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Prospective Kiwis coaches have until July 27 to register interest, and six names are already in the selection hat.
District leagues have been told that expressions of interest close that day.
The convenor of selectors, Howie Tamati, said yesterday it would be unfair to name candidates.
But Wellington's Paul Bergman and former Canterbury coach Phil Prescott have made it clear they will apply and the other four are believed to include Duane Mann and Gary Kemble. Other possibles are Dean and Trevor Clark and Bernie Perenara.
Tamati said he and fellow coach-selectors Frank Endacott and Graham Lowe would consider the CVs in the meantime and interview candidates over the weekend of August 11-12.
A meeting was already arranged between the team selectors Tony Iro, Darrell Williams, Daryl Halligan and Tony Kemp and the new coach for August 15, Tamati said.
After that, he felt it was important for the new man to travel to Australia to meet players and start to establish a rapport.
"Interest has been very good, there are plenty of people who have good credentials," Tamati said of the role of replacing Brian McClennan.
"It is also good we have these expressions of interest, now we know who has ambitions to work for the New Zealand Rugby League, there are other jobs too in the longer term plan."
