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THE LEGEND OF MARTY BANKS

HOOKERS: Liam Coltman, Rhys Marshall, Andrew Makalio

PROPS: Ayden Johnstone, Jeff Thwaites, Ethan de Groot, Jermaine Ainsley, Josh Hohneck, Daniel Lienert-Brown, Saula Ma’u

LOCKS: Maanaki Selby-Rickit, Josh Dickson, Bryn Evans, Max Hicks, Sam Caird

LOOSE FORWARDS: James Lentjes, Billy Harmon, Hugh Renton, Shannon Frizell, Marino Mikaele-Tu’u, Gareth Evans, Sean Withy

HALFBACKS: Aaron Smith, Folau Fakatava, Kayne Hammington

FIRST FIVES: Marty Banks, Mitchell Hunt

MIDFIELD: Fetuli Paea, Patelesio Tomkinson, Solomon Alaimalo, Thomas Umaga-Jensen, Ngatungane Punivai, Scott Gregory

OUTSIDE BACKS: Connor Garden-Bachop, Mosese Dawai, Vilimoni Koroi, Sam Gilbert, Josh Timu

UNAVAILABLE Jona Nareki, DUE TO INJURY: Pari Pari Parkinson

GAINS: Gareth Evans (Hurricanes); Makalio (Crusaders); Banks (Southland); Dawai (Waikato); Marshall (Ireland); Timu (Otago); Withy (Otago), Ma’u (Otago), Hicks (Tasman), Caird (Northland).

ON THE MOVE: Josh Ioane (Chiefs); Ash Dixon (Japan); Siate Tokolahi (France); Kazuki Himeno (Japan); Teariki Ben-Nicholas (France); Michael Collins (Wales); Tim O’Malley (Italy); Jack Regan (Wales); Liam Squire (Retired)

His Mum loves it, but Marty Banks

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