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The New Zealand under-21 trial squad was named today in preparation for a one-off rugby match against Canada.
The trial will be held from April 27-30 in Palmerston North with a 26-man squad named in May for the game against Canada on June 21.
The All Blacks play Canada on June 16.
No Super 14 players eligible for under-21 selection were selected because of their current workload.
New Zealand under-21 trial squad:
Charlie Faumuina, Brenton Helleur, Chris Lowrey, Puliasi Manu, Lachie Munro (Auckland), Lance MacDonald (Bay of Plenty), Tim Bateman, James Broadhurst, Phillip Burleigh, Jonathan Direen, Cameron Eyre, Owen Franks, James Paterson, Colin Slade, Nick Thomson, Adam Whitelock (Canterbury), Jamie Chipman, Dean Cummins, Sekope Kepu, Charlie Luteru, Jamie Metcalfe, Male Sa'u (Counties Manukau), Nick Crosswell (Manawatu), Daniel Devereaux, Jack McPhee (North Harbour), Daniel Bowden, Justin Davies, Rene Ranger (Northland), James Cooper, Simon Forrest, Hoani Matenga, Ryan Newman, Ben Smith, George Whitelock (Otago), Josh Bekhuis, Dane Shelford (Southland), Leon Power (Taranaki), David Bason, Romana Graham, Roimata Hansell-Pune, Vern Kamo (Waikato), Dane Coles, Faifili Levave, Victor Vito (Wellington).
- NZPA
