Wellington Development squad named

Last year, Matt Peni and the Wellington Development team lost 24-37 to Canterbury B. They play Tasman, Hawke's Bay, Canterbury and Auckland over the next four weeks.

The 2018 Wellington U18 Development squad plays four matches over consecutuve weekends against Tasman B, the Hawke's Bay Saracens, Canterbury B and Auckland Development.

Their first match this weekend is against the Tasman B side at Jerry Collins Stadium at 12 noon.

This is followed by matches against the Hawke's Bay Saracens in Napier on 29 September, Canterbury B in Christchurch on 6 October and Auckland Development on 13 October at Porirua Park.

The 28-strong Wellington Development squad has been selected from players in the wider Wellington Lions squad and who played in the recent Festival Cup and Hurricanes Shield competition in the Centurions Development, Wellington Samoans and Wellington Maori sides, as well as the Wellington U19s squad that finshed their campaign by finishing fourth at the Jock Hobbs Memorial tournament last Saturday.

The Wellington Development squad for these four matches coming up is:

Naitoa Ah Kuoi (MSP)

Tomasi Alosio (HOBM)

Nev Apineru (Upper Hutt Rams)

Alex Barendregt (OBU)

Daven Candy (OBU)

Alex Dalzell (Wellington FC)

Villiami Fine (Petone)

Matt Fowler (OBU)

Jonothan Fuimaono (OBU)

James Hansen (Paremata-Plimmerton)

Logan Henry (Petone)

Kienan Higgins (Norths)

Josh Houston-Tupou (Upper Hutt Rams)

Bruce Kauika-Petersen (Petone)

Esi Komaisavai (Norths)

Matt Peni (MSP)

Albert Polu (HOBM)

James Proctor (MSP)

Marcus Roil (Petone)

Dale Sabbagh (OBU)

Ollie Sapsford (Wellington FC)

Fereti Soloa (HOBM)

Lise Soloa (HOBM)

Tupou Sopoaga (Petone)

Luke Taualupe (Ories)

James Tuiatua (MSP)

Malachai Unasa (Ories)

Andrew Wells (MSP)