hull), Gareth Raynor (Hull); Danny McGuire (Leeds), Jamie Rooney (Wakefield); Adrian Morley (Warrington, capt), Terry Newton (Bradford), Andy Lynch (Bradford), Danny Tickle (Hull), Ben Westwood (Warrington), Stephen Wild (Huddersfield). Interchange (one to be omitted): Jon Clarke (Warrington), Richard Moore (Wakefield), Sam Burgess (Bradford), Andy Coley (Wigan), Paul Sykes (Bradford).
All Golds: Sam Perrett (Sydney Roosters); Tame Tupou (Bradford), Nigel Vagana (South Sydney), Clinton Toopi (Leeds), Shaun Kenny-Dowall (Sydney Roosters); Thomas Leuluai (Wigan), Stacey Jones (Catalans); Ruben Wiki (NZ Warriors, capt), David Faiumu (North Queensland), Steve Price (Warriors), Ali Lauitiiti (Leeds), David Kidwell (South Sydney), Louis Anderson (Warriors). Interchange: Chase Stanley (St George Illawarra), Epalahame Lauaki (NZ Warriors), Greg Eastwood (Brisbane), Awen Guttenbeil (Castleford).
Thu September 9, 2010 Toopi and Ridge re-sign with Titans Gold Coast Titans The Jetstar Gold Coast Titans have received a boost on the eve of the finals with experienced former New Zealand Test centre Clinton Toopi and emerging forward Ben Ridge today re-signing with the club. 14:33
steady on kiwis4 life!! this was both sides reserve teams effectivley, sure some guys from both sides will be in the test squads but i dont think you can read too much into this result for either side leedsrhinomarv submitted on Monday 22 Oct 2007 21:40:16
the older heads won it for us... ali lauatiti and eastwood played well and i expect eastwood to be in the team somewhere next week... pricey looked so out of the place during the haka haha but good on him... i stil think we can whitewash the poms in this tour even without key players Kiwis 4 Life! submitted on Monday 22 Oct 2007 11:40:02
some pretty silly desisions and missed opprtunitys lost this game, kiwi boys did good, both sides looked rusty but played some good rugby at times leedsrhinomarv submitted on Sunday 21 Oct 2007 5:24:26
The front row is awesome Pricey and Ruben who we know will play out of their skins and Dave Faiumu who was one of the kiwis better players last sunday. But not sure about tommy at 5/8. Stace might just save the day though! GO KIWIS!! nzwarrior submitted on Saturday 20 Oct 2007 10:06:54
Leuluai at 5/8.... WTF is going on with the KIWIS. He aint an International halfback let alone a 5/8's arsehole. This could be one long tour, the only thing that might save us is Stacey Jones! Again! Anton submitted on Friday 19 Oct 2007 16:22:20
as much as i love the kiwis we are going to get FUCKED UP big time by the cats luke goodall submitted on Friday 19 Oct 2007 15:17:46
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